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Job Search Implementation During The HOLIDAZE
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 productive work and the competition is fierce. In the OTHER Job Market, buyers and sellers hold equal responsibility for the recruitment process. 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. Knowing how to market yourself to BOTH marketplaces is a gift you can give yourself... What better gift to give yourself or someone you’d like to help during a HOLIDAZE time of year. Are you feeling a bit of holiday malaise? Back in college I used to refer to the time period between Thanksgiving and right after Valentine’s Day as the "dark ages." While involved in career transition, these same few months are very productive times. Don't waste them by falling into the dark ages... Networking tends to be easier during holidays, you have many distractions... Now's the time to ramp up for a productive job search in the New Year. If your goal is to find a new position, then you should prepare your search as a "business model", manage it accordingly, be flexible, and be ready for the unexpected. Having a well thought out Personal Market Plan -- Assessment of your career-to-date, coupled with a realistic look at next steps -- provides a manageable path in seeking your career objectives. Success in the management of any career transition confers rewards not unlike those in the workplace:
On the other hand, if an individual is under-employed, seeking a change, or actually unemployed, they must be visible to potential employers who are seeking their services. Creating this visibility is strategic, personal market planning and execution—in can be marketability without rejection! Personal Marketing is a contact sport. The very nature of traditional job search takes the job seeker right into the teeth of the Corporate screening process, and subjects them to maximum competition. WHY DO THAT? Rather, come to understand the “hidden reality” that there are two job markets out there, tied together like the double helix of the DNA molecule.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THIS WORKSHOP...
Bob Maher, CMF... The Careerpilot Bob created his online presence, www.careerpilot.com, in 1994. He has over twenty years of successful experience in Corporate Recruitment, performance management and Career Management Services. He is an entrepreneur and innovator in the use of information technology in the recruitment and employment process. On the Founder's Council of the Association of Career Professionals - International and quite active in their Professional Development, Technology and Chapter Growth initiatives--a frequent speaker at industry conferences and seminars. Awarded the prestigious "LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" in 2006. Homeport | Resources | Colleague's Corner | About |
Job Search Implementation During The HOLIDAZE A public workshop focusing on discovering the right Career FIT for you. @ North Dallas Chamber of Commerce Office ( 1 block south of Preston & Royal)
Presented by MAHER Associates... >> Click HERE << for registration information CAREER FITness As presented October 22, 2008 EMBRACING THE OTHER JOB MARKET As presented August 13th, 2008
Robert J. Maher, CMF, has been in the
career services field since 1980, and mostly as an independent since
1983. Bob has provided services or spoken to audiences in most major
metropolitan areas of the US, and several in Canada and the UK. He
has served a very broad-based and diverse clientele over the years
with a solid reputation for effective group facilitation, one-on-one
coaching, marketing support and consultation at all levels,
including executive.
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October 20, 2008