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Events
Job-Hunting Skills for Beijing   with , INSPIRED Founder
Date & TimeLocation
Jasmine Keel
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 (9:00 to 12:30)
Landmark Business Center
Landmark Office Tower 2, 2nd floor
No.8 Dongsanhuan North Rd. Chaoyang
中国北京市朝阳区东三环北路8号亮马河大厦写字楼二座二层

Price 　　　800 RMB

Maximum number of attendees 　　　12

Price Notes 　　　(includes handbook and list of top employers in Beijing)
Event description:
The workshop "Job-Hunting Skills" has been specifically designed for local foreign professionals in order to help them successfully conduct a job search in Beijing.

Through this hands-on workshop led by INSPIRED founder, Jasmine Keel, you will:
> Identify the best and worst ways to hunt for a job
> Gain an understanding of the job market in Beijing
> Be able to tap into the hidden job market in 3 effective ways
> Design your own job-hunting strategy that will lead you closer to success.
Who should attend:
Anybody looking for a "real job" in Beijing, on a full-time or part-time basis.

Content outline:
> The best and worst job-hunting ways
> How employers prefer to fill a vacancy
> The reality of the Chinese job-market: facts and salary information
> Companies that recruit local foreign professionals / expat partners in Beijing
> How to deal with the handicaps that keep you from getting a job
> The hidden job market
> 3 ways to tap into the hidden job market
> How to use informational interviewing
> How to develop your own job-hunting strategy
> How to keep motivated

Take away benefits:
At the end of the workshop, you will have a clear understanding of the effective job-hunting methods in Beijing, and you will have developed your own strategy for finding a job. You will have established a list of the organisations /companies that can help you in this process. You will also meet like-minded individuals who can support you in your job-search process. Handouts with local information are also provided.
Methodology:
Lecture, participative dialogue, group brainstorming, discussion, group exercises, sharing of experiences, Q&A.
Event duration: 3 hours
About our Speaker Jasmine Keel:
Early 2007, Jasmine Keel founded INSPIRED, now the most comprehensive life & career transition service in China for expat partners.
Since INSPIRED was launched, Jasmine and her pool of coaches and HR professionals have tackled the main challenge related to international assignments – expat spouse dissatisfaction - and helped companies successfully retain their expat assets.
Jasmine and her team have developed a unique career coaching program for local foreign professionals in China. Since the program was launched, INSPIRED has had an exceptionally high success rate with most participant spouses finding professional positions. This program has also been the catalyst for several workshops and seminars.
Today, INSPIRED is proud to count Microsoft as one of its corporate clients and is SantaFe’s career assistance provider for expat spouses relocating to China.