Title: The Top Ten Mistakes a Job Seeker Makes

Speaker:  John McDorman is the Managing Partner of Transition Consulting

Presentation:
When you had a job, you used to get job performance evaluations.  Well, how well would you do if someone evaluated your job of finding a job? Exceeds expectations?  Meets requirements?  Needs improvement?

If you think about it, every job seeker is a rookie.  Would you really want to be known as a professional job seeker?  Rookies are going to make rookie mistakes.  In a job search, mistakes can cause delays.  They can extend your search and diminishes your chances of success.

The stakes are too high for mistakes.

Our speaker will talk about the 10 most common mistakes to avoid and how to effectively deal with each.

1.  How to move on with a proper PARTING.

2. How to gain a proper PRESPECTIVE.

3. How to set a proper PACE.

4. How to be properly POINTED at the right target.

5. How to prepare a proper PACKAGE.

6. How to learn to properly PROMOTE.

7. How to deliver a proper PITCH.

8. How to negotiate a proper PRICE.

9. How to sustain proper PERSERVERANCE.

10. How to remain in proper PRAYER.

Speaker's bio:
John McDorman is the Managing Partner of Transition Consulting -- a firm that helps its clients move people into, out of and up through their organizations.  Since 1990, the firm has provided professional development, outplacement services and search support to a wide variety of clients. As a distinctive player in a world of look-alikes, Transition Consulting has earned a national reputation.  They are recognized for their expertise and success in helping clients get the “right people on the bus in the right seats”.

Sought after by both local and national media, John has often been quoted in the press and featured on television.  He appeared in two major video productions from Fortune entitled “Get the Job You Really Want: Proven Job Search Strategies” and “Keep Your Job! The Secrets to Being Indispensable”. On the radio, John's counsel could be heard on Transitioning Times, a weekly call-in talk show that he hosted on KWRD - FM.

During his business career, John has served as corporate coach and consultant to business executives throughout North America.  Before founding Transition Consulting, John was a Partner with Accenture where he worked for over 14 years.  During that time, he helped a variety of business enterprises gain competitive advantage through more effective and efficient use of information technology.

Over 30 years ago, John launched the successful Career Transition Workshop as a lay ministry of Transition Consulting.  Now offered on-line, this workshop is designed for unemployed, under-employed, and employed executives, managers, and professionals in transition.  Career Transition Workshop has assisted over 50,000 job seekers through their journey.

In 2017, John joined forces with Bob Williaford of Titanium Strategies and formed Fast Company Buyers.  They help first-time business buyers fulfill their dreams.  Quarterly, they present Buy a Biz / Be a Boss -- a seminar designed to help individuals become business owners and operators.

John is a SMU graduate with an undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering and an MBA.  He is the father of four children: Meggin, Mandy, Jake and Morgan Grace.