College to career
- 1. COLLEGE TO CAREER CONGRATS ON YOUR NEWLY MINTED DEGREE-NOW WHAT? KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 2. AGENDA  MAPPING OUT YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES  LEVERAGING YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE, POSITIONS, PROJECTS, INTERNSHIPS AND EDUCATION  CRAFTING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR RESUME(S)  NETWORKING AS PART OF YOUR JOB SEARCH  JOB POSTING SITES AND OTHER RESOURCES TO USE TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES  CONSIDER CONTRACTING TO BUILD YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE  DO’S AND DON’TS KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 3. WHERE DO YOU START? ï‚— FIRST KNOW YOUR OWN INVENTORY: ABILITIES, INTERESTS, PERSONAL STYLE AND VALUES ï‚— EVALUATE THE WORK REQUIREMENTS OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES YOU DESIRE ï‚— DO YOU WANT TO SPECIALIZE OR BE A GENERALIST? ï‚— ARE YOU AT POINT WHERE YOU CAN MAKE THAT DETERMINATION? KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 4. Create a Job Search Roadmap ï‚— TITLE ï‚— FUNCTIONAL INTEREST ï‚— LOCATION-COMMUTING TIME ï‚— SALARY ï‚— TYPE OF INDUSTRY ï‚— SIZE OF COMPANY ï‚— CULTURE ï‚— COMPANIES YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR? KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 5. ASK YOURSELF?  WHAT DO YOU LIKE/WANT TO DO IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE SPACE?  WHAT ARE YOU BEST AT?  WHAT DO YOU VALUE, WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU?  WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIAL ASSETS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES?  WHO NEEDS THE TALENTS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES YOU CAN PROVIDE?  WHAT WORK ENVIRONMENT MAKES SENSE FOR YOU?  WHAT ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND OR EDUCATION DO YOU NEED OR WANT TO DEVELOP OR ACQUIRE? KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 6. Create Resume(s) ï‚— ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL ï‚— CREATE A RESUME TEMPLATE THAT CAN BE FINE TUNED ï‚— ELECTRONIC RESUMES POSTED ON A SOCIAL MEDIA SITE OR JOB BOARD LIMIT YOU FROM CUSTOMIZING ï‚— USE YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE TO SUMMARIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE BUT TAILOR YOUR RESUME TO THE JOB YOU ARE APPLYING FOR WITH EACH ORGANIZATION-THE TWO ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE BUT YOU WANT EDITORIAL FREEDOM ON YOUR RESUME TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU CAN OFFER SPECIFIC TO THE ROLE(S) YOU ARE PURSUING KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 7. NETWORKING ï‚— RELATIONSHIPS ARE VITAL, STAY ACTIVE AND ALWAYS NETWORK ï‚— BUILD A LARGE AND DIVERSE NETWORK-MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALLOWING TIME TO WORK ON THIS EVEN WHEN YOU ARE EMPLOYED ï‚— MEETING WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HOLD POSITIONS THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO YOU LONG TERM ï‚— REMEMBER, MOST QUALITY POSITIONS ARE NOT ADVERTISED ï‚— EXPLORE USING E-NETWORKING ï‚— DEVELOP A TRACKING SYSTEM THAT WILL WORK FOR YOU ï‚— PAY IT FORWARD KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 8. SUCCESS RATES FOR FINDING A POSITION KENT EMPLOYME NT SOLUTION S
- 9. PLANNING ï‚— SET GOALS BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT JOB AND WHEN ï‚— TARGET POSITIONS AND COMPANIES ï‚— NETWORK: TALK TO PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRIES AND COMPANIES YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BOTH NOW AND LONG TERM-BUILD YOUR TREE ï‚— RECRUITERS: FIND THOSE WHO ARE SEASONED AND WELL CONNECTED AND SPECIALIZE IN YOUR FIELD ï‚— JOB BOARDS AND GROUPS WHERE YOU WILL FIND HR OPENINGS ï‚— FIND A MENTOR/COACH TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUR JOB SEARCH PROCESS KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 10. Prepare Thoroughly For Interviews ï‚— TWO TYPES: JOB SPECIFIC AND INFORMATIONAL ï‚— DO YOUR RESEARCH ï‚— PREPARE QUESTIONS ï‚— PREPARE RESPONSES ï‚— NOTE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS & FOLLOW THE STAR MODEL: SITUATION, TASK, ACTION, RESULT(S) KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 11. The 4-D’s of Career Management  DISCOVERY-IDENTIFY WHAT YOU VALUE, WHAT YOU WISH TO AVOID AND WHAT COMPONENTS MUST BE PRESENT  DIRECTION-IDENTIFY COMPANIES, PEOPLE AND POSITIONS THAT ALIGN WITH YOUR WORK PREFERENCES AND CAREER GOALS  DISCUSSION-NETWORKING, CONTINUE TO FACILITATE NETWORKING CONTACTS AND MEETINGS THAT ALLOW YOU TO GAIN INFORMATION AROUND COMPANIES AND POSITIONS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WHETHER CURRENTLY EMPLOYED OR IN TRANSITION  DECISION-WITH EACH NEW ROLE EVALUATE THE WORK CONTRIBUTION AND HOW IT FITS IN WITH YOUR SHORT AND LONG TERM CAREER GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS IN HR KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 12. Seek Out Career Mentors ï‚— SHOULD HAVE A SIMILAR CAREER TRACK OR BACKGROUND ï‚— SOMEONE WHO HAS THE TIME TO DEDICATE TO THE RELATIONSHIP ï‚— SHOULD BE HELPFUL IN FACILITATING INTRODUCTIONS AND HELPING SET THE DIRECTION, ROADMAP AND TIMELINE ï‚— CAN BE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN YOUR CAREER-LEADERS, TECHNICAL MENTORS, PEERS, PROFESSORS, CONSULTANTS KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 13. Do’s  DO CONSIDER CONTRACTING AS A WAY TO GAIN EXPERIENCE AND ROLE/INDUSTRY EXPOSURE  DO CONSIDER INTERNSHIPS THAT ALLOW YOU TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF HR  DO CONTINUE TO UPDATE AND REFINE YOUR RESUME AS YOU GAIN NEW SKILLS, EXPERIENCES  DO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, QUANTIFY THEM WHENEVER POSSIBLE  DO NETWORK AND STAY ACTIVE IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS  DO CONSIDER OBTAINING ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING  DO SEEK OUT MENTORS WHO CAN PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND ADVICE THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 14. Don'ts  DON’T LET COMPENSATION BE THE PRIMARY REASON YOU ACCEPT YOUR FIRST HR POSITION  EVALUATE EACH POSITION YOU HOLD WITH AN EYE ON YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH GOALS  DON’T ASK FOR A JOB WHEN CONDUCTING INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS  DON’T POST YOUR RESUME ON JOB BOARDS, APPLY ON LINE BUT TAILOR FOR EACH ROLE AND COMPANY  DON’T WALK INTO AN INTERVIEW WITHOUT PREPARING AHEAD OF TIME  DON’T STAY IN A ROLE IF YOU ARE NOT GAINING EXPERIENCE THAT ALIGNS WITH YOUR LONGER TERM GOALS IN HR KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
- 15. Questions? Thank You! Please feel free to contact me: Wendy Kent Kent Employment Solutions and Kent Staffing wendy@kentemploymentsolutions.com (503) 293-JOBS KENT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS