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>>> FINDING A JOB CAN'T BE EASY BUT IN THE COMPLICATIONS OF A
PANDEMIC AND VIRTUAL INTERVIEWS
AND ALL THE REST AND IT CAN BE
REALLY REALLY DIFFICULT.
TODAY WE ASKED FOR SOME HELP
FROM LYNN LYNN JUBY WHO IS A
JOB SEARCH STRATEGIST . THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING TIME
WITH US TODAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME.
HAVING ME. >> IT IS A TOUGH THING.
WE HAVE MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT
AND PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK,
LOOKING FOR A JOB IS
EMOTIONALLY DRAINING AND IT IS
JUST CHALLENGING FROM A
PHYSICAL POINT OF VIEW.
WHAT DO WE DO TO THINK
DIFFERENTLY ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES
TO FIND A JOB?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT IS INTERESTING FOR ME
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH CANDIDATES PRIOR TO THIS
FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND A LOT
OF PEOPLE WERE GOING THROUGH
SIGNIFICANT JOB CHANGES, SO
WITH THAT COMES A LOT OF 90
ANYWAY.
ANYWAY.
ANYWAY. YOU CAN THINK OF PEOPLE WERE
TAKING A HIATUS, TIME OFF, 42%
OF WOMEN TAKE TIME OFF TO RAISE
CHILDREN, AND DO A MYRIAD OF
OTHER THINGS.
OTHER THINGS. PEOPLE WHO ARE PIVOTING AND
GOING TO OTHER INDUSTRIES,
PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO GET
OUT OF REALLY TOUGH
ENVIRONMENTS.
ENVIRONMENTS. THAT ALREADY COMES WITH A LOT
OF ANXIETY.
OF ANXIETY. REALLY WHAT I WORK WITH
CANDIDATES ON IS TO TELL THEIR
STORY AND TO REALLY NAVIGATE
THE SYSTEM, REALIZING IT IS
VERY DIFFICULT AND THE HIRING
PROCESS WAS ALREADY GOING
THROUGH A LOT OF GROWING PAINS
AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF
THE WEALTH THEY ARE HITTING,
THEY ARE NOT UNQUALIFIED, IT IS
JUST UNDERSTANDING HOW TO
NAVIGATE NEW SYSTEMS.
>> IS YOU TALK TO POTENTIAL
EMPLOYERS DO SHARE THAT
HONESTLY?
HONESTLY?
HONESTLY? IS PART OF YOUR STORY THAT YOU
ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE, AS YOU
SAY, AND OVERCOME THE STRUGGLES
, AND THIS IS PART OF YOUR
COPING ABILITIES AND SKILLS YOU
BRING TO A POTENTIAL JOB?
>> I THINK WHEN SOMEONE IS
TAKING A JOB, THEY THINK ABOUT
WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE.
AUTHENTICITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT
IN SAYING THIS IS WHO I AM.
THESE ARE THE SKILLS I HAVE,
AND KNOWING HOW YOU FIT WITH
THAT JOB.
THAT JOB.
THAT JOB. I THINK IT IS WISE TO BE
CAREFUL ABOUT THE STRUGGLES
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE
HIRING PROCESS, THOSE SYSTEMS
WORK FOR THEM.
THEY'RE ABLE TO FIND A
CANDIDATE, BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN
IT ALWAYS WORKS FOR THE
CANDIDATE SIDE.
CANDIDATE SIDE. I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS
DOING THE BACKGROUND WORK TO
SAY, HOW CAN I REALLY MARKET
MYSELF WELL AND PUT MY
STRENGTHS FORWARD AND FROM
THERE, THAT IS WHAT HELPS TO
NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM.
>> THAT MAKE SENSE.
YOU ALSO SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU?
>> THERE'S RESEARCH THAT SHOWS
THAT WOMEN FOR EXAMPLE, WON'T
APPLY TO JOBS UNLESS THEY MEET
ALMOST 100% OF REQUIREMENTS.
THAT IS BEING TOUTED AS WOMEN
ARE LESS COMPETENT, BUT FROM
THE PEOPLE I TALKED TO AND NOT
ONLY PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITH
THIS, BUT CONFUSING.
JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE MOSTLY
WRITTEN AND THEY WERE IN THE
1970S. AT THAT POINT PEOPLE
WOULD MEET A LOT MORE OF THE
REQUIREMENTS, AND WHAT IS
HAPPENING NOW IS ON ONE HAND WE
HAVE THIS IDEA THAT JOBS ARE
CHANGING AND WE HAVE ROLES
LISTED.
LISTED.
LISTED. COMMUNITY MANAGERS, PEOPLE
DOING SEARCH ENGINE
OPTIMIZATION, THINGS THAT
PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE FIVE
OR 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN, BUT
A LOT OF CANDIDATES AREN'T
AWARE THAT THEY CAN APPLY TO
THESE JOBS IF THEY DON'T MEET
100% OF REQUIREMENTS.
I THINK THAT IS PART OF THE
BACKGROUND, HIS UNDERSTANDING
WHAT I AM ELIGIBLE FOR AND
WHERE DO I FIND THESE JOBS AND
GOING FOR THESE JOBS KNOWING IT
IS OKAY TO KIND OF PUT A FLYER
IN AND SAY I THINK I CAN DO
THIS AND HERE'S WHY.
>> I THINK THAT IS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT POINT BECAUSE I WOULD
DO THAT, I WOULD LOOK AT IT AND
IF I DID NOT MEET ALL THE
ALTERCATIONS, I WOULD THINK I'M
WASTING MY TIME TO APPLY FOR
THE JOB.
THE JOB.
THE JOB. WHAT YOU ARE SAYING GO AHEAD
AND GO FOR IT.
>> YEAH, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF
THE HARDEST THINGS, AND THIS IS
ONE OF THE REASONS I WORK WITH
CLIENTS MORE IN DEPTH IS TO
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY
ARE ALL IF I WERE.
IT IS NOT AS A STRAIGHTFORWARD
PROCESS AS YOU THINK.
YOU SHOULD MEET AT LEAST 50% OF
THE REQUIREMENTS AND USUALLY
YOU CAN SEE THE THINGS THEY ARE
SAYING YOU HAVE TO HAVE AND THE
THINGS YOU HAVE ON A DAY-TO-DAY
BASIS.
BASIS.
BASIS. IF
BASIS. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE ALL OF THE
--
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-- >> THAT IS A GOOD WAY TO LOOK
AT IT, SO YOU CAN MEASURE
YOURSELF AGAINST THOSE
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A
LITTLE MORE REALISTICALLY.
YOU ALSO SUGGEST THE PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT
NETWORKING AND LINKEDIN, WHICH
IS APPARENTLY SUPER IMPORTANT
IN DEVELOPING A PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE AND MAKING THOSE
CONNECTIONS.
CONNECTIONS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. FOR LINKEDIN, THERE ARE COUPLE
OF THINGS PEOPLE CAN DO THAT
THEY MIGHT NOT BE DOING.
THE BIGGEST THING WE SEE IS IF
I GET SOMEONE'S RESUME IT IS
OFTEN TWO PAGES AND HAS LOTS OF
INTERESTING BULLETS ON IT.
WHEN YOU GO TO THEIR LINKED IN
PROFILE, ALL I AM SAYING IS,
THIS IS THE TITLE I HAD.
LINKEDIN IS LIKE A SEARCH ENGINE
SO WHEN RECRUITERS AND HIRING
PROFESSIONALS ARE LOOKING FOR
YOU, THEY'RE USING KEYWORD
SEARCHES AND CIVILLY BY TAKING
THOSE BULLETS THAT ARE IN YOUR
RESUME AND COPYING THEM INTO
THE PROFESSIONAL SECTIONS OF
YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE, THAT
MAKES YOU SHOW UP ON KEYWORD
SEARCHES BETTER, SO THAT IS
QUICK THING THAT YOU CAN DO.
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW UP
THAT WAY BUT ALSO NETWORKING IS
PROBABLY THE MOST OVERLOOKED
PART OF JOB SEARCHING AND IT IS
KIND OF SCARY FOR PEOPLE, SO
THEY CAN THEY WILL TRY TO AVOID
IT BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
LEVERAGE NETWORKING.
LEVERAGE NETWORKING. >> THAT IS A GOOD PSYCHOLOGICAL
THING TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT
YOURSELF SO THAT YOU CAN
OVERCOME IT.
OVERCOME IT. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE VIRTUAL
INTERVIEW.
INTERVIEW. THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH, JUST
INTERVIEWING PEOPLE THIS WAY AS
OPPOSED TO IN PERSON WHERE I
CAN FEEL THEIR VIBE AND WE CAN
TALK TO EACH OTHER IN THE
NORMAL, HUMAN WAY, IT HAS BEEN
DIFFICULT FOR ME.
IF YOU ADD THE STRESS OF THE
INTERVIEW, THE STRESS OF
INTERVIEWING FOR A JOB OVER THE
INTERNET, THAT IS TOUGH.
WHAT ARE YOUR TIPS?
>> FOR ME THERE ARE TWO PARTS.
ONE IS WHAT YOU SAID.
THERE'S SO MUCH ANXIETY THAT
GOES INTO A JOB INTERVIEW AND
IT ADDS TO THE ANXIETY.
HOW CAN SOMEONE TAKE THAT DOWN?
WE MAKE OUR ANXIETY WORSE WHEN
WE SAY, I HAVE TO BE PERFECT.
IF THERE ANY TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES THEY WILL DISCOUNT
ME.
ME.
ME. I
ME. I TALKED TO CANDIDATES WHO FEEL
THIS WAY AND IT IS NORMALLY NOT
THE CASE.
THE CASE.
THE CASE. TAKE NETTING SIDE DOWN AND
KNOWING RIGHT NOW WITH SOME OF
THE WI-FI ISSUES EVERYONE IS
HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
SO BE EASIER ON YOURSELF.
AS FAR AS TAKING THE ANXIETY
DOWN I THINK IT IS ABOUT
PRACTICING.
PRACTICING. RESUME HAS A FREE ACCOUNT YOU
CAN SET UP AND YOU CAN SET UP
FREE MEETINGS THROUGH GOOGLE
MEET AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO
THIS WITH A FRIEND, SOMEONE WHO
IS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, AND GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THAT
WILL SETTLE YOUR PRINTS ANXIETY.
ALL OF THAT BEING SAID IT IS
ABOUT TELLING YOUR STORY, SO
WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD REALLY SURE
THAT THEY ARE NOT NEGLECTING IN
THIS IS AM I PREPARED TO BE ON
TIME, BE POLITE, AND MOST OF
ALL, BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT WHY
YOU WANT THE JOB.
A LOT OF STUFF CAN BE FORGIVEN
IF YOU SHOW UP AND BE CLEAR YOU
REALLY WANT THE JOB AND ARE
WILLING TO WORK FOR.
>> THAT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT
BECAUSE WE GET CAUGHT UP IN THE
TECHNICAL ASPECTS THAT WE
FORGET ABOUT THE MORE IMPORTANT
PART, WHICH IS THE CONNECTION
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IF WE GET NERVOUS AND WE'RE
SEEING TECHNICAL THINGS GO
WRONG, IT IS EASY TO GET IT IN
OUR HEADS AND THEN FORGET WHAT
IT IS WE WANTED TO SAY AND
EXPRESS THAT ENTHUSIASM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS WILL HELP SO MUCH FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A
JOB AND TO REBOOT OUR THINKING
AROUND IT.
AROUND IT. COURTNEY, -- LYNN RATHER, YOU
SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>
TODAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME.
ME.
ME. IT
ME. IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
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