Launching Your Job Search for Mid-Career Professionals with Pat Cross - 1:09:50

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You’re an experienced professional looking for a new job opportunity.  Where do you start and what actions do you need to take? 

 

In this comprehensive webinar, we’ll provide an overview of steps to finding your next job.  The webinar content includes:

 

• The importance of identifying your strengths, transferrable skills, and values

• Understanding both “hard” and “soft” skills in demand

• 4 broad skill categories needed to stay employed in the future

• Identifying trending jobs in demand and industries for 2024 and the future shaped by tech, society changes and climate concerns

• Using a comprehensive free public website to research jobs of interests for skills, work values and activities, work context, education training or knowledge needed, wages, employment trends, current job openings and job outlook

• Tips on creating an effective modern resume

• Creating a “Personal Commercial”

• Tips for preparing for virtual job fairs

• Importance of networking in-person, online and on LinkedIn

• Common interview questions to prepare for

• Tips on evaluating and negotiating a job offer package

• Keeping track of your search progress!

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Pat Cross, M.A.Ed., brings over 15 years experience facilitating workshops and coaching individuals in successful job search.   She has worked with individuals at all levels, from new college graduates to senior and C-Suite level executives.  Pat is a frequent speaker at professional networking meetings and at corporate training events as workshop facilitator on talent development and retention, career management and professional development for corporations, non-profit organizations, government and public agencies.

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