The 2-Hour Job Search Boot Camp

Your alumni association is committed to supporting you in your career development. See below for recordings of The 2-Hour Job Search Boot Camp sessions conducted in October 2020, part of the ongoing “Owning Your Career” series.

Have you hit the online job search black hole? Wouldn’t it be nice to have an internal advocate in each of your target companies? You can! This four-part series  walks you through a step-by-step process to take charge of your job search and make connections in your favorite organizations, using the book The 2-Hour Job Search by Steve Dalton. This book guides you through a streamlined job search approach that produces results quickly and efficiently.

Session Recordings

Intro/overview & LAMP List

Contacts, 6-point Email, Tracking

  • Part 2-1: Contacts
  • Part 2-2: 6-point Email
  • Part 2-3: Tracking

Informational Meetings

  • Part 3-1: Research
  • Part 3-2: Discuss

Follow-Up

  • Part 4: Follow-Up

FAQs

Why is it called The 2-Hour Job Search?

The author answers this question here: https://2hourjobsearch.com/articles/why-not-the-1-hour-job-search

What topics are covered?

  • Part 1: Intro/overview & LAMP List: Develop a list of target organizations and prioritize against three criteria
  • Part 2: Contacts, 6-point Email, Tracking: Identify the right contacts in an organization and develop a short, succinct six point networking email that will start the development of your relationship with the company you are targeting
  • Part 3: Informational Meetings: Develop a strong list of questions to guide a conversation and elicit helpful information from your contact
  • Part 4:  Follow-Up & Boot Camp evaluation: The importance of ongoing follow-up with your internal advocates

What is not be covered in the boot camp?

  • How to determine your job target
  • Your marketing materials, such as resume, cover letter and LinkedIn profile
  • Job interviewing
  • Negotiating your offer

If you need assistance with any of these topics, please contact Debra Franke, Asst Dir of Alumni Career Programs at franke@lasalle.edu or 215-991-3582.

Tell me more about The 2-Hour Job Search

Online job postings have fundamentally changed how people search for a job. Hiring managers increasingly rely on referrals to avoid reviewing hundreds of resumes per posting. However, job seekers crave the perceived efficiency that an online jobsite offers, pouring countless hours into an inherently ineffective approach.

Instead of providing laundry lists of “tips” which readers must trial-and-error through, The 2-Hour Job Search offers step-by-step, time-limited instructions for the most frustrating part of finding work — getting a first interview.

What if I have questions or need help with some other aspect of my job search or career transition?

Contact Debra Franke, Assistant Director of Alumni Career Programs at franke@lasalle.edu or 215-991-3582.