WORK Search Tactics

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WEBINAR REGISTRATION for Thursday, December 1 @ 9 AM…TOPIC: Conquering Call Reluctance

Here’s the webinar registration link: 

     https://events.meetingbridge.com/Register/?06123277647

Simply cut-n-paste into your browser or use the link above! 

I will be posting it in our LinkedIn Group, as well.

Also, don’t forget our upcoming, VERY SPECIAL EVENT…

HALF DAY WORKSHOP EVENT

WEDNESDAY, December 14th, from 8:30 AM-1:00 PM

We will work our way through all significant process models… including practice time!!!  This workshop will be modestly priced, with participants sharing the fixed cost of $500…There will be limited registration–first ten to pay their $50 portion will be admitted.  Lunch will be served (on ME).  Your guests are welcome!

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NEXT EVENT: Thursday, November 3rd, 9-10:30 AM at The Egg and I Restaurant (NW quadrant of Arapaho and Montfort, 1 blk east of Tollway) TOPIC: Embracing The OTHER Job Market

This is the INTRODUCTORY SESSION in a weekly series of FREE career transition workshop events. Yes, networking happens at these events, but our purpose is to learn innovative “HOW TO” approaches into The OTHER Job Market. Both strategic and tactical issues and models are incorporated… this week?…

Embracing The OTHER Job Market

We will overview the entire job search/ career transition process, addressing the OTHER marketplace at every step… As always, consistent and focused efforts are keys to your success. Some selected topics to address:

-BEING PREPARED to conduct an effective job search
– Developing your network… an evolutionary process.
-An interview request is NEVER a cold call
-ASKING questions effectively
-Answering questions effectively
-Creating and closing all communication ‘loops’

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

– Professionals who seek “job security” for the rest of their career
– Professionals formerly reluctant to engage “all-IN” networking
-Job seekers who gain interviews, but can’t Close The Deal

As always, GUESTS of our DFWCareerpilot regulars, and…

First time visitors… this session is a great place to start!

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NEXT EVENT: Thursday, October 20th, 9-10:30 AM at The Egg and I Restaurant (NW quadrant of Arapaho and Montfort, 1 blk east of Tollway)

This is the next in a weekly series of FREE career transition workshop events. Yes, networking happens at these events, but our purpose is to learn innovative “HOW TO” approaches into The OTHER Job Market. Both strategic and tactical issues and models are incorporated… this week?…

CLOSING THE DEAL

We will explore an overall telephone strategy to secure interviews, AND delve into an easy to remember interview strategy that organizes and focuses your interview time and effectiveness. As always, consistent and focused efforts are keys to your success. Some selected topics to address:

-Developing your network… an evolutionary process.
-An interview request is NEVER a cold call
-ASKING questions effectively
-Answering questions effectively
-Creating and closing all communication ‘loops’

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

– Professionals who seek “job security” for the rest of their career
– Professionals formerly reluctant to engage “all-IN” networking
-Job seekers who gain interviews, but can’t Close The Deal

As always, GUESTS of our DFWCareerpilot regulars, and…

First time visitors… this session is a great place to start!

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Leveraging Your LinkedIn Network

The Careerpilot’s high TECH-HIGH TOUCH philosophy comes into play with the explosive growth of business professionals using social networks to build relationships, meet new contacts, and market themselves.  While the Internet provides many choices, diving into the virtual meet-and-greet can represent a real challenge.  Which one is worthy of your start-up investment: learning curve time and actual ROI of your efforts…  Where to begin? The Careerpilot encourages a choice that reasonably assures one’s confidentiality, has a multitude of useful applications, and can serve as your focal point of networking decisions. 

A terrific launching site for such an effort is LinkedIn. Developed specifically for business, the site doesn’t run the risk of blurring your professional life with your private one; and with more than 25 million users, it serves virtually every industry and profession.

Joining a network like LinkedIn is simple, but turning it into a powerful networking tool takes a bit of savvy. Here’s how to build a network, leveraging your available time… and put it all to work — without HIGH TECH, social-networking anxiety…

Attend this week’s event on Thursday, October 13th, at The Egg and I Restaurant in Addison, TX… 9-10:30 AM

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NEXT EVENT: Thursday, October 13th, 9-10:30 AM at The Egg and I Restaurant (NW quadrant of Arapaho and Montfort, 1 blk east of Tollway)

This is the next in a weekly series of FREE career transition workshop events. Yes, networking happens at these events, but our purpose is to learn innovative “HOW TO” approaches into The OTHER Job Market. Both strategic and tactical issues and models are incorporated… this week?…

Leveraging LinkedIn to Develop Your Network

This is Task #2 involving LinkedIn.  We will explore the many ways to develop your network and increase your SEO performance.  Activity level, focus, and consistency are keys to your success.  LinkedIn can serve as your roadmap!Some selected topics to address:

  1. Developing your network… an evolutionary process.
  2. To SEO or not to SEO… finding appropriate ‘middle ground’
  3. Group activity
  4. When is a network not a network?
  5. ANSWERS
  6. Creating and closing all communication ‘loops’

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

– Professionals who seek “job security” for the rest of their career
– Professionals formerly reluctant to engage “all-IN” networking
– As always, GUESTS of our DFWCareerpilot regulars, and…

First time visitors… this session is a great place to start!

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This week’s topic: Implementing Your Personal Marketing Plan

In every marketplace, there are buyers and sellers.  In the traditional job market, the one that our Department of Labor measures for us, job seekers are the sellers and their potential employers are the buyers.  The commodity is JOBs and the competition is fierce.

In the OTHER Job Market, buyers and sellers hold equal responsibility for the recruitment process.   The commodity is available, productive WORK. 

When employers have a need for someone to fulfill a specific role, often the most desired candidates are employed individuals with the credentials they seek.  Thus the employer must sell their Company to potential employees in the marketplace in order to attract the best of the lot.  Once identified, they simply select their choice and buy their services. 

This week we will explore the strategies and tactics of identifying opportunities and securing your next position.  MORE >> GO TO RESOURCES Page

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NEXT MEETING: Thursday, October 6th… 9-10:30 AM at The Egg and I Restaurant in Addison (1 block from Tollway at Arapaho and Montfort.)

This is the next in a weekly series of FREE career transition workshop events. Yes, networking happens at these events, but our purpose is to learn innovative “HOW TO” approaches into The OTHER Job Market. Both strategic and tactical issues and models are incorporated… this week?…

IMPLEMENTING Your Personal Market Plan

We will explore your weekly activity plan, your own Personal Marketing PLAN. Activity level, focus, consistency, and time to practice vital skills are key elements to an effective and efficient job search effort. Some selected topics to address:

1.Applying your communication strategy consistently
2.To SEO or not to SEO… finding appropriate ‘middle ground’
3. When is a network not a network?
4. Creating and closing all communication ‘loops’
5. Staying in synch with ALL your collaterals

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

– Professionals who seek to improve their “job security” for the rest of their career
– Professionals formerly reluctant to engage “all-IN” networking
– As always, GUESTS of our DFWCareerpilot regulars, and…

First time visitors… this session is a great place to start!

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Welcome Aboard!

Welcome to DFWCareerpilot.  This portal serves as the communication hub for a FREE, WEEKLY Career Transition Event held at The Egg and I Restaurant in Addison, TX… every Thursday morning at 9 AM.

THIS WEEK’s Presentation is on job search implementation issues.  It is based on the consistent execution of a person’s Personal Marketing Plan.  It will provide several models to create a consistent set of activities meant to accelerate one’s productivity and efficiency during active search.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  1. Professionals who seek a good fit in their next employment… a Career FIT!
  2. Job seekers who are frustrated by today’s soft job market
  3. Those frustrated by  lengthy unemployment, experiencing little success, or even focus to their efforts
  4. Employed, or UNDER-employed individuals who seek to identify appropriate ‘next steps’