Job Search Seminar. How to get a great grad job in a tough market! Careers & Employment Service. Careers & Employment Service, Student Services

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1 Job Search Seminar How to get a great grad job in a tough market! Careers & Employment Service Careers & Employment Service, Student Services

2 Careers & Employment Services intranet.griffith.edu.au/careers Vacancies, and book appointments & events - CareerBoard Career & job search resources career library & online Meet employers careers and volunteers fairs & mentoring In-person career & job search services - appointments & seminars

3 Reminder Please sign the attendance sheet & collect handouts

4 Job search seminars Job search strategies Resumes Applications & selection criteria Interviews We run these throughout the year!

5 Other helpful seminars Professional networking Getting a job in Australia Please see CareerBoard for dates & venues for these seminars

6 How ready are you? Try the job search readiness checklist 6

7 Session aims and objectives To equip you with the skills and best techniques for finding graduate employment. How? 1. Begin to explore what you want in a job/career 2. Start identifying who you d like to work for and where to find them 3. Know how best to approach employers for jobs

8 The traditional approach Responding to job ads Web Ads: seek.com.au (grad/entry level) mycareer.com.au careerone.com.au careerjet.com.au CareerBoardintranet.griffith.edu.au/careers Specialised sites: graduateopportunities.com Going Global (via our web site) Government websites: Want these links? See Booklet Page 8

9 The traditional approach Other places to find job ads! Recruitment Consultants - seek.com.au/recruiter Employers on campus & s Large organisations (e.g. Westpac) Professional Associations (eg. AHRI) Faculty facebook & Learning@Griffith pages Leave no stone unturned!

10 Graduate recruitment programs Great opportunities in large organisations! Highly competitive Structured recruitment processes many applications close Mar- Apr Recruit final years/grads but also recruit earlier years via internships etc

11 Graduate recruitment programs Typical Graduate Recruiter s Timeframe March March April - May June Sept Commence recruiting via web site Careers Fair On-campus presentations Closing dates for applications Assessment centres & interviews Position offers for commencement in January 2014 Where to find Grad Programs and internships? Graduate Opportunities.com.au* Uni Grad.com.au* CareerBoard Careers Fairs 19 (Na) & 21 (GC) March The Big Meet 25 March, Sofitel Brisbane (*Also see FREE booklets available from careers library)

12 What s happening in the job market? Careers & Employment Service, Student Services Analysis of total jobs advertised annually. Source: ANZ Research, 3/12/12012

13 5% 15% 80% Hidden job market Utilise a range of methods in your job search.

14 Get results from your job search! Did you know 80% of all jobs don t get advertised? Watch job ads? Passive & reactive Relies on luck Slow Get results! Proactive Gives more control Faster 14

15 Get results! Target what you want and go after it! Job search know-how 1. Know what (you want) 2. Know who (the employers what s on offer and what they want) 3. Know how (to secure jobs that don t get advertised) Know who Know what Job search results Know how

16 Know what (you want) See page 5 Consider. Career goals, skills, interests, strengths, interests & values What s most important to you in a job? Exercise page 5 booklet

17 Know what (you want) Demonstration: Career Exploration & Decision Making Complete a Personal Summary Sheet!

18 Know who finding the employers Speak with people in the field Speak with lecturers, past grads etc General knowledge of organisations Career options guides Linked In search Ask recruitment consultants Speak to employers at Careers Fairs Study job ads & CareerBoard Meet people at Professional Association events (e.g APS, CPA, etc)

19 Know how secure the jobs that don t get advertised! DVD Presentation I got the job! Griffith graduates tell you how During the DVD think about What did these graduates do that led to their success?

20 Know how secure the jobs that don t get advertised! For discussion: What did the graduates in the video do that led to their success? What have you or your friends done that s been successful?

21 Know how Tap into hidden jobs Workplace interviews Networking Work experience Direct approach

22 Know how Workplace interviews Do you want to:» better understand your chosen occupation or industry?» develop a relevant network?» increase professional confidence?» have greater control of job searching?» discover hidden job/development opportunities?

23 Know how Workplace interviews (Pages 9 & 10) Here s how to do it YouTube clip 1. Target 2. Write (example pg 10) 3. Phone 4. Prepare 5. Meet 6. Ask for referrals 7. Follow-up

24 Know how Workplace interviews As a small business owner, I welcome students contacting me and coming in to talk to me about my business.. it helps me recruit excellent staff! Manager, Small Business Enterprise, Gold Coast

25 Know how Workplace interviews (Pages 9 & 10) Did you know Only 1:200 resumes results in a job offer But 1:12 field interviews results in a job offer even though the candidate never asks for a job! Discuss: How you could use workplace interviewing to help your career?

26 Know how Networking Networking is not working the room its who knows you Make yourself known professionally Aim to maintain a natural curiosity about people, what they do, and how you might connect with this Present professionally Leave your contact details (resume or business card) Ask for a contact (not a job!) Remember to follow up

27 Know how Networking Services to Griffith: Industry Mentoring Program Guest speakers in lectures Networking seminar Also try opportunities through: professional associations, conferences (be a student volunteer), work experience, family/friend s BBQs, in fact just about anywhere!

28 Know how Networking Job seekers should avoid focusing too much on a résumé and too little on networking. In many cases, networking will get an applicant an interview, and a résumé is needed only to remind an employer about a job-seeker's background. The Wall Street Journal (8/7/21012)

29 Know how e-networking Learn about Linked In Check out this Youtube clip: What is LinkedIn and why should I join? Learn more about e-networking at the Professional Networking Seminar!

30 Know how e-networking: Manage your personal brand What do your Facebook etc sites say about you? Have you googled your name? 91% of employers will! Restrict privacy settings to friends/family on Facebook What goes up online about you is permanent What does your , mobile phone message say about you?

31 Know how Work Experience Practicum's, internships, cadetships, voluntary work Sets you apart from the rest Gives you references and contacts

32 Know how Direct approach to employers (jobs & work experience) Success rate is improved by: 1. Identifying a specific person to write to 2. Tailoring application to a specified role 3. Emphasising the mutual benefits of your recruitment 4. Following up letter with a face to face meeting 5. Persistence - following up on a regular basis (For more info and a sample letter see Page 13)

33 Know how Follow-up Keep your networks alive & working for you by effective follow-up! Thank contacts for their time sample letter p. 12 Inform them of the outcome of referrals Keep them up to date on your progress Consider how you might assist them!

34 Events not to miss! Griffith Industry Mentoring Program (Applications open 11/3) Careers & Recruitment Fairs (19/3 Nathan, 21/3 GC) The Big Meet (25/3 Soffitel Brisbane) CPA Australia Career Expo 11/3 Brisbane Careers Day Hotels & Resorts; Leisure; Sport Tourism; Meetings & Events; Tourism (Contact the Industry Placement Officer for details)

35 A positive attitude to job searching Persistence - No, no, no, no, no, no, no, YES! Prepare yourself for the long hunt & expect some No s Don t take rejections personally Use Griffith s services and resources Just do it!

36 This session showed how to get job search results Remember job search know-how! 1. Know what target what you want 2. Know who get to know people and employers in your field 3. Know how - be proactive! Apply for advertised jobs but don t rely on them. Use a range of strategies and tap the hidden job market Know who Know what Job search results Know how

37 Review your readiness Make a note on your checklist about the things you need to focus on to improve your job search.

38 Reminder: AFTER THE BREAK: If you haven t already signed the attendance sheet, please sign in. Pick up the new handouts! Resumes