《Job Hunting Strategies - HRM20160》.pdfVIP

JOB HUNTING STRATEGIES MSc Human Resources Management Autumn 2011 Careers in Business LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this session, you will:  Be able to identify a range of sources of job opportunities  Understand how to develop networking techniques for job search  Have started to plan an individual job search strategy Careers in Business AGENDA  Your starting point  Graduate Training Schemes  Advertised vacancies  Recruitment Agencies/Consultants  The “Hidden Jobs Market”  speculative approach  networking  Your action plan Careers in Business YOUR ACTION PLAN  During the session, make notes of the things you are going to include in your personal job seeking action plan  You can use this sheet to create a map of the different strategies you are going to use Careers in Business THE CHANGING RECRUITMENT MARKET Assessment 1999 2009 Method On-line applications 2% 81% only Paper applications 98% 11% only Accept CVs 50% 7% Survey of medium to large employers: most with established graduate training programmes Careers in Business SELECTION METHODS Careers in Business STARTING POINT  Do you know your career goals?  What will your next move be?  Graduate Training Scheme?  Direct entry