Presentation delivered at the second annual PCC Employment Outreach Event, An all welcome, all community, all about getting employed free conference for PA and NJ residents. Presentation includes Clare Hart's lessons learned in the process of finding the next, RIGHT, role. A job search is a process, in fact, in many ways it is a full-time job. Ms. Hart talks about her experience and the disciplined approach to the following job search activities: • Personal skills assessment: what you like to do and do well and what you don't like to do and therefore should stay away from in your next role. • Targeting companies • Networking • Tracking progress • Following up with people who assist you in your search. Maintain an upbeat and positive attitude during the slower and darker days of your search.

1. Employment
Outreach Event
(EOE) - hosted by
Princeton
Community
Church (PCC).
Clare Hart

2. Focus and the Job Search: Planning,
Preparation, Passion and Follow Up
› A job search is a process, in fact, in many ways it is a
full-time job.
› The disciplined approach to the search:
› personal skills assessment - what you like to do and do
well and what you don't like to do and therefore should
stay away from in your next role
› targeting companies
› networking
› tracking progress and following up with people who
assist you in your search.
› When NOT to take a job
› Maintaining an upbeat and positive attitude during
the slower/darker days of your search.

3. Personal Assessment:

4. Targeting Companies
› Products & Services
› Target Customers & Markets
› Health of the Company
› Newsabout the Company, Executives,
Culture

5. Example:
› Companies doing interesting things:
Apple | LinkedIn | Nimble | Paypal | Dwolla IBM -
Marketing |Microsoft| HP |Mashable | Factual*
› Companies in the Industry:
Bloomberg | Thomson Reuters | Salesforce.com
AOL | IMS Health | InfoSpace | Intersections |
ZD Net Group | United Business Media | Wolters
Kluwer |Media General | D&B
› Other:
Google | Intuit | PWC | Ernst & Young
American Express | Deloitte | Accenture | ADP

6. Networking & Follow-up
Date Contact Company Opportunity Follow-up
TABS Opportunities Recruiters PE/Bankers My Network

7. Four reasons NOT to accept a
job offer:
› The job veers off your career path
› The only appealing thing is the money
› You don’t respect the boss
› You’re embarrassed to work there
Source: glassdoor blog December 2012

8. Staying Upbeat!
› Stay Involved, Stay Busy
› Volunteer
› Take online courses
› Teach
› Do Consulting
› Join a board – non-profit, association, company
› Enjoy your hobbies – you are allowed
› Find good websites on the internet