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HOW TO SURVIVE – AND THRIVE – IN YOUR TRANSITION North Coast Calvary Chapel Career Transition Workshop Tom Dannemiller [email protected]
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HOW TO SURVIVE – AND THRIVE – IN YOUR TRANSITION
North Coast Calvary ChapelCareer Transition Workshop
So who is this guy anyway?
In transition since 1991 Engineer by training Held executive positions in
Product development Sales Manufacturing
Owned a small business Consultant On the board of a non profit
Transition Resume
Longest transition – 2 yrs
Everything that you are concerned about has happened to me
Now I have the job I want making the money I
want I have time for my family, and to give back
What is Transition
Moving from one Stable place to another
Everything is Temporary
The Employment Situation is Improving – Though not for Everyone
It Helps to Have an Education
Reasons for longer transitions Bad economy Technology change
Outsourcing Structural unemployment
How do we take advantage of this transition opportunity?
Take a moment
Take stock
Manage Your Situation
Financially Needs vs wants
Options for short term cash
Pray
If you have family members
Talk with your spouse Shared plan
Talk with family and others directly affected State the facts Explain changes Ask for help
Upsides of transition
Time
Focus Hurry is a waste of time in transition
Evaluation
Think about why you lost your job Hard assessment of your
Job performance Skill set Attitude
If you came up lacking, Why? What can you do about it?
Do you want your job back?
Were you happy in your old job? Did you like your lifestyle?
Did you like who you were in that job? Were your family relationships what you
wanted?
Dream
What are you doing? Environment People Pace Commute Time Money
Is your dream job even a job?
Consulting Entrepreneurship Non profit Portfolio employment
Can you Freelance ?
oDesk Elance Gigwalk
It is not just for Creatives anymore.
Gap Analysis
What prevents you from getting there? Skills? Circumstances? Location? Are you the person you saw?
What was different about that person? Catalog the gaps – this is what to work
on
What Now?
Now the fun starts! The life plan
Research options Where do you want to work? What do you want to do? How do you want your life to change?
Back to school? Grants in aid?
What Now?
Feed your body and your soul
Exercise
Prayer Read the Bible
What now?
Feed the mind: Upgrade your skills Study trade publications Study the market for your industry Learn something new
Take a class Learn new software Upgrade your Microsoft skills
Increase your internet presence Linked in Klout Blog
Start now – It will not get easier
How I spent my week
The Oddball
Of my last 6 jobs in 16 years I did not apply for 5 of 6 5 of 6 did not exist before I got there 2 of 6 jobs I never interviewed for 3 of 6 my references were not checked
Are you an oddball?
Food for Thought
There are 63 companies in SD county with 500 employees or more
There are 3175 companies between 50 and 500 employees
There are over 25,000 companies between 5 and 50 employees
Food for Action
The larger the company the more sophisticated and rigid the screening process
The larger the company the better trained the interviewers
So…..
Most companies have less effective hiring processes
Most interviewers are not well trained or confident Therefore….
People rely on referrals
How do I get referred?
Networking
Networking is helping people Find a way to make yourself useful Find a problem that you can solve
Coach Intern Consult
Networking
Get yourself in front of people who can help you
Invest if needed Professional organizations Trade groups
Meeting with other unemployed people is useful, but not as effective.
Networking
Invest in relationships Build trust Help with no expectation of return
Look through your address book Call just to say hi
Don’t ask for a jobDon’t ask for a reference.
See how you can help them Repeat consistently
Elevator Speech vs. Brand Statement
Elevator speech 20 seconds to tell who you are and what
you are looking for
Elevator Speech vs. Brand Statement
Brand Statement 7 words (or less) to make people curious
and engage in conversation
Forbes 3 Questions
Interviewed top recruiters Heidrick & Struggles Cornerstone International Korn Ferry
1. Can you do the Job, 2. Do you want to do the Job. 3. Can we tolerate working with you?
Be Not Afraid
Contact Us
Tom Dannemiller [email protected] 760-519-2230
Donna Dannemiller [email protected] 760-419-6211
