Job Search Skills102

Success Strategies for the New Graduate

Presented by:

Ana Kiritsis, PHRCITGO Petroleum Corporation

Course Outline

Recap Job Search Skills 101- Evaluating the employment offer- Accepting an offer

Success Strategies for the New Grad - Before day 1 - Day 1 - First 90 days

Recap Job Search Skills 101

• Prepare For Your Job Search … It’s The True Final Exam

• Think Of It As One Of Life’s Major Investments … Aim For Maximum Return

• After You Get Your Job … Work Hard To Prove Your Value To Your Employer

The Employment Offer

Evaluating the offer• Position• Salary• Probationary Period• Benefits/Relocation Accepting the offer• Call/put it in writing • Safeguard your letter• Post-Offer requirements• Securing a start date

Job Offer

“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work”

- Arthur Brisbane

Just because they hired you does not make you an instant success.

Plan on working hard to prove your worth EVERYDAY!

“You’re Hired!... Now What?”

• What to expect between your acceptance and your first day

• What you can do while you wait

Preparing for Day 1

• The key to success is PREPARATION!

• Beware of Murphy’s Law

Have a Plan A and a Plan B

Surviving Day 1

• New Employee Orientation• Required forms of ID, Social Security #,

DOB, etc• Take Notes• Listen• Ask Questions

• Know Who’s Who

Remember, first impressions count!

Survival Tips for the first 90 days

Do’s:

- smile

- ask questions

- listen & observe

- stay positive

- volunteer

- set goals

- practice good manners

Don’ts:- gossip- complain- clock-watch

Employer Expectations

• Identify expectations early

• Understand how performance is measured

• Apply yourself to learning your job

• Demonstrate why you were the right choice

The learning continues beyond earning your degree!

Mentors are Priceless

Choose a mentor and ask questions!

Communication is the Key

• Evaluate your communication style• Understand your preferences versus the styles of

others • Work to be the better communicator

Thinker Intuitor Sensor Feeler

Organization & Time Management

• Plan on and commit to being well organized

• Manage time wisely

• Seek out help before others notice

Admit Mistakes

• Own up to your errors quickly

• Offer a reasonable remedy

• Doing so buys you integrity

How to Diffuse a Mistake

3 Steps to Turning an Error

into a Positive

• Admit - “Yes, it was my mistake”

• Apologize - “I am sorry it happened”

• Affirm - “I will make it right”

The “Grapevine”

• The “unofficial office

newsletter”

• Use it to your advantage

• Do not contribute to it

Surviving a Difficult BossSuggested Strategies to Use

Change how you perceive the boss and find something about them to respect

Provide information to the boss to show you know what is expected of you

Find ways to make your boss look good and document it

Take the first step in trying to break the ice and find a way to point out the positive

Take the high road

“You can only be 50% of any relationship;

however, you need to accept 100% of the responsibility for your 50%.”

- Robin Bond, Esq. and workplace

legal expert

Questions ?

Thank You

Congratulations on your

upcoming graduation

and

Best wishes in your career endeavors!