What Hiring Managers Wished You Knew!
From your first contact with an organization to the follow up thank-you note you’ll send after the interview, everything matters! Your résumé isn’t the only thing getting noticed! Learn what HR, Recruiters, and Hiring Managers focus on when a candidate enters the hiring process. Come out the other side with the knowledge that will take you from entering as one of the “Trivial Many” to being tagged as one of the “Significant Few!”
What is Kick-Off Monday: Kick-Off Monday is a motivational, educational, and networking program designed to help you prepare for the week ahead, sharing conversation, contacts, and job-search information in a relaxed, friendly environment. It is a “place to go” to focus on your job search or career transition and network with others. Sessions are free and LIVE in-person at the Tampa Bay Job Links office of Gulf Coast JFCS. Registration is required.
Facilitated by a TBJL Career Strategist.
Goals:
- Kick-start your week with renewed energy and focus
- Learn job-search and career transition skills and strategies from experts
- Practice your 30-second commercial in a relaxed, safe environment
- Exchange ideas, information, and experiences with others
- Ask job-search questions
- Create an action plan for the week
Agenda:
- 30-Second commercials
- The topic of the week
- Candidate successes and challenges
- Individual action plans for the week
Materials Needed: No materials are needed.
Program Length: 1½ hours 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM. Participants should plan to arrive 15 minutes early. The program will begin and end on time.
Who Should Attend: Unemployed and underemployed individuals who want to prepare and focus their job-search plan for the week in a welcoming environment.
Cost to Attend: Free
Dress: Business casual
Tampa Bay Job Links, a program of Gulf Coast JFCS, is supported by philanthropic donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations.