Job Hunting

Vicente Barberá

22/11/2011

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Spanish situation Unemployment rate 21.5% Youth unemployment rate 46% Unemployment for adults aged between 16 and 65 years 53%

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Job markets

Two types of job markets:

Visible market Hidden market

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Accesing the Hidden Market (I)

80% of vacancies are on the hidden job market 20% of vacancies are on the visible market Visible vacancies are more competitive than hidden

vacancies, leaving you less chance of getting the post. You must spend more time on the hidden market. In

some cases you will be the only applicant.

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Accesing the Hidden Market (II)

Networking

Source: http://www.interjobs.co.uk/searching/hidden.html

The wider your network, and the more often you use it, the better it works. At a low and broad level, friends, relatives or people you meet may know where there are jobs that are not advertised. Always ask them, as their employer may be looking for staff. This search method cannot be undervalued.

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Accesing the Hidden Market (III)

Contacting Employers by Mail or Phone Registering with Recruitment Consultants Working with Headhunters

Source: http://www.interjobs.co.uk/searching/hidden.html

On another level, your network may include fellow professionals, past employers or similar people. Networks need to be maintained regularly (even when you're in employment) to get them to work effectively for you.

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Process Flow Diagram (PFD)

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Think Different. Be Different.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFEarBzelBs

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Job Hunting 2.0 (I)

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Job Hunting 2.0 (I)

New tools 2.0 for job hunting:

Facebook, www.facebook.com Linkedin, www.linkedin.com Twitter, www.twitter.com Blogger, www.blogger.com Wordpress, es.wordpress.com

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Internet Sources

English for work: http://show.langschool.eu/courses/intermediate-en/index.es.html

English for work seeking: http://show.langschool.eu/courses/intermediate-en/unit14.es.html

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Information and job resources

Spain: Infojobs, www.infojobs.es Servef, www.servef.es Computrabajo, www.computrabajo.es Cámara de Valencia, www.camaravalencia.com/trabajo

UK and Ireland: Department for Work and Pensions, www.dwp.gov.uk Do-it, www.do-it.org.uk Go Wales, www.gowales.co.uk Gradireland, www.gradireland.com Jobcentre Plus, www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk JobHunters Bible, www.jobhuntersbible.com Jobs in Ireland cpl jobs, http://www.cpl.ie/

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Have you thought it over?

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Motivation is the key

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5sTQArmJBo&feature=related

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Thank you for your attention!

Keep working and don’t give up!

Vicente Barberá

Twitter: @vbarbera

Linkedin: http://es.linkedin.com/in/vbarbera