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There are more than 161 million

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employed people in the US . How did

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they search , find and obtain their

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jobs ? And with over 8.1 million job

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openings , how do they locate a job

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that is the best fit for them ? Welcome

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to the Department of Labor's Employment ,

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fundamentals of career transition

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workshop , also known as EFCT . This

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workshop was created to help you

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efficiently and effectively navigate

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the employment landscape to find your

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best fit next career as you transition

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from your military service . When you

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need to find information these days ,

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the most common first stop is the

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internet . A search for how to find a

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job or ways to get hired will return a

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long list of job search tactics and

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tips for success . You'll find

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information on researching the market ,

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identifying your skills , informational

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interviews , creating a resume

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networking , using social media reading

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job postings , interviewing job offers ,

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salary negotiation . It may be even

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more specialized topics like

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translating military terminology into

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civilian terms that a new employer can

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understand . This list can be

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overwhelming . Today's workshop will

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help filter the clutter , expand on

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valuable tools and organize your

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typical job search process . We use

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three overarching fundamentals to frame

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your view and career transition . Those

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are think like an employer develop your

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brand and maximize your resources .

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Think like an employer means putting

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yourself in the employer's role . As

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you look at job postings , complete

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your resume or interview for a job

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develop your brand means accentuating

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your unique talents as you present

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yourself to employers maximize your

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resources means using everything the

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transition assistance program provides

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including staff workshops , reference

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material and other resources . Each job

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search technique and tool fits into one

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or more of the fundamental concepts .

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The real value in this class is that

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you will learn lesser known techniques

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that we call pro tips . Pro tips are

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key techniques used in job search that

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most job seekers do not use . Think of

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these as power tools in your toolbox .

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The five pro tips that we will cover

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today are know your marketable skills ,

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use star to stand out , connect with

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your network , analyze , job postings ,

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have a plan . These tips will make your

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job search easier faster and will add

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impact whether you are starting your

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first career change or your last watch

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for the drill icon and its associated

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pro tip , your facilitator will point

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them out throughout the course . The EF

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TT course is foundational and is packed

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with important materials that you will

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want to reference in the future . Your

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participant guide contains all the

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reference information for you to use in

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your job search including techniques ,

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web resources activities and an action

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plan you will complete as we go along

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for today , we will present the

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fundamentals and emphasize pro tips to

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take your job search to the next level

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by understanding and applying these

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fundamental concepts . You will set

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yourself apart from other job

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applicants . Yes , there are more than

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8.1 million job openings , but you only

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need one . There's a lot to cover today .

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So let's get started .