Job Seekers Boot Camp
Totally free, and led by two top professionals
in our midst, who want to help you!
For a printable flyer on the SPRING 2013 SESSION, click here, or see details below.
TO REGISTER, or if you have questions, please call (860.529.1575 x210) or email Eileen Murray.
For SESSION MATERIALS AND AUDIO FILES from PRIOR sessions, scroll past the Spring 2013 Session information.
Be Inspired. Get Hired.
Job Seekers Boot Camp
Spring 2013 Session
FREE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
• Empower your job search
• Zero in on career opportunities
• Energize your sense of worth
• All job seekers welcome
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
RECONNECT WITH YOUR SUCCESS
Accomplishments | Preparing a Resume
Cover Letters
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
THE MARKETING PLAN
Networking | Job Postings | Recruiters
Social Media | Direct Mail
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
THE JOB INTERVIEW
Types of Interviews | Preparation
Rehearsal | How to Shine
---> All three sessions are from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., in the Fireside Room.
PRESENTERS
JOHN MADIGAN
President and CEO
Executive Talent Services, LLC
JOHN BRUBAKER
Principal
Professional Resume Plus, LLC
REGISTER through Eileen at 860.529.1575, x210.
“I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord, “plans to prosper you... to give you hope and a future.” —Jeremiah 29:11
Session Documents, Audio Files, Video
The following materials are provided, free of charge, for anyone desiring help with any aspect of their job search—even without having attended the session.
Documents in MS Word (Click titles)
Includes “The Five Fundamentals of Job Search Success.” Also contains information on “Fear in Job Search.”
Two articles about the success of the baby boomers — in job search and entrepreneurship.
Shows unemployment rate by age decade for the year 2011. Ages 50 and above all at 6.8% or below. National rate overall was 8.9%.
Demonstrates various aspects of professional resume writing. Pay special attention to the Profile (especially Core Competencies) and the bulleted achievements, which give resumes distinction and uniqueness. Two-page resumes are almost always used for positions $125,000 and above and are sometimes used for positions as low as $75,000.
Same person as above, put into a one-page format. Note the condensing of all aspects of the two-page resume to tell the same story in fewer words.
Three-Point Cover Letter Template
This is a shell you can use in writing your own letter.
Three-Point Cover Letter Sample
This is an actual letter, to show how the three points can be created.
Analysis of how to create job achievements to enhance the resume.
Madigan Accomplishments Handout
John Madigan’s file on accomplishments. Good to read both this and the document above. A little overlap, but lots of great information with the two combined.
An exercise designed to identify possible target jobs. Excellent or revising a resume with the idea of adding Core Competencies and Keyword Optimization.
An exercise to customize a resume or cover letter using the Wordle.net website.
Audio (MP3) Files (Click titles)
Age Discrimination and Problem Solving
13 minutes
2.5 minutes
7 minutes
Finding Jobs and Keyword Optimization
3 minutes
50 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
25 minutes
Resume and Cover Letter Advice II
25 minutes
Video
The Lesson of the Mission Impossible Squirrel
In less than one minute of video, a squirrel teaches us
almost everything we need to know about attitude, problem-solving and
persistence in job search. Key lessons - he keeps his "eye on the
prize" - completely focused on eating those nuts - he uses his imagination
to overcome every obstacle - and he doesn't take personally the fact that there
are challenges between him and his goal. Be Like the Squirrel!!!
More video to come. Check back soon!
“I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord, “plans to prosper you... to give you hope and a future.” —Jeremiah 29:11
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