MARKET MAPPING WORKSHOP November 2012 Maria Moragianis: Director, ALBA Career & Alumni Office

JOB SEARCH ACTION PLAN I. Ingredients for Success II. Job Search Knowledge & Skills III. Tools to Identify Opportunities I. Ingredients for Success A powerful CV and cover letter Elevator pitch: 2-minute description of your background, accomplishments & ideal job A few success stories demonstrating your capabilities & achievements Prepared answers to the 10 most common interview questions II. Job Search Knowledge & Skills Interviewing skills Job search management skills Networking skills Rapport building skills III. Tools to Identify Opportunities a. Internet job boards, university career offices, job fairs, trade associations b. Networking Social Media c. Resources d. Target companies a. Internet Job Boards International Graduateland: graduateland.com Entrypark: entrypark.com iHipo: ihipo.com CareerBuilder: careerbuilder.com Monster: monster.com Yahoo! Hot Jobs: careers.yahoo.com Global Career Company: globalcareercompany.com Indeed: indeed.com/worldwide

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Kariera: kariera.gr Just jobs: justjobs.gr Skywalker: skywalker.gr Just grads: justgrads.gr

a. Career Fairs 80-90% or more of all hires come through other means specifically: personal referrals and networking. YOU ARE WHO YOU KNOW b. Networking Social Media LinkedIn: Include keywords in your summary statement. Write for the screen. List all experience. Collect diverse recommendations. Share your news frequently. Free webinar by career expert Lindsay Pollack: http://careerservices.linkedin.com/webinar/ Facebook Twitter c. Resources Headhunters /Search consultants Friends/family Professors ALBA alumni Alumni from other schools d. Target Companies Determine the industry & function Company site / Careers Collect data: do you know someone who works there? ALBA alumni? Contact the HR department

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OUTLINE To introduce the newly acquired career site: Going Global To review Workmaze.com To learn how to search for job posts in our ALBA LinkedIn group To review major international job boards

Going Global
Answers questions like these: How do I get an internship in Sweden? What are the visa requirements for China? What are the top engineering companies in Germany? I want a management consulting job in Geneva! How much does it cost to live in Australia? How do I create a CV for Brazil? How much can I expect to earn in the US? Information Found in Going Global Country-specific career & employment resources for over 80 locations Specific Country Career Guides covering 34 countries Topics covered: Job Search Resources Work Permit and Visa regulations Country-specific resume / CV guidelines Interviewing and cultural advice Employment outlook plus industry trends Professional & social networking groups Job & Internship Search Tool Database of millions of job and internship listings around the world (updated daily) Searchable in local languages (not just English) Identify various opportunity types (full-time, part-time, internship, contract) opportunities with non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

How to Create Your Account Students: create a personal account from a computer on campus and afterward use that account to log in to Going Global from any computer off campus through the same link. Alumni: create an account from the alumni portal (you will find Going Global under the tab Benefits & Services) and then you will be able to access the site from any PC. Personal accounts are limited to 180 days. Continued access requires the establishment of a new account every 180 days.

Workmaze
Guide to graduate recruitment in the Top 100 Global Recruiting Companies (Updated monthly) For each company listed, Workmaze provides: Up-to-date company contact information, names of key recruitment contacts, details of any graduate recruitment programs, deadlines and methods of application and details of international recruitment opportunities. The guides are searchable. This is primarily for students or recent grads seeking: Graduate, Leadership or Fast Track programs How to Access Go to www.workmaze.com. Username: ALBA, Password: MBA

The LinkedIn Jobs search helps you: Filter thousands of job postings by location, company, date posted and more See who posted the job and how youre connected to them or others at the company Apply for many jobs directly through LinkedIn with just your profile http://www.linkedin.com/studentjobs?trk=hb_tab_clgjobs: This is the job site specifically for students and grads

The ALBA Graduate Business School LinkedIn Group Under Jobs you will find all posts related to Greece. Apply directly to these jobs by clicking on them. Under Job Discussions you will find the posts which have been sent directly to the Career Office. Details on how to apply are included in each post (either through us or directly by clicking on the ad) ALBA Subgroups We have created the following LinkedIn subgroups where under Jobs you will find all relevant GLOBAL job posts. In other words, if you are in the consulting subgroup all posts under Jobs are related to consulting from all over the world not just Greece: Consulting Professionals Energy & Utilities Professionals Finance Professionals HR Professionals International Community IT & Telecoms Professionals Legal Professionals Marketing & Sales Professionals Pharmaceuticals-Healthcare Shipping Professionals ALBA Alumni Enterprising

International Job Boards

Young Candidates MBA Exchange One Wire eFinancial Careers Graduateland Prospects JobServe Monster Yahoo Hot Jobs Career Builder Global Career Company Senior Candidates (more are mentioned in the alumni portal) Harvey Nash eFinancial Careers

JobServe Global Executive Jobs Telegraph Jobs Sthree Career Builder Global Career Company Craigslist Indeed Linkup iHipo