Welcome to Preemployment Resources to help when you

Welcome to Pre-employment. . . Resources to help when you find yourself unemployed Michael L. Carver, CBCP September 14, 2010 ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 1

Purpose for this Presentation 1. Add additional value to being a member of North Texas ACP 2. Increase awareness about existing resources—including limitations. . . 3. Encourage North Texas ACP members to notify membership about available jobs ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 2

Welcome to “Pre-employment” • Pre-employment • Definition: The time you find yourself between positions. – Lisa Miller, Dallas-based Career Connection group • Others would call this unemployment… • Your Objective: Find your next position as quickly as possible, while making sure that new position is a viable match for 3 of the 4 items: skills, salary, travel, and commuting distance. ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 3

Welcome to “Pre-employment” • Immediately • File with Texas unemployment • http: //www. twc. state. tx. us • Their week runs from Sunday – Saturday • 5 or 6 contacts per week (for me)—and ONLY report the minimum number! • Reporting every 2 weeks (phone or internet) • Find a networking group • Career Connection (www. careerconnection. org) • There are others all over Dallas / Ft. Worth • I could not find a Special Interest Group for BC / DR—so I would select Project Management • Review Facebook, Linked. In, … • Potential employers will be looking at this content! ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 4

Search Process—Websites Excel workbook I used is loaded on North Texas ACP Website, including spreadsheet with websites that assisted me Website Address ACP http: //www. acp-international. com Erickson http: //www. ericsson. com/careers/browse Keywords disaster recovery, business continuity, IT continuity HP Careers http: //careers. bankofamerica. com/overview/ overview. asp http: //www 8. hp. com/us/en/jobsathp/index. ht ml? jumpid=ex_r 1675_us/en/any/various/tale o-mu-xx-xx-/chev/ DRII https: //www. drii. org/bccommunity/searchjobs. php n/a Federal Reserve of Dallas http: //www. dallasfed. org/careers. cfm none Federal Reserve of Richmond http: //www. richmondfed. org/about_us/career s/ Dallas IBM https: //jobs 3. netmedia 1. com/cp/ disaster recovery, business continuity, IT continuity Work In Texas board http: //www. workintexas. com disaster recovery, business continuity, IT continuity Bank of America disaster recovery, business continuity, IT continuity, resiliency disaster recovery, business continuity, IT continuity ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 5

Search Process • Search websites frequently • I found new postings daily • Let others know your situation ASAP • Linked. In: your connections are critical! • Get your resume ready ASAP • You may need to plan some practice interviews • The initial jobs you see may already be closed for new applications • Assume every posting is a viable position • Use your network to find out more, but, don’t wait on them for days. . . ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 6

Search Process (cont. ) • Your Tracking Process is Key • Store each job posting—including the link • Each application requires a well-tuned resume • Include the position’s title in your resume • Every online resume submission required an ID and password • Sometimes you cut-and-paste your resume • Set up auto-notification on company websites and sites like www. Indeed. com • Ask others if they have any of these emails saved (so you can understand what is old and what is brand new) ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 7

Texas Unemployment Questions How much? • $406 / week [Benefit year max. : $10, 556] • How paid? • VISA debit card (now direct deposit? ) • When do I file—and get paid? • Week 3 (Tuesday): For weeks 1 and 2 • Paid (Thursday): For week 1 • Week 5 (Tuesday): For weeks 3 and 4 • Paid (Thursday): For weeks 2, 3, 4 • ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 8

Benefits—COBRA is expensive • My benefits cost $278 / month when employed • $1, 133 / month on COBRA • $396 / month under 65% government subsidy—for first 6 months [program may have expired] • Tips: • Our benefits were cancelled immediately (to get the 65%), so it took 3+ weeks to get benefits back • That included prescriptions • ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 9

Pre-employment Tips • You may need time to grieve the loss of the job • You will likely spend 10 hours per day in job search mode—and need some search time on weekends, too • Get to a Career Connection type organization! • Work on your resume ASAP • Create a professional card • Network, network • But, not by just sitting at your PC • My easiest search time was the first 2 months • After that, the Career Connection type groups were more critical to get the lead on new job openings ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 10

Pre-employment Tips (cont. ) • Don’t apply for everything—but be realistic • Determine your minimum salary requirements; travel preference; location preference. . . • Resumes HAVE changed • Use bullets showing results, focused on your skills • Specific to that position • Linked. In is a better resource than Monster, … • You can search on CBCP and then only show DFW! • You can add others to your network: Your trusted friends and colleagues 569 Two degrees away Friends of friends; each connected to one of your connections 57, 800+ Three degrees away Reach these users through a friend and one of their friends 3, 840, 200+ ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 11

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Pre-employment Tips (cont. ) • My Pre-employment • Started: Friday, February 26, 2010 • Transitioned to Employment: May 10, 2010 • Sent 21 applications • Had 4 phone screens / 6 phone interviews • Had 5 on-site interviews (3 companies) • Things that helped: • Current CBCP • Member and Officer in North Texas ACP Proprietary (Internal Use Only )Not for use or disclosure outside the ACP Corporation except under written agreement 14