Pathway to Becoming a Professional via BOLD

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Presentation deck by Joshua Siva (@joshuasiva) and Melanie Feldman (@melzfeld) (Co-authors of BOLD: Get Noticed, Get Hired) given at the University of Pittsburgh in November, 2013. To view the presentation and see the detail behind the slides, check out: https://vimeo.com/80114313 or www.boldjobbook.com for more details.

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BOLD Get Noticed, Get Hired Pathway to professions

Melanie Feldman Undertone in NYC

Joshua Siva GSK in Toronto

THE University of Pittsburgh

Why is it so difficult

to land that first job out of college?

Financial crash of 2008

Increasing competition

Standardization in hiring

What can you do?

GOOD LUCK!

But really, what can you do?

Stand Out

The 4 Steps to Success

1 2 3 4

Brand YOU

Plan of Attack

Creativity

The Human Connection

Brand YOU

Robbie Williams Butler University ‘09

Plan of Attack

Organize  yourself  

Select  your  channels  to  connect  

Find  the  right  balance  

Creativity

Everyone can be creative, using what they have

Approaching People

A corporation is just a group of people organized to work together towards a common goal

Résumé Black Hole

Congratulations, you’re here to network

Hail to Pitt Thank you

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