Post Published: April 24, 2019
Name: Accountemps Speaker Meeting
Date: April 18, 2019
Presenters: Annie Choi & Joseph Sapida
A Robert Half Company:
- Help people find jobs
Job Search Strategy:
- Common misunderstanding
- Only consider full-time employment
- Apply as many jobs as possible (Applicant tracking system - look for
keywords in your resume)
- Your skills are top notch (any company would want to hire you)
- Use job boards
- Cast a wide net
- Go back in time
- Post your resume selectively
Social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter
Other Online sources:
- Specialized sites, aggregators, staffing firms, corporate websites, industry
associations
Work with recruiter
- Helps you stand out
- Established relationships
- Specialized knowledge
- Honest feedback
Networking (online)
- LinkedIn professional photo
- Do not be afraid to send personal requests
- Make the connection clear
- Don’t be a pest
- Remain active
Avoid Resumania
- Getting the resume right
- Craft tailored resumes
- Think “at-a-glance” format
- Don’t go overboard
- One page resume, don’t embellish the truth
- Use keywords, and review your resume
CAR statements
● Challenge: conditions under which you did the work
● Action: what you did, actions you took
● Resolution
Cover letter: 91% of executives who said cover letters are valuable when evaluating job
candidates
Follow up email - within 48 hrs
Phone interview - have your resume in front of you
● Increase common way to narrow down candidates
● Not a casual discussion
● One misstep could be costly
In person interview
Can you do the job? Do you really want it? Will fit in?
When you answer standard questions, just be yourself
Body language:
- Weak handshake, poor posture, crossed arms, constant foot tapping, eye
contact, over enthusiastic smile
Finally, negotiating an offer