Highlights
Targeting the right company for you will speed up your job search
Companies have personalities, too, so you need to find out about them before you try to get hired
Objectives
- Understanding the link between your style and the company's style
- Identifying company types that suit you
Required Material
- Laptop or tablet
- 2 to 3 dream-job descriptions
Take-aways
- Personalized list of your particular needs and strengths
- Knowledge of kinds of companies and departments that make good fits for you
- Tools for effective job research
Prerequisite
- Putting Yourself on Paper or current CV approved by EPS
- Highly recommended: Phone & Video Calls: Making an Impact; Professional Emails: Ensuring Yours Are Read; Interviews: Putting Your Best Self Forward; Negotiating an Optimum Package
Seminar Essentials
The type of company that is the best fit for you
- Your temperament and skill set
- Size of company
- Location - local, national, international
- Company goals vs. your goals
Corporate personality and culture
- Nurturing? Innovative? Competitive? Structured?
- Promotion possibilities
- Representation of different ethnicities
- Treatment of women and "subcultures"
- Flexibility with regard to hours or telecommuting?
The type of department that best suits you
- Team work, individual work
- High/low supervision
- High/low pressure
- Job descriptions vs. expectations