NEXT STEPS IN YOUR
CAREER JUNE 2019
MOVING FORWARD AFTER REDUNDANCY The three key skills you need
TOP TEN TIPS FOR RESUME WRITING
Do you really know what makes an effective resume - one that gets you noticed for all the right reasons?
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CONTENTS 7 Top Ten Tips For Resume Writing
9 Moving Forward After Redundancy
11 How To Achieve Your Dreams
2 Word - Our Editor's Message 3 Who Will Help Me? 5 Where Are The Jobs? 7 Top Ten Tips For Resume Writing
Next Steps in Your CAREER is published by HR Development at Work. HR Development at Work is an Australian based Human Resources and outplacement consulting service that has assisted hundreds of Australian job seekers to find work they want. HR Development at Work’s services and programs are informed by best practice in positive psychology and psychological wellbeing research. HR Development at Work runs outplacement programs for retrenched workers of all ages and also runs Next Steps – a positive psychology and NLP based program to help unemployed job seekers aged 50+ in Adelaide find work they want. The information in this publication is for information purposes only. The Career Magazine and its contributors assumes no liability or responsibility for any inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. The information contained about each individual, event or organisation has been provided by such individual, event organiser(s) or organisation(s) without verification by us. The opinions expressed in each article are the opinions of its author(s) and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Career Magazine. Therefore, Career Magazine carries no responsibility for the opinion expressed therein. Comments are welcome, but they should be on-topic and well-expressed and sent to abbie@developmentatwork.com
9 Moving Forward After Redundancy 11 How To Achieve Your Dreams Do you dream about what the future holds for you? 13 Lack Of Industry Experience Holding You Back?
Editor Bridget Hogg Design Abbie Allen Contributors Ruth Morgan
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WORD Our Editor's Message
I hear that the number of job advertisements tend to rise on job search website Seek in July so I hope that all job seekers are polishing their resume, tidying up their introductory statements and getting ready to wow the market with their skills. July should be the best month to impress employers, secure interviews and choose a new role. We hope you find the articles in Next Steps in your CAREER to be of benefit in your job search. Our aim is to provide inspiration, personal development and a new perspective on finding work you want. Our approach is informed by positive psychology and focuses very much on psychological wellbeing as being a key part of successful job search and a successful career. We want to help you thrive as you progress in your career. As I write this, I’m about to embark on the launch of the first Employment Consultants conference in Adelaide. We’re excited to be able to provide a professional development opportunity for local Employment Consultants and we hope that this event grows in future years to be a State and even National Employment Consultants conference, sharing best practice and providing an opportunity for development and networking. Speaker after speaker will share what they know works to engage job seekers and develop resilience to cope with a long job search process. NLP Master Practitioners will share how they provide a boost to job seekers job search skills and mindset using far from traditional job search techniques. The Next Steps Program “A team” will share the secrets of a wellbeing-based careers program, utilising Neuro-Linguistic Programming tools and techniques, helping mature job seekers to thrive and find the work they want. Its going to be a great day. If you are an Employment or Recruitment Consultant and have missed out on professional development before, I can recommend this event. Due to the sponsorship of HR Development at Work places can be booked for a steal so jump in quick. You can find out more here www.developmentatwork.com/employmentconsultantsconferenceadelaide/ We look forward to receiving your feedback about this magazine and we welcome suggestions, offers from contributors and editors to support the magazine going forward, and your ideas about features you would love to see in future issues. We are also open to offers from a publishing house to turn this online magazine into a hardcopy glossy Careers magazine you can pop on your coffee table, read easily on the bus and have to hand to answer those tricky careers questions. Please contact us at support@developmentatwork.com Bridget Hogg MAHRI. NLP Practitioner Professional Member of the CDAA. FGLF. Editor and Principal Writer - Next Steps In Your Career Ph: (08) 8322 8455 bh@developmentatwork.com
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WHO WILL HELP ME? by Bridget Hogg
What happens to people who don’t get help? Many job seekers never find anyone to help them to search for work effectively. Often this means they miss out on emotional support, encouragement and professional guidance to get their job applications right first time. Their job search can take longer and feel harder than it should. Maybe they send in poor resumes and get a lot of rejections. Maybe they struggle for months or years to find work – getting more despondent as the rejection letters and silence builds.
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edundancy is all too common – it happens when an organisation no longer needs a job to be done. As a result, people are often asked to leave the organisation. It can be a very big shock.
Career transition support helps job seekers and retrenched workers to be better prepared to compete effectively for new roles. Usually career transition support is paid for by the employer making a job redundant.
People who lose their jobs due to redundancy need support. Sometimes they receive career transition support. This should provide recipients with support to cope with the imposed and sudden change. It also helps with: formulating a great resume; managing job search; and shining in interviews.
FREE Support So, what should you do, if you are not receiving career transition support and you’re seeking work? Are there services to help you? Start by asking friends and neighbours for recommendations for a reliable careers’ counsellor or job search program in your area.
(See the Career Development Association of Australia website for members who can help you too). Some of these services will require your financial investment, though, so, first, check out any free support that might be available!
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Ask your local Council about free programs and initiatives in your area. Typically, Councils run or know about short term careers programs, digital literacy assistance and small business programs. Check your local library for information leaflets and local community centres. People who wish to register to receive benefits can register with Centrelink and then receive free help from a job active provider or Disability Employment Service (DES). More details can be found about the service providers in your area here https://jobsearch.gov.au/serviceproviders Check out government websites for information about programs for job seekers. This website lists resources and support to help job seekers: https://www.employment.gov.au/ Check out the face book pages, websites and blogs of local reputable careers experts for free advice. Here’s a useful guide to FREE help for job seekers around Adelaide from outplacement consultant, Bridget Hogg’s blog at www.developmentatwork.com/blog
Free Help For Job Seekers
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WHERE ARE THE JOBS? BRIDGET HOGG, HR DEVELOPMENT AT WORK INTERVIEWS LEANNE HILL, EMPLOYMENT FACILITATOR Are you returning to work from a career break? Entering the workforce for the first time? Are you choosing what to study and want to know where the jobs are? Its crucial that you know where the jobs are. How do you best prepare yourself for accessing jobs in todays marketplace? Find out which industries and organisations are growing and make a plan. Then make plan B – because you have to be flexible and take opportunity when it arrives. “Do your research. Think about what you bring to the table. Start by considering what you want to do and, more critically, what you don’t want to do” says Leanne Hill, Employment Facilitator. “People say they will do anything but they won’t! – work out what your ‘anything’ is. Decide ‘I’m not so good at this but I can do this; I’ve done this in the past but I don’t want to do it anymore.’”
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When you have researched the jobs that are going to be on offer – ask yourself “Am I ready for those jobs?” You may have some hoops to jump through – like getting qualified in the areas in demand. Before you rush into becoming an electrician or an aged care worker because you anticipate that’s where they jobs will be – check, Will this career path fit in with: my aptitude? my family? my lifestyle? Are you better off studying now to be well placed to find a job in the future? Can you afford to study? Do you need to study and work now to get a different job in the future? Before you jump into study ask yourself – will this qualification lead to a job? Is it in an area where there is demand? “A lot of people want to do a course and think, therefore, they will go straight into a job (afterwards), but if there is no employer who wants you then your qualification is not worth the paper it’s written on” warns Leanne Hill. Leanne says “the biggest industry by far, for jobs, is the health and community services sector but we still need people to do other jobs. There is no point doing a qualification in Individual Support or Aged Care if you are not a people person and won’t fit in. If you are good at computers you could do a behind the scenes job programming, if you’re not a people person, rather than a helpdesk role for example.” “We will always need people who can speak to people so that means there will be customer facing roles in retail, hospitality, and service industries, such as hairdressing” says Leanne Hill. What will change though is the demand and the delivery mechanism. Leanne Hill says “The gig economy is growing.” For example, traditional retail is a shrinking area when it comes to jobs as many retailers move online. Instead of working in a hairdressing salon a hairdresser might be mobile working in people’s homes. This also means that there may be an increase in people being their own boss rather than working for a company as an employee. Platforms such as airtasker are growing and working from home or in people’s homes, rather than working in a company, is a trend shaping the new world of work. Leanne says, “agriculture, transport, logistics and warehousing are still big industries needing workers and anything “green” still seems to be a growth area (solar, windfarms, electric cars). Solar panels are everywhere and on every government roof, its more economical to have those sort of things.” You may have also seen there is a big push to encourage entrepreneurship and innovators. If you can invent things we don’t know we need yet – the future is yours! Leanne says “There is a big opportunity for clever people, who can work out adaptive ways to deal with things (such as medical technology; and things to help us as we get older; things to help people at home, such as chairs that help you stand up and showers that are safer). What other industries are going to have jobs in the next decade or 2? “Transport is going to be big so what we grow we have to get to places. Tourism in Australia is another big thing. Technical people will have many opportunities as businesses, like air b n b rely on new technology platforms” says Leanne. There may also be opportunities for marketing folk to teach business owners, such as air b n b owners, how to market themselves more effectively. “Cybersecurity awareness is growing” says Leanne, which may lead to more jobs in that area too as business go online and business owners need to protect themselves and their data. “In SA the highest growth is in aged and community services and we also like to think we’re a tourism hub as we can meet the needs of different time zones. The Defence sector is also hiring people and will continue to do so for 25 years. Its trade focused so get an apprenticeship if you are keen on learning a trade. There are people who have left the Defence sector who will want to get back there when the build ramps up but the need exists for many more jobs than can be filled by returning workers. [Continue page NEX T S T14] EPS IN YOUR CAREER |
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TOP TEN TIPS FOR RESUME WRITING Do you really know what makes an effective resume - one that gets you noticed for all the right reasons? Human Resources Managers could dine out on the tales of horrible resumes and applications they have seen. There’s the one where the girlfriend emailed in the resume (from a dodgy sounding email address including the words “sexy girl’) to the one where the sender thought the recipient couldn’t read the filenames and sent “Resume for stupid MacDonalds”. There are many ways to write a great resume, there is however, one main way to write a bad resume! Some years ago a gentleman featured on evening TV saying he had sent out 100 resumes and not got 1 job interview. He didn’t, he made a common mistake. He sent out 1 resume 100 times. That’s is the best way NOT to get invited to interview! So, what do you need to know so your resume gets you in the “yes” pile? This is the first in a series of articles about what matters in resume writing. I took 8 resume experts – people who provide resume and careers transition advice, experts in Human Resources and Recruitment, and we analysed what makes a great resume. Let’s start with my 2 great resume writing principles.
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THERE IS NO ONE RIGHT WAY TO WRITE A RESUME
THERE ARE A HUNDRED WAYS TO WRITE A POOR RESUME.
There are a variety of effective ways to write a resume. The key is to tailor your resume for each job role you apply for – so it demonstrates you have what they seek. The layout of your resume will mostly depend upon what they are seeking; how much experience you have; whether you have had career breaks; if you have an extensive career history (and therefore need to shorten or summarise some parts); and whether your most recent experience is the most relevant.
While there are several ways to write a great resume – there are hundreds of ways to mess it up! This series of articles will help you avoid making those mistakes. The easiest way to mess it up is to send the same resume out with each job application and not tailor it to each employer and role.
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1. Put your name in bold at the topof the resume and centre it - because this is “prime advertising space”. 2. Use the “Two-liner” formula. After your name, include a “two-liner”. This “sells” you as being perfect for the role advertised. It gets you in the “yes” pile in their mind and creates the “halo” effect. How do I write my two-liner?Use objective, factual language. Do not use “I”, “me” or “my” in your resume. Note the “two-liner” IS NOT a career summary or an expression of your career intent (who wants to hear your career aspirations first up?). The two liner tells the employer that you have what they seek – that YOU ARE who they seek. The two-liner Starts with “A” or “An” Continues with a describing word (or adjective) Then states a job title (preferably the one you are applying for or something similar if that’s not a perfect fit that you can lay claim to) Then uses the word “with” Then lists the top 3 things the employer wants (re skills, qualifications., experience) that you have. For example, “An energetic Cleaner with over five years’ experience in commercial cleaning, own car and clean driving record.” Change your two-liner with every job application to match what they seek. Your two-liner is specific to the job and it makes you look good – it starts your resume very well – and therefore creates a “halo effect”. If you choose the words in your two-liner to match what they are looking for then they will scan the rest of your resume with the idea in mind that you are going in the “yes” pile. They scan your resume to find information that backs up their “yes” decision! 3. Put the most relevant information on page one. Ask yourself – what does the employer most want? Are they seeking specific educational qualifications or relevant employment history? Put the most important and relevant information on page one of your resume. Make new headings if necessary to facilitate this, for example Defence Industry Employment on page 1 and then Other Employmentcan follow. This is why your resume will be different each time you send it – because you tailor it for the role, highlighting the skills they seek 4. Include your correct contact details. Another easy way to make sure you don’t get the job is to write the wrong phone number or email address on your resume (yes, I have seen it done). Ensure you provide your best contact details and include at least one of these on the footer of your resume. Some employers may be biased towards applicants who live nearby, so you may wish to only include phone and email contact details if you live a fair distance away. 5. Use their key words. Look for key words in the job advertisement and job description. Some employers scan resumes and cover letters looking for those key words. Use their key words frequently in your resume to show that you have the skills and experience they prioritise. 6. Make your resume look easy to read by using margins and white space. Leave sufficient margins and white space in your resume. If it looks crowded – it won’t read well (or it might not get read at all!). 7. Save your resume with your name in the filename. Imagine you are the recruitment officer for MacDonalds – how frustrating would it be to receive hundreds of resumes called “Resume for MacDonalds”. Make it easy for the employer – add your name int the filename. 8. Save your resume as a pdf file. Different printers may change the look of your documents when printed. Unless the employer tells you to send your resume in Word only, save your resume in Word first, then save it as a pdf file before sending it. Then the layout the employer sees will be exactly as you see it. 9. Always send a cover letter. Resumes should always be accompanied by a cover letter. Write a proper cover letter in Word (not in that little box they give you when sending an online application), spellcheck it, then save it as a pdf file to attach (unless the employer requests Word versions only). | B O O K I S H M A G A Z I N E 10. Don’t send a photo. DO NOT EVER send a photo attached to your resume unless for some reason they ask for one.
MOVING FORWARD AFTER REDUNDANCY The Three Key Skills You Need Have you been retrenched? Does it seem harder to find another job as a retrenched job seeker? Some people seem “luckier” than others and seem to fall on their feet; while others can take 2 years or more to find other work after retrenchment. Does career transition support shorten that time and, if so, what kind of support is most effective? Are there particular personal qualities that help a retrenched job seeker find work faster and, if so, how can you develop them? Many years ago, my job was made redundant. I was lucky – the economic situation wasn’t too bad and I had a plan (which was to set up my own business). I also had 3 key skills which, in hindsight, I believe helped me enormously. Thankfully my plan to set up my business worked – although I could have managed things a lot better if I’d had some real support and business coaching. Sadly, all that was on offer was a short workshop focused on resume writing, with twenty others, and no individual support at all. How would a retrenched worker in Australia today manage with that little support I wonder? Not well, I guess. However, having the 3 key skills to take the big leap effectively will stand you in good stead.
What skills are needed by today’s retrenched worker to access their next paying opportunity? Here are the top 3 skills you are going to need to move mountains and find your next opportunity. 1. A growth mindset. A growth mindset is an open mindedness that looks at all possible opportunities including self-employment, entrepreneurship, contract work, and changing careers. A growth mindset helps you to notice all the opportunities that are available to you. It helps you to be inquisitive and to explore opportunities that may not at first seem obvious. It can lead to new career paths, better networking, following up hot leads more effectively and taking contract work to test out possible new career paths. People without a growth mindset are the ones you won’t try anything new, who think the help on offer is beneath them and who won’t take a job unless it pays as much as, or more, than the job they left. They are the ones who tend to get stuck because they limit the opportunities they expose themselves too and the help and jobs they take up.
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2. Positive emotion. By positive emotion I mean the ability to consistently experience positive emotions (despite the shock and the change caused by redundancy). The emotions we tend to “live in” are very much linked to what we believe about what’s going on in our lives. Those who see and focus on the opportunity, rather than the tragedy, in the situation stay hopeful and are far more likely remain optimistic. If you can generate positive emotions by your own actions, thoughts and beliefs you will be more resilient. Positive emotions such as happiness, peace and hope lead to positive thoughts such as optimism. Optimism will help you to take consistent action to find a job – because you are more likely to believe your actions will create the result you desire. Do whatever you can to develop positive emotions as they will make you feel great and that will boost your willingness to take positive job search actions. People who display positive emotions are also more fun to be around and so they are more likely to engage with others and attract “hot leads”. Positive emotions like: happiness, optimism and hope can lead to confidence, openness and friendliness. A confident, happy, friendly job seeker is far more likely to chat to a stranger and impress them. That stranger may then pass on a “hot lead” for a job opportunity. How do you develop these positive emotions? What can you do? Think about what you have done before that has led to consistent positive emotion. Who can help you? Do you have a careers coach who uses NLP and positive psychology tools and techniques to help you? What job search programs or outplacement services, available to you, are positive psychology based? How can you find one? 3. Resilience. Resilience is the ability to spring forward (and away from) those things that you don’t want to focus on. Resilience is linked to maintaining your focus on the things you want more of. Resilience propels you towards a brighter future because you refuse to live in the past. Deep self-belief is key to success in job search. Knowing that a great new future IS possible and believing you have the skills and ability to create that bright future for yourself is vital to resilience and creating positive job outcomes. Think about all the things you can do to develop your resilience – both physical and psychological. Who do you know who can help you? What books and videos can you immerse yourself in to keep your focus on what you want more of? These days it’s about attracting income rather than “finding a job”. There are many more opportunities for the self-employed and for casual and contract workers so it pays to be open minded and consider all options. There are many career transition firms – and recruiters - offering redundancy and career transition advice. Many focus on resumes, interview skills and online job search rather than on the application of positive psychology tools and techniques to the redundancy situation. If you’re a job seeker who is feeling less than positive, seek out a positive psychology or NLP based program, or careers coach, to assist you. People get results on programs which include positive psychology input because such programs help job seekers manage mindset, experience positive emotions more frequently and improve their job search success.
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Do you dream about what the future holds for you personally?Do you dream about a new career or being your own boss? Have you got plans to match your dreams? Do you have a compelling vision? How can I create a compelling picture of my dreams, a picture that will draw me in? There are many ways you can develop your dream. Some people start by writing down their mission, vision, goals and outlining their strategy to get there. Some people start by immersing themselves in the dream and letting their heart and emotions pull them towards their compelling vision. Why not do both? Try these 3 techniques that I have found work really well. See which work for you:
1. Make a creative visualisation board– then dance with it. Your dream begins to come to life when you use all your senses to create a picture of what your life will be like when your dreams are met. Having a picture of your dreams can help you to achieve them. The more real your dreams are, the easier it is to be drawn into them. Focusing on your dreams reminds you to move towards them. Use creative visualisation techniques to create a picture of a compelling future. One great way to do this is to seek out Shakti Gawain’s book “Creative Visualisation” – it describes how to create your own creative visualisation board of a compelling future. In essence you put colourful pictures of what your dream future looks like, photos of yourself as you want to be, and words that represent your dream,
onto a beautiful piece of card (buy them in all the colours of the rainbow from a stationer). Put your creative visualisation board somewhere where you will see it and it will inspire you. You can attend creative visualisation board workshops but I recommend arming yourself with google and a colour printer and searching online for images that represent your dream. Print them out and stick them on your board. If you want to give this technique extra oomph - choose a theme song that represents your dream and dance around to your theme song while soaking up the vibes from your creative visualisation board. I believe movement, especially dancing, helps your body to absorb the dream and get on board. If you want to “up the ante” even further you can add an affirmation into the mix. Sing your affirmation to the tune of your theme song if you want.
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2. Leverage Leverage is another technique that has worked for me – a technique Tony Robbins introduced me to at one of his workshops. Here’s how to use leverage on yourself Choose your goals. Understand how they fit into your values and priorities – and why you want to achieve them. Check you want to achieve them for a reason that matters to you (not just because they are important to someone else!). Ask yourself these leverage questions to really give yourself impetus to achieve your goals. If I commit to my goal and achieve it What will I have in the future, that I really want? What will I NOT get in my future that I really don’t wantto have to experience? And then If I don’t commit to this goal and don’t achieve it What will I NOThave in the future, that I really want? What will I getin my future that I really don’t wantto have to experience? 1) Talk about your dream with a Guide, Mentor or Coach There are many ways that talking about your dream can help Guided Visualisation If you want to really experience your dream future now – so the dream experience pulls you forwards - you may want to enlist the services of an experienced coach to talk you through a guided visualisation. This will help you experience what it’s like to live the life you are dreaming of – this can be a very powerful motivator. Ensuring the dream is congruent with your life If you want to ensure that your dream fits your life and your highest values, find an NLP Practitioner to work with you to develop a “well-formed outcome” and explore your values. Careers Coaching A coachee’s view. “I feel totally charged after a session, very empowered, capable of accomplishing anything, specifically from a career point of view. Over a short period of time I’ve made giant steps. Coaching has helped me from a state of inertia to actually moving forward and I don’t think that would have happened otherwise. Before coaching I had lots of ideas about starting a business and coaching has helped me to crystallise those ideas. (I’ve gone) from having a whole bunch of ideas in the sky to running with one or two and acting upon them and I think they would probably still be up in the sky without coaching. Coaching has also made me a much more aware person, able to appreciate other peoples’ differences. At times I used to get angry at other people. Coaching has helped me to understand them and be more aware of how important interpersonal skills are.” A good careers coach will be able to help you make your own career decisions and take action. They may specialise in different areas such as: careers advice; being your own boss; or job search, resume writing and interview skills techniques. Coaching is usually done face to face and can also be offered over the phone. What's the benefit of having a coach? Coaching can help you: Set better personal and professional goals - and reach them more quickly. Accomplish more than you would on your own. Tune in better to your needs and values, and to those of others. Make decisions and take actions that you are putting off (and help you understand why so you can overcome limiting beliefs or acknowledge conflicts). Have maximum fulfilment in your personal life and career. Coaching helps successful people to become even more successful. It can help you to make sure that the (corporate?) ladder you are climbing is up against the right wall in the first place! www.developmentatwork.com [Continued on page 14]
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LACK OF INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE HOLDING YOU BACK? By Ruth Morgan of Creating Healthy Careers
When there are lots of candidates applying for vacancies, employers change the shortlist criteria. They often narrow it down to who has relevant industry experience, thinking that it is essential. It sounds logical, but should it be the defining factor?
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re employers missing out on other attributes, not currently within their organisation, by looking for more of the same? At a time when organisations are looking to innovate, perhaps they should be thinking more innovatively when it comes to who they recruit by bringing on people with a fresh set of eyes and a new perspective. As a candidate, how do you increase your chances of a lateral industry move? It’s one thing for you to think you can make the transition, but how do you convince the employer? Firstly, acknowledge that this bias is often at play and think about how you can work with it.
Draw on the synergies between the industry you have developed experience in, and identify the parallels with the industry you are trying to move into. For example, people successfully transition between defence, construction and mining based on the fact that typically all three environments run large scale projects. There’s also synergy between the wine and manufacturing sector, hospitality and hospitals. Local government is a very diverse environment and can draw on backgrounds from a range of industries outside of local government. Secondly, don’t try and make two career moves in the one move. Typically, if you are looking to enter a new industry sector stay with roles that are close to home with your skill set
So, if you are looking to move up from a CFO role into a CEO position in a new sector, you might need to transition across into another CFO role and then move up. Thirdly, build a compelling case around your skill set. Articulate how that will help the organisation deliver against its big picture strategic objectives. In challenging times organisations are doing things they haven’t done before. How will your experience help them get there? Just remember, when someone is looking through your application, they need to see a connection between what you’ve done and what they are looking to achieve. It needs to make sense to them. NEXT STEPS IN YOUR CAREER | 13
[Continued from page 6] Which trades in particular are in demand in South Australia? “Fabrication (which means boiler making) will be in demand, as well as the electrical trades, says Leanne. “We will need people to join steel, machine operators, scaffolding experts, design technicians, and people who can work at heights and in confined spaces. The Defence jobs are limited to those who can obtain certain security clearances so, if you have lived in a particular country or even have family members who live in certain countries, like Iraq, you can’t get in to Defence work. People who are interested can look up the courses on offer from the Naval shipbuilding college https://www.navalshipbuildingcollege.com.au/and TAFE. TAFE at Regency do Certificate 11 and Certificate 111 in fabrication (welding). It’s all done virtually, these days so you can have many more practice sessions without wasting materials.” An apprenticeship lasts 4 years generally. If you are applying for an adult apprenticeship you need to consider the salary (which may be lower than what you are used to), as do employers (as they need to pay an adult apprentice more than they pay a younger apprentice). If you have a trade already you might be able to fast track some apprenticeships (not the electrical apprenticeship though). AI group in Adelaide are looking at fast track adult apprenticeship which will last 2 years rather than 4 years. Defence in SA will be recruiting over the next 25 years. They are recruiting now for the high end design but the building part (joining boat together) will take place in 2022 – 2024. Is it too late to get trained for a Defence industry job? “This is not just a now thing – its ongoing. They are saying we’re going to need everyone who has left the sector and more. There could be up to 20,000 new jobs created (not all in the trades)” says Leanne. The key to tapping in to growth areas is – know what you bring to the table. If you are moving your career into a growth area - be patient with employers, it will take them time to see what you’re worth. “You’ve got to know what you bring to the table as an individual, says Leanne. “Be brave. Know what you bring and be realistic too. There is a difficulty, when you have worked somewhere else, you see yourself as being at a certain dollar value and your next employer doesn’t see that yet. You may have to take a lower salary at the start of a new job or when you change careers. Even though you know you have all these wonderful skills, you need to give them the opportunity to learn about that as well.” You can contact Leanne Hill at leanne@leewayconsulting.com.au and on 0439 337 023
[Continued from page 12] Remember there are effective and less effective coaches – make sure you are completely happy with your coach if you are parting with your hard-earned cash. You might want to ask about relevant qualifications and experience in careers coaching or NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). Business Mentoring You may also want to consider if having a business mentor is the right path for you. This could be useful if you want to start your own business or develop your career in a new area. If you are wanting to start your own business, you might seek out someone who has already built and run a business. If you are moving into a new career area you might seek a mentor who is experienced and well known in that field. Seek out free help and advice. Ask your local Council, Business Associations and Professional Association about what mentoring programs are available locally. Ask people you know for mentor recommendations. Think about what you have to offer a mentor. Some mentors expect a mentoring fee, others may mentor you in exchange for a professional relationship, sharing of information or help with their work. Think about how much you can afford to pay or to give. Think about what you want from a mentor. If your Professional Association offers a paid mentoring scheme, consider of its a good deal. Would you be better to save the money and pay a business mentor of your choice privately? Combine these methods to achieve your career dreams faster. Help yourself by finding people to encourage you to achieve your dreams. Editors Note: We would love to hear the story of how your career dream came true. Please email in your story for publication (ideally with a photo or two) to: support@developmentatwork.com
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Enjoy deep professional development and a beautiful sit down 2 course lunch while you network with speakers and colleagues. Our Speakers Over 10 exciting speakers and panel members including: Bridget Hogg – Next Steps Program Manager, outplacement consultant and facilitator Gary Edwards – Influence coach, former courtroom lawyer and expert in hostage negotiation. Leanne Hill – Employment Facilitator. Vasso Fessas – NLP Master Coach and Trainer and human resources whizz Alex Hart – Customer Success Manager. Seek The Next Steps A Team – (sharing with you how they engage mature job seekers, overcome obstacles and fast track job seekers into the work they want on the Next Steps Program) An employer speaking about current vacancies
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