career forward The tools you need to start moving 2 | career forward CONTENTS
career forward The tools you need to start moving 2 | career forward CONTENTS introduction P/3 01 Networking opens doors P/4 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship P/6 03 Impress with your résumé P/8 04 Have them at “hello” P/16 05 Nailing the interview P/19 06 Following up P/28 07 The professional exit P/31 08 The counter-offer dilemma P/35 09 Where Kelly ® comes in P/37 HOME CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 01 Networking opens doors 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship 03 Impress with your résumé 04 Have them at “hello” 05 Nailing the interview 06 Following up 07 The professional exit 08 The counter-offer dilemma 09 Where Kelly comes in 3 | career forward introduction You’re ready to move forward. You have the skills, the experience, and the drive to take that next step in your career. All you need now is the right opportunity. So now what? This guide will provide you with what you need—from effective networking to closing the deal on a job offer. The fine print: Some of the suggestions here may seem obvious, but résumé and job-search mistakes can happen at all professional levels. Taking the time to review this guide will help you avoid blunders and make your search a success. HOME CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 01 Networking opens doors 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship 03 Impress with your résumé 04 Have them at “hello” 05 Nailing the interview 06 Following up 07 The professional exit 08 The counter-offer dilemma 09 Where Kelly comes in 4 | career forward 01 networking opens doors Who you know matters, and so does having a strong professional network— because your contacts may lead to more options and opportunities. Consider the following when networking. HOME CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 01 Networking opens doors 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship 03 Impress with your résumé 04 Have them at “hello” 05 Nailing the interview 06 Following up 07 The professional exit 08 The counter-offer dilemma 09 Where Kelly comes in 5 | career forward 01 networking opens doors • Explore every angle. People have different styles of networking. Use what’s best for you, but get out of your comfort zone, too. Don’t be afraid to reach out to circles of friends, colleagues, social networks, and professional organizations alike. • Plan ahead. Don’t waste your contact’s valuable time. If you are serious about a career change, make your intentions known early on. Telling your contact that you are just “thinking” about a change might not be enough to motivate them to help you. • Bring your A-game. Make sure your career portfolio is up to date. That includes your most recent résumé, online career profiles, talking points, and contact information. • Be genuine. Mention the names of people who referred you. Take the time to get to know your new contact’s background, knowledge, and expertise. Showing interest in others will make them interested in you. • Share the wealth. Networking isn’t always about finding a job. Look at initial conversations with contacts as an opportunity to share ideas and information—and consider that your expertise could possibly help them, too. • Get social. Social networking is a major force among professionals. Join the networks that are most relevant to you, develop a strong profile that highlights your skills and experience, and include a professional photo. Regularly monitor your profiles and reply promptly when someone reaches out to you. • OMG! Don’t 4get 2 B professional! Avoid using texting lingo, slang, symbols, and abbreviations in your online communication with contacts. Write as if you are speaking to the person face-to-face. This is a simple and effective way to convey professionalism. • Follow-up. It’s your responsibility to follow up on leads. Should anything turn into a new job, remember to send your contact a thank you note. It’s a professional courtesy that may help you even more down the road. HOME CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 01 Networking opens doors 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship 03 Impress with your résumé 04 Have them at “hello” 05 Nailing the interview 06 Following up 07 The professional exit 08 The counter-offer dilemma 09 Where Kelly comes in 6 | career forward 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship We often hear advice on how to deal with potential employers, but we rarely hear about how to effectively work with our job search advocate—the recruiter. The following guidelines will help you make the most of the relationship. HOME CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 01 Networking opens doors 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship 03 Impress with your résumé 04 Have them at “hello” 05 Nailing the interview 06 Following up 07 The professional exit 08 The counter-offer dilemma 09 Where Kelly comes in 7 | career forward 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship • Start out on the right foot. Sell yourself to a recruiter during the first meeting just like you would in an interview. The recruiter needs to feel good about representing you. • Be honest. Tell the truth about your career goals, personal needs, and salary requirements so your recruiter can take this critical information and present you in the best possible light. Tell them if you’re working with another recruiter simultaneously. A knowledgeable recruiter knows it’s realistic for a candidate to work with more than one representative. • Have patience. It takes time for a recruiter to deliver the best results. Even if the perfect job isn’t available right away, trust your recruiter to be the first to know when an opportunity is right. • Know that recruiters have the inside track on openings. Your recruiter may have a job for you that you can’t find anywhere else. Submitting your résumé through a recruiter sometimes is the only way to get your foot in the door, putting you far ahead of the competition. • Communicate. If you get your own interview with a company, let your recruiter know. It will heighten urgency for the recruiter to call a few competing companies, which could spur urgency for those companies to interview you as soon as possible. In the process you might also get a valuable scoop on fair compensation, which your recruiter can leverage as they continue to search out the best opportunities. • Follow-up and keep in touch. Share your interview experience with the recruiter. Keeping the lines of communication open helps maintain a positive relationship with your recruiter. • Referrals. Tell your recruiter about other people you know who may be a good fit for a job. Again, you’re building a valuable relationship with your recruiter while helping others in their job search. HOME CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 01 Networking opens doors 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship 03 Impress with your résumé 04 Have them at “hello” 05 Nailing the interview 06 Following up 07 The professional exit 08 The counter-offer dilemma 09 Where Kelly comes in 8 | career forward 03 impress with your résumé Your résumé makes an impression that can determine whether or not you will be invited for an interview. Your goal is to craft a powerful document that shows off your accomplishments, experience, skills, and strengths. HOME CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 01 Networking opens doors 02 Understanding the recruiter relationship 03 Impress with your résumé 04 Have them at “hello” 05 Nailing the interview 06 Following up 07 The professional exit 08 The counter-offer dilemma 09 Where Kelly comes in 9 | career forward 03 impress with your résumé • Position yourself. Including an “objective” on your résumé is an outdated format. Companies want to know what you can do for them, not the other way around. Begin your résumé instead with a strong positioning statement that describes what you have to offer. Example: “Highly accomplished marketing executive with more than 10 years experience developing multi-million dollar product lines.” • Organize with simple categories: Professional Experience, Education, Certifications, Associations. • Be relevant. List your experience and dates of employment in reverse chronological order, and then only for the past 10 years unless you feel that certain experience prior to that is critical in helping you get a new position. • Describe companies. Unless the company is very well-known, include a description with size, industry, location, and any other notables. Never include negative information or your reason for leaving a former employer. • Showcase accomplishments with the use of bullet points while also succinctly summarizing your daily tasks. Keep descriptions short and streamlined. Avoid company lingo or acronyms. • Show measurable results. “Increased yearly profits” is vague. “Developed new direct mail campaign resulting in more than $4 million in yearly sales,” is specific and demonstrates a measured result of your abilities. • Use action words. Action words/ verbs (e.g., developed, designed, championed, initiated, established, executed, managed, organized) promote a powerful individual. Omit personal pronouns. Replace “I accomplished” with “Accomplished…” • Make it easy on the eye. Keep it clean, simple, and uploads/Management/ career-guide 7 .pdf
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