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April 20, 2015

ENGR B47Lecture#17

Introduction to Engineering and Design

Professional Development

Career Day @ BC

April 29

9am - 2pm

BC Campus Center• Bring your fresh resume• Dress professionally• Practice asking good questions

(even if you’re not expecting a job/internship)• Check Career Placement Center for more info

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Upcoming Schedule• Week 12

Mon: Guest Speaker

Wed: Intro. to Professional Development (assignment out)

• Week 13Mon: In-class work on Prof. Dev.

Wed: Guest Speaker

• Week 14Mon: In-class work on Prof. Dev.

Wed: Guest Speaker

• Week 15Mon: In-class work on Prof. Dev.

Wed: In-class assignment (Engineering Ethics)

• Finals Turn in Prof. Dev. assignment Motor Project Presentations

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Your Résumé

Accurate, Honest, Brief

• Any work experience is good experience• Find something to include beyond classes

Club Volunteering opportunity Examples of teamwork

(horror stories of LEDs gone awry!)

• Know your weaknesses and strengths

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Review

Résumé NO-NOs

• Too long: you’ve got about 10-seconds• Burying the lead

(great experience / talent @ bottom of page)• Not up to date• Not specific to job posting• Misleading or false (they’ll find out eventually)• Filled with fluff

“Excellent communication skills” “References available upon request”

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Review

What Does it Look Like?

• Generally Contact info Education Work experience Everything else

(skills, talents, associations, awards, maybe hobbies)

• Yours should be one page• Probably bullet points over full sentences• Probably subject heading• 100s of samples and 1000s of opinions online• Resources @ BC

Writing Center (link) Job Placement Center (link)

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Remember:· There are exceptions to every rule· This is a moving target  (HR folks & job seekers cat & mouse)· It only takes one!

Review

Professional Development Assignment

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Review

Professional Development Assignment Deliverables

1. Job/internship posting Must include: Date posted Company name / contact info Minimum qualifications Description of job (activities, responsibilities, etc.)

2. Resume for that posting 1 page minimum Print out or pdf

3. Critique from classmate Signed / dated copy of rough draft Must include corrections & comments

4. Cover Letter ½ to 1 page in length Formatted properly Print out or pdf

5. List of References I will not contact them Know who you would include if this were real

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Review

Internship or Job Posting

• Find an original posting Aggregators (Monster, Indeed, etc.) don’t count Find link back to actual posting You must get instructor verification

• Either a job you want “now” Internship this summer or next Part-time work during school year

• Or something you’ll want in 2-3 years Entry level job for BS degree You’ll write resume you will have in 2-3 years

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Review

Today’s Agenda

• Find a job posting• Double-check quality with instructor• Work on resume

Find samples to emulate Start your own Work on content & formatting

• Find a peer reviewer• Ask for advice of colleagues• Ask for clarification from instructor

Next Monday discuss Cover Letter11

Instructor-Issued Laptops

Log in with “.\Laptopuser”

(no password)• Check wifi toggle switch if problems• Control Panel

Network and Internet➙ Connect to Network➙

• When finished Log out! Place in cabinet (check # on bottom for location) Plug in to charger

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