1. Get a Great Job: Winning Job Search Strategies

2. Success in the Workplace Qualities/Skills Employers Seek Communication Skills (Written & Verbal) Honesty/Integrity Interpersonal Skills Motivation/Initiative Strong Work Ethic Teamwork Skills Analytical Skills Flexibility/Adaptability Computer Skills Detail-Oriented Leadership Skills Organization Skills Self-Confidence National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2006

3. Finding A Great Job • Work Smarter not Harder • Find a Job You Love • Explore the Hidden Job Market • Use a Network Approach

4. Work Smarter Not Harder • Assess your skills • How can you increase “profit?” • Identify your target • Research your target • Identify your contacts • Use a personal approach • Follow-up immediately

5. Work Smarter Not Harder Assess your skills • Common Error • Major Equals Career Path • Skills + Interests = Career Success • Identify jobs that interest you and enable you to use your skills on a daily basis.

6. Work Smarter Not Harder Employers Hire People Who Can • Increase Business or Profits • Retain Present Customers • Save Money • Enhance the Reputation of the Company • Sell Yourself with your Resume, Cover Letters, and at the Interview.

7. Work Smarter Not Harder Identify your Target • Target jobs in a growth industry • Use a rifle approach • Learn as Much about industry and potential employer as possible.

8. Work Smarter Not Harder Research Your Target • Key people in the organization • Major products and services • Size in terms of sales and employees • Locations of operations • Organization of the company • Major competitors • View of the company by clients, employees, suppliers, and competition • Latest news reports on the company or news which effects the company

9. Find a Job You Love • Interest in your work is the number one factor in career success. • Those that enjoy their work move up in their field the fastest. • Approximately 40% of your waking hours are spent at work. Hope you enjoy it.

10. Where the Jobs Are FoundThe Hidden Job Market • 63% Through informal methods • Networking with family, friends, etc • Direct Contact, Previous employers • Support groups • 14% Through Help Wanted Ads • Newspapers, Professional Journals • 12% Through Agencies • Job Services, Employment Agencies • 11% Through Other means • Source, U.S. Department of Labor

11. The Network Approach • Start at home & expand your contacts • Ask four questions: • Do you know know of any openings for someone with my skills? • Do you know of an organization who hires people with my skills? • Do you know of anyone who may know of an opening for someone with my skills? • May I use your name in speaking with the contact person you suggest?

12. Career Services3rd Floor Wertz Student Center Hours of Operation Mon - Thurs: 8am - 7pm, Friday: 8am - 4:30pm Phone: 321-4034 Fax: 321-4236 www.lycoming.edu/careerservices careerservices@lycoming.edu