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Assistant ProfessorAssistant Professor

Dept. of Business Administration

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Career Planning: 5 Easy Steps

� Know Thyself - explore your strong and weak points. Line down

your aptitudes, roles, interests, behavioral aspects and the like.

� Synchronization - ideal job should match with your profile.

� Options - catch hold one where you will adjust and perform your best.

� Presentation & Sundry Requirements-effective presentation techniques, which includes proper résumé format, short listing the Industry type, the Job profile, location etc.

� Action

Exploring Jobs and Careers

� Think - right motive and the right choice

� Correlate -between the academics and the career

� Goal Selection -as per your interest� Goal Selection -as per your interest

� Choose the Most - satisfy your desires

� Act-Action

The Reasons Behind………

� Stiff competition…Job market

� First impression� First impression

� Offer to sell your service

� To develop common sense

Stationary…………….

� Paper

� Margins

� Alignment

� Easy formatting

� Envelop

� Name of the post� Alignment

� Spacing

� Paragraphs

� Subject

� Page

� Font face & Size

� Name of the post

� Addresses on envelop

Documents…………

� Application or Cover letter� C.V. or Resume� Invitation to test/Interview� References/ Testimonial/ Letter of � References/ Testimonial/ Letter of

recommendation� Offer of employment/Appointment

Letter� Letter of Acceptance/Joining

letter� Letter of resignation

Basic principles - 01

� ABC……..

� Accuracy…correct, not being vague, be specificAccuracy

� Brevity…direct & to the point, short and simple

� Clarity…clear language, avoid ambiguity, complexity

Basic principles - 02

�A I D A…A I D A…A I D A…A I D A…

� AttentionAttentionAttentionAttention� AttentionAttentionAttentionAttention

� InterestInterestInterestInterest

� DesireDesireDesireDesire

� ActionActionActionAction

Always remember…Always remember…Always remember…Always remember…

� Neatness

� Simplicity� Simplicity

� Accuracy

� Honesty

Guidelines for Applications

� Short sentencesShort sentencesShort sentencesShort sentences� Simple wordsSimple wordsSimple wordsSimple words� Avoid wordinessAvoid wordinessAvoid wordinessAvoid wordiness� Use appropriate toneUse appropriate toneUse appropriate toneUse appropriate tone

Be preciseBe preciseBe preciseBe precise� Be preciseBe preciseBe preciseBe precise� Ensure accuracyEnsure accuracyEnsure accuracyEnsure accuracy� Check consistencyCheck consistencyCheck consistencyCheck consistency� Use your initiativeUse your initiativeUse your initiativeUse your initiative

Elements of App…� DateDateDateDate� Employer’s addressEmployer’s addressEmployer’s addressEmployer’s address� Subject lineSubject lineSubject lineSubject line� SalutationSalutationSalutationSalutation� SalutationSalutationSalutationSalutation� Body/ParagraphsBody/ParagraphsBody/ParagraphsBody/Paragraphs� Complementary closeComplementary closeComplementary closeComplementary close� SignatureSignatureSignatureSignature� EnclosureEnclosureEnclosureEnclosure

Résumé…

OFFER

� Functional Skills

� Education and Experience� Education and Experience

� Personality traits

Career Objectives…

� Specific nature

� Broad & Flexible goal

� Org. to Org. vary

� Vision toward career designing