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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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