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Welcome.0 Thisisanopenandsupportiveforum– sowewouldlikeyoutoparticipate!Pleasedon’tbeshy.0 Whyshouldyouvolunteer?Yournextcareerconnectionoremployermightbeinthisroom.Thiscouldbeyourchancetomakeagreatimpression.
0 Whyelse?Well,ifyoudon’tvolunteer,we’llhavetodoitinstead.WemaybeinLA,butwe’reprettyterribleactors.Helpushelpyou.
0 Inthatsamespirit,weaskeveryonetoberespectfulofothersduringthissession.We’reheretolearnandhavefuntogether.
Howwillthissessionwork?0 Stagesofthejobsearch– 15minutes
0 Research0 Interview0 Follow‐up0 Resilience
0 Practicesessionandmockinterviews(we’llneedvictims…err,volunteers)– 45minutes
0 Summary– 5minutes0 Q&Atime– 10minutes
StagesoftheJobSearch
Research/Skill‐building
Stage
InterviewStage
Follow‐upStage
ResilienceStage You’velanded
ajob!
0 Research/Skill‐BuildingStage
0 Castawidenet
0 APA‐sponsoredcommunityplanningassistanceprogram(s)
0 Consideralternativepaths(Fulbright,PeaceCorps,AmeriCorps,APAchapteryoungplannersgroup,etc.)
0 Theplanningprofessionisdynamic…Whatcouldbesomeoftheupandcomingcareerpathsforplanners?[Youtellus.]
Research/Skill‐building
Stage
InterviewStage
Follow‐upStage
ResilienceStage You’velanded
ajob!
0 InterviewStage
0 Makesureyoursocialmediapresencereflectsyourjob‐readyassets
0 Knowwhatyou’retalkingaboutintheinterview0 Researchandprepareforthepositionandtheorganization;knowwhattheirnoteworthyandrecentprojectsare;Doyouknowanypeoplethatworkfortheorganization?
0 Thinkofpossiblequestionsandprepareyouranswers
0 Getyourpitch/elevatorspeechdownpat…Whoareyou?Whotrustsyou?Whyareyoutherightpersonforthepositionandorganization?Thinkaboutwhatyouwouldincludeinyourpitchinpreparationforthenextportionofoursession.
Research/Skill‐building
Stage
InterviewStage
Follow‐upStage
ResilienceStage You’velanded
ajob!
0 Follow‐upStage
0 Everyonelovesagraciousinterviewee0 Post‐interviewhandwrittenthankyounotesareamajorplus
0 Suggestedcontentofnote:0 Thankthemfortheopportunitytointerview0 Reinforcepointsonyourstrengths0 Askforfeedbackonwhatwouldmakeyouamoredesirablecandidate
0 Offertoprovidemoreinformationormaterialsifrequested
0 Stayintouch,butdon’tbepushy
Research/Skill‐building
Stage
InterviewStage
Follow‐upStage
ResilienceStage You’velanded
ajob!
0 ResilienceStage
0 Sometimesthingsdon’tgoyourwayandthatcanbediscouraging…hanginthere!
0 Copingtechniques:0 Considerpart‐time,volunteerpositionsasafootinthedoor0 Considerhiringaprofessionaltoreviseyourresume0Makethatreallyhardphonecalltogetconstructivefeedback
0 Askforintroductions,requestinformationalinterviews,andnetwork,network,network
Research/Skill‐building
Stage
InterviewStage
Follow‐upStage
ResilienceStage You’velanded
ajob!
PracticeSession&MockInterviews0Whatarewegoingtodo?
0 We’llhaveoneelevatorpitchpracticesession.Rememberhowwesaidtothinkaboutthisearlier?(2volunteersneeded)
0 We’llhavetwomockinterviews.(2volunteersneeded)
0Whatdoyouhavetodoifyouvolunteer?0 We’llbringyouuponstage.You’lldoyourthingandwe’llgiveyouafriendly,constructivecritique.Theaudiencemightalsohaveafewpointers.0 Ifyou’reselected,getreadytogoimmediately.
Okay,raiseyourhandifyouwanttovolunteer!
We’llselect4to6people
ElevatorPitch!–15minutes/2volunteers
0 Scenario1:Uhoh.Yourtripbyelevatoruptothe25th‐flooroftheDepartmentofTransportation’sofficebuildingisinterruptedbyapowersurge.Luckily,ratherthanplungingtoyourdeath,yourelevatorsitssuspendedbetweenfloors14and15;youandtheotherpassengerbreatheasighofrelieftohearthebuildingmanager’svoicecomeovertheintercomtocalmlyinformyouthatyourtripshouldresumeinjustafewminutes.Inanotherfortunatetwistoffateyoufindouttheelevator’sotherpassengeristhehiringmanagerforthestate’sDOTanditjustsohappensyou’veALWAYSwantedtoworkasatransportationplanner.
Nopressure,butgiveherthegreatestelevatorpitchofalltime.Literally.
MockInterview#1–15minutes/1volunteer
0 Scenario2:Afterthreemonthsofwaitingtohearbackonthestatusofyourapplication,youfinally getacallfromtheHRgatekeepersandyoulearnyou’velandedaninterviewfortheopenPlanner2positionwithaprivateconsultingfirm.Woo‐hoo!After10minutesofcelebration,yourmoodsuddenlyshifts,andyoubecomeonebigbundleofnervesandselfdoubt.However,you’redeterminedtopowerthoughit,soyoudoyourhomework—includingpracticinginterviewquestionsbytalkingtoyourselfinamirror—andprepareforthreebasicquestions:0 1.Tellusaboutyourself.0 2.Whyshouldwehireyou?0 3.Wheredoyouseeyourselfin10years?
Showushowyou’repreparedtohandlethesebasicquestions.
MockInterview#2–15minutes/1volunteermax
0 Scenario3:You’reinthemiddleofaninterviewforaplanningpositionwiththeCityofSeattle.Youthinkthingshavegoneprettywellsofaroverall(theyevenlaughedatyourjokes!)butthenallofthesuddenyougetthrownacurveball.Egad.You’renotprepared. Yourmindhasgoneblank!
Showushowyouextricateyourselfandgetthingsbackonmessage.
SummaryPoints
Thisiswherewemakesenseofeverything!
Resources0 APA’splanningwebsitehaslotsofresources:
0 YoungPlannersGroupReporthttp://www.planning.org/features/2008/newprofessionals.htm
0 CommunityPlanningAssistanceTeamshttp://www.planning.org/communityassistance/teams/
0 APAChapters0 YoungPlannersGroups0 CommunityPlanningAssistance
0 Otherresources0 LinkedIn0 ArticlebyGeoffreyJames‘HowtoAchieveTrueJobSecurity’onwww.inc.com
0 ArticlebyJohnPutzierandDavidBaker‘50ToughestInterviewQuestionstoAskorAnswer’athttp://hiring.monster.com
0 BookbySpencerJohnson‘WhoMovedMyCheese?Anamazingwaytodealwithchangeinyourworkandinyourlife’
Q&A
We’dlovetohearyourquestions– andyourideasaboutsearchingforaplanningjob.Whathasworkedand
whathasn’tworked?
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