pathway to becoming a professional via bold
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Presentation deck by Joshua Siva (@joshuasiva) and Melanie Feldman (@melzfeld) (Co-authors of BOLD: Get Noticed, Get Hired) given at the University of Pittsburgh in November, 2013. To view the presentation and see the detail behind the slides, check out: https://vimeo.com/80114313 or www.boldjobbook.com for more details.TRANSCRIPT
BOLD Get Noticed, Get Hired Pathway to professions
Melanie Feldman Undertone in NYC
Joshua Siva GSK in Toronto
THE University of Pittsburgh
Why is it so difficult
to land that first job out of college?
Financial crash of 2008
Increasing competition
Standardization in hiring
What can you do?
GOOD LUCK!
But really, what can you do?
Stand Out
The 4 Steps to Success
1 2 3 4
Brand YOU
Plan of Attack
Creativity
The Human Connection
Brand YOU
Robbie Williams Butler University ‘09
Plan of Attack
Organize yourself
Select your channels to connect
Find the right balance
Creativity
Everyone can be creative, using what they have
Approaching People
A corporation is just a group of people organized to work together towards a common goal
Résumé Black Hole
Congratulations, you’re here to network
Hail to Pitt Thank you