Chapter 7 The Job Search and Conscious Communication

Step 1: Choose Job goals • The type of position you want and the outcomes you want from your employment Job research • • Internet Company employees, friends, relatives Company tours Campus recruiting office

Step 2: Create Resume • Part autobiography • Part work history • Part sales presentation Cover letter • • Target to a specific audience Attend to the basics Sell yourself with confidence Proofread

Resume Parts Headlines • Categories that emphasize the areas of your resume that stand out the most Highlights • The most important facts you want emphasized under each headline Details • Expand upon the highlights by describing and explaining each experience

Resume Formats Traditional Contemporary Artistic Scannable Never use these two words: • Entry Level

Step 3: Coordinate Preparing for an interview • Travel arrangements • Time needed before/after Researching the interview • Internet search • Current employees Dressing for success • Ask! • Learn the dress code

Informal interview Step 4: Deliver • Unstructured questions • Wide variety of topics • Open questions Questions that require more than yes or no responses Formal interview • Structured questions • Questions designed to gather specific information • Closed questions Questions that require specific, concrete answers and provide little opportunity to elaborate