Warning Signs that your job search isn’t working!

The last time I read the labor statistics report it stated that millions of people were unemployed in CA alone and that 65% of the people had been unemployed for at least 1.5 years.

This is sad and it saddens me to know that people are suffering out there. They don’t need to suffer. Ok warning signs below will help you in your job search.

Your way: You have posted your resume on the job boards and no one is calling you.

The dear jane way: Recruiters and human resource professionals live on the job boards, however, they only look at the last two days of postings. So every three days you need to upload the SAME resume so you will stay at the top of the search engines.

Your way: You can’t get to the second interview.

The dear jane way: Contact us for our list of 34 questions and once you have answered them you will definitely advance to the second interview. www.clientservices@dearjane.info.

Your way: You never leave your home office or your house in job search.

The dear jane way: We expect our clients to work 4-5 hours a day on their job search. We also suggest that they put a schedule together and give themselves at least two-three hours of time away from the house to enjoy their day. Also, you can conduct your search at the nearest starbucks, peets, or diner.

Your way: You make a decision to leave the profession/career that you loved so much because you can’t get interview.

The dear jane way: Making decisions based on assumptions is not the right thing to do especially when you are in job search. Nobody said getting a job was easy. It takes consistency, persistence and hard work. We assume that if recruiters don’t call and we can’t get interviews that we should give it all up and head to the mountains. Before you do that invest the time and energy into your search.

Your way: You change your resume content every other day to please the other side (hiring managers, recruiters, and human resource professionals) and/or you submit 10 different resumes.

The dear jane way: As our clients at dear jane say, “1″ resume “3″ jobs. The only thing you need to tweek and customize is your summary of qualifications and your cover letter. That’s it. You don’t need 10 resumes because you really shouldn’t be applying to 10 different jobs.

Your way: You have a great conversation with a recruiter or human resource professional and then you never hear back from them.

The dear jane way: First of all we hear this about 10-20 times a day from our clients. Please remember to have a pen and piece of paper with you at all times when you are talking with a recruiter or hr professional. Make sure you ask for their name, email, phone number, website, etc. Ask them how you can stay in touch with them. Then don’t forget to call them and email them.

The Fearless Resume

Why is it so hard for people to invest in themselves? I always read resumes that really don’t represent the facts about who people really are. A lot of people are always trying to figure out what the other side (hiring managers, recruiters and human resource professionals) are wanting them to write and miss out on an opportunity to communicate about exactly who they are and what they stand for.

Do you let other people write your resumes? I had a client once that had his sister write his resume and when he got to the interview he bombed it because he didn’t even review it with his sister and wasn’t prepared.

Ok, please ask yourself if you think you are worth it. Take the time to write a strong resume. I know people that spend hours and days on writing their cover letters but can’t spend more than 2 hours on writing their resume. I think I know why this is an issue.

We don’t value ourselves and we really don’t know what to say about ourselves. We also listen to everyone but the experts or ourselves and get side tracked by other people’s advice. Trust yourself.

We are also afraid to admit, yes I know but it’s true. We are afraid to admit that we don’t know how to write a resume that describes our accomplishments. We take ourselves for granted.

Let’s get back to basics. Think about the facts of each of your jobs. Think about exactly what functions you performed. Just do a data dump on each position for each job. That will be your first draft.

If you can stick to the facts and document your history then we can figure out where you want to go next. If we can’t figure out where you have been then we really won’t be able to get you to where you want to go.  Don’t try to please others with your resume, please yourself and document your expertise and work history.

MYTH: Hiring managers don’t want to or won’t read a 2-3 page resume.

FACT: Hiring managers don’t read more than 2-5 resumes per position and yes they will read 2-3 page resumes.

MYTH:  My past experience from 10-20 years ago doesn’t matter.

FACT: Everything matters when it comes to writing your resume and telling YOUR story. Every position that you have had from your past is important because you have learned new skills along the way that are transferrable and important to your future job.

MYTH: Nobody cares about what I did in my last job or previous jobs.

FACT: Yes we do and so should you.

MYTH: Why should they hire me when there are people that are more skilled and qualified in this market?

FACT: If you feel that way then you probably won’t get hired.

MYTH: I don’t have a college education so I know I won’t get hired.

FACT: There are many hiring managers that don’t have college educations that will hire you. Also, we are looking for expertise and I am sure you have what it takes to get the job.

MYTH: Everybody hiring has had a perfect career track record.

FACT: No they haven’t, they have made mistakes, failed, succeeded, gotten fired, resigned without giving two weeks notice, etc. They are human too.

Using Social Media in the Higher Education Job Search

Using Social Media in the Higher Education Job Search

I just wanted to share an article that I thought was interesting. We were interviewed in the article as well, which is exciting for us because our mission at dear jane Inc. is to communicate real-time, up-to-date career management tips, techniques and strategies as well as real life client stories to help you land a job, get a promotion, and stay plugged in today’s job market!

Using Social Media in the Higher Education Job Search
by Jenna Spinelle

With Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and many other tools in cyberspace, the need for both recruiters and job searchers to be strategic is greater than ever. Both job seekers and university employment professionals say that clear objectives and goals — not number of followers or fans — should drive social media efforts.

Jennifer Pedde, a Syracuse University graduate currently looking for a job in higher education, joined Twitter a year ago after hearing about its power as a professional connection tool.

“I lived abroad in Korea for two years and wanted to start making contacts when I came back,” Pedde said. “I found that it’s been the biggest help in my job search because it’s so easy to connect with other people — if you start following someone, chances are they’ll follow you back and respond to your messages.”

Pedde also participates in Twitter’s Job Hunt Chat, an event held every Monday at 8 p.m. where the community weighs on questions posed by job seekers. Although a Twitter account is required to participate in the chat, anyone can follow along by searching the hashtag #jobhuntchat on Twitter’s search engine.

Jacqui Washington, an Atlanta-based career coach, said she encourages her clients to use Twitter to connect with companies and, if possible, recruiters and hiring managers. She also maintains a Twitter account that she uses to find leads for her clients.

“I encourage people to think outside the box and work toward creating the job they want, rather than waiting for jobs to be posted,” Washington said. “These tools can help them take those steps.”

While Twitter provides quick connections and communications, LinkedIn allows job seekers a chance to list more detailed information about themselves and their companies, connect with current and past colleagues, and have longer conversations in groups geared toward specific professions and interests. Rebecca Martin, a career coach and founder of Dear Jane Inc., said an updated and polished LinkedIn profile is nearly as important as a resume in today’s job market.

“If you don’t have an updated LinkedIn profile, it really looks like you don’t know what’s going on,” Martin said. “Recruiters and hiring managers are starting to consider a LinkedIn profile just as important as a resume.”

Elements of a good profile, Martin said, include clearly-defined career summaries and objectives, information about non-work activities, and mentions of any awards or honors received.

“Most people don’t sell themselves enough,” Martin said. “If you don’t put the information out there, recruiters and hiring managers may never know about it.”

Pedde said she uses LinkedIn to connect with people she meets on Twitter, so that she can learn more about them and they can see more detailed information about her and her career objectives. Her social media efforts recently landed her a spot on “Extreme Candidate Makeover,” an online talk radio show where job seekers have their resumes reviewed by job coaches.

“They gave me a great set of tips and a lot of new ideas to think about and it was all because of a post I responded to on Twitter,” Pedde said.

Thoughts from the Bart Station

Thoughts from the Bart station!

By Rebecca Martin

Founder, dear jane…a career services company…

 

As I drove into the Bart station this past Tuesday morning I was amazed at how crowded the parking lot was. I was pleasantly surprised. In my world, people are either on the verge of losing their jobs or have recently lost their jobs. As I locked up my car, I felt the hurried and frenetic pace of people running and racing to catch the 7:30 am Bart train. Thank goodness I didn’t have to be one of those people that day. I was on my way to San Francisco to deliver career transition services packages to two individuals who were being notified that they were going to lose their jobs that day. (aka – getting their pink slips).

 

They were being notified at 9:30 am and I only had to visit with two of them which was a relief.  I wondered to myself what it was going to be like and having witnessed and been engaged in these situations before for the past five years, I thought to myself, will they cry? Get angry? Or have the deer in the headlight look? I have seen it so many times over the past 5 years since I have been a career coach. Sometimes I see terror, fear, shame, guilt, and embarrassment in their eyes. Their faces become flush and they become very quiet and detached. It’s awful and rarely do I see someone who is happy and when I do it’s a relief.  

 

I don’t know how people survive days like this. Especially when it comes as a complete and total shock. I think they are numb for the first 48 hours and maybe even a week. What I know today, is the panic and fear is more than just losing their job, it’s about CHANGE, about PRIDE, what their family and friends will think of them, what their spouses or children will think of them, what their grandparents and parents will think of them, especially if the individuals are from different cultures, they take it the hardest and feel the most shame.

 

It is so sad because they now have to worry about feeding their families, a lack of income, property, prestige, and it’s about feeling that they did something wrong, that they failed their companies, themselves and most of all their loved ones. How do people get through these tough times?

 

I wonder how they feel when they have to tell their loved ones, spouses, kids, parents, neighbors? Do some people even tell their loved ones? Some don’t. If you haven’t seen the movie the Full Monty you should rent it. J It really chronicles the life of several men who get laid off and how they all deal with it on an individual basis and at a group level.

 

Most clients I work with and people that I know always worry that it’s their fault, that they did something wrong to cause themselves to be laid off.

 

I know from experience, since I have been a career coach that I can’t fix their problems and relieve their anxiety, but I can help ease their fear and share with them that they are not alone and that they have a lot of options when it comes to getting a new job. I can show true compassion and kindness instead of treating them like they are pariahs.

 

For me it’s about BASIC NEEDS, Food, Water and Shelter. My approach to coaching is all about helping the individual identify what their needs are in terms of salary, time frame, etc. People need to do what’s best for them and their families and they need to start taking care of themselves first.

 

People have so much shame and embarrassment around losing their jobs which is normal. Even in this market when everything around them is crumbling and everyone around them is getting laid off, they still take it personal. Well it’s so hard not to, but I am here to tell you that it might have been the best thing that could of ever happened to you. Most of us won’t make a change even if we are unhappy or even miserable. Change is so scary.

 

I was pushed out of my last corporate job because I didn’t fit the corporate culture. The manager inherited me because his company purchased the start up I was working for and I happened to be the Top Sales Producer at the start up during the acquisition. After six months from the sale of the company, and after my six figure guarantee ran out, I was kicked to the curb. My manager went cold and treated me like he didn’t know me or like me. It was so bizarre. He stripped me of my sales territory and at the time I was 41 years old. I had to train my 27 year old replacement. It was so tough and basically hideous.

At that time I was so tired and ended up quitting. I would have never started my company if that didn’t happen to me. So thank you to the old company. They did me a huge favor but at the time I didn’t see it that way. J So good things do come from being laid off, well ok sometimes.

 

One of the hardest parts of my job is helping people process unusual behavior right before they get laid off. For example, when I talk to clients and they tell me that there manager had just promoted them and given them a $10-20K raise one month before they were going to be laid off. Or when their managers told them “not to worry,” they wouldn’t be on the targeted list of people losing their jobs and then the next day or week they get laid off. It’s so confusing and it feels like a betrayal. I do know after talking to a lot of executives and managers that sometimes their direct managers really didn’t know.

 

Another hard situation to help people with is when they get laid off right after they increased revenues for their company which affected the top line growth and they still get laid off and sent packing! That always boggles people’s minds.

 

It’s never about anything personal. “Yeah that’s what they all say.” And what do we always hear, it’s business and the company had to RIFF people to remain profitable and to please wall street. Well I don’t agree necessarily, IT IS PERSONAL to the person losing their job. It may not be personal to the company or the management team and it’s easy for people to say these kinds of things but it is personal. So don’t feel bad about taking it personal. I just don’t want you to take it so personal that you go into a deep depression or isolate and stop focusing on your strengths and everything that is unique and great about you! Remember there are thousands of jobs and hiring managers that are just waiting for your resume to pop up in their inbox. So send your resumes and start cold calling into companies!

 

I survived 7 RIFF’s at my last company and the only reason I survived was because the executive management team trusted me, my work ethic and my ability to deliver. They liked me because I was low maintenance and I also got lucky!

 

So what it boils down to is that change is inevitable and half of us and maybe more didn’t even like our jobs or some of the people we worked with. We really wanted to change but didn’t know how to make CHANGE happen.

Please buy the book “Who Moved My Cheese.” It’s a great book and also while you are buying that book, I want you to buy the book “Brag, The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn.” You will love both of these books.

 

Let’s start working on the FEAR of Changing and Change in general when it comes to your job search and your career. I know, I know, this isn’t the best market to make changes in but REMEMBER THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF JOBS WAITING FOR EACH ONE OF YOU READING THIS BLOG ENTRY. JJ

 

So take some time to reflect on what CHANGE represents to you? Or what losing your job and getting laid off represents to you and makes you feel. Is it a lack of control, power, security, “You” decide. Work through this and make sure you feel the feelings and process the feelings.

 

Join a therapy group or a job search support group; start conducting informational interviews to find out about your next career move; join linkedin.com and start networking with people from your past or present.

 

Don’t isolate and think you are the only one feeling the way you do. Trust me, I talked to hundreds of people per month that feel the same way you do!! YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Good luck!

In this Economy, What challenges and resources are out there for the Mature and Older Workers

I just recently responded to a request on www.helpareporterout.com regarding the challenges and resources that mature and older workers face and what they can look forward to as far as resources available. Below is my response.

I have had my own business as a Career Coach and Advisor for the past 4.5 years. Prior to that I was a recruiter and headhunter for 8.5 years, and I coached thousands of people into jobs throughout the United States and several in Europe.

I work with clients that are between the ages of 20 and 70 years old.

My clients are in different stages of their careers and have all been employed at one time or another. I work with people that have been terminated, reentering the job market, laid off and/or just want to make a career change. I work with all types of individuals who have different educational backgrounds and salary levels (8^th graders to Ph.D.’s from Harvard). I work with people who make $40K and up to $3M and even though this is a tough job market there are so many jobs available and I coach people into jobs everyday.

Mature and older workers who are between the ages of 45 to 70 are so worried and anxious about their age and lack of technology skills. They are also gripped with fear about their spouses leaving them and losing their homes.

They don’t feel knowledgeable about the job market, and the interviewing, resume writing and salary and negotiating processes. They haven’t had to look for a job in 10-30 years so having to go out and get a job and pound the pavements (while competing with the 20 and 30 years old job seekers) terrifies them.  

They are faced with age discrimination by the 20 and 30 year old hiring managers, because most hiring managers in that age category will not hire mature (ages between 45-58 years of age) and older workers (ages between 58-70 years of age) because they prefer to work with people who have their same values, like to communicate openly and collaborate on work projects, etc. We are dealing with a multigenerational workforce like never before. There are many challenges job seekers are facing because of it.

Another challenge older workers (ages between 58-70 years of age) have is that they just don’t know how to get a job because they haven’t had to look for one in a long time. Their other challenge is that their “Networking Contacts” have dried up and cease to exist because they never thought they would need to network because they were employed and already had a job.

Older workers (ages between 58-70 years of age) are also challenged by their own attitudes that they have towards younger and middle-aged workers. For example, mature and older workers have grown up in a different generation and their working experiences are very different. They worked in a hierarchical structure with authoritative leadership and management styles and with closed communication. The younger, middle age and some of the mature workers are committed and used to working with open communication, technology and collaborating with their peers. They work in a highly diverse culture where the older workers worked in a very homogeneous culture and they lack technology expertise.

I coach mature and older workers and the same questions come up over and over They say, “I’m too old and no one is going to hire me.” They are afraid that they won’t be able to hit the ground running because of their lack of technology experience and because they aren’t up-to-date on what other companies, organizations, institutions want from them and/or how they operate.  They feel that they won’t be able to compete with younger and middle age workers (22-38) and that they will lose their homes and spouses.  They are tired and never dreamed of being laid off at the age of 52-70 years. They feel devastated and traumatized because they really don’t want to have to go out and get another job at their age.

There are a lot of resources for them today and some of the most important things they need to know are THEY CAN GET HIRED AND WILL GET HIRED, they are valued and respected by hiring managers because of their loyalty and intellectual capital.

They should hire a career coach, attend the local job search support groups in their area, and definitely attend professional associations within their industry. They need to hire a resume writer or coach because they have no idea of what is expected of them and how they should write a resume. They need to be trained on computers and the rest of the job search process like, how to negotiate, interview and get a job today.

Some of them want to do something totally different like change industries and professions. Some want to pursue opening their own businesses and consult for a living. They also need to know the value of working with recruiters.

I would suggest getting a personal image consultant to help them update their image if they are worried about it. I would suggest they start networking right away and join www.linkedin.com. They need to get real familiar with how the internet works relating to their job search, for example they need to post their resumes on www.craigslist.com, careerbuilder.com and monster.com. Most of them don’t know what the function of job boards are. Most people get hired off of the internet today. And I would suggest some counseling or grief support during this time.

Most large corporations will contract with companies that provide outplacement services. If they are so lucky to go through outplacement services, they will be given the opportunity to work with a company that will help them through their job search process and be assigned a coach to help them find employment.

 

It’s important that they sign up with their local EDD office. The Employment Development Department will train them at no charge and introduce them to local employers and provide free computer training. Our country also has 1781 One Stop Career Centers that also offer free career coaching services.

Attending professional associations like the American Marketing Association is a great thing to do so you can get up-to-date on their profession and industry.

So I hope this information is helpful. Please contact me if you need anything else.

 

 

emails, photos, voice mail messages – how professional do they have to be?

If you have a linkedin.com, facebook, or myspace.com profile make sure if you are job searching that the information you have on these social networking sites is appropriate. Most recruiters will seek out your sites and check them to see what you are really like outside of the office.

Photos – make sure you place a professional photo on all of your online profiles. Why? Because you need to be a professional so when hiring managers and recruiters look at your sites they see a professional, fun and interesting person. First impressions are important. So if you are holding your children at a wedding you might not be taken seriously.

Email- make sure that you don’t use your personal email that looks like this:  peachesandcream@hotmail.com or ilovebeer@yahoo.com. You might want to change your email to a more professional email. You can get a separate job search email at yahoo.com or gmail.com for free.

Cell Phones -Make sure that you change your cell phone and home phone messages to a more professional message. Please don’t have a message that plays music for 2 minutes. We as recruiters might hang up. Just identify your name and ask them to leave a message. It’s that simple.

Tips like these can make a difference to hiring managers and recruiters. So restrict your myspace, edit your facebook when you are in job search and make sure you upload a professional picture on linkedin.com. Don’t forget to change the cell phone message too!

Networking for a job! You can do it!

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady

 

So you might be asking yourself, what does this quote have to do with looking for a job, getting a job or even job searching and career tips?

 

It has everything to do with Networking. Most of my clients don’t like to network and conduct face to face let alone phone networking meetings. All of my introverted clients look at me with that look of “right Rebecca, I don’t think so; you are not going to get me to make that cold call.”

 

Have you ever heard of the Hidden Job Market? Well it is referring to the positions that are not posted on the “street,” they are hidden. Sometimes hiring managers don’t even let their HR departments know about them.

So if you want to find out about the Hidden Job Market and get a job in this economy you will have to PUSH YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.

Differentiate yourself. And how do we do this? Well one way is to conduct networking meetings. So below is something I have outlined for some of my clients. I hope this helps you too! Good luck.

 

ONE PLACE TO NETWORK IS AT Professional Association Meetings: Your only objective is to introduce yourself, learn about people that are attending the meetings and maybe talk to them about your job search. It would be helpful to have printed out business cards because you don’t want to give an 8.5×11 resume during cocktail hour at the American Marketing Association mixer, for example. Most importantly you want to talk and have some drinks and relax into the scene. All you have to talk about is the industry and what’s going on in the industry. That’s it. No big deal. Right, I know it’s a big deal and I even get nervous when I am alone at a networking function and I can talk to a pet rock.  Before you exit the conversation, hand them a business card and ask them for a business card. Then if you are really interested and you want to conduct a future networking meeting with them, when you exit, just ask them if they would be willing to meet with you over the phone or in person (in the future, like next week or whenever their schedules permits a meeting) for about 20-30 minutes to talk about whatever it is you are interested in talking to them about.

 

It is so important to have an objective for your networking meeting. For example you could be networking to find out about Company information, cultural, salary, education and skills requirements of various positions at the company, etc.

First, if you have seen these people at the same monthly meetings then it will be a lot easier for you to ask for the meeting.
Second, if this is the first time you have seen and met them at the meeting then you don’t have to ask for a future meeting, unless you feel comfortable asking them for it. Just exchange cards and then follow up with him or her at the next meeting.  

 

Other places to network: Church, Gym, Dentist and Doctor’s offices, with  your CPA, The Peets or Starbucks line,  your Safeway or Lucky’s checkers, family parties, etc.

 

WHY DO HIRING MANAGERS WANT TO MEET WITH YOU?
IT’s FREE they don’t have to pay a recruiter to find you

THEY pay employee referral fees
Paying it forward- karma
Some people like to please and want appreciation
Favor to a friend, sense of obligation, they trust you already –
Something in it for them – their own networking opportunities – to expand their network
They have an opening hidden job market opportunity, something is coming down the road, or they know the company needs your skillset and they will pass you on

 

DEFINE YOUR OBJECTIVE i.e.:  gathering industry, company, info,  or want to set a meeting with this person to review your list of companies that you want to work at, ,want to find out how their career path went or how they changed industries, find out info about the corporate culture, hiring practices, leadership.

 

HOW TO SCHEDULE THE NETWORKING MEETING AND WHAT TO DO NEXT:

CONTACT PERSON TO SCHEDULE MEETING face to face preferred
SCHEDULE THE NETWORKING MEETING – always book it in person first or over the phone second
SEND RESUME BEFORE MEETING HAPPENS
DURING THE MEETING

Be prepared to answer the question TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF?

ASK THEM QUESTIONS RELATED TO YOUR OBJECTIVE
Referrals – Ask them if they would be willing to refer you or sponsor you into the companies you are targeting or give you names and contact information.

FINAL STEP- a simple thank you will do but I would go a step further. Share information with them (“QUID PRO QUO” – Latin for “GIVE TO GET”) and let them know if there is anything you can do for them that you would be happy to.

Sample Networking Email

 

January 9, 2009

 

Dear Colleagues, Family and Friends,

I am going through a career transition and have conducted a lot of company and market research

to ensure a successful transition. I have completed my resume (see attached) and am targeting a couple of positions which are ……

 

The companies I am very interested in working for are listed below. I was hoping to ask you if you had any contacts in these companies or knew of anybody that did. If so, I would love to learn more about them so I can gain more information during this job search.

 

I would be happy to contact you at your convenience to discuss my job search in more detail. Please let me know what time and date works for you. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

 

I can be reached at…. If there is anything I can do for you please let me know.

 

Regards,

 

Rebecca Martin

Happy Holidays! See dear jane’s reading list.

If you are like me and want to stay updated on what’s going on in the world today and how the internet, global warming, multi-generational workforces, offshoring, outsourcing, etc. are affecting the world and our economy, please read the list of book titles below:

Workforce Crisis, The World is Flat and Hot, Flat and Crowded,

If you want to know how to get a job in this economy please read “83 Tips on How to Work with External and Corporate Recruiters” (www.dearjane.info).

If you are searching for a job right now in this economy don’t forget to POST YOUR RESUME on CRAIGSLIST.com, MONSTER.com, and CAREERBUILDER.com. Also don’t forget that staffing agency recruiters are onsite at every major corporation in the world. Many of my clients are interviewing and many have received offers this week. Companies are hiring in this economy and you just need to know how to find a job. So make sure you consult with the career experts.

Occupational Information Network, EDD and OneStopCareer Centers..

 Resources, Resources, Resources

I use these websites all of the time to help my clients, job seekers, hiring managers and human resource professionals to learn about the free resources that are available to our nation. Please check out these websites.

1)http://online.onetcenter.org

The O*NET system serves as the nation’s primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations. The O*NET database houses this data and O*NET OnLine provides easy access to that information.

 2)www.CareerOneStop.org is the nations:

Your source for employment information and inspiration. The place to manage your career. Your pathway to career success. Gives you: Tools to help job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor

 

 

 3)Employment Development Department  - www.edd.ca.gov

Take the time and check out this website.

 

 

 

 

Internet resources that will land you a job and help you through the process!

How to deal with the desperate anxiety that naturally occurs during your job search. Keep this list parked where you sit at home working away at your job search and look at it whenever you start to feel anxious and alone. See the internet resource list below.

 

·       Remember – it’s not you

·       Get up from the computer and go do something

·       Call someone right now and have a conversation

·       Expand your network – find one person to meet today

·       Make lunch plans

·       Meet someone in your network for coffee

·       Attend job search support groups/ career networking meetings – make new friends

·       Create an effective network

·       Plan networking get-togethers with fellow job searchers or past colleagues

·       Surround yourself with positive people

·       Tell friends and family what you need from them to help you feel good

·       Use an upcoming holiday to celebrate

·       Consider opening yourself up to new target markets

·       Consider expanding your search to include other areas including global opportunities

List of internet resources:

Internet Resources

SEARCH ENGINES www.google.com Indeed.com (one search “jobs”) Simplyhired.com (one search “jobs”)   DATABASES+JOB BOARDS+RESUMES Airsdirectory.com/jobboards Allstarjobs.com Brassring.com Careerbuilder.com Careercentral.com Craigslist.com Careerfairs.com Churchillclub.com Computerjobs.com Dice.com Directemployers.com Excite.com Flipdog.com Freeagent.com-consulting Futurestep.com Gettingthejob.com (sort by month) Guru.com (creative/consulting/IT/admin) H1B.com Hotgigs.com Hotjobs.com Hundredk.com Jobanimal.com Jobfairs.com Jobfox.com Joboptions.com Jobs.com Jobshadow.org Jobstar.org Linkedin.com LatPro.com(Hispanic and Bilingual) Monster.com Nationjob.com Quintcareers.com Rilleyguide.com/jobs Techies.com Thingamajob.com Vault.com Weddles.com Wetfeet.com Workit.org Job Search Support Groups: Please google – CPC Job Connections Group, Graceworks, and your local One Stop Career Center to get more information on these organizations

EXEC.SEARCH/VENTURE/NEWS/RECRUITERS 6Figuresjobs.com Brilliantpeople.com Careerjournal.com Execglobalnet.com Execsearches.com Executives-ulimited.com Garage.com Recruitersonline.com Wsacorp.com/index.asp (fee-based)   NON-PROFIT JOB BOARDS Nonprofitdirections.org Npsolutions.org Npworks.org Opportunityknocks.org Paschalmurray.com Upwardlyglobal.org   SALARY SURVEY Benchmark.com CompanyPay.com (Executive Level) Execunet.com Futurestep.com Salary.com Spencerstuart.com/professionalresources/       Research&tools/salarybenchmarking Salaryexpert.com Indeed.com   RECRUITERS Cspnet.org Recruitinglife.com Searchfirm.com Salesrecruiters.net   SOCIAL and professional Networking Sites www.facebook.com www.Linkedin.com www.Spoke.com www.Ryze.com www.Friendster.com www.orkut.com   FREE INTERNET EMAIL SITES Hotmail.com Yahoo.com GMail.com – google mail   Get the inside scoop on companys below: www.glassdoor.com www.indeed.com -check out the forum section www.jobvent.com www.ledova.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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