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Building Careers and Writing Résumés

Chapter 13

1. Finding the ideal opportunity in today’s job market

2. Planning and organizing your résumé

3. Learning to write your résumé

4. Using common formats for completing your résumé

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Learning Objectives

Finding the Ideal Opportunity in Today’s Job

Market

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Personal Strategy

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•Organization

•Early Start

•Persistence

•Stepping Stones

Write Your Story

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•Your Passions

•Your Skills

•Your Abilities

•Your Experiences

•Your Objectives

Employer Perspective

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•Performance•Reliability•Motivation

Internet Research

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Industries Companies

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• Skills• Attributes• Experiences

Translate Potential

• Target companies of interest

• Contact human resources

• Contact company managers

• Describe what you can offer

• Ask to be considered for opportunities

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Take the Initiative

Classmates Workplace

Online Sources Organizations

Trade Shows Volunteering

Build Your Network

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Network Etiquette•Protocol•Value•Judgment

Career Counseling

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College Career CentersOnline Career Planning Resources

• Overlooking résumé errors

• Misspelling the hiring manager’s name

• Arriving late for an interview

• Tweeting something unprofessional

• Completing application forms incorrectly

• Not doing your own research

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Avoiding Mistakes

Summary of Discussion

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Planning Your Résumé

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Situation

Information

Medium

Organization

Revise

Produce

Proofread

Distribute

Adapt to the Audience

Composethe Message

Planning CompletingWriting

Three-Step Résumé Process

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•Interviews

•Employers

Purpose and Audience

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Gather Information

•Employment

•Education

•Personal

Choose the Medium

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Printed Traditional

Electronic Plain Text

Online Version

Printed Scannable

MS Word File

PDF File

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Organize the Résumé

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•Chronological•Functional•Combination

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Areas of Concern• Frequent Job

Changes

• Gaps in Work History

• Overall Level of Experience

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Areas of Concern• Long Term with One

Employer

• Job Termination for Cause

• Criminal Record

Summary of Discussion

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Writing Your Résumé

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Keep the Résumé Honest

Workplace References

Employment History

Criminal Records

Interview Questions

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Adapt to the Audience

Customize YourTerminology

Translate Your Experience

Compose the Résumé

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•Short Phrases

•Action Verbs

•Evidence

•Keywords

Résumé Components

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Contact Information

Education

Personal Data

Introduction

Work Experience

References

Summary of Discussion

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Completing Your Résumé

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Length Issues

Hard to Read

Poorly Written

Uninformed

Cheap Paper

Grammar & Spelling

Boastful Tone

Gimmicky Design

Revise Your Résumé

Produce Your Résumé

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•Order

•Simplicity

•White Space

•Clear Typeface

Non-Traditional Elements

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•Photos

•Videos

•Presentations

•Infographics

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Printable Résumés

ScannableTraditional

Paper Quality

Printer Quality

Keywords

Simple Format

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Digital Résumés

•Plain Text File

•MS Word File

•PDF File

Online Résumés

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Use Career Management Tools

Pursue Social Networking

Submit Your Résumé

Proofread the Résumé

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• Headings and Lists

• Grammar

• Punctuation

• Spelling

• Data Elements

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Mail Email Online

Distribute the Résumé

Summary of Discussion

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Building Careers and Writing Résumés

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