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Content Contributions By Local Managers atSynchrony Financial, The Minney Group, & IBM

Are you Entitled To A Job?

  

YouTube Video: The Entitlement CreedClick Here To Start The Video

Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cPuH8jg5nQ

Employer Expectations

How many resumes will an

employer receive for a single part-time position?

100 - 200

BE COMPETITIVE!

• Resume Tips – Be concise/truthful

• Research position for keywords

• Demonstrate how you add value to the company

• Highlight relevant skills needed for the job

The #1 reason that an

application is not considered is

because it was not filled out

correctly?

True or False?

TrueAccuracy is one of the first things reviewed before they even look at your name!

Employers decide within

5 minutes if they want to

hire you?

True or False?

30 seconds

or less!

YOu only get ONE shot at the first impression!

False

Why Interviews?Past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior (way you will perform on the job)

•PRACTICE INTERVIEWING – PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

•USE EXAMPLES WITH POSITIVE OUTCOMES

•FOLLOW UP WITH A WRITTEN THANK YOU

It is important for me to ask

questions during the interview?

True or False?

…AND BE READY FOR THE ANSWERS!

IF YOU GOOGLE A COMPANY OR COLLEGE –

True

YOU COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT,

EMPLOYERS WILL REMEMBER YOU OUT OF 100-200 CANDIDATES!

CAN MY WORDS & ACTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACT MY EMPLOYABILITY?

Be careful what you post on social media! It could cost you your job.

Source: www.careerrookie.com/.../CB-221-The-Real-World-8-Ways-to-Get-F... & http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-fired-2011-5#ixzz1uX3jJtf4

Fired – For Post Badmouthing ClientsAshley Johnson, a former pizza waitress in North Carolina fired for complaining about customers on her Facebook.

Fired – For Offense TweetComedian Gilbert Gottfried, voice of the Aflac duck made jokes about the Japanese tsunami on Twitter.

Fired – For Posting Inappropriate PhotosA high school teacher in Georgia forced to resign when her principal questioned her Facebook page, which included an expletive and photos of her holding wine and beer.

"Thanks for eating at Brixx," she wrote, before using profanity and calling the customers, who were not identified in the post, "cheap."

Japan is really advanced. They don't go to the beach. The beach comes to them.. Aflac is the largest insurance company in Japan.

Always

represent yourself

well!Your Actions Create Your Brand.

Questions?

How to Access the Video & PowerPoint

Step 1 - Programs

Step 2 GE Capital JA Personal Finance Day

Step 3&4 Click on Welcome Video or Hire Me! Powerpoint link. It will open and you can save to the desktop. You can also save before the event to a flashdrive and use. Sound is needed in both.

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WEBSITE - www.jaonline.org

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At 9 a.m. - Welcome Video Play after you introduce yourself.

Last Class – use after Pre-Test