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Agenda  

•  Assess  

•  Refining  Your  Search  

•  Strategy    

•  Ac5on  Plan    

Assess:  Considera5ons  

•  Knowledge  •  Skills  •  Goals  •  Values  •  Environment  •  Rela5onships  

•  Compensa5on  •  Loca5on  •  Challenges  &  Barriers  

•  Interests  •  Personality    

Assess  

•  What  do  you  bring  to  the  table?  – Knowledge:  What  do  you  KNOW?  – Skills:  What  do  you  DO  well?  – U5lize  CareerBeam  to  assess  values,  skills,  interests,  and  personality  

•  How  do  they  transfer  into  a  job?  •  Use  skills  &  knowledge  to  learn  about  industries  &  jobs  

Assess  

•  What  do  you  bring  to  the  table?  – Knowledge:  What  do  you  KNOW?  – Skills:  What  do  you  DO  well?  – U5lize  CareerBeam  to  assess  values,  skills,  interests,  and  personality  

•  How  do  they  transfer  into  a  job?  •  Use  skills  &  knowledge  to  learn  about  industries  &  jobs  

Refining  Your  Search:    Industry  

•  Career  Center  Op5on  Guides  •  Career  Research  LibGuides  •  Occupa5onal  Outlook  Handbook  •  Career  Beam  •  Versa5le  PhD  •  PhDCareerGuide.com    •  LinkedIn  •  Professional  Organiza5ons  •  Reference  Librarian  •  Industry  Professionals/Board  of  Advisors    

Refining  Your  Search:    Industry  

•  Career  Center  Op5on  Guides  •  Career  Research  LibGuides  •  Occupa5onal  Outlook  Handbook  •  Career  Beam  •  Versa5le  PhD  •  PhDCareerGuide.com    •  LinkedIn  •  Professional  Organiza5ons  •  Reference  Librarian  •  Industry  Professionals/Board  of  Advisors    

Refining  Your  Search:    Company  &  Job  Titles                          

Company  •  CareerBeam  •  LinkedIn  •  Google  Finance  (Relevant  Companies  Func5on)  

•  Professionals  

Job  Titles  •  eRecrui5ng  •  LinkedIn  •  Linkup  •  O*Net  •  Occupa5onal  Outlook  

Handbook  •  Any  job/internship  board  •  Professionals  

Refining  Your  Search:    Company  &  Job  Titles  

Company  •  CareerBeam  •  LinkedIn  •  Google  Finance  (Relevant  Companies  Func5on)  

•  Professionals  

Job  Titles  •  eRecrui5ng  •  LinkedIn  •  Linkup  •  O*Net  •  Occupa5onal  Outlook  

Handbook  •  Any  job/internship  board  •  Professionals  

Refining  Your  Search:            Informa5onal  Interviews  

•  Goals  &  Benefits:  – Learn  their  story  and  tell  yours  – Discover:  Industry,  Organiza5on,  Posi5on  – Network  – Explore  – Create  an  advocate  

Informa5onal  Interviews:  Iden5fy  a  Professional  

Informa5onal  Interviews:  Prepare  &  Conduct  

•  Research    •  Contact  •  Prepare  ques5ons  •  Conduct  – Ask  for  advice  and  referrals  – Tell  your  story  

Informa5onal  Interviews:    Follow  Up  

•  Thank  your  contact  – What  you  learned  – Update  on  progress  – Offer  a  resource  

•  Keep  track  of  your  interac5ons  

Let’s  Talk  Strategy  

•  Priori5ze  •  Structure  •  80:10:10    

Let’s  Talk  Strategy  

•  Priori5ze  •  Structure  •  80:10:10    

Job  Search  Strategy  

Ac5on  Steps  

•  Job  Search  Strategy    •  Schedule  Job  Search  Ac5vi5es  in  Calendar  

•  Individual  Job  Search  Plan  – What  are  the  next  three  steps  for  your  specific  search?  

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