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Newsletter for LHH New York City office (Go to: http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJMC) August 27, 2007
In This Issue
• Job Market Intel • Fashion-Design-Retail Career Event Tue, August 28
• Career Events from 9AM-5:30PM, with over 20 top companies
• Networking Events recruiting in 4 hour blocks (see flyers for details).
• JMC Job Search Tips
• The next “JMC Live” – closes out our summer series
Also Included continuing the focus on Financial Services
• Useful Web Sites opportunities. Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered
• Media Resources Bank, Resources Global, & others will be our guests.
• Blue Steps Join us on Wednesday, September 12 at 10:30AM in
• Network of Experts
the Park Avenue Conference room with our guests
• Job Lead Sampler
from & Advice Personnel. Don’t forget to register…
Check out the approximately If you think you need more than one version of your resume, it most likely means you're not fully
150,000 jobs on LeadLink committed to your next career step. Many people say they are "open to several directions" but, when
and don’t forget to keep your questioned, they're really uncertain which direction they want to take. While they think they're open to
everything, their mindset is closer to "I'll take anything" -- not a smart way to manage your career,
resume updated on Resume especially at the executive level.
Reserve. New employers
and recruiters are added and Defining Your Future
are searching daily. So how do you know which step is the right, next step? Simple -- look at your last career step, or
maybe your last series of steps. Uncertain job seekers should always look at their past experience
Access both on the web at: and education, since it's this experience that will lead them to the next position.
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www.lhhcrn.com. Let me give you an example - say you're a sales management pro, who started out in inside sales.
Over time, you've changed employers and worked in different types of sales (B2B, B2C, Retail,
Outside Sales, Territory Management, etc.) in different types of industries. Now you're ready to take
Blue Steps that next career step into executive management. You test the waters and find several different
positions that pique your interest: a national sales director for a technology company, a national
We have negotiated a 20% business development manager for a specific product line within a luxury consumer product group,
discounted rate for LHH clients and a vice president of sales for a smaller company that is an OEM for a niche product.
with Blue Steps the executive Do you need three different resumes? No. Why not? Because you have just one background to
search web site owned and present to all three employers and the focus is the same for all three jobs -- national sales
operated by the AESC management.
(Association of Executive A lot of job seekers in this position would want to create a few "resume versions" by rearranging
Search Consultants) which is some content in the summary, changing a few keywords, and calling it a different file name.
their professional organization But here's the thing - most of the time, these different "versions" show minimal and barely detectable
made up of over 200 of the top changes. They make no real impact on the reader and no difference in terms of winning the interview.
executive search firms. See In fact, sometimes a different "version" might actually be weaker than the parent resume that solidly
your consultant for details. presents the qualifications and experience in a focused manner.
AESC has around 200 Using Cover Letters to Target Applications
member search firms, with
around 4000 consultants So, how do you attack different positions that have different aspects to them? Easy -- with the cover
letter!
around the world.
A cover letter is the marketing tool you should use to zero-in on the position that's advertised and
show the reader how your specific qualifications match their specific requirements. Because a cover
letter is in a narrative, conversational format, you can "speak" to the reader directly and, in essence,
say,
"You are looking for someone with experience in the development of sales teams within the heavy
equipment industry. I have developed fourteen, record-breaking sales teams in my career and
worked in the heavy equipment industry for twelve years for Caterpillar. When can we meet?"
A statement like this is so much more effective than just rearranging your resume's core
competencies to start with "heavy equipment" or "sales team development".
By creating one, strong resume, and using the cover letter to personalize your application, you won't
drive yourself crazy trying to keep track of all the variations of your resume and/or trying to remember
which version you sent to which potential employer. Job searching is stressful enough - no need to
add any more, unnecessary complications!
Remember, there's always a logical next step in your career whether that next step is a short, easy
one or one that requires one, long stride. Either way, your resume represents where you stand now,
the path you have taken to get to your present location, and where you want to go. Use the cover
letter to illustrate more specific points about your career, and draw the reader in the right direction.
Alesia Benedict, CPRW, JCTC, is the Executive Director of GetInterviews.com. She's also been cited
by Jist Publications as one of the "best resume writers in North America," quoted as a career expert
in The Wall Street Journal, and is published in 20+ career books. Alesia's services come with a
guarantee -- interviews in 30 days or they'll rewrite for free!
Just as resumes have undergone a dramatic change over the past 20 years, so too have post-
interview thank you letters. Twenty years ago, a resume was typically a one page document that
briefly listed a candidate's overall work experience and academic credentials. As the employment
market changed and became more competitive, so did the resume. Today, they are powerful
marketing tools designed to sell a candidate's skills, accomplishments, and expertise in order to give
a job seeker a competitive edge over other candidates. The same changes can be said for cover
letters.
Now, these changes also apply to the post-interview thank you letter. In the past, if such a letter was
actually sent, it simply stated, "Thank you for your time; I'm very interested in this position." However,
in today's market simply saying thank you is not enough. Candidates need to take this same concept
of selling their skills and accomplishments and integrate it into their thank you letters. A well written
and convincing thank you letter should be a powerful document designed to continue selling a
candidate long after the interview is over.
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So, how can you create thank you letters that present compelling reasons to further your candidacy?
First, in order to create a thank you letter with the most impact, it must be customized to each person
with whom you interviewed. It also should focus on the issue that is most significant to that particular
person and the company as a whole. What you include in your thank you letter will depend on your
specific interview situation and what you discussed with each interviewer.
Here is a list of sections you should include in your thank you letters:
Reinforce Points from the Interview
It's difficult for a hiring manager to remember every detail of every interview they conduct with
candidates. So, emphasizing the important points of your background, as they relate to the company
and the specific position for which you are applying, will go a long way in distinguishing you from your
competition. Even if your specific skills and qualifications were discussed in the interview, take this
opportunity to reiterate and further expand upon these experiences as they directly relate to the
company's operations, current needs, and future goals.
Address Specific Challenges and Problems
If the hiring manager shared some of the challenges or problems facing their organization, relate how
your experience is tied directly to their needs and the skills you have to help them solve these
problems.
Suppose he/she indicated that morale is slipping within the department and that it's impacting
turnover. Your thank you letter can describe how you led several key initiatives to raise the spirits of
the members of your department.
Or, perhaps he/she discussed a work flow challenge the department is facing. Share your past
experiences designing and implementing workflow changes that have led to greater efficiencies and
increased productivity.
Communicate New Information
Everyone walks out of interviews at one time or another realizing there was something really
important about their background or qualifications that wasn't covered during the initial discussion.
Perhaps there wasn't enough time, or the interviewer's agenda didn't lend itself to discussing that
topic, or you just plain forgot. Here's where the thank you letter comes in. It's precisely the tool to use
to bring those achievements, experiences, project highlights, and qualifications to their attention.
Respond to Objections from the Interviewer
If the hiring manager communicated an objection to hiring you, address it in the thank you letter. For
example, let's say the hiring manager was concerned that you've never worked in Atlanta, and
therefore, don't have any professional contacts in that area. Use the thank you letter to explain how
you previously entered new markets and immediately developed strong networks. That's one of the
reasons you've been so successful in your previous positions.
Using the thank you letter as a competitive marketing tool means that they might sometimes be
longer than one page. That's perfectly ok! There are no "thank you letter" rules that dictate these
documents must be just one page long. What should dictate their length is the amount of valuable
information you want to include. If the company has already extended you the opportunity for an
interview, they're already interested in you. And, in most cases, they will carefully read any and all
material you subsequently forward to them -- including a powerful, well-worded, and compelling post-
interview thank you letter!
Jeanne Knight is a certified Career Coach/Resume Expert who helps individuals navigate career
transitions. She offers career and job search coaching as well as resume writing services.
Career Events
GOLDMAN SACHS
CAREER FORUM
an event for experienced professionals
If you have a minimum of one year of work experience and a commitment to team
work, Goldman Sachs believes you can make a difference. Its Global Technology
Division is searching for high-energy professionals, with or without financial services
backgrounds, to join the team. Ideally, candidates will have proficiency in full life cycle
application to development, software engineering, or infrastructure related skills with a
best in class company.
Global Technology is an environment which consistently rewards those who develop and
implement innovative solutions. As a professional in this division, you will have the
opportunity to demonstrate your expertise, improve processes and develop solutions to
help its firm grow and achieve results of its clients. Ideally, candidates will have skills in one
of the following areas:
NOTE: Open positions are in New York and New Jersey only
If you would like to participate in this exclusive event taking place on September 19, 2007,
please e-mail your resume by September 5, 2007 to
TechnologyForumSept2007@gs.com.
Qualified candidates will be contacted by e-mail with specific details about event logistics
and the format of the evening.
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Employers: Diversity Recruitment Services | Post Jobs
New York
10/18/2007
10:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.
The Manhattan Center
311 West 34th Street
Between 8th & 9th Aves
New York, NY 10001
Important Details
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Register On-Site
Networking Events (free / low cost events that may interest you)
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Useful Web Sites
Here are a few free online locations that could prove helpful (if you know of other new or
unique sites forward them to me at rod.williams@lhh.com)
www.worldwit.org. It's a new design, new navigation and a ton of new content. But most excitingly for
us, our site now includes something that so many of our members have asked for: a careers site!
Our careers area, WorldWIT's Hire Ground, is the first online recruiting site that reaches women 'at
the intersection of work and life' with job alerts in the daily WorldWIT email digests. Jobs are also
posted on the searchable WorldWIT's Hire Ground website
http://newyorkcity.employmentguide.com/ bills itself as a portal for entry-level or a mid-management
positions. EmploymentGuide.com has got you covered. With our FastAPP feature we have made
searching for jobs faster and easier than ever. Simply complete an application and we’ll send it to
matching employers in your area.
http://www.janplace.com/ a site for those seeking opportunities in publishing, licensing, children’s &
family media, entertainment, interactive media, and related areas
http://www.gadball.com an excellent site that provides Free Job Search - over 100,000 Active Jobs!
Free Resume Distribution, Free GadBall Discussion Forums, Free Career Email Address, Free
Personal Email Address features links to For Sale Listings and many other types of information
portals from television/movie listings to the weather. It also has an online calendaring tool, news,
games, and entertainment links.
http://www.JobsOnWallStreet.com bills itself as the leading financial services online job board
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/ bank jobs, finance jobs, recruitment in the financial markets,
accounting and investment banking
http://newyork.craigslist.org/ another site that’s pretty cool. It bills itself as the following: craigslist is
about: giving each other a break, getting the word out about everyday, real-world stuff. restoring the
human voice to the Internet, in a humane, non-commercial environment. keeping things simple,
common-sense, down-to-earth, honest, very real. providing an alternative to impersonal, big-media
sites. being inclusive, giving a voice to the disenfranchised, democratizing ... being a collection of
communities with similar spirit, not a single monolithic entity.
http://www.worklife.com/ Worklife.com provides industry specific career channels with a wealth of
information tailored to your career goals. Select a career channel to research industry information,
search jobs and build your portfolio.
www.ComputerJobs.com Recruiting Trends reports that ComputerJobs.com, an employment website
for Information Technology (IT) professionals and those who employ them, has launched a new web
site where IT professionals can discuss their careers, technology, current events, and more. The new
community called "The ComputerJobs.com Community," also offers employers resume keyword
searches, and job seekers the ability to search for high tech jobs on www.ComputerJobs.com.
http://www.teamworkonline.com/ a listing site that focuses on jobs in professional sports with teams,
offices, and connected entities (sports management, sporting goods, etc.). Here’s what they say
about themselves: 71% of the jobs posted here were filled by online candidates!
www.WomenSportsJobs.com currently has over 1,000 jobs posted in the following fields: Sports
Marketing, Sales, Advertising & Promotions, Public Relations, Sports Media, Broadcasting, Facilities,
Sports Events & Operations, Recreation, Health & Fitness, Website, Technology & Computers
http://www.job-hunt.org/ a terrific informational resource for job seekers
http://www.hightechny.com/ NY Labor Bureau site for IT employment (thanks Jay Colan)
http://www.ithotjobs.com/ bills itself as “ITHotJobs.com launched in 2001 to assist BIG 4, Top Tier,
Software 500, Fortune 1000 IT job seekers most impacted during the downturn has grown to
286,000 members and is utilized by over 9,775 IT specific recruiters.”
http://www.jobcircle.com/ JobCircle.com currently operates in CT, DC, DE, OH, MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA,
and WV , and provides a totally regional job search experience using our unique Latitude/Longitude
functionality.
http://www.dogpile.com great search site that uses Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, About, Look Smart,
Overture, and FindWhat (talk about powerful!)
http://www.allretailjobs.com/ the name says it all
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Free web sites continued…
http://www.nj.com/jobs/quicksearch/ links to job postings for 11 New Jersey newspapers including
the statewide Star-Ledger
http://www.chiefmonster.com a Monster.com site for Senior Executives
http://www.6figurejobs.com lists executive Jobs
http://www.ceoupdate.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.execsearches.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.bigfivetalent.com lists Big Five Jobs
http://www.employment911.com/asp/index.asp claims currently over 3,000,000 jobs posted by
companies that use them and searched from over 300 major career sites along with jobs including 1-
Jobs.com, Hotjobs.com, American Jobs, Infoworks USA, America's Employers, JobBank USA,
America's Job Bank, Job Pilot USA, Bakos Group, MarketingJobs.com, Career Avenue,
Monster.com, Best Jobs USA, NationJob Network, Career Builder, Net-Temps.com, Career Mosaic,
Perot Systems, Career.com, Prohire.com, Career Magazine, Recruiters Online Network, Career
Web, Select Jobs.com, Computerjobs.com, Softwarejobs.com, Computerwork.com, The Job
Resource, Crosswalk.com, Top Echelon, Dice.com, TopStartups.com, Employment 911, US Careers
Resource Center, Headhunter.net, Westech Virtual Job Fair. Offers some pay services but quite
effective without them.
http://seeker.dice.com/profman/searchEngineMarketing.jsp?rel_code=100 more tech jobs
http://www.guru.com/pro/professionals.cfm?tc=20010&kw=job%20search%20web%20 site helps you
find IT, creative, business and office/admin projects all on one website!
http://www.e-careercenter.com/ &
http://www.job.com/index.cfm?us=164&AID=6944408&PID=1225587 2 sites for posting resumes and
searching jobs
Entrepreneurial Sites:
http://www.startupzone.com employment
http://www.topstartups.com employment
http://www.garage.com lists tech ventures and employment
http://www.fastcompany.com online version of magazine
http://www.vfinance.com funding for entrepreneurs
http://www.vcbuzz.com venture capital info
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Non-Profit Sites:
http://www.philanthropy.com non-profit info and employment
http://www.nonprofits.org/ non-profit info
http://www.chronicle.com higher education info and employment
http://www.guidestar.org/ national database of non profits
Media Resources
Please update by sending additional resources/corrections to jay.colan@LHH.com news and
trends:
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising
http://www.mediabistro.com/ -- Media Bistro: media industry networking and informational site.
Includes, news, advice, events listings, job boards, and discussion groups.
http://www.iwantmedia.com/– daily round up of media and industry news; extensive links to
other, related publications and sites.
http://www.poynter.org/medianews– Jim Romenesko’s media news: news, trends, extensive
links to other news and media related sites.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ -- Media Channel: global media news, issue guides, educational
aides.
http://www.mediaweek.com/ -- Media Week: online media news magazine.
http://www.insidemedia.com/
http://www.media.guardian.co.uk/ -- The Guardian online specialized media site.
http://www.eweek.com/– eWeek online version: media and new media news and resources
http://www.media-news.com/– Media news site, segmented by industry.
http://www.internews.org/– Internews: promoting free and open media on a global scale.
http://www.broadbandweek.com/– Broadband Week online version.
http://www.telecomcareers.net/– TelecomCareers.net: career resources, etc.
http://www.catv.org/-- CATV Cyberlab: news, resources for cable, broadband, and new media;
extensive list of links.
http://www.cabletoday.com/index.html– Bigpipe.com: cable news, resources, extensive links.
http://www.emonline.com/index.html– Electronic Media online version.
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http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi– DM News: online direct marketing news.
http://www.headlinespot.com/-- comprehensive news site: news, extensive links
http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=webzine– Broadcasting Cable
online: news for broadcast and cable industries.
http://www.cableworld.com/– Cableworld online version: cable and broadband news
http://www.minonline.com/index.html—Min magazine: media business resources
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising (cont’d)
www.paidcontent.org focus on "the economics of content"
http://www.212nyc.org/ - interactive focus
www.mediapost.com
www.inanet.com for designers and art directors
www.cynopsis.com - daily briefing for broadcasting and cable, with job postings for NY and LA
Digital Music News (site/publication?)
www.nyctechwire.com
Inside Radio (site/publication?)
www.adage.com Advertising Age site
http://www.poynter.org/ - Web Tips – tracks U.S. TV
www.entertainmentcareers.net
www.rightmedia.com
www.venturewire.com – v.c. focus?
www.variety.com Variety - entertainment focus –including job links
This Week in Technology
British Academy of Film and Television Artists
http://www.digitalmusic2006.com/ - digital music forum
www.worldscreen.com Int’l News on programming /content that inevitably includes notes on
many NY companies
www.lightreading.com technology news with many notes on content deployments
www.digitalmedia.com – conference listings are searchable to obtain contact info for speakers
Multi-Channel News – publication?/site?
www.fierce.com – mobile media including wireless, IPTV and mobile media
BillBoard – music publication
www.journalismjobs.com
associations:
http://www.catm.com/-- Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing: library,
research, job bank, etc.
http://www.ncta.com/index.cfm– National Cable & Telecommunications Association: industry
news, legislative information, career resources, etc.
http://www.cthra.com/indopps.html– Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources
Association: job opportunities and career related links
http://www.aaaa.org/news/related_assoc.html– American Association of Advertising Agencies:
related industry links.
http://www.nynma.org/– New York New Media Association:
http://www.cabletvadbureau.com/– Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau: news, research, links,
career information.
http://www.ctpaa.org/– Cable Television Public Affairs Association
http://www.wict.org/main.cfm– Women in Cable & Telecommunications: resources and links
dedicated to improving the standing of women in the cable industry.
http://www.interactivehq.org/ -- Association for Interactive Marketing: research, education,
events, networking.
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www.americanbusinessmedia.com – association of business media companies
www.namme.org – National Association of Minority Media Executives
Magazine Publishers Association (MPA)
Online Publishers Association (ironically I don’t have the URL)
theory and scholarship:
http://www.ctheory.com/– CTheory: current scholarship on cultural, media, and critical theory
http://www.theory.org.uk/– media and social/cultural theory focusing on pop culture
http://www.utexas.edu/coc/journalism/SOURCE/j363/keywords.html– quick resources to major
leaders in mass communication studies
www.release1.0.com – Esther Dyson publication on v.c. and new technologies
Edventures – same on Ester Dyson
other resources:
http://www.hbscny.org/upcoming_events.htm - Harvard Business School Club of Greater NY –
Look for the Media Guru breakfasts
Media Staffing Professionals - Chicago based with jobs throughout the country
"The Soul of the New Consumer" - book on thinking for marketers and product developers
www.current.org – resource on NPR?
www.voice123 – voiceovers
One World? – cable advertising?
Promo magazine and Events Marketer for event marketing people
Provided by Jay Colan and the generous, spirited people who participated in the NY Media and Entertainment
networking group in January and February of 2007.
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Executive Recruiter/Office Mgr, Smyth Associates
Data Security Analyst, Bank Leumi USA
Data Security Officer, Bank Leumi USA
FIX Products Sr. Integration Engineer, Communications Sciences
FIX Products Development Mgr, Communications Sciences
Senior Application Developer, Communications Sciences
Sr Software Developer, Communications Sciences
Sr Systems Engineer, Communications Sciences
Sr Software Developer-Transaction Svcs, Communications Sciences
Principal QA Analyst, Communications Sciences
Software Developer in TEST, Communications Sciences
Sr QA Analyst-Technology,Quality Control, Communications Sciences
Senior QA Analyst, Boston, MA, Communications Sciences
Mid Level Trader, US Standard Chartered Bank
Sr Strategic Planning Analyst, Richmond, VA, Federal Reserve Bank
Sr Enterprise Eisk Management Analyst, Richmond, VA, Federal Bank
HR Director/Business Partner, Then Nielsen Co
FIX Products Sr. Integration Engineer, Communications Science
FIX Products Development Manager, Communications Science
FIX Products Senior Application Developer, Communications Science
Senior Software Developer, Communications Sciences
Senior Systems Engineer- Global Ops, Communications Science
Senior Software Developer-Transaction Svcs, Communications Science
Principal QA Analyst - Quality Control, Communications Science
Software Developer in Test - Quality Control, Communications Science
Senior QA Analyst - Quality Control, Communications Science
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