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FINDING A JOBSCOTT ROBSON
IT SHOULD BE EASY…..
Need stuff done
Employer
Want to do stuff
Job seeker
HOW THEY MEET
Need stuff done
Employer
Want to do stuff
Job seeker
1. Employer knows someone who wants to do stuff
2. Someone who knows Employer also knows someone who wants to do stuff
3. A job seeker asks a random employer if they need stuff done
4. A Job Advert
HOW THEY MEET
Need stuff done
Employer
Want to do stuff
Job seeker
1. Employer knows someone who wants to do stuff
2. Someone who knows Employer also knows someone who wants to do stuff
3. A job seeker asks a random employer if they need stuff done
4. A Job Advert
Fact : ~70% of jobs are not advertised
Crazy tip……This means you have to tell people you are looking for work and be cool about it
WHAT IS A JOB ADVERT
Need stuff done
Employer Think of it as a
shopping list
SERIOUSLY…. SHOPPING LISTS
BIG POINTYOUR COVERING LETTER AND RESUME IS LIKE THE
GOODS ON THE SHELF AT THE SUPERMARKET – DOES
IT MEET THE SHOPPING LIST?
Secret …. For the jobs that aren’t
advertised your cover letter is what you
tell people
JUST SAYING….Have you ever seen
a shopping list that
isn’t bullet
points?
#FAIL
WII-FMDID YOU KNOW – EVERY EMPLOYER LISTENS TO
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME RADIO STATION
HAPPY DAYS
Match to the
shopping list in 4
seconds – effortless – come back for another
read
YEP - NICEWII-FM – our listeners love• Bullet Points• White space• Straight to
the point and direct
THE INTERVIEW
Need stuff done
Employer
Want to do stuff
Job seeker1. Conversational
(Employer hasn’t been trained)
2. Structured chat(Employer has been trained)
3. Assessment Centre – [Structured chat and role play]
BIG POINT 2NO EXPERIENCE – NO WORRIES – IT IS ABOUT
BEHAVIOURS AND HOW YOU CARRY YOURSELF
Hiring rule #1 HIRE FOR ATTITUDE TRAIN
THE TECHNICAL
THE THREE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER
1. Tell me a bit about yourself
2. What are your strengths/weaknesses
3. What do know about us?
Conversational
• Tell me about your current role/situation
• What do you enjoy most/least
• What are the challenges that attract you to this role
Structured
TEST ME
•Tell me about your current role/situation
•What do you enjoy most/least
•What are the challenges that attract you to this role
SCORE SHEET
FREAKING OUT ABOUT NO EXPERIENCE?GIVE ME SOME RELEVANT STORIES PLEASE
Mmm – so none of these are based on your grades … just sayin’
• Do you know how to cope with competing demands juggling homework?
• Do you show team work in the school orchestra / sports team?• Tell me about your leadership from organising open night / team
captain• Have you answered any calls for your parents business or had a
part time job?• What did you do in work experience?• Are you on a youth group committee? Organised a camp
involving money?• Volunteered for anything?• Designed an application form / achieved a fundraising outcome?
THANKYOU