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Lenroy Jones, Assistant Director

Going Nuts with Your Career Search?. GET HIRED!. Lenroy Jones, Assistant Director. Career Services & Placement 113 Student Services East Lansing, MI. Reference Page.

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Lenroy Jones, Assistant Director

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  1. Going Nuts with Your Career Search? GET HIRED! Lenroy Jones, Assistant Director Career Services & Placement 113 Student Services East Lansing, MI

  2. Reference Page Career Services and Placement, MSU’s Career Services and Placement Placement Manual, Recruitment Media, CASS Communications, Inc., Evanston, IL, 1998-1999. Campbell-Rock, C. C., “Successful Job-Search Strategies That Really Work,” The Black Collegian, First Semester (October) 1998. Ellis, Marjorie, “Self-Assessment: Knowing Yourself and What You Want to Do!,” The Black Collegian,First Semester (October) 1998. Fox, Jeffrey J., How To Become CEO, The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization, Hyperion, New York, New York, 1998. Lowstuter, Clyde C. and Robertson, David P., Network Your Way To Your Next Job… Fast, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New New, 1995.

  3. Overview The overall purpose of this session is to be informative and entertaining while sharing practical insight in conducting a career search in today’s competitive workforce. • How to conduct a career search? • Identify barriers which hinder the search. • The impact of fear, stress, self-esteem, completion and confidence on the search. • Questions and Answers

  4. The Career Search “Students should never forget that their career search did not start at the college and university level, it started with the first question, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ It has taken many individuals years to answer that question. And higher education is just one spring board to launch into the start of one’s own career. Now, you’re grown up and the career choice belongs to you!” Lenroy Jones, Assistant Director MSU Career Services & Placement

  5. How to conduct a career search? • Identify and Validate career options • Self-Assessment • Information Interviews/job shadow • Read career related books/articles • MSU Placement Manual, Knock ‘Em Dead • Register with appropriate offices • Visit your career services department

  6. Who am I? VALUES PASSION PURPOSE FUTURE GOALS, OBJECTIVE VISION What’s going to make you happy? NEEDS DESIRES INTEREST

  7. (Continue…) How to conduct a career search? • Attend Career Related Workshops • Resumes, Interviews, Information Sessions • Develop your Resume • Resume writing is a process • Know where to look • Career Development Center

  8. Purpose of a Resume • To SUMMARIZE for organizations the “key” elements of your education, background and experiences. • The resume alone will NOT get you a job; however, it can help you get an interview. • A resume can influence an organization’s perception of your skills, abilities, talents and potential.

  9. (Continue…) How to conduct a career search? • Write good cover letters • Plan Your Career Search • Target your search verses mass mailings • Consider salary, geographic location, work hours • Professional growth opportunities, supervision • Learn and understand interview process • Placement center sign-ups and interviewing

  10. (Continue…) How to conduct a career search? • Record Your Search • Follow-up on all Career Possibilities • You don’t know where a lead will end up • Know what you’re willing to accept • Don’t just look at the salary

  11. BARRIERS which hinder the search • Lack of Focus • Lack of Planning • Not knowing your Environment • Getting caught up with self • Follower verses Leader • Fear • Stress • Self-Esteem • Completion • Confidence

  12. I WANT IT NOW!!! • JUST DO IT! • INSTANT (24hrs stores, fax/email on the beach, beepers) • FAST FOOD (We have always had fast food, but not so many) • MICROWAVE AGE (Fast!!!) • INFORMATION AGE(The paper industry can’t keep up!) • TECHNOLOGY (We’re more global today!)

  13. Impact of FEAR - STRESS - SELF ESTEEM - COMPLETION - CONFIDENCE On.. YOUR CAREER SEARCH

  14. PREPARATION Solutions to Barriers • Self-Assessment • Career Assessment(s) • Use of ALL resources • Knowledge of conducting a search • Researching Organizations • Target organizations of interest • Follow-up with organizations • Practice, Practice, and Practice!

  15. What if, you don’t have a clue about what you want? What if many things intrigue you and you want to them all? What about the things that I don’t know? FEAR What if you choose the wrong thing?

  16. What? Use a computer! I have too many things going on in my life! • Classes • Final Exams/Papers • Graduation • Where do I live? • Dating • Everyone is getting a job! • Decisions..Decisions STRESS H E L P

  17. Ways to Reduce Stress & Enhance Your Job Search • Pace yourself • Approach each interview experience with the expectation that you will enjoy it • Understand what factors are important to you • Decline further contact when a organization is not a good match • Regularly consult your career advisor

  18. Now, how many rejection letters have I received? No one wants me! ESTEEM

  19. I’m off to graduate school because I need that advance degree to get the job I really want. OK, we’re here… Now what? COMPLETION

  20. CONFIDENCE

  21. Leadership Effective interpersonal Communications Ability to Manage Conflict Technical Proficiency Time Management Initiative Goal Oriented Understanding Differences/Diversity Integrity Entrepreneurial Spirit Team Building for Organizational Change Dynamic Presentation Skills Effective Listening Excellent Customer Service Managing Change Improving Professionally Willingness to Work Give attention to Detail What are organizations looking for?

  22. Thank You for the Opportunity Questions and Answers

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