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Monster SecretsAn Insider’s Guide to Getting the Job
Dan DeMaioNewtonDecember 2009
Agenda
• Current Local Labor Situation
• What’s Going on with Unemployment
• Monster Secrets– Insider Insights to
Getting the Job
The Latest from the Unemployment Front
The National Economy is Stabilizing.
Overall Job Demand in Boston is Still Under Water.
Overall Job Demand in New England has been Fairly Flat Over the Past 4 Months,
but is Still Greater than It Was in 2003!
12 of Top 28 Top Metro MarketsShowed an Increase in Job Seeker Demand in
November 2009.
New England Has 4 of the Top 10 States for Talent Demand.
Planning and Developing Good Habits
1• Is Education an option?
A Recruiter’s View of the World
• Local Career Event Calendar
– Networking Group Meetings
– Career Fairs
– Seminars
– Workshops
• Job Seeker Discussion Forums
– Hidden Jobs Exposed
– News for Job Seekers
– Better Job Hunting Articles
– Phantom Job Seeker
– Recruiter News
– Success Stories
• Stay in Touch with Dan
What is Your Resume Saying?
What is Your Resume Saying?
Please help us get 1,000,000 Resume Clouds
Create and share your Resume Cloudon BetterJobsFaster.org
Invite others to participate on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn
• Find out and share what really works
• Find out and share what is a scam
• Help job seekers get the most for any investments in time and money
• Help Job Seekers Get Better Jobs Faster
Monster Secrets
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Career Snapshots
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Career Snapshots
A research tool that standardizes thousands of job titles and allows
users to research occupational
descriptions and data.
Career Mapping
21
Career Mapping
A patent-pending,
career exploration tool
developed from
a decade of resumes.
Career Benchmarking
22
Career Benchmarking
An assessment tool that helps candidates measure themselves
against othersin their industry, location or job.
Introducing
Monster Power Match
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Next Steps
45
1. Go to www.Monster.com and Try PowerSearch.
2. Send me your feedback (dan.demaionewton@monster.com)
The Power of the LinkedIn JobsInsider Widgethttp://www.linkedin.com/static?key=jobsinsider_download
1. Search Monster.com for jobs2. View a Job3. LinkedIn Tool Shows Connections to the company through
People You Know!
Shows how to connect to the person at the Company who can help you get the job
Optimized to reach out through your network to the Insider.
Streamlined to communicate through your connections to the right person.
Recruiters and Resume Search
Recruiters Search on:• Keywords• Most Recent Employer• Zip Code Radius• Most Recent Job Title• Most Recent Job
Description• Schools Attended• Desired Salary Range
(Default: Per Year)
• Education Level• Experience Level• Work Status• Job Type• Industry• Occupation
• Resumes Posted Within Past Month (Default)
First Impressions: What a Recruiter Sees
Resume Naming Mistakes• Using your Name Only
• Sounding Desperate
• Telling Nothing
• Dating Yourself
• You are only a Title
• Typos
• Too Cute
Resume Stars• Function / Company / Industry / Salary
/ Relocation preference
• Show Them Where You Want to Be
• Recruiter can “See” the Candidate and Wants to Learn More
Improve Your Chances
http://tools.seobook.com/keyword-tools/seobook/#
Outthink the Recruiter
• Never forget the #1 way people find jobs.• Find any way to get to the hiring manager.• Compliment the Recruiter and recognize their
challenges• Build and Reinforce Your Social Networks• Design your resume to have maximum hooks
– Use the 10/3/3 rule– It’s all about what you WILL and CAN DO, not
what you’ve done• Take 5 minutes for jobs you want to research the
company so you can embed hidden hiring factors• Eliminate everything that may give the recruiter a
reason to disqualify you• Write your resume incorporating as many key
words and phrases as appear in the job posting• Be quantitative whenever possible• Be Ruthless with Resumes: 2 Pages or Less
Managing the Job Search: Actions and Attitudes
• Actions– Refresh your resume at least once a month.
– Invite people to go for a walk.
– Acknowledge feelings and recognize them as simply that. Then take action. Do not be distracted
– Consider starting your own blog (Wordpress.com)
– Attend Workshops and Seminars in your field
• Attitudes– Handle Staffing Agency calls quickly, but
firmly
– Be assertive, not arrogant, and stay in contact with the HR recruiter
– Be friendly and open to new ideas
– Always try to be helpful to recruiters. They are connectors. Be a connector for them.
What Can You Do?
• There is no longer a stigma associated with unemployment• Volunteer • Build Your Personal Brand - the Wave of the Future of
Work• Group together and start a Business• Attend Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops
– Boston Business Journal– Conference Alerts: http://www.conferencealerts.com
• Help companies make money or save money• Be patient• Be like a Willow: Bend, but Never Break• Reach out to others. Everyone needs something.• Use 2 criteria in evaluating every opportunity:
– Is This a Greater Opportunity to Make a Difference?– Will I have More Fun?
• Don’t worry about taking a step backwards to move forward
Final Pearls of Wisdom• Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.
- Theodore Roosevelt
• Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it took a depression to teach us the real value of a job.
- Victor Hugo
• All Happiness comes from thinking of others. All suffering comes from thinking of one’s self.
- Dalai Lama
• Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
- Dalai Lama
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