1. Overview of Career Services Available to Our Students
Christine Yancey
Coordinator of Community Engagement
Office of Student and Community Engagement
Building 8-025

2. CAREER DEVELOPMENT Classroom Presentations One on One Meetings
Mock Interviews
Develop a Job Search Strategies
Formatting
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Font Size
Content
Objectives
Profiles
Education
Skills
Experiences

3. CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS
Resume Writing
Interviewing Skills
Career Fair Navigation
Professionalism
Social Media
More

4. Résumé Building

5. How long does the average recruiter look at a resume?

6. MAKING THE RÉSUMÉ STAND OUT
Targeting the résumé
Outcome based bullets
Action verbs
Accomplishments
Quantify results

7. EXAMPLE OF JOB POSTING

8. Formatting Content RÉSUMÉS 101 Formatting Margins Font Size
DO NOT USE TEMPLATES
Content
Objectives
Profiles
Education
Skills
Experiences

9. WRITING AN EFFECTIVE PROFILE
Example:
PROFILE: High-performing Administrative Assistant with an Associate’s Degree and three year’s experience providing clerical support for managers and directors in a production facility. Experience processing purchase orders and expense reports, and managing office supply inventories. Highly skilled at using all Microsoft Office applications to produce reports, presentations, and correspondents.

10. JOB DESCRIPTION VS. RÉSUMÉ

11. COVER LETTERS

12. INTERVIEWING TIPS Before the interview Preparation is key Preparation
Researching company and position
Review job description and resume
Attire
Arriving on Time

13. INTERVIEWING TIPS CONT.
During the Interview
Non-verbal communication
Answer the question completely
Take notes – ask to take notes
Answering common or difficult questions
Use examples with positive outcomes. If not, what did you learn.
Three types of questions
Direct Questions
Behavioral
Situational

14. INTERVIEWING TIPS CONT.
After the Interview
Non-verbal communication
Answer the question completely
Take notes – ask to take notes
Answering common or difficult questions
Use examples with positive outcomes. If not, what did you learn.
Three types of questions
Direct Questions
Behavioral
Situational

15. SOCIAL MEDIA Inappropriate photos Drinking (even if of age) and drugs
Bad mouthing a previous employer
Poor communication skills
Racist, sexist, or anti-religious remarks
Lying

16. Building an effective profile ● Building your network ● Using the tool
LINKEDIN
PROFILES
Building an effective profile ● Building your network ● Using the tool
Effective profiles
Profile pictures
Use buzzwords in the industry
Using it to be notified of jobs

17. Career Fairs 31st Annual Health Sciences Career Fair
February 13, 2019; 1:00-3:00 pm
20th Annual Career and Transfer Fair
April 10, 2019; 12:00 – 3:00 pm
Automotive Career Fair
April 24, 2019; 11:30 – 1:30 pm

18. JOBLINK

19. WHY USE JOBLINK? On-line jobs board Over 5000 employers
Posted over 1300 jobs last year
FREE TO THE STUDENTS
Registration is required
Job Alerts
Preparation
Researching company and position
Review job description and resume
Attire
Arriving on Time

20. JOBLINK DEMO Education Skills Experiences Formatting Margins Font Size
Content
Objectives
Profiles
Education
Skills
Experiences

21. Preparation
Researching company and position
Review job description and resume
Attire
Arriving on Time

22. THANK YOU! Christine Yancey Coordinator of Community Engagement
Office of Student and Community Engagement
8-025