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2 Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 2 Chapter 15 Building Careers and Writing Résumés

3 Learning Objectives Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 3 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 résumé organization 3.Describe the tasks involved in writing your résumé and list the major sections of a traditional résumé

4 Learning Objectives 4.Characterize the completing step for résumés, including the six most common formats in which you can produce a résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 4

5 Securing Employment in Today ’ s Job Market Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 5 Get organized Look for stepping-stone opportunities Start now and Stick to it

6 Finding Your Ideal Opportunity Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 6

7 Writing the Story of You  Where I Have Been  Have worked several part-time jobs; only thing that really appealed to me in any of them was making improvements, making things work better  Where I Am Now  Junior; on track to graduate in 2014  Where I Want to Be  Get an advanced degree; not sure what subject area yet, though Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 7

8 Job-Search Websites  Riley Guide - www.rileyguide.com  Vast collection of links to both general and specialized job sites for every career imaginable  TweetMyJobs.com - http://tweetmyjobs.com  The largest Twitter job board, with thousands of channels segmented by geography  Internship Programs.com – http:/internshipprograms.com  Posts listings from companies looking for interns in a wide variety of professions Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 8

9 Applying the Three-Step Résumé Process Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 9

10 Analyze Your Purpose and Audience Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 10

11 Gathering Pertinent Information Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 11 Employment History Education Background Personal Experience

12 Organizing Your Résumé Around Strengths Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 12

13 Typical Résumé Formats Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 13 Personal Background Personal Objectives ChronologicalCombinationFunctional Work History Educational Level Skills and Accomplishments

14 Writing Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 14

15 Keeping Your Résumé Honest Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 15

16 Adapting Your Résumé to Your Audience Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 16

17 Composing Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 17

18 Compose Your Resume Around Strong Verbs and Nouns Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 18 PlannedAssume d Manage d ExploredInitiatedAchievedCreatedSaved ReducedAssistedTrainedOperate d RaisedImprove d Set UpTargeted

19 Completing Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 19 RevisingProducingProofreading

20 Revising Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 20

21 Producing Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 21 Design Elements Keep It Simple Avoid Excess Printed Traditional Printed Traditional Scannable Résumé Scannable Résumé Plain-Text File Plain-Text File PDF File MS Word File MS Word File Online Résumé Online Résumé

22 Producing Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 22 PhotosPower PointVideos

23 Infographic Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 23

24 Social Media Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 24

25 Proofreading Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 25 Strive for Perfection Attend to the Details Review Personal Data Spelling and Word Choice Grammar and Punctuation Headings and Lists

26 Distributing Your Résumé Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 26

27 Summary of Objectives Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15 - 27

28 Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter 15- 28

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