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Dave Ellis Have you noticed a lot of blog posts have the same advice about how to get an internship or job... "Update your resume"... "dress for success" (yawn). We need new advice for a new generation. What NEW tips do you have for them? Or if you're Gen Y... what tips have you found to be useful? Here's a blog post with some fresh ideas... http://thesavvyintern.com/2010/09/01/time-to-adapt-new-job-search-advice...

89 weeks ago from I am Gen Y and Career Rocketeer

Beverly K Richardson: Great questions!!! Over the years, I've found that being as "authentic" as humanly possible has landed me my best gigs.
89 weeks ago
Dave Rothacker: Good point Dave. Here's mine. It was the driving force behind my big sit down talk with daughter # 2 that precipitated the question I asked here ...MoreGood point Dave. Here's mine. It was the driving force behind my big sit down talk with daughter # 2 that precipitated the question I asked here last week.

There are a couple things one needs to "be" before this can work.

*be curious
*be inquisitive
*be authentic -- just like Beverly said!

Go out and do informational interviewing. The subject of II is best covered in the perennial classic What Color is Your Parachute? btw, this is a MUST READ book!

Not enough room to elaborate here but daughter # 1's II story forever cemented my belief in the power of II! If anyone is interested I could start another post here to explain. Promise to keep it brief.
89 weeks ago
Adriana Llames: Dave, I agree this is a great question. As a career coach, published author and professional speaker to the Gen Y audience this is HOT ...MoreDave, I agree this is a great question. As a career coach, published author and professional speaker to the Gen Y audience this is HOT topic.

Here's my #1 piece of advice for this population: Social Media Networking sites can be your friend or foe when it comes to job searching.

Consider these facts:
1) 45% of employers use Twitter and Facebook to screen job candidates. (Career Builder)
2) 85% of hiring managers Google a candidate before or after an interview. (Wall Street Journal)

As I describe in my book, "Career Sudoku" it's a smart idea to set up a Google Alert on yourself so you know what find out online brand is before the employer finds out. Next, lock down those Facebook privacy settings. Your Labor Day BBQ might be a great time to grab pics with your friends and hit the grill but there's no need for a potential employer to see you in that casual environment while evaluating your resume.

Lastly, pimp out your Linked In profile. It shows up on your Google results and recruiters to employers love Linked In for the high caliber candidates and free access it has to them. Considering the fact that 73% of recruiters spending time online, this is THE professional social network to be a part of today.

Hope you found these tips useful.
89 weeks ago
Beverly K Richardson: Dave R, I'm interested. Do start another post
89 weeks ago
Dave Rothacker: Daughter # 1 began information interviewing right after graduating from college in 2003 with a degree in marketing. Mom was able to connect her ...MoreDaughter # 1 began information interviewing right after graduating from college in 2003 with a degree in marketing. Mom was able to connect her with the director of marketing for a eighty plus branch bank. From their she did it all on her own.

Her intent was to learn about her field, how companies did business and to elicit bits of advice from everyone she talked with. At the conclusion of the interview, she would ask the person for interview referrals from people in similar positions as them. Because her initial "in" was with a higher power exec, she was able to stay on the CEO, marketing and creative director levels. Although her indirect goal was to secure work, she never discussed employment with her interviewees.

After six months she had covered most of the larger ad firms in town. She honed her interviewing skills, learned the market, learned the players and learned how to talk with those older exec types. Not one interview however resulted in a job per say.

She ended up getting a job by answering an ad, submitting a resume and portfolio and interviewing. Her primary responsibility was to deal with the media and almost EVERY SINGLE company that she info interviewed with. In some cases she called on the CEO to open doors four levels or so below.

From day one she followed up the interviews with a thank you card placed in the mail that same day. And beginning that first year, she sent three to four small personalized notes (showing off her creative skills) (usually on Halloween, St Pats day etc to stand out from conventional holidays) to all of these people and still does to this day, even though she could do it electronically much more easily.

She still is working for that same company and up until the recession was regularly receiving employment opportunities from her network.

My point to daughter # 2 is: dude, begin to info interview now as a freshman, don't wait till you graduate. To her credit, in her first class, she asked the prof what she would do differently if she could start college all over. It blew the prof away. No one had ever asked her that.

I strongly feel that if one enters this process with insatiable curiosity and respect, you'll stand out and doors will open for you!


89 weeks ago
Dave Ellis: Good description Dave. I get a lot of questions on our online chat support line from candidates who say "I never get a call back from recruiters." ...MoreGood description Dave. I get a lot of questions on our online chat support line from candidates who say "I never get a call back from recruiters." I ask them what kind of follow up or pro-active activity they are doing to get interviews.

The response is invariably, "follow what?"... "Pro-active?"

They don't realize that it's not magic. You have to do work on top of just emailing a resume.

Sounds like both your daughters have it down.
89 weeks ago
Dave Rothacker: Consider joining Toastmasters MoreConsider joining Toastmasters http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/WhatisToastmasters.aspx
89 weeks ago
Mark W.: @ Dave Ellis - a thought provoking post indeed. I immediately thought of 'Exceed Expectations' before reading that section so I guess I think it's ...More@ Dave Ellis - a thought provoking post indeed. I immediately thought of 'Exceed Expectations' before reading that section so I guess I think it's most important. The ideas apply now as they did 50 years ago - only the means in which the info is gathered and transmitted is different. It's all about the company, its employees, and how you may fit there.
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