Advertisements seem to be in every city, in almost every newspaper about job search boot camps. These seminars and courses are designed to help job seekers hone their skills, as they look for work in this difficult economy. Who is actually giving these seminars? Are the sponsors someone who has interviewed hundreds of people or just read a book about how to interview? If you are going to pay for advice on your job search, make sure you are getting advice from an expert, not a pretender.
What should you learn in a job search boot camp? Staffing veterans will train attendees with several skills including:
• The dos and don'ts of interviewing
• Knowing how to understand what job goals are realistic based on your experience/education level?
• How to properly answer interview questions
• Include a Binder with resources to reference along with their personal critique sheets
Many of these job search boot camps include mock interviews that are videotaped so that the attendee can watch them later. Who should attend?
• Recent college graduates who need help in finding a job.
• Anyone who has been laid off and may have been out of the work force for many years.
• Job seekers who are wanting to reenter the workforce.
• Anyone who wants to sharpen their job search skills.
Finding a job search boot camp is easy. Attending a good one is harder. Make sure you check the sponsor's background and see if it matches the skills you need to improve.
Michael D. Hayes is a native of Arizona, and is a graduate of Northern Arizona
University and Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International
Management. Read his blogs at
www.momentumstaffing.wordpress.com or
www.phoenix.jobing.com