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2. What does this p r eso c on tain ?
View US metro areas that are shrinking or
growing ec onomic al l y
A n ov erv iew of tod ay ’s hiring market
Und erstand how these hiring trend s wil l imp ac t
y ou r j ob searc h
W hat d o y ou need to d o; or rather, d o
d if f erentl y
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3. R ec ession an d its im p l ic ation s
Searching for jobs in these areas can take more
time than y ou might be ex p ecting; how ev er….
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4. R ec ession an d its im p l ic ation s
I f y ou are fl ex ibl e enou gh, try to l ook
for op p ortu nities in these areas
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5. H ir in g F or ec ast Dec 2008
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6. H ir in g F or ec ast Dec 2008
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7. H ir in g F or ec ast Dec 2008
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8. H ir in g T r en ds 2 0 0 8 -2 0 0 9
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9. H ir in g T r en ds
M ore Less
S p e c if ic G e ne r a l
D e l ibe r a te B ig ba ng
P oc k e ts Ac r os s th e boa r d
V a lu e P r e miu m
S u s ta ina bil ity Ambition
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10. How do these hiring trends impact you
C rit eria G ood Recessionary H ow ev er…
T im es T im es
C on t rol ov er More L ess Tho u gh em plo yer s c o nt r o l t he
i n t erv i ew p roc ess pr o c ess, yo u r k no w ledge o f
t he pr o c ess c an help yo u w in
C h oi c e of em p l oy ers More L ess O ppo r t u nit y t o b e m o r e
fo c u sed o n c ho ic e o f
em plo yer s
C h oi c e of c om m u t e More L ess O ppo r t u nit y t o w o r k fr o m
ho m e in c ase o f glo b al /
r em o t e o ppo r t u nit ies
C h oi c e of rol es More L ess O ppo r t u nit y t o play m u lt iple
r o les du e t o ‘D o m o r e w it h
less’
C om p et i t i on L ess More The playing field is leveled
b ec au se no w even t he b est
c andidat es ar e in t he sam e
int er view line-u p
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11. T he T r adition al J ob S ear c h
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12. T he T r adition al J ob S ear c h
Step 1: “L et’s s ee w h o i s h i r i n g r i g h t n o w ”
Step 2 : “H er e’s m y r es u m e! ”
Step 3 : F o l l o w u p, h o pe a n d pr a y
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13. T he T r adition al J ob S ear c h
H ow d o I k now w h o’s h ir ing ?
W h o d o I s e nd my r e s u me to?
H a s my r e s u me be e n r ou te d to th e r ig h t p e r s on?
H ow c a n I c onv inc e th e r e c r u ite r th a t I ’m th e r ig h t
p e r s on f or th is j ob?
W il l th e y l ik e my r e s u me ? W il l th e y c ons id e r me to be a
“g ood f it”?
W il l th e y c ons id e r me f or a p h one s c r e e n or a n
inte r v ie w ?
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14. D isadv antages: T raditional J ob S earch
H op e is th e s tr a te g y
N o c ommu nic a tion w ith c omp a nie s th a t Y O U w ou l d l ik e to
w or k f or
C h a l l e ng ing to h a v e a d ir e c t c onv e r s a tion w ith a r e a l
ma na g e r th a t is l ook ing to e mp l oy
N o op p or tu nity to h ig h l ig h t s p e c if ic s k il l s a nd e x p e r ie nc e
th a t r e l a te to th e op p or tu nity
H ig h c omp e tition s inc e th e p os ting is a l r e a d y on th e
inte r ne t / ne w s p a p e r s
Y ou d on’t w h e r e y ou a r e in th e j ob s e a r c h p r oc e s s
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15. T hin k D if f er en t!
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16. W hat does C areerT iger prov ide you?
C ap ab il ity to real l y u nd erstand al l y ou r skil l s,
c omp etenc ies and ex p erienc e
D ef ine y ou r market - d ev el op a l ist of target
ind u stries and c omp anies
E stab l ish d irec t c ommu nic ation with c omp anies
that y ou c hoose
H ighl ight y ou r p oint of v iew, skil l s, id eas and
ex p erienc e specifically to y ou r target c omp anies
T ap into j ob op enings that may not hav e b een
p u b l ished
K now ex ac tl y where y ou are in the j ob searc h
p roc ess
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17. Y ou r A l l ies
F ri end s a nd
rel a ti v es
T h ei r em p l o y ers
a nd c l i ents H ea d h unters
Current &
F o rm er R ec rui ters
em p l o y ers
P l a c em ent
F ri en d s
Current & a g enc i es
F o rm er c l i ents
E m p l o y ers R ecru i t ers
Allies
& C l i en t s
M y So ci al Search
N et w o rk E n g in e&
B lo g s
P ers o na l S o c i a l I nternet S ea rc h
N etw o rk
J o b S ea rc h
P ro f es s i o na l
B lo g s
S o c i a l N etw o rk
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18. T he new J ob S ear c h M odel
P ro s p ect C o m m u n i cat e I n t erv i ew N eg o t i at e D ay 1
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21. Leap to your next opportunity
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