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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!

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 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.

Getting to Know Job Seekers

“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!

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

Why is it important to network to find jobs and tasks?

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 hours a day

l 2018 to October, 2018)

6% 16% 17% Getting to know job seekers Finding jobs Other supports 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

• f 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

On December 13th (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)

Mark your calendars!