Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Building Careers and Writing Résumés
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Securing Employment in Today’s Job Market Understanding the employer’s approach Organizing your approach
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter The Employment Search 1.Build toward a career 2.Prepare a résumé 3.Understand the interview process 4.Prepare for interview 5.Take the interview 6.Follow up and accept the offer
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter How Employers Approach the Recruiting Process Look inside the company Networking and personal references Employment agency or search firm Unsolicited résumés Solicited résumés via advertising
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Organizing Your Approach Monitor business news Researching specific firms Building a network Seeking counseling
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Three-Step Résumé Process WritingCompletingPlanning Analyze Situation Gather Information Select Medium Get Organized Revise Produce Message Proofread Message Distribute Message Adapt to the Audience Compose the Message
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Planning Your Résumé Analyze audience and purpose Gather information Choose the best medium Organize content
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Analyze Audience and Purpose The résumé –Use persuasion –Stimulate interest
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Gather Information Employment Education Personal
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Choose the Medium Word document Plain-text PowerPoint Multimedia Plain paper
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Organize the Résumé Think in terms of results Know how to get things done Well rounded Career progress and development Standards of excellence Flexible and willing to try new things Communicate effectively
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter “Red Flags” for Employers Frequent job changes Gaps in work history Inexperience or over-qualification Long-term with one company For-cause job termination Criminal or arrest record
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Typical Résumé Formats Chronological Functional Combination
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Writing Your Résumé Respect your résumé Take your time Review good models Minimize frustration
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Keep the Résumé Honest Workplace references Background checks Credit histories
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Adapting to the Audience Consider the employer’s perspectiveConsider the employer’s perspective Build on past accomplishmentsBuild on past accomplishments Stress your future potentialStress your future potential Translate skills and experienceTranslate skills and experience Clarify educational achievementsClarify educational achievements
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Composing Your Résumé Contact information Introductory statement Educational background Employment history Activities and achievements Relevant personal data
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Completing Your Résumé Revising Producing Proofreading
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Common Résumé Problems Length issues Hard to read Poorly written Uninformed Spelling/grammar Poor quality Boastful Gimmicky
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Producing Your Résumé Printed traditional résumé Printed scannable résumé Electronic plain text file MS Word file HTML format Electronic PDF file
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Traditional Printed Résumé High-quality paper Professional image
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Printed Scannable Résumé OCR software Résumé length Keyword summary
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Digital Résumé Formats Plain text file MS Word file HTML version PDF format
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Proofreading Your Résumé Headings and lists Grammar and punctuation Spelling and word choice Paper and digital formats
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Distributing Your Résumé Postal mail Fax machine
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Posting Résumés Online e-portfolio Personal website Social networking General job sites Specialized job sites Staffing services