Chapter 15 Building Careers and Writing Rsums Copyright
Chapter 15 Building Careers and Writing Résumés Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 2
Learning Objectives 1. List eight key steps to finding the ideal opportunity in today’s job market 2. Explain the process of planning your résumé, including how to choose the best re sume organization 3. Describe the tasks involved in writing your résumé and list the major sections of a traditional re sume Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 3
Learning Objectives 4. Characterize the completing step for re sume s, including the six most common formats in which you can produce a résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 4
Securing Employment in Today’s Job Market Get organized Start now and Stick to it Look for stepping-stone opportunities Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 5
Finding Your Ideal Opportunity Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 6
Writing the Story of You Ø Where I Have Been Ø Have worked several part-time jobs; only thing that really appealed to me in any of them was making improvements, making things work better Ø Where I Am Now Ø Junior; on track to graduate in 2014 Ø Where I Want to Be Ø Get an advanced degree; not sure what subject area yet, though Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 7
Job-Search Websites Ø Riley Guide - www. rileyguide. com Ø Vast collection of links to both general and specialized job sites for every career imaginable Ø Tweet. My. Jobs. com - http: //tweetmyjobs. com Ø The largest Twitter job board, with thousands of channels segmented by geography Ø Internship Programs. com – http: /internshipprograms. com Ø Posts listings from companies looking for interns in a wide variety of professions Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 8
Applying the Three-Step Résumé Process Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 9
Analyze Your Purpose and Audience Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 10
Gathering Pertinent Information Employment History Education Background Personal Experience Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 11
Organizing Your Résumé Around Strengths Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 12
Typical Résumé Formats Skills and Accomplishments Work History Educational Level Chronological Combination Personal Background Functional Personal Objectives Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 13
Writing Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 14
Keeping Your Résumé Honest Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 15
Adapting Your Résumé to Your Audience Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 16
Composing Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 17
Compose Your Resume Around Strong Verbs and Nouns Planned Assumed Managed Explored Reduced Assisted Trained Initiated Operated Raised Achieved Created Saved Improved Set Up Targeted Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 18
Completing Your Résumé Revising Producing Proofreading Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 19
Revising Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 20
Producing Your Résumé Keep It Simple Design Elements Avoid Excess Printed Traditional Scannable Résumé Plain-Text File MS Word File Online Résumé PDF File Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 21
Producing Your Résumé Photos Videos Power Point Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 22
Infographic Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 23
Social Media Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 24
Proofreading Your Résumé Headings and Lists Strive for Perfection Grammar and Punctuation Spelling and Word Choice Attend to the Details Review Personal Data Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 25
Distributing Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 26
Summary of Objectives Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 15 - 27
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