February 2011 Murfreesboro Career Network

Murfreesboro Career Network

2011 Spring Series:Ten Lessons from Starting you

Search to Starting your Job

Lesson #3 – Search Tools & Support Mechanisms

February 2011 Murfreesboro Career Network

• ATTITUDE!

• PLAN (Big picture / Small picture)

• PERSONAL BRAND

• HAND TOOLS

Lesson #3: Search Tools

February 2011 Murfreesboro Career Network

Attitude

Lesson #3: Attitude

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February 2011 Murfreesboro Career Network

Lesson #3: Plan

Goals

TIMEPeople

Action

INFORMA

TION

Network

Assessent Marketing

Volunteer

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Lesson #3: Personal Branding

• Organize and digest knowledge

• Publish/share knowledge and experience

• Network aggressively (Visibility = Credibility)

• Promote/Protect your Brand(Naymz – Ziki – Zoominfo – Linkedin – 123people)

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Lesson #3: Hand Tools

• Time and Self and Knowledge• Search Engines – Top 10 in 2011• Resume / Cover letter• On-line profile • Networking cards• ?• ?• ?• ?

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Lesson #3: Support

• Manage stress of job search

• Break the monotony

• Get better at searching and finding a job

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Have a Great Week!