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Advancing Your Payroll CareerJohn Bernatovicz, PresidentWillory - Payroll & HR Solutions

Appreciate Opportunity Present how you can advance Your payroll career.Thanks to Sherry Duncan.Thanks to volunteers.Kick off conference the right way!1Presentation is NOT aboutPayroll Tax CompliancePay CardsAffordable Care ActYear-endFMLAGarnishmentsUnemployment Claims

2Advancing Your Payroll CareerMy background and qualificationsHow to Advance Your Payroll CareerInterviewing Tips / Trends in Hiring

3Advancing Your Payroll CareerMy Goal is for You to..Have FunLearn at Least 2 New ThingsMeet a New FriendGet Fired Up about Your Career

4That is how I got into payroll.

How about you?5Stand up if you thought you would be in payroll when you started your career.6So.How Did We Get Here?

7Does it matter?8Make the Most of itSo how do we take advantage of our exposure to and management of the largest line item expense that gets little to no praise..We have a tremendous responsibilityWith responsibility comes opportunity9How to Advance Your Payroll CareerWhats Your PurposeFind Your PassionHave a Game PlanBe FocusedGrow Your Skill SetTake a RiskOwn your BrandNetwork, Network, Network

Be a Mentor / Find a MentorBe AccountableIf All Else Fails, Out Work ThemWhen Opportunity Knocks, Seize ItNailing an Interview

10How to Advance Your Payroll Career #1 Find Your Purpose

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How to Advance Your Payroll Career#2 Find Your PassionWhat job would you do for free?

12What are you passionate about.. in payroll?TaxSystemsProcessManagementGarnishmentsImplementationsUnemployment Compensation ManagementWhy does passion matter?We Sleep 56 hours per week

We Work 40 hours per week

We Eat 10 hours per weekAre you making the most of your 40 + hours?The 10,000 Hour Rule says you can MASTER a skill in 10,000 Hours = 250 Weeks = 5 years

What have you Mastered? Your time & experience accumulates quickly.Master your craft.17

My Passion17 years serving payroll and HR professionalsReviewed 75,000+ resumesInterviewed 3,500+ candidatesBe involved in 750+ offers / hiring decisionsPlaced 75 payroll professionals at clients in last 18 monthsSee first hand what companies look for with candidatesI LIKE TO HELP PEOPLE ESPECIALLY PAYROLL18

How to Advance Your Payroll Career #3 Have a Game PlanTo Reach Your Professional Goals! Its not Rocket Science Your Plan Starts with the Basic Questions: Who?What?Where?When?Why?How?

Is your game plan in jeopardy?Because people dont have a PLAN21It Can Start Now! Fill out piece of paper in front of you You can even do it when you are bored, say at a conference, listening to some guy like me

It Can Start Now! It should IncludeWhy am I doing this back to your purpose / passion?Who can help you?What is your ideal next payroll job AND the one right after thatWhere do I want to work? Company / AreaWhen do I want to do this by?How am I going to do it?

How to Advance Your Payroll Career#4 Have a Focused Plan

Lewis and Clark had FOCUSED plan. Do you?24How to Advance Your Payroll CareerPrint out your career game plan put in private placeShare with spouse, friend, trusted advisorMake sure you reference back to plan at least monthlyI wanted to be an entrepreneurWhile at ADP put together plan to start companyBrotherCentsible Water25As Tempting As It is Dont Put it Off!

Easy to put offMy game plan took one hourChanged my life26How to Advance Your Payroll Career #5 Grow Your Skill Set

Grow Your Skill SetStay One Step Ahead

Engage in other areas outside of your department

Grow Your Skill SetImplementations, Projects, Process Improvement

CPPRaise hand if have CPPCompanies will be more prone To hire you vs someone without29

How to Advance Your Payroll Career #6 Dont be Afraid To Take Risks Take Risks!

Be willing to take leap of faith.Do something different.Challenge yourself.31How to Advance Your Payroll Career #7 Own Your BrandWhat Make You Different and/or Better?

At 18 years old beat Tiger Woods in golf tourney.Had a client parade me around his office.32Own Your Brand?

Top 5 Brands by Intrabrand.What do you think about..33Own Your Brand?

What do you think about????34You immediately formulate an opinion once you see those imagesThe same is done about youWhat do people think?How are you perceived?Where is your expertise?Your Brand is a Mix ofBelief

Family

Roots

Actions

Career

I was ADP guy who beat Tiger WoodsWhat is your story?How perceived?Deal with people who lose jobsRocks to CoreBE IN CONTROL OWN IT.36Steps to Differentiate YourselfDo your best to be great at what you do!Learn from those who are where you want to beFind your nicheEngage with your customer and staffBuild your resume with experiences, projects and certificationsEnthusiasm, Enthusiasm, Enthusiasm

Workday or SAP payroll$140-$225 per hour37We Can All Learn Something from

Son did a search on YouTube on his name and loves this video.Thought it was fitting for how a persons brand is built on own self-worth.38How to Advance Your Payroll Career#7A Your Social Media BrandAre You Reaching Out Smartly?

Use Social Media To Open Doors, Not Close Them

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NO!

NO!

If you do not a LinkedIn page, create one.

If you have one, use it and get connected.

#8 Network, Network, Network

Network, Network, NetworkMust have confidence and embrace itHave a purpose why am I networking?It is not about you it is about the other personBring a business cardKeep track of who you meetFollow up afterward (LinkedIn, email, etc.)How to Advance Your Payroll Career #9 Mentoring

Mentoring UpDetermine ideal career path first Helps you determine who is right mentorIdentify 2-3 mentors (do your homework)Dont be afraid to ask (tell them why)Invest in relationship (business, personal, etc.)Should feel natural / not forcedYou are looking for guidanceSomeone to set an example49Mentoring DownAlways be on the look outVet out once identifiedInvestment must go both waysBe transparentImproves personal accountability

You are at point in career looking to helpHave experiences that are valued.50Networking & Mentoring Starts Now!First time attendees Please stand

Stand if this is your 2nd or 3rd year at OCPP

If you are standing, put on a GREEN stickerGive them a round of applauseGive them a round of applause51How to Advance Your Payroll Career#10 Be Accountable52Be AccountableSelf-monitor (dont rely on manager)

Be your harshest critic Set a high, personal standardNo one cares about your career as much as you do about your ownPromise what you can deliver (follow up, timing, deadlines, etc.)How to Advance Your Payroll Career #11 Theres No Substitute for Hard Work

Dont CoastEnroll in TrainingEarn CertificationsGain Software ExpertiseChallenge Yourself with a Variety of Projects Develop Functional Expertise

How to Advance Your Payroll Career#12 When Opportunity Knocks, Seize ItOpportunity KnocksPromotion, Job Opening, Interview

How to Advance Your Payroll Career#13 Nailing an InterviewHow to Advance Your Payroll CareerTips on Getting In How to Advance Your Payroll CareerResume Your Career LogoHow To Tell Your Story on Your Resume

10 Second Window

Prime Real Estate is at The Top

Objectives are Dead

OBJECTIVES

Common Resume MistakesInconsistent use of bolding, italics and WordArt

Just saying what you did, not how well you did it

Too many jobs listed

Overly elaborate use of fonts/graphics/pictures

I should never appear on your resume

Top Resume Mistakes (cont.)Overly personal informationWriting in paragraphs use bullets ACTION VERBSSpelling and grammar mistakes To avoid running out of interview, BE HONEST..

How to Advance Your Payroll CareerNew Era Video Resume

How to Advance Your Payroll CareerApplying for a JobDont Apply OnlineFind Another Way In

How to Get Your Foot in the DoorStart with the hiring manager or their bossLinkedIn connectionsAsk a friend, family member or former colleaguePick up the phoneFed-Ex or hand-deliver your resumeLeverage a recruiterUse Indeed or Simply Hired not MonsterVideo Resume Do it right or dont do it at all72Making a Positive Impression:Interviewing Tips

Always Be Prepared

Research the company.

Know who you are meeting with.Study the job description.

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Prepare one page summarymatching your skills to job.

Prepare questions.

Role play.Know where you are going.

How to Advance Your Payroll CareerVideo Recruiting

Be prepared for this new medium77Things NOT to do in an interview:Show up lateDress beneath the interviewOver perfumeInterrupt the interviewerTalk about salary & benefitsTalk poorly about previous bosses, colleagues or companies

Things TO do in an interview:Be flexible, willing and ableAsk appropriate questionsMake eye contactShow interestAsk for the jobSend a thank you note afterward

Flip it around

Figuring out if this job is a fit for you as more important than company finding out if you are a fit.80It is always best to interview for a job when you have a job:Takes pressure offYou have leveragePuts you on offensiveMore willing to say no if not fit

Do you have any questions? No is NOT the answer!82 Tell me about yourself and your position? What happened to the last person who held this job? What were the major strengths and weaknesses of the last person who held this job? What are the career paths in this department? Could you describe a typical day or week in this position? Avoid asking questions that can be found on the company website

Watch timing on compensation and benefits questions

Be Prepared to Answer83Strengths?Weaknesses?Dislikes at current job?Typical day?Worst performance review?3-5 yearsWhat do you know about our company?Failures / frustrationsWhy leave current position?What risks have you taken? Why should I hire you?Why do you want this job?Would you accept counter-offer?Tell me about a time when

ALWAYS:

Ask for the job.Send thank you note / email.How to Advance Your Payroll CareerOfferWhen an Offer is Extended

When you start your next endeavor:Set goalsDo everything with enthusiasmHave a positive attitudeWork hardAdvance yourself through trainingAvoid drama and office politicsIdentify a mentorGive yourself timeHow to Advance Your Payroll CareerWhats Your PurposeFind Your PassionHave a Game PlanBe FocusedGrow Your Skill SetTake a RiskOwn your BrandNetwork, Network, Network

Be a Mentor / Find a MentorBe AccountableIf All Else Fails, Out Work ThemWhen Opportunity Knocks, Seize ItNailing an Interview

88Advancing Your Payroll CareerDid you???????Have FunLearn at Least 2 New ThingsMeet Someone NewGet Fired Up about Your Career

Thank you!90Leading provider of payroll and HR professionals for organizations direct hire, contract staffing & consulting needs.

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John BernatoviczOffice: 330-576-5486john@willory.com