session03: resumes
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Manning School of Business. Session03: Resumes. Dr. Mark H. Mortensen Sections 211 and 212 M & W2:00 to 3:15 3:30 to 4:45. Session 2. Turn in Assignment 2 (Strengths & weaknesses) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Session03:Resumes
Dr. Mark H. MortensenSections 211 and 212M & W 2:00 to 3:15
3:30 to 4:45
Manning School of Business
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Session 2
Turn in Assignment 2 (Strengths & weaknesses) Class preparation: Bring a resume of yours (if you
have one) to class along with a couple of others you have found on the internet.
Have Read: HBR Guide to Better Business Writing - Chapters 4 - 7
Workshop: Assignment 3 – Read your introduction to the class.
Discussion: Chapter 4-7 review. Resumes – the why, the what and the how. Examples of good resumes.
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Workshop
Read to the class the introduction you wrote in Assignment 1 and then updated in the Workshop during Session 2.
You can sit at your seat if you want to… or stand up.
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HBS Better Writing: Chapter 4
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HBS Better Writing: Chapter 5
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HBS Better Writing: Chapter 6 xxx
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Resumes
What is the purpose of a resume? How long should it be? What should it contain?
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Examples of Good Resumes
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Next Classes
Write a resume and a cover letter for a job that you would like to get (or you think you might like to get) upon graduation, or during your time at UML. Share it within your group, discuss and re-write.
Assignment 4
No class
16 Sept.
No class today – I will be on a business trip.
Have Read: HBR Guide to Better Business Writing - Chapters 8 - 9
Work on Assignment 4 (resume and cover letter).
You may want to look at http://www.salary.com/10-steps-to-a-better-resume/
Also see the sample good resumes on my Wiki.
Session 4
18 Sept.
Turn in Assignment 4 (resume and cover letter) and bring 4 extra copies for the workshop.
Have Read: HBR Guide to Better Business Writing - Chapters 10 - 12
Workshop: Forming groups and critiquing each other’s resumes and cover letters within the groups.
Discussion: The writing process.
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ProfComm – Fall 2013