1. Hiram High School - Employability Skills Pre-Workshop Seminar September 13, Sherilyn Narker Senior Economic & Financial Education Specialist

2. Session Agenda
Introduction to Financial Education Day: Employability Skills
The Internship Scenarios
Identifying your knowledge & skills
Updating your resume
Interview Tips
Interview practice
Discuss & Debrief
Next Steps
Resume submission

3. Financial Education Day at the Atlanta Fed
Top soft skills desired by employers based on a study by
Work ethic (73%)
Dependability (73%)
Positive attitude (72%)
Self-motivation (66%)
Team-orientation (60%)
Organization skills (57%)
According to the American Management Association, 75% of long-term job success depends on people skills, while only 25% on technical knowledge.

4. EVENT AGENDA (DRAFT) 8:30 am – 9:00 am – Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 am – Interviewing and Soft Skills Tips - Federal Reserve talent acquisition department
10:00 am – 11:00 am – Mock Interviews and Monetary Museum Tour (Rotating groups)
11:00 am – 11:30 am – Interview Feedback
11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Business Lunch

5. Banking Supervision Economic Research Human Resources
Internship Scenarios
Banking Supervision
Economic Research
Human Resources
Technology Support
Starts with Fun Facts

6. Identifying your knowledge & skills
Subjective and depends on many factors (position, industry, tradition, individual prefernce…)

7. Resume Formats Chronological Functional Combination Curriculum Vitae
Technical

8. Updating Your Resume: Writing an Objective
This one?
An entry-level position that would enable me to utilize my organizational and communications skills.
Or this one?
An entry-level editorial position at a magazine that would give me an opportunity to apply my background in English and my three years’ experience as editor of my high school newspaper.

9. Updating Your Resume: Sections to include
Name & contact information
Objective
Experience
Internships
Work-study
Club leadership
Volunteer leadership
Education - GPA, Honors, Awards
Other
Summaries (technical skills, professional, executive, etc.)
Publications
Associations

10. Emphasize Your Accomplishments
Type of verb
Example
Functional
Served as membership chairman for two years
Results-oriented
As chairman, increased membership by 25% in first year
Coordinated travel for a 32-person consulting firm
As travel administrator for 32-person accounting firm, reduced travel expenses by 25% in first year
Lead a five-person team of currency processors
Produced 15% increase in productivity by introducing new intake process to five-person team
Past experience

11. Interviewing Tips: What is she doing right?

12. Interviewing Tips: Common Interview Challenges
Not being prepared
Not articulating your experience successfully
Nervousness
Lack of confidence
Wrong fit

13. Interviewing Tips: During the Interview
Arrive on time
Dress properly
Discard gum and beverages
Take notes
Be aware of body language
Make eye contact
Nod occasionally
Let the interviewer ‘drive’
Don’t interrupt
Avoid all negative dialog
Be yourself
Be honest
Be personable
Be energetic
Be comfortable
Not too comfortable
TURN OFF YOUR PHONE

14. Time to Practice! Pair up!!

15. Interviewing Tips: What worked, what didn’t?
Strengths of your interview?
Weaknesses of your interview?

16. Next Steps
Do some research about your internship area and about the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Make updates to your resume if you think of additional knowledge, skills, and experience.
Practice basic interview skills with friends or family and rehearse how you will share your experience.
Choose professional looking attire for Financial Education Day.

17. Please print your resume and submit to me before leaving.
Resume & Contact Information
Please print your resume and submit to me before leaving.
If you have questions, you can me at