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Final Presentation

Final Presentation . By Cindy Lee December 2, 2003. Job Search 101. Past Present Future . Job Search 101 – Significances (1).

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  1. Final Presentation By Cindy Lee December 2, 2003

  2. Job Search 101 Past Present Future

  3. Job Search 101 – Significances (1) • Studying job searching techniques of the past not only help individuals to understand how traditional communicationsplay an important role in the job searching process, but also serves as an indictor for technology progression over time.

  4. Job Search 101 – Significances (2) • From traditional media including newspaper, publications and job postings to the emergence of Internet, technologies have changed job searching over time. • By comparing the different techniques from past to present, the transition shows the powerful impact of new technologies and how it changes our lives on multiple levels.

  5. Job Search 101 • Past • Traditional methods that job seekers used from 1980 to 1995 • Present • From 1996 – 2003 • The Internet • Future (Conclusion) • Job market after 2003 • Internet will dominate

  6. Job Search 101 – Past (1) • Traditional Search Techniques • Newspaper/ Help wanted ads • Advantages • Disadvantages • Networking • Advantages • Disadvantages

  7. Job Search 101 – Newspapers (1) Operational Definitions • Responding the help-wanted ad in the classified section • Reading Newspaper to understand the job markets and economic sector in general.

  8. Job Search 101 – Newspapers (2) • The most common way that people search for jobs • Ex: Wall Street Journal can serve as the guides for providing information on job opportunities

  9. Job Search 101 – Newspapers (3) Advantages • Cheap. Some newspapers are FREE • Accessible • Direct and Concise • Fast and Easy

  10. Job Search 101 – Newspapers (4) Disadvantages • ineffectiveness • Jobs are competitive • Only a small number of jobs are listed • Recruiters: Placing ads in the newspaper is expensive • “Studies show that less than one out of five jobs are listed in newspaper” (Lafevre,1989, p36)

  11. Job Search 101 – Newspapers (5) Source: Job Search Information Series.

  12. Job Search 101 – Networking (1) Operational Definition • A work search skills that help to build relationships with other people (friends, family, co-workers. ..etc)

  13. Job Search 101- Networking (2) Purpose of Networking • Getting to know about the Hidden Markets. • Recent retirements • Firing • Company expansion • Anticipated future openings Source: “Working in New York”, n.d, p.2

  14. Job Search 101 – Networking (3) Advantages • Effective: The door to the hidden markets • Help to understand a specific industry

  15. Job Search 101 – Networking (4)

  16. Job Search 101 – Networking (5) Disadvantages • It takes time to generate the list who you can network with • It also takes time to see the result • Lack of contacts. Do not know where to start • Lack of good interpersonal skills

  17. Job Search 101 – Past/ Present What has changed? • While newspaper has geographical limitation to the local job market, Internet is a breakthrough from such limiting barrier. • “ [Internet]has changed how people seek for jobs, how they apply for jobs, and how they are being hired” (Barwell, 1996, para. 1)

  18. Job Search 101 – Present (1) • Overview • The Internet Trend • Users • The recruiters • The advantages • The disadvantages • The job seekers • The advantages • The disadvantages • The obstacle – Privacy

  19. Job Search 101 – Present (2) What do we need the Internet? • No Geographical Limitation • Networking is effective but not enough • neither job seekers nor recruiters have sufficient information to find each other

  20. Job Search 101 – Present (3) The recruiters: The advantages • Cost • Efficiency • Convenience

  21. Job Search 101 – Present (4) • Advantage - Cost A market research firm, Creative Good Inc., estimates that “online recruiting can save a company as much as $12,000 per new employee, $3,000 in advertising costs and $9,000 in time spent opening envelopes, manually sorting resumes, and reviewing applications” (Mizell, 2002, p. 32).

  22. Job Search 101 – Present (5) • Advantage – Efficiency/ Convenience Sending resumes in electronic format can save hours of labor as employers no longer have to scan the hardcopy resumes into the database.

  23. Job Search 101 – Present (6) Recruiters: Disadvantages • Too many choices? Quality Control? • Technical COST to develop screening tools • Ineffective Screening Tool

  24. Job Search 101 – Present (7) Job Seekers: Advantages • May study a company in depth • Open up the International Market • Resume can get into database faster • Faster response if submitting directly to the corporate website

  25. Job Search 101 – Present (8) Job Seekers: Disadvantages • Internet Access (digital divide) • Some companies do not have websites • Different Job board templates : revise your resumes into different format to fit in the database

  26. Job Search 101 – Privacy (1) Privacy Issues • Identity Thrift • Information get through the 3rd party

  27. Job Search 101 – Privacy (3) Privacy Issue – Protection • Do Not provide any extra info such as birth day, SSN • Regulations • Read privacy statement carefully

  28. Job Search 101 – Conclusion • Internet will become the primary job search technique in the future. • Past + Present = Future • Solutions • Recruiters: Ineffective screening tools • Regulations

  29. Job Search 101 – Conclusion (2) • The analysis of past and present set the foundation for making a prediction of the job market in the future. • Understanding the potential trend of prospect market not only rise individuals’self-awareness, but also helps to plan for one’s career advancement in the future.

  30. Job Search 101 Q & A

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