4. The Chazin Group The Chazin Group “ If we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” - Anne Bradstreet -
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8. The Chazin Group The Chazin Group “ It isn’t enough that we have meaningful work. What is also required is work that satisfies the soul.” - Thomas Moore -
58. The Chazin Group The Chazin Group Perspective Taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen; government of all kinds is faced by serious curtailment of income; the savings of many years in thousands of families are gone. More important, a host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem of existence, and an equally great number toil with little return. Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment. Happiness lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. The joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of…profits. These dark days will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to minister to Ourselves and to our fellow men. Our greatest primary task is to put people to work. This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously.
59. The Chazin Group The Chazin Group First Inaugural Address March 4, 1933
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The NACE 2006 job outlook research findings are extremely encouraging. There is an expected 14.5% increase in overall college graduate hiring which is spread across many sectors. Most notable are service employers who anticipate hiring 21% more graduates in 2006 than 2005. Manufacturers anticipate an 8% increase. Even the Government expects a 3.2% increase in their 2006 hiring. Anticipated hiring in the northeast is especially high, with 25.8% of employees planning to increase their 2006 hiring. Overall, 94% of all employers surveyed rate the job prospects for graduates as being good, very good, or excellent, and more than half of all employers (53.7%) surveyed have firm plans to conduct on-campus recruiting this year. These findings bode well not only for graduating seniors, but also for job prospects for co-op programs and also internship opportunities.
I want you to do something. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Come on, don’t be bashful. You’re amongst friends here. Now, close your eyes. Good, now take another slow, calming deep breath. In….and out….. That’s good! I want you to visualize what your dream job will look like. Start by waking up in the morning. You get out of bed, shower, eat breakfast, then leave the house for that bus or train to take you to work. What we’re doing now is called visualization and it is a technique used by top athletes to help them achieve exceptional results. In order to achieve a phenomenal goal they visualize every step they must take, in order commit those required movements to memory. Your dream job is the ultimate goal for your entire career. Ask yourself “What does the office look like? What are the people like? Do I want to work for a big company, or a little one.” These are the questions that you need to ask yourself as you begin to define what your dream job actually looks like. I want you to always think back on this as you conduct your future job searches. We said earlier to avoid mediocrity at all costs.
Next we are going to talk about developing your very own personal marketing plan . Whether you like it or not, we are each a “product” that we sell to the potential employers that we have targeted to work at. In marketing, you cannot effectively sell any product unless you have a plan and know as much about that product (its benefits, features, and attributes) as you possibly can. You must develop your very own marketing plan for the product called “YOU”. Start by writing down the industries that you want to work in most. Limit to no more than 3 to 4 at first. Then, find out which companies you would would most want to work for in each of those industries (limit your search to 7 or 8 organizations in each industry, for starters). That will give you a short list of 21-24 firms to aggressively target. On your marketing plan, you will need to list your core competencies (things like experience working with certain software packages, spreadsheets, html coding, foreign languages, etc. These core competencies are your very own product benefits, the things that most clearly set you apart from other job seekers. Lastly define any and all possible job titles that might describe the work that you want to do (ex. Sales prep, sales associate, account rep, account executive, customer service rep.)
One of the things that is most striking about the NACE research findings are the skills that employers identified as lacking in today’s graduates. This is extremely key, because these are the objections that you may encounter this year and you will need to be prepared to address these objections in selling your students to the types of employers that NACE surveyed.