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Building Careers and Building Careers and Writing RésumésWriting Résumés
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Today’s Dynamic Today’s Dynamic WorkplaceWorkplace
• Career stability
• “Job-hopping”
• Small businesses
• Independent contractors
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How Employers View the How Employers View the Job MarketJob Market
• Financial trade-offs– Temporary workers– Independent contractors
• Economic uncertainty– Cheaper labor markets– Global recruiting
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What Today’s What Today’s Employers RequireEmployers Require
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Life-long learning
• Teamwork skills
• Strong work records
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What Today’sWhat Today’sEmployers RequireEmployers Require
• Leadership capabilities
• Diversified skills
• Varied experiences
• Multicultural and international
awareness
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Adapting to the MarketAdapting to the Market
• What you want
• What you can offer
• Your workplace value
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SpecificCompensation
Type ofOperation
CorporateCulture
Type ofOccupation
GeneralCareer Goals
Location
Nature of the Job
Size ofCompany
Facilities
What Do You Want?What Do You Want?
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What Can You Offer?What Can You Offer?
• Personal achievements
• Educational preparation
• Work experience
• Extracurricular activities
• Personal characteristics
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Increasing Your ValueIncreasing Your Value
• Employment portfolio
• Interim assignments
• Workplace skills
• Life-long learning
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The Employment SearchThe Employment Search
• Build toward a career
• Prepare a résumé
• Understand the interview process
• Prepare for interview
• Take the interview
• Follow up and accept the offer
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Employer Employer Recruiting PracticesRecruiting Practices
• Look inside the company
• Networking and personal references
• Employment agency or search firm
• Unsolicited résumés
• Newspaper want ads
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Organizing Your Organizing Your ApproachApproach
• Track business news
• Monitor specific firms
• Seek opportunities
• Respond to openings
• Build a network
• Seek counseling
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Three-Step Résumé Three-Step Résumé ProcessProcess
• Planning
• Writing
• Completing
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Planning Your RésuméPlanning Your Résumé
• Audience and purpose
• Information needs
• The best medium
• Overall content
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What Employers SeekWhat Employers Seek
• Results orientation
• Workplace achievements
• Versatility
• Signs of progress
• Standards of excellence
• Flexibility
• Communication skills
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Areas of ConcernAreas of Concern
• Frequent job changes
• Gaps in work history
• Level of experience
• Long-term with one company
• For-cause job termination
• Criminal or arrest record
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Organizing Your ROrganizing Your Résuméésumé
• Chronological
• Functional
• Combination
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Writing Your RWriting Your Résuméésumé
• Respect your résumé
• Take your time
• Review good models
• Minimize frustration
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Keep the RKeep the Résumé Honestésumé Honest
• Workplace references
• Background checks
• Credit histories
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Adapting to the Adapting to the AudienceAudience
• Consider the employer’s perspectiveConsider the employer’s perspective
• Build on past accomplishmentsBuild on past accomplishments
• Stress your future potentialStress your future potential
• Translate skills and experienceTranslate skills and experience
• Clarify educational achievementsClarify educational achievements
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Composing Your RComposing Your Résuméésumé
• Name and address
• Career objective or summary
• Academic credentials
• Employment history
• Activities and achievements
• Relevant personal data
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Completing Your RCompleting Your Résuméésumé
• Revising
• Producing
• proofreading
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Common Résumé Common Résumé ProblemsProblems
• Wrong length
• Hard to read
• Wordy
• Too slick
• Poorly reproduced
• Amateurish
• Boastful
• Dishonest
• Gimmicky
• Carelessly written
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Producing Your RProducing Your Résuméésumé
• Printed traditional résumé
• Printed scannable résumé
• Electronic plain-text file
• MS Word file
• Online résumé
• Electronic PDF file
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Printing Your RPrinting Your Résuméésumé
• Paper quality
• Overall length
• Formatting issues
• Objectives and key words
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Digital RDigital Résumé Formatsésumé Formats
• Plain-text file
• MS Word file
• Webpage version
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Proofreading Your Proofreading Your RRésuméésumé
• Headings and lists
• Grammar and punctuation
• Spelling and word choice
• Paper and digital formats
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Submitting Your Submitting Your RRésuméésumé
• Postal mail
• E-mail or online
• Fax machine