Interviews and Oral Resume
Interviewer’s Job: Reduce applicants to a manageable number Your Job: Make sure you are a survivor.
Your Resume:
Mitchel Hurst 21 West Pomfert St. Wilmington, DE (617) ______________ Objective Challenging position as a Database Administrator in a growth-oriented firm. Abilities -Strong analytical and problem solving skills -Experience in design and maintenance of clinical databases -Experience with external sources, i.e., laboratory data or medical coding dictionaries Employment History Present Database Administrator
Mitchel Hurst 21 West Pomfert St. Wilmington, DE (617) ______________ Objective Challenging position as a Database Administrator in a growth-oriented firm. Abilities -Strong analytical and problem solving skills -Experience in design and maintenance of clinical databases -Experience with external sources, i.e., laboratory data or medical coding dictionaries Employment History Present Database Administrator
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Insert new section: Summary: My skill set My employment history My education
The Oral Resume What I can do Where I did it My education (Two minute maximum)
Open-ended questions Your chance to show your stuff Close-ended questions Another chance to show your stuff
Building your Oral Resume
Assessing Your Skills Past experience (knowledge-bases skills) Transferrable or portable skills Personality traits
Previous Experience Customer Contact Skills Communication Skills Vendor Management Press and Industry relations Web Channel Marketing Product Development Computer Skills (list them)
Portable Skills Customer Focus Communications Writing Organization Coordination Team Leader Problem Solving (More)
Portable Skills Project Management Follow-through Budget and Numbers Time Management
Personality Self-starter Independent Friendly Well-Organized Quick Learner Good Judgment Good Attitude (more)
Personality Creative Analytical Flexible Sense of Humor Goal oriented
Oral Resume What I can do Work History Education
Oral Resume What I can do. Built from skills assessment - above Work history List where you learned these skills Education I am currently enrolled at the University of the Incarnate Word Where I major in a course of study in Brain Surgery and expect to be graduated a year from now.
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