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What are job search agents?

What benefit do they provide during a job search?

What is the easiest way to improve your visibility while conducting a job search?

Define the 6 step process of utilizing your existing network, and apply it to a real-life example? What is your preferred social network?

Can you leverage it to find a job? Why or why not?

In your words what is mentoring?

What should you look for in a mentor before you approach one?

What are some of the boundaries and logistics that should be discussed for the mentor-mentee relationship?

Solution

Q1) Job search agents or job alerts aid the executives in job search by specifiying a criteria based on which the alert is created and automatically sends notifications on email to the individual whenever the criteria is met.

Q2) The benefit that job search agents provide is that the individual once sets the criteria and searches, he automatically gets notifications instead of searching everytime the website is opened.

Q3) The easiest way to improve visibility while conducting a job search is - updating the profile frequently on the job portal and highlighting the profile with key words that come into notice of the recruiters.

Q4) Below is the 6 step process of utilizing existing network and applying it to a real-life example -

1. Refelecting on the points of interest

2. Exploring the social and professional networking sites

3. Targeting the jobs based on profiles

4. Engaging with individuals in the network

5. Preparing for the recruitment process

6. Performing well in the recruitment process.

Q5) My preferred social network is Linkedin.

Q6) Yes, it can be leveraged fo find a job as it is a professional networking site with jobs posted, professional contacts, messaging service to contact professionals etc.

Q7) Mentoring is the process of advising, training and coaching an individual in a specific area to assist in his/her individual development.

Q8) A mentor should possess the required functional and communication skills coupled with an approachable attitude to help the mentees.

Q9) The boundaries and logistics that should be discussed for the mentor-mentee relationship include -

1. Cultural boundaries

2. Lingusitic boundaries

3. Attitudes of both mentor and mentee

4. Physical contact and touch related