Here’s a list of useful training webinars that can be found under the Search & Connect section of our Personal Career Portal under the Job Search Solutions tab. You may listen to these at your convenience. It’s a free service to job seekers.
- Why Should Someone Hire you?
- Make Every Move In Your Search Count
- Organize Your Search So Things Don’t Slip Through the Cracks
- Timing Is Everything
- Put Velocity Behind Your Job Search
- How to Handle Problem Areas
- Ten Most Common Job Seeker Mistakes
- The Biggest Loser
- No One is Hiring – Now What?
- Crush Your Competition
You can find these and more free job seeker resources once in the portal. Click on Personal Career Portal, login or register. You can click on Webinars for titles and link information, browse the library, or look at many other features that will propel you ahead of your job hunting competition.
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Does this sound like you?
“Why do employers lie to get you to take a job? The last companies I’ve worked for have done it. They promise me things, but once I’m in the job, they don’t deliver. I’m tired of getting taken advantage of…”
Unfortunately, this is not new. Companies that pull this bait-and- switch play do so because they are desperate for employees and think “fresh blood” is the answer to their problem. It rarely helps.
Any time the following claims are made, you should get more information. While some firms deliver, many will not. Statements begging for clarification are:
- There’s a lot of opportunity for advancement.
- Your commissions will double your income.
- You’ll get extensive training.
- You will have an above-average starting salary.
For Your Protection, Develop Your Own Questions
Allow yourself more insight and uncover the reality in each statement by asking a few questions of your own.
- Can you give me an example of several people hired in the recent past in a similar position that earned advancement and what the company saw in them that earned their promotions?
- Ask to talk with two people who doubled their income with the same commission structure to get their view on what it took to achieve that level of success.
- Can they detail the formal training you will be given? Of the knowledge base they feel necessary to achieve success, how much of it is covered in their formal training verses informal training. Ask to talk with a few people to uncover which avenue the employees felt was most valuable to their success.
- Ask for introduction to several people doing this same position. Discuss what they feel it takes to be successful in management’s eyes. Look for the necessity to extend your work week well beyond 40 hours which effectively brings your wages per hour down to unacceptable levels – generally the reason for mid-level salaried positions. Moving for money rarely lives up to the promises.
For Best Results, Seek out Companies with the Best Reputations
Whether you are job hunting on your own or using a staffing agency, seek out firms with the best reputations for the best results. Protect yourselves upfront and you will not be regretting your next move, but don’t be surprised if after a little hunting, you find yourself reconsidering your present job.
THIS MONTH’S FREE WEBINARS
Sept 13 -Tips for Entry-Level and C-Level Professionals,
Sept 22 – Shifting your Job Search for Success,
Sept 27 – Gatekeepers – Best Friend or Worst Enemy?
More information on each of the above programs is listed below. After identifying the webinars right for you, click on Personal Career Portal link at the top of the screen, login, and register for the upcoming webinars by clicking on the event, then click the “Webinars” tab.
Tips for Entry-Level and C-Level Professionals
Tues, Sept 13 @ 10:00 am. This resume webinar will discuss tips and strategies for resume writing no matter if you are an entry-level, mid-level or advanced-level professional. You will be offered the opportunity to figure out what your current resume is missing, and how to improve it.
Shifting your Job Search for Success
Thurs, Sept 22 @ 1:00 pm. If you want success, whether it’s a job offer or another goal, put your focus, attention, energy, and time on achieving your goals. I often hear people say, it’s too hard, too frustrating, too overwhelming, or they have a feeling “I can’t do it” These are common feelings that require a shift in thinking, because if you think you can, or you cannot – you are correct. Your mind controls you, circumstances do not.
Instead of being over-powered by negative thinking, you can learn how to raise our awareness, focus on the results we want, make clear empowering decisions. Each and every one of us can take our power back. You will have the opportunity to:
• Learn how to see beyond your self-made obstacles
• Shift from focusing on “what’s wrong” to “what works”
• Learn how to powerfully use your time and energy starting today
Learn how you can shift your self-destructive thoughts from being upset, angry, frustrated, and burned out with a feeling of hopelessness to a person with success on your horizon.
Gatekeepers – Best Friend or Worst Enemy?
Tues, Sept 22 @ 2:00 pm.
Never underestimate the influence of gatekeepers. These are the people that greet you when to walk into a company, the person taking the applications, or a Human Resource assistant. They know the hiring authority’s preferences and what traits are valued over others. The hiring authority does value the gatekeeper’s first impressions. This session will address the following:
• How to align yourself with gatekeepers
• What actions can you take if you are screened out
• How to obtain advantageous information
Job Seekers may register on your Career Portal by clicking on the WEBINAR tab. Then clicking on the event and then register by clicking the webinar registration link for each event listed.
JOB SEEKER FEEDBACK
“Thank you for your guidance and for access to your portal. I have picked up a good number of hints for interviewing and networking. Neither of which are strengths of mine. I am gaining confidence as I read the training and attend the training calls. I will keep you abreast of my job search progress.” Jeremiah P.
