1. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 1 Building Careers and Writing Résumés

2. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 2 Securing Employment in Today’s Job Market Understanding the employer’s approach Organizing your approach

3. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 3 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

4. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 4 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

5. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 5 Organizing Your Approach Monitor business news Researching specific firms Building a network Seeking counseling

6. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 6 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

7. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 7 Planning Your Résumé Analyze audience and purpose Gather information Choose the best medium Organize content

8. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 8 Analyze Audience and Purpose The résumé –Use persuasion –Stimulate interest

9. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 9 Gather Information Employment Education Personal

10. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 10 Choose the Medium Word document Plain-text PowerPoint Multimedia Plain paper

11. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 11 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

12. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 12 “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

13. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 13 Typical Résumé Formats Chronological Functional Combination

14. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 14 Writing Your Résumé Respect your résumé Take your time Review good models Minimize frustration

15. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 15 Keep the Résumé Honest Workplace references Background checks Credit histories

16. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 16 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

17. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 17 Composing Your Résumé Contact information Introductory statement Educational background Employment history Activities and achievements Relevant personal data

18. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 18 Completing Your Résumé Revising Producing Proofreading

19. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 19 Common Résumé Problems Length issues Hard to read Poorly written Uninformed Spelling/grammar Poor quality Boastful Gimmicky

20. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 20 Producing Your Résumé Printed traditional résumé Printed scannable résumé Electronic plain text file MS Word file HTML format Electronic PDF file

21. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 21 Traditional Printed Résumé High-quality paper Professional image

22. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 22 Printed Scannable Résumé OCR software Résumé length Keyword summary

23. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 23 Digital Résumé Formats Plain text file MS Word file HTML version PDF format

24. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 24 Proofreading Your Résumé Headings and lists Grammar and punctuation Spelling and word choice Paper and digital formats

25. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 25 Distributing Your Résumé Postal mail Fax machine Email

26. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 13 - 26 Posting Résumés Online e-portfolio Personal website Social networking General job sites Specialized job sites Staffing services