meet at the mountain iii
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How did you get your first job? Networking How did you get your first job? Have several people tell about where they got first job. Highlight that most people get their first job through a contact of family. Bring up topic of working with your participants families to help you network Of course this can be challenging since they think that that’s what you are paid to do! Story, Father pointing finger at me saying “So, YOU want me to help YOU do YOUR JOB!! YES!!!! WHY? Get a job faster. Easier to customize Get more support on the jobTRANSCRIPT
Using Community Involvement as a Strategy for
Developing Jobs
Meet at the Mountain IIIBend, OR
April 10, 2015
NETWORKING How did you get your first job?
ADVANTAGES OF NETWORKING• People prefer to do business with someone
they know• Can get deeper information about the culture
of the company… • Who really makes the hiring decisions and what
jobs are really open—The Hidden Job Market• If several resumes have been received for a job
it helps your candidate stand out• If you know someone, it will be easier to
request accommodations• TRUST—This is why companies usually ask
current employees for leads on new employees
WHERE DO YOU NETWORK?Personal Connections• Family • Friends• LinkedIn• Teachers• Neighbors• Past Employers• Former co-workers• Current co-workers• Former and current classmates• Five Degrees of Separation
WHERE DO YOU NETWORK?
Organizational Connections• Board of Directors• Contractors and Suppliers• Other Vocational Service
Providers• Residential Service Providers
WHERE DO YOU NETWORK?
Community Connections• Religious• Chamber of Commerce• Clubs or Affiliationshttp://rotarydistrict5030.org/ • City Government• Community events• Local –where you shop or use services
LOCAL NETWORKS Bend Chamber of Commerce:https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=bend+chamber+of+commerceBend Chamber Business Guide:http://bendchamber.org/flipnews/Directory/2014-Preferred-Business-Guide/index.htm#?page=16http://bendchamber.org/BENDbizJournal/March-2015.pdf
Newspapers and media:http://www.bendbulletin.com/http://www.oregonlive.com/bend/http://www.bendsource.com/Other:http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/11/bend_and_medford_as_economic_g.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend,_Oregon
ELEVATOR SPEECH
What do you do?Who do you work for?What do they do?
IT DOESN’T STOP THERE!
Follow up is CRITICAL!
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SALES STATISTICS - HOW MANY TOUCHES DOES IT TAKE?48% of Sales people never follow up25% make a second contact and stop12% of Sales people only make three contacts and stopOnly 10% make more than three contacts**********************************************
2% of sales are made on the first contact3% of sales are made on the second contact5% of sales are made on the third contact10% of sales are made on the fourth contact80% of sales are made on the fifth contact!!!!!
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• Promote businesses on appropriate social media• Patronize employers and promote their business• Write press releases when big things happen• Recognize employers on your agency website• Nominate the business for status awards that
can be used in their reports and literature• Provide opportunities for business staff to
promote your organization and their company• Invite elected officials to tour worksites• Write HANDWRITTEN notesk
NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS
FOR MORE INFORMATION:Trish Borden, Executive DirectorTrillium Employment [email protected]
Paula Johnson, Program SpecialistProject SEARCHCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical [email protected]