Dan Harris & Noelle Tardieu

• Yahoo! News • Resume Tips (Resume Verbs) • Job Hunting Tips (Marty Nemko) • Network Yourself & Meet others! • Job Search Engines • Linkedin is a POWERFUL social network! • Need more experience? Or a bridge job? • A Winning Attitude! • Q & A

• Yahoo! is building up for the recovery

• Currently over 500 openings & plus loads of contract jobs. Careers.Yahoo.Com

• WorkForceLogic is our contracting company. Email Jenn Lien Jlien@yahoo-inc.com for contract jobs.

• Resume styles change like fashions • Chronological resumes are preferred (functional

resumes are out) • Outlined resumes are in style • Effective resumes are based accomplishments

& biggest impacts • Hiring Managers want to see the problems you

have solved. Use your last review/focal for ideas • A laundry list of typical job duties is out • One page resumes are for new college grads • Use verbs that reach out and grab the reader • Analyze resumes on Craigslist etc…how does

your resume compare?

Resumes that use PAR P=what you performed or the problem

you solved. A=the action your took R=and the results of your efforts

• Successfully implemented a web application using LAMP, that improved case resolution times by up to 25%

•Orchestrated design & implementation of the distributed software for on-line connection to web feeds (C++ & UNIX)

• Launched test market product entry that gained 100% distribution, a 15% dollar share, & came in 40% under budget.

• Champion & cross-functional team leader for messaging platform; specified product requirements, drove marketing communications

• Redesigned procedures to collect past due accounts and reduce AR balance from 20% to 2% (90 days).

Words to use Words to use Words not to use

Designed or Optimized Propelled or Collaborated Was part of

Facilitated or Cultivated Transformed or

Partnered

Helped out

Launched or Delegated Coached or Governed Lead or Duties

Accountable or Principal Pioneered or

Answerable

Responsible for

Orchestrated or

Administered

Organized or Directed Managed (use sparingly)

Proficiently or Promoted Initiated or Implemented Worked with

Network Yourself into a Job & Meet others!

Join Social and Networking groups (use meetup.com and upcoming.org to find events)

Network with others Network with group and supporting groups Networks with leaders within your specialty or industry (You can

become a Leader!) Network with people at company you’re looking at Job Search Engines: www.linkup.com www.simplyhired.com www.jobster.com www.indeed.com

Now that you have a name & company name Now what? Email them using these toolsUse the following websites to confirm their email address: verify-email.org or www.mailtester.com

Finding People tools: • www.pipl.com • www.zabasearch.com • www.123people.com • www.peopledata.com

Call contacts directly at their company. Practice your 20 second pitch

Company Research www.zoominfo.com (Free. Find company tab, chose advanced search,

type in a few keywords and chose geography – now you have targets list)

www.linksv.com (free to join)

Have you ever heard of the career coach of the airwaves Marty Nemko?

He does 3 minute career make overs on the KGO Radio (Sunday 7 PM to 10 PM)  Marty Nemko is quite remarkable  http://martynemko.blogspot.com http://martynemko.com  Podcasts  http://members.kgoradio.com/kgo_archives/archives.php?d=0 

How to maximize Linkedin for your benefit

Invite former co-workers and alums

Grow your network

Tips & Techniques

Guru www.Guru.com E-Lance www.Elance.com Rentacoder.com www.rentacoder.com

Allfreelancework www.allfreelancework.com Programmingbids www.Programmingbids.com FreelanceRadar www.freelanceradar.com DoNanza www.donanza.com Peopleperhour www.peopleperhour.com

Here are a few contract agencies in Bay Area: Adecco, AppleOne, Manpower, Kelly Services, Palo Alto Staffing, Robert Half, Spherion, WorkForceLogic (part of Nelson Staffing), Volt also check www.craigslist.org. Check the yellow pages for additional companies.

Go in person, make a connection with a recruiter, call weekly…land a contract job!

• http://moneymakingmommy.com/Work-At-Home-Blog/

• http://www.sunoasis.com/freelance.html (for the writers, PR, editors folks in our crowd)

www.writersweekly.com/markets_and_jobs.php• Research Work at Home ScamsIf it looks/feels wrong – just say NO!!!

Link to typical work at home scams http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/workathomehelp/

a/homescam.htm

Have a game plan every morning – make it a “job” to find yourself a career or something you would be Happy doing! Find your Passion! Never Give Up! Make a grateful list.

Rejection happens sometimes – Sure it’s the challenges that makes you better/stronger!

Challenge Yourself to Succeed, Make it your Intention to Win and have Success!

Make Your Plans and take Actions to get you there! Envision what you want!

What we believe about ourselves will happen. See, write, & believe in your positive success, your next job/career & your life