Alex McCrackenDirector of Operations

The Goal is to Get the

Interview. Interviews

Lead to Jobs!!!!!!!!!

Networking Groups

LinkedIn

Associations

Volunteer Opportunities

Internships

Job Fairs

Do: Complete your profile

Do: Make sure your contacts are people who will remember you, will alert you, and will champion you

Do update your profile

Do join appropriate Groups

If you use your FB picture, don’t use the picture of you celebrating New Years

Don’t make it hard for someone to get in touch with you

Don’t make this a popularity contest – this is not FB◦ Remember: You want to link in with folks who will

champion you

I use LinkedIn to find recruits

I am LinkedIn with various recruiting firms so sometimes they send me jobs and ask if I know anyone

Be Relatable Explain how you would fit into the company or team Research the team, the products/services, the bios, the

clients, the philanthropic efforts Establish a relationship between you and the company on

paper

Be Specific and Personal Tell a story Don’t talk about a friend

Be Concise

Give me enough information to make an informed decision about your skill

set

Do: Highlight your strengths Do: Quantify your accomplishments Do: Tailor your resume

◦ Per Job◦ Per Industry◦ Per Hiring Manager

DO NOT apply for jobs for which you are unqualified

Personality Round

Do: Come prepared◦ Don’t pepper your contact with questions

Do: Turn it into a conversation Don’t continue to reschedule

◦ Keep your appointment◦ Don’t ask the other person to make the

arrangements Don’t continuously say: “I know, I just

haven’t done that yet”

Be Prepared Listen Be Professional

Be Prepared Listen Be Professional

Be Prepared Listen Be Professional

Oh yeah and have a personality

Do: Ask questions◦ Ask questions about the culture◦ What would be expected of me during the first 90

days◦ Ask positive questions◦ Ask questions about the job

Realize that the HR person may not know all of the answers

Don’t start negotiating salary, benefits, schedule, or activities

Remember this is face-to-face◦ Do look us in the eye◦ Do speak up and with confidence◦ Do speak passionately about the job and your

skills◦ Do offer a FIRM handshake◦ Do dress professionally◦ Piercings and Tattoos

Remember this is face-to-face◦ Do: Ask questions◦ Don’t: Again – not the time to start negotiating

salary UNLESS they ask◦ Be prepared for the unexpected – president may

stop by◦ Be prepared to discuss how and what and why

Be Professional throughout the job search

You don’t have the job until you sign on the dotted line

Always be respectful to everyone throughout the job search

Take a deep breath and BE YOURSELF!!!!!!!

Passion for the industry Confidence Intelligence Articulate and lively Enough of a career strategy to know what you

want; however, flexible enough to understand that careers don’t always work out the way you plan

Fearless

Analysts Consultants Sr. Consultants We have some staff that have a clinical

background and some who have an IT background