Your Job Search: A Recruiter's Eye View
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Flip your job search on its head and learn how recruiters work, what they look for, and how to leverage your relationships with them to make your next best career move. This presentation is heavy on social recruiting tactics, so make sure you are logged in to your LinkedIn!
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Your Job Search: A Recruiter's Eye View
- 1. Your Job Search A RECRUITER’S EYE VIEW Julia Pitlyk | Marketing & Recruiting Coordinator | Grant Alexander
- 2. What’s Your Recruiter Experience?
- 4. Headhunters
- 5. Headhunters Search Consultants
- 6. Headhunters Search Consultants Recruiters
- 7. Headhunters Search Consultants Recruiters Matchmakers
- 8. Headhunters Search Consultants Help You Land Your Dream Job! Recruiters Matchmakers
- 9. 1 CHOOSE THE RIGHT RECRUITER
- 10. REPUTATION
- 11. NETWORK
- 12. TIME IN THE FIELD
- 13. SPECIALITY
- 14. 2 GET CONNECTED
- 16. AVOID THE BLACK HOLE
- 17. AVOID THE BLACK HOLE
- 19. KEEP NETWORKING IN MIND
- 21. WHERE THEY LOOK FIRST
- 22. WHERE THEY LOOK FIRST
- 23. BUILD YOUR BRAND
- 24. WHERE TO BE PRESENT etc…
- 26. DON’T LOOK LIKE A SEEKER
- 27. LOOK LIKE A PROFESSIONAL
- 28. LOOK LIKE A PROFESSIONAL Professional Headline includes name, titles held OR possible titles
- 29. LOOK LIKE A PROFESSIONAL Professional Headline includes name, titles held OR possible titles Vanity URL – good for business cards or email signatures
- 30. LOOK LIKE A PROFESSIONAL Professional Headline includes name, titles held OR possible titles Make your previous employment searchable Vanity URL – good for business cards or email signatures
- 31. USE YOUR WORDSPACE Utilize every field to optimize your searchability!
- 33. IDENTIFY KEYWORDS Nouns > Verbs
- 34. IDENTIFY KEYWORDS Nouns > Verbs Industry Jargon
- 35. IDENTIFY KEYWORDS Nouns > Verbs Industry Jargon Standard Job Titles
- 36. BUT AVOID THESE WORDS LinkedIn’s Most Overused Buzz Words in 2010 & 2011 Crea&ve Extensive experience Organiza&onal Innova&ve Effec&ve Mo&vated Extensive experience Results-‐oriented Track record Dynamic Mo&vated Proven track record Innova&ve Team player Problem solving Fast-‐paced Communica&on skills Problem solver Dynamic Entrepreneurial
- 37. BUT AVOID THESE WORDS LinkedIn’s Most Overused Buzz Words in 2010 & 2011 Crea&ve Extensive experience Organiza&onal Innova&ve Effec&ve Mo&vated Extensive experience Results-‐oriented Track record Dynamic Mo&vated Proven track record Innova&ve Team player Problem solving Fast-‐paced Communica&on skills Problem solver Dynamic Entrepreneurial Aim to be more specific, factual, and more unique to you!
- 38. TELL YOUR STORY
- 39. TELL YOUR STORY Talk about you role AND the scope of the company!
- 40. TELL YOUR STORY
- 41. TELL YOUR STORY Edit company display name – help recruiters help you by giving them more information!
- 42. MAKE IT ROBUST Fill out your sections and coursework to tell your whole story and make yourself more searchable.
- 43. 3 SELL YOUR SUCCESS
- 44. BE STRATEGIC First Call is an Appointment Setter
- 45. BE STRATEGIC First Call is an Appointment Setter Ask for a Job Description
- 46. BE STRATEGIC First Call is an Appointment Setter Ask for a Job Description Tweak Your Resume & Responses
- 47. BE STRATEGIC First Call is an Appointment Setter Ask for a Job Description Tweak Your Resume & nt fe re y Responses ave a dif r ever H o ! me f pp ly to re s u o u a y jo b
- 48. STRENGTHEN YOUR RESUME Recruiters will adjust yours, but don’t make them look for the “golden nugget.”
- 49. SHARE YOUR “EX” FACTORS -
- 50. SHARE YOUR “EX” FACTORS - Experience
- 51. SHARE YOUR “EX” FACTORS - Experience Expertise
- 52. SHARE YOUR “EX” FACTORS - Experience Expertise Excellence
- 53. WORK WITH THE PROCESS Set realistic expectations for the recruiter Be prompt in Return calls and emails returning calls and promptly emails Be open to opportunities Know how the feedback process works
- 57. BE A CONNECTOR
- 59. GIVE REGULAR UPDATES – da ti n g er-up i n th e i d ov them Avo keep ! j u st k n ow
- 60. 4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- 61. I thought I was the perfect fit for a job, but the recruiter hasn’t responded to my application/isn’t returning my calls and emails…what’s going on?
- 62. REASONS WHY Missing important qualifications.
- 63. REASONS WHY Missing important qualifications. You’re a good fit, but not the ideal fit.
- 64. REASONS WHY Missing important qualifications. You’re a good fit, but not the ideal fit. t, ea n t gr nt s w a g o o d, C l ie t j u st e no th ey ’r e r. w h e n re c r u i t a pa yi ng
- 65. REASONS WHY Missing important qualifications. You’re a good fit, but not the ideal fit. t, ea n t gr Generic, ordinary, or nt s w a g o o d, C l ie t j u st e no th ey ’r e r. error-filled resume/ w h e n re c r u i t a cover letter. pa yi ng
- 66. REASONS WHY Missing important qualifications. You’re a good fit, but not the ideal fit. t, ea n t gr Generic, ordinary, or nt s w a g o o d, C l ie t j u st e no th ey ’r e r. error-filled resume/ w h e n re c r u i t a cover letter. pa yi ng Uncertainty of exactly what the client is looking for.
- 67. I had an initial phone call/ interview with the recruiter, but haven’t heard back since. What did I do wrong?
- 68. REASONS WHY Your detailed experience wasn’t a match.
- 69. REASONS WHY Your detailed You didn’t listen to the experience wasn’t a questions. match.
- 70. REASONS WHY Your detailed You didn’t listen to the experience wasn’t a questions. match. u st be m i te rs n yo u r R e c r u de nt i s. fi c o n r v iew ski l l i nte
- 71. REASONS WHY Your detailed You didn’t listen to the experience wasn’t a questions. match. u st be m i te rs n yo u r R e c r u de nt i s. fi c o n r v iew ski l l i nte Your attitude, work-style, or personality may not be a cultural fit with the client.
- 72. After being presented to a company, they didn’t want to pursue me, and my recruiter is being vague about it. Why?
- 73. REASONS WHY Your personal quirks may have gotten in the way.
- 74. REASONS WHY Your personal quirks They may not have all may have gotten in the the information. way.
- 75. REASONS WHY Your personal quirks They may not have all may have gotten in the the information. way. t c l ie n c e s s T h e p ro ck d ba e s l o w ! fee n b ca
- 76. REASONS WHY Your personal quirks They may not have all may have gotten in the the information. way. t c l ie n c e s s T h e p ro ck d ba e s l o w ! fee n b ca Remember: Your recruiter will ALWAYS want to share constructive feedback with you.
- 77. REMEMBER TO
- 78. REMEMBER TO See your recruiter as a partner in your future.
- 79. THANK YOU! Julia Pitlyk jpitlyk@grantalexanderus.com