yahoo! 10/13/09
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Dan Harris & Noelle Tardieu
• Yahoo! News • Resume Tips (Resume Verbs) • Job Hunting Tips (Marty Nemko) • Network Yourself & Meet others! • Job Search Engines • Linkedin is a POWERFUL social network! • Need more experience? Or a bridge job? • A Winning Attitude! • Q & A
• Yahoo! is building up for the recovery
• Currently over 500 openings & plus loads of contract jobs. Careers.Yahoo.Com
• WorkForceLogic is our contracting company. Email Jenn Lien [email protected] for contract jobs.
• Resume styles change like fashions • Chronological resumes are preferred (functional
resumes are out) • Outlined resumes are in style • Effective resumes are based accomplishments
& biggest impacts • Hiring Managers want to see the problems you
have solved. Use your last review/focal for ideas • A laundry list of typical job duties is out • One page resumes are for new college grads • Use verbs that reach out and grab the reader • Analyze resumes on Craigslist etc…how does
your resume compare?
Resumes that use PAR P=what you performed or the problem
you solved. A=the action your took R=and the results of your efforts
• Successfully implemented a web application using LAMP, that improved case resolution times by up to 25%
•Orchestrated design & implementation of the distributed software for on-line connection to web feeds (C++ & UNIX)
• Launched test market product entry that gained 100% distribution, a 15% dollar share, & came in 40% under budget.
• Champion & cross-functional team leader for messaging platform; specified product requirements, drove marketing communications
• Redesigned procedures to collect past due accounts and reduce AR balance from 20% to 2% (90 days).
Words to use Words to use Words not to use
Designed or Optimized Propelled or Collaborated Was part of
Facilitated or Cultivated Transformed or
Partnered
Helped out
Launched or Delegated Coached or Governed Lead or Duties
Accountable or Principal Pioneered or
Answerable
Responsible for
Orchestrated or
Administered
Organized or Directed Managed (use sparingly)
Proficiently or Promoted Initiated or Implemented Worked with
Network Yourself into a Job & Meet others!
Join Social and Networking groups (use meetup.com and upcoming.org to find events)
Network with others Network with group and supporting groups Networks with leaders within your specialty or industry (You can
become a Leader!) Network with people at company you’re looking at Job Search Engines: www.linkup.com www.simplyhired.com www.jobster.com www.indeed.com
Now that you have a name & company name Now what? Email them using these toolsUse the following websites to confirm their email address: verify-email.org or www.mailtester.com
Finding People tools: • www.pipl.com • www.zabasearch.com • www.123people.com • www.peopledata.com
Call contacts directly at their company. Practice your 20 second pitch
Company Research www.zoominfo.com (Free. Find company tab, chose advanced search,
type in a few keywords and chose geography – now you have targets list)
www.linksv.com (free to join)
Have you ever heard of the career coach of the airwaves Marty Nemko?
He does 3 minute career make overs on the KGO Radio (Sunday 7 PM to 10 PM) Marty Nemko is quite remarkable http://martynemko.blogspot.com http://martynemko.com Podcasts http://members.kgoradio.com/kgo_archives/archives.php?d=0
How to maximize Linkedin for your benefit
Invite former co-workers and alums
Grow your network
Tips & Techniques
Guru www.Guru.com E-Lance www.Elance.com Rentacoder.com www.rentacoder.com
Allfreelancework www.allfreelancework.com Programmingbids www.Programmingbids.com FreelanceRadar www.freelanceradar.com DoNanza www.donanza.com Peopleperhour www.peopleperhour.com
Here are a few contract agencies in Bay Area: Adecco, AppleOne, Manpower, Kelly Services, Palo Alto Staffing, Robert Half, Spherion, WorkForceLogic (part of Nelson Staffing), Volt also check www.craigslist.org. Check the yellow pages for additional companies.
Go in person, make a connection with a recruiter, call weekly…land a contract job!
• http://moneymakingmommy.com/Work-At-Home-Blog/
• http://www.sunoasis.com/freelance.html (for the writers, PR, editors folks in our crowd)
www.writersweekly.com/markets_and_jobs.php• Research Work at Home ScamsIf it looks/feels wrong – just say NO!!!
Link to typical work at home scams http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/workathomehelp/
a/homescam.htm
Have a game plan every morning – make it a “job” to find yourself a career or something you would be Happy doing! Find your Passion! Never Give Up! Make a grateful list.
Rejection happens sometimes – Sure it’s the challenges that makes you better/stronger!
Challenge Yourself to Succeed, Make it your Intention to Win and have Success!
Make Your Plans and take Actions to get you there! Envision what you want!
What we believe about ourselves will happen. See, write, & believe in your positive success, your next job/career & your life