Finding Jobs/Tasks: Networking
Agenda Announcements How did last month go? Panel discussion Networking discussion Resources
Announcements We now issue a certificate of attendance every time you attend this monthly conversation. It ’ s valid for the APSE CESP certification, a national certification program for employment consultants. Check out the DirectCourse online video lessons about effective support strategies! Username : First initial, last name, last 4 digits of your phone. Password: Amy Gunty emailed it to you last August. Watch for it in the summary next week. Or ask Amy at gunty004@umn.edu It’s exciting that 100% of you completed the quarterly survey! Thank you! It makes this study stronger! Don’t forget to redeem you Amazon Gift Card! Note that on Amazon you can easily get other gift cards, if you do not regularly use online shopping
Getting to Know Job Seekers Getting to know job seekers defines job search criteria. Good search criteria lead to better job matches. Our goal for the last month was to increase the amount of time spent getting to know job seekers in community settings. “ Knowing the true preferences and deeper aspirations was essential to increase the chances of identifying the best job match, thus maximizing job satisfaction, minimizing support after hire, and optimizing job retention. ” – Employment consultant P
Getting to know job seekers in the community before and after the October Conversation (N=33 EC’s)
Networking to Find Jobs and Tasks Share your ideas and stories!
Why is it important to network to find jobs and tasks? Only 20% of jobs are actually advertised — this means 80% of jobs are in “ the hidden job market, ” which is not accessible just by searching job postings Networking helps job seekers build up resources/currency known as “ social capital, ” which is important for finding out about job opportunities “ Ensure that everyone in the job seeker ’ s network knows about their job search. ” – CES, Lesson 1 For more information, see Lesson 1: The Hidden Job Market in the College of Employment Services online lessons
Networking Strategies
What challenges do you encounter when networking to find jobs/tasks? How have you dealt with them?
er day spent in job finding activities Getting to know 6% job seekers hours a day Finding jobs 16% l 2018 to October, 2018) Other supports 17% before hire
Monthly Goal As a group, increase the amount of time with personal and professional contacts to find job leads.
Building your goal What is something concrete that you can do right now to increase the amount of time you spend with personal and professional contacts to find job leads? How will you do this? When will you do this? Who will be included in this?
Building your goal Examples: Two days a week, I will stop by businesses I frequent on my way to work to speak with a manager or owner to build rapport that may help identify job leads. Once each week, I will talk to a job seeker and his or her family about businesses they frequent.
Resources Brief: Networking: Your Guide to an Effective Job Search (http://www.communityinclusion.org/pdf/to7.pdf) Brief: Making Networking Easier for Job Seekers (http://www.communityinclusion.org/pdf/ib20.pdf) Brief: The 30-Day Placement Plan: A Roadmap to Employment (http://www.communityinclusion.org/pdf/ib21.pdf) Blog: The Job Hunter’s Bible (http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/for-job-hunters) Book: Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0: How to Stand out from the Crowd and Tap into the Hidden Job Market using Social Media and 999 other tactics (http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118019091.html) College of Employment Services (http://www.thinkwork.org/sites/thinkwork.org/files/files/CES_tutorial.pdf) Lesson 1: The Hidden Job Market
Mark your calendars! On December 13 th (3pm ET), we will have a conversation about finding jobs and tasks: negotiation and job carving . Let us know if you have a tips and tricks you’d like to share about negotiation and job carving next month. Contact Amy Gunty. Keep in touch! http://www.thinkwork.org/s22 Oliver.Lyons@umb.edu (Oliver Lyons) gunty004@umn.edu (Amy Gunty)
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