Free Job Search Webinar | Trial Run | February 19, 2009 | 11 AM CST

For the past 6 or 7 years (I have lost track) I have been doing a job search presentation(s) to groups of all ages and skills sets called “I have a killer resume, now what? Tips on being your Headhunter.”

The idea is after being a recruiter for 11+ years I know how I would do a job search. And essentially, it is what I do every day to market myself to potential clients. I am trying to find the same hiring managers, recruiters, decision makers and executives that job seekers are.

The presentation itself is very laid back as is my style. I do use the words “dude” and “sucks” a few times. It just happens.

The content is unique and many have called it aggressive. I see most job seekers reacting to an online job or newspaper ad. My belief is being reactionary in a job search and doing what everyone else is doing leads you to compete with a lot of people for that one job.

If you know about it before the masses you will have a much better chance of getting it.

Topics to be covered include:

• Networking, what it is, how to get started, and who to contact
• Using LinkedIn and Facebook as job search tools
• Effective ways of using email to introduce yourself
• Finding hiring manager contact names
• Creating your 10 second Sound Bite and the 30 second Elevator Pitch
• Tracking your job search

The presentation lasts between 50-75 minutes depending on the number of questions.

This is the first webinar I have ever done and I have been very anxious about it. I am used to speaking in front of group from 20-200 so doing one via phone and Internet is a bit odd to me. I like to see people and see how they react to what they are hearing.

So this is a trial run. Surely I will have a miss step along the way but I do promise to make it worth your time.

My plan is to be doing this and other job search and career related webinars as part of my new site Be Your Own Headhunter. Not much to look at yet but a few more sleepless nights and you will be pleased with waht you will find.

Here is the link for the webinar:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/207079110

 

***All attendees will receive a free PDF of “Dig Your Job”, written by G.L. Hoffman, Chairman of JobDig.***

A special note. Many thanks to the folks at JobDig for inviting me to their office and providing the space and support to do this presentation.

You may know of JobDig as a newspaper and online job board but they have many products including LinkUp, a job aggregator similar to Indeed and SimplyHired but LinkUp only uses corporate career pages, and for my recruiter friends JobDig Tracker, an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Looking forward to tomorrow and if you listen to the webinar please provide any feedback you have.

Comments

[Carol]

Good tips. There’s also some very useful job hunting and career advice on this site: http://www.spherion.com.

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