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Career Seeker’s Bootcamp Pre-test

Please place a mark inside the column next to each statement to indicate your level of agreement.

Strongly Agree

5

Agree

4

Uncertain

3

Disagree

2

Strongly Disagree

1

1. I am sure I will find a job.

2. I have a clear understanding of appropriate jobs for me.

3. I am motivated to create a career action plan.

4. I am ready to create or update my resume.

5. I am open to creating a LinkedIn profile.

6. I am willing to try multiple job search techniques to increase my success in finding employment.

7. I believe the effort I invest in myself by creating a job search plan will pay off in finding appropriate employment.

8. I believe continuing to invest in myself by creating a career development plan will benefit me.

Click link here to complete this Pre-test survey online.

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Career Seeker’s Bootcamp

Career Action Plan

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Components of a Career Action Plan

▪ Self Inventory

▪ Career Exploration

▪ Resume & LinkedIn Profile Development

▪ Job Search Techniques & Strategies

▪ Interview Preparation

▪ Job Retention and Career Planning & Development

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Self Inventory

Florida Choices Interest Profiler

A widely-used career assessment using Holland’s Code, which ties personality characteristics to occupational categories for a better behavioral fit.

The six characteristics are:

▪ Realistic

▪ Artistic

▪ Investigative

▪ Social

▪ Enterprising

▪ Conventional

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Self Inventory (cont’d)

Work Readiness Assessment

This assessment allow you to determine any barriers to employment you may have, so those barriers can be addressed. This should result in quicker and more appropriate employment success. Click here to take the Work Readiness Assessment.

Personal Interview Coach (PIC) Assessment (must attend in-person workshop)

This assessment measures:▪ Achievement Drive – How You Approach Your Work Tasks & Duties▪ Relational Drive – How You Relate to Others

The PIC assessment report provides information to help you with behavioral fit, interview preparation and job retention. Click here to register for the PIC assessment and workshop. (Select “Interview Skills” for Event Category in the drop-down menu. Note: The next event may be this month or next month.)

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Career ExplorationConduct a Career Exploration for each Occupational Category of Interest▪ Note Your Top Occupational Categories for Best Behavior Fit from the Florida Choices Interest Profiler

▪ Select Occupational Categories You Want To Investigate

▪ Research Your Selected Occupational Categories on O*Net Online via Keyword Search to Determine – Behavioral Fit ▪ Interests▪ Work Styles▪ Work Values

– Tasks & Duties Involved in the Occupation– Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA’s) Required– Experience Required– Education/Training Required – Industry Trends & Projections– Wages (national averages)– Related Occupation Data

Example O*Net Keyword Occupational

Search: Click Here

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Career Exploration (cont’d)Conduct a Career Exploration for each Occupational Category of Interest (cont’d)

▪ Research Your Selected Occupational Categories on Employ Florida Marketplace using the Labor Market Services search function to Determine ▪ Local Labor Market Data– Specific Active Job Postings– Recent Local Activity for each Occupation of Interest– Local Wage Data– Top Local Employers with Occupation Postings– Top 10 Areas (zip code, county, metro area, etc.) for Selected Occupation Postings– Candidate Competition Data– Related Occupation Data

On the page from the link provided above, type in the occupational title (job title) you would like to learn about in the search bar provided under “Search for an occupation by keyword”.

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Career Exploration (cont’d)Conduct a Career Exploration for each Occupational Category of Interest (cont’d)– Using ▪ O*Net www.onetonline.org▪ EFM www.employflorida.com▪ Company and Organization Websites of Interest to You▪ Open Job Descriptions You Discover▪ Related Professional Associations and Membership Organizations▪ Search Engines (Google, etc.) for General Research on the Occupation and Industry

– Determine for Each Occupational Category of Interest ▪ Potential Career Pathway Entry Points Entry-level or Higher-level Full-time Position▪ Part-time/Temp/Contract Work Opportunities▪ Volunteering Opportunities

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Career Seeker’s Bootcamp

Resume Basics

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Resume & LinkedIn Profile Development

Read Carefully the Resume Basics booklet to Accomplish the Following:

▪ Develop an Effective Resume and Accompanying Documents– Determine appropriate resume format for career objective(s)▪ Chronological

▪ Functional

▪ Hybrid/Combination

– Incorporate STAR accomplishment statements appropriately

– Learn how to use O*Net and job descriptions most effectively in resume development

– Determine which information to Include or leave out information for maximum effectiveness

– Learn the importance of an effective cover letter, a reference list, and a Thank You note

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Resume & LinkedIn Profile Development

▪ Establish a Business Profile and Maximize Your Resume on LinkedIn– Create and regularly update professional LinkedIn profile based on main targeted occupational pursuit

– Describe projects and leadership roles

– Note and quantify accomplishments

– Highlight transferrable and soft skills

Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 Quiz 5

Quiz 7

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Career Seeker’s Bootcamp

Job Search Techniques & Networking

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Job Search Techniques & Networking

Read Carefully the Job Search Techniques Presentation to Accomplish the Following:

▪ Develop a Targeted Job Search Strategy for each career path/occupation of interest– Understand the importance of your attitude and mindset in the job search

– Determine desired geographical area for targeted job search

– Determine professional organizations for possible membership to network

– Determine top companies/organizations in targeted geographical area within desired industry/occupation utilizing Employ Florida Marketplace Labor Market Services▪ Create a list of companies/organizations to target for potential employment

Quiz 8 Quiz 9 Quiz 10

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Job Search Techniques & Networking (cont’d)▪ Research your targeted companies for information on– Open positions▪ Company/organization website; EFM; search engines; through networking

– Names of key leaders and employees▪ Company/organization website; LinkedIn

– Company/industry news, events, announcements, trends▪ Google News Tab; company/organization website

– Stock price, reputation (industry and community)▪ Google News Tab; company/organization website

– Company culture/internal workplace environment▪ Google News Tab; company/organization website

▪ Glass Door or Indeed

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Job Search Techniques & Networking (cont’d)

▪ Create and Maximize Networking Opportunities– Utilize LinkedIn & connect contacts to your profile▪ Research profiles of targeted companies/organizations and their key leaders & employees▪ Join affiliated groups; participate in discussions; post articles▪ Seek volunteer opportunities to gain experience and/or expertise needed

– Attend or join professional associations, groups and organizations to meet contacts– Develop an “Elevator Pitch” for networking purposes▪ Clarify your career objectives▪ Create a “30-second commercial” of your business self▪ Crystallize your personal branding message▪ Quantify/monetize your past accomplishments with results▪ Include a Call to Action when networking to request your contact(s)

– Connect you to someone

– Informational interview

– Review your resume

– Give you a job referral/reference

– Provide company/industry information or insight

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Your “Elevator Pitch”

Template - A

Your Name _______________________________________________________________________ Your most recent position __________________________________________________________ What were your major responsibilities? _____________________________________________ State an accomplishment that you are proud of from your last job. ____________________________________________________________________________________ What do you want to do next? ____________________________________________________________________________________

Template - B

“I am a ____________________________________________________________________ with the (occupation i.e. “sales manager”) bulk of my career involved in ______________________________________________________. (industry/type of work i.e. “medical equipment sales” Most recently, I worked at ______________________ as a _______________________________ (Company name) (J ob title/role) where I ___________________________________________________________________________. (briefly describe duties and responsibilities) I find that wherever I have worked, I bring three key strengths to the table: _________________________, __________________________, and _________________________. (name and define three strengths used in your work experience) At this time, my future plans are to _________________________________________________.” (state your future career objective)

• During a job interview

• During networking event, or a chance meeting with a new contact

• Clarify your career direction and goals for yourself

• Develop your personal branding concept

Create a 30-second commercial, or “Elevator Pitch” for yourself to use:

You can also use it to:

Know How to Communicate Your Message…

Quantify (%, #. $) your past accomplishments whenever possible

Identify a Call to Action – How can this person help you?

Remember to:

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Daily & Weekly Targeted Occupational Goals

Goal #Daily I Weekly

Technique or

Strategy

In-person Online Phone Call

Email Other Daily Weekly Comments/Feedback

# # Application

Walk-in

Cold-call

Follow-up

Networking

Recruiter contact

Interview

Thank You Note

Other post-interview activity

Sample

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Career Seeker’s Bootcamp

Preparing for the Interview

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Preparing for the Interview

Read Carefully the Preparing for the Interview Booklet and Presentation to Accomplish the Following:

▪ Learn the Different Interview Formats That are Common and How to Prepare for Them– Telephone/Web Conference Interviews

– Group Interviews

– Panel Interviews

– Stress Interviews

– Traditional Interviews

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Preparing for the Interview (cont’d)

Read Carefully the Preparing for the Interview Booklet and Presentation to Accomplish the Following:

▪ Learn the Types of Interview Questions That May Be Asked and How to Best Answer Them– Getting to Know You Questions▪ The Most Common Question – Tell Me About Yourself– What they do and don’t want to know

– Technical Qualification Questions

– Behavioral Questions▪ Use the STAR format for accomplishment statements (see examples)▪ Highlight soft skills as well as technical knowledge and experience

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Preparing for the Interview (cont’d)

Read Carefully the Preparing for the Interview Booklet and Presentation to Accomplish the Following:

▪ Learn the Types of Interview Questions That May Be Asked and How to Best Answer Them (cont’d)– Salary/Wages/Benefits Questions

– Illegal Questions▪ What they shouldn’t ask▪ How to handle it when they do

– Questions You Should Ask the Interviewer

▪ Remember the Impact of Body Language and Attitude in Interviewing

▪ Develop a Plan for Follow-Up

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Career Seeker’s Bootcamp

Job Retention & More

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Job Retention & More

▪ You’re Hired, Now What?– Proving them right for hiring you▪ The importance of work ethic▪ The importance of life balance▪ Becoming indispensable– Developing and applying soft skills for effectiveness and advancement

▪ Using your work style for advantage – Personal Interview Coach for Job Retention & Success– Capitalizing on your strengths

– Developing areas of challenge

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Job Retention & More (cont’d)

▪ Manage and revise your Career Action Plan as necessary– Update your resume and LinkedIn profile with new experience and STAR accomplishments▪ Upon hire▪ As new projects and accomplishments occur

– Send Thank You notes to any relevant contacts

– Notify contacts (in addition to LinkedIn) of new employment

– Career development ▪ Planning and goal setting▪ Life-long learning▪ Gaining new experience▪ Keeping your network active Quiz 19 Quiz 20

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Career Action Planning & Development

Goal TypeDaily I Weekly I Monthly I Yearly

Technical Skills

Soft/Trans Skills

Education Training Promotion Goals &

Milestones

MentorRelationship(s)

Comments/Feedback

Sample

Career Mission: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Career Seeker’s Bootcamp Post-test

Please place a mark inside the column next to each statement to indicate your level of agreement.

Strongly Agree

5

Agree

4

Uncertain

3

Disagree

2

Strongly Disagree

1

1. I am sure I will find a job.

2. I have a better understanding of appropriate jobs for me after utilizing the career assessments provided.

3. I am motivated to continue developing my career action plan.

4. I am able to maintain and update my resume as necessary.

5. I have created a LinkedIn profile.

6. I am utilizing multiple job search techniques to increase my success in finding employment.

7. I am actively networking as a job search method.

8. I believe the effort I continue to invest in myself will pay off in finding and retaining appropriate employment.

Click link here to complete this Post-test survey online.

Barbara DeBord