Did you know at least 50% - 80% of all job openings are never advertised? Presentation to Engineers Australia members on how to tap into the hidden sources of jobs and tips on how to proactively manage your career in today’s new job market.

1. How to Advance Your Career in the New
Job Market
June 2014
Shireen DuPreez
Principal Consultant
www.shireendupreez.com

2. My previous recruitment assignments for
engineering positions:
Engineering Manager. Principal Reliability
Engineer. Senior Electrical Engineer. Civil Engineer.
Senior Mechanical Engineer. Project Engineer.
Current assignments:
Estimator – Adelaide – Mining Company
Country Manager Australia – Perth – Oil and Gas
Services company

3. Agenda:
1. The new job market
2. The power of relationships and
networks to advance your career
3. Question time
@shireendupreez

4. Where are the career
opportunities for
engineers?
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Source: Reid Hoffman
“The Start Up of You”

5. 50% – 80%
of job
openings
aren’t
advertised
publicly
The Hidden Job
Market

6. Structure your job
hunting time efficiently
Applying for job
advertisements
Accessing the
Hidden Job
Market
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7. Stranded as mining jobs tide turns
“After months of fruitlessly sending off job applications with no
reward, Mr Perling and his friends decided to try something different
to stand out.”
26th May 2014

8. Networking is your most important job
search strategy
@shireendupreez

9. Myers-Briggs Personality Test
INTP (Engineers) - introversion, intuition,
thinking, perception
Engineers are easy going yet private. They are
independent intellectuals.
Although they enjoy networking and sharing
ideas and knowledge they prefer solitude.

10. “An individuals power is
raised exponentially with
the help of a network”
Reid Hoffman, Co-founder
of LinkedIn

11. 2. Harness the power of
relationships and
networks to move your
career forward
In summary:
1. Adapt your job search
methods to the new job
market

12. Career Advancement Masterclass
Saturday 26th July 2014
www.podconsultancy.com.au
www.shireendupreez.com
Learn how to access the
Hidden Job Market
Shirley Anne
Fortina
Shireen
DuPreez

13. Shireen DuPreez
Principal Consultant
www.shireendupreez.com

14. How to Advance Your Career in the New
Job Market
June 2014
Shireen DuPreez
Principal Consultant
www.shireendupreez.com