Chapter 13 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Building Careers and Writing Résumés

Learning Objectives 1.Finding the ideal opportunity 2.Planning your résumé 3.Writing your résumé 4.Completing your résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Finding the Ideal Opportunity in Today’s Job Market Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Personal Strategy Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Get OrganizedGet Organized Get StartedGet Started Be PersistentBe Persistent

Write Your Story Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Your PassionsYour Passions Your SkillsYour Skills Your AbilitiesYour Abilities Your ExperiencesYour Experiences Your ObjectivesYour Objectives

Employer Perspective Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Performance Reliability Motivation

Internet Research Internet Research Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Translate Potential Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Skills Attributes Experience

Take the Initiative Target companies of interestTarget companies of interest Contact human resourcesContact human resources Contact company managersContact company managers Describe what you can offerDescribe what you can offer Ask to be considered for opportunitiesAsk to be considered for opportunities Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Classmates Workplace Contacts Online Sources Student Organizations Trade ShowsVolunteering Build Your Network Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Network Etiquette Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Protocol Value Judgment

Career Counseling Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter College Career Center College Career Center Online Career Planning Online Career Planning

Avoiding Mistakes Overlooking résumé errorsOverlooking résumé errors Misspelling the hiring manager’s nameMisspelling the hiring manager’s name Arriving late for an interviewArriving late for an interview Tweeting something unprofessionalTweeting something unprofessional Completing application forms incorrectlyCompleting application forms incorrectly Not doing your own researchNot doing your own research Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Planning Your Résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Situation Information Medium Organization Revise Produce Proofread Distribute Adapt to the Audience Adapt to the Audience Compose the Message Compose the Message PlanningCompletingWriting Three-Step Résumé Process

Purpose and Audience Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Interviews Interviews Employers Employers

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Gather Information PersonalPersonal EducationEducation EmploymentEmployment

Choose the Medium Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter MultipleMedia MultipleFormats

Organize the Résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter ChronologicalChronological FunctionalFunctional CombinationCombination

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Areas of Concern Frequent Job ChangesFrequent Job Changes Work History GapsWork History Gaps Experience LevelExperience Level

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Areas of Concern Long Term w/One FirmLong Term w/One Firm For-Cause TerminationFor-Cause Termination Criminal RecordCriminal Record

Writing Your Résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Résumé Writing Tips Allocate Sufficient TimeAllocate Sufficient Time Review Good ModelsReview Good Models Minimize FrustrationMinimize Frustration Respect Your RésuméRespect Your Résumé

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Keep Résumé Honest WorkplaceReferencesWorkplaceReferencesEmploymentHistoryEmploymentHistory CriminalRecordsCriminalRecordsInterviewQuestionsInterviewQuestions

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Adapt to Audience

Compose Résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Direct StyleDirect Style Short PhrasesShort Phrases Action VerbsAction Verbs KeywordsKeywords

Résumé Components Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Name and contact informationName and contact information Introductory statementIntroductory statement Educational backgroundEducational background Work, skills, and accomplishmentsWork, skills, and accomplishments Activities and achievementsActivities and achievements Personal data and referencesPersonal data and references

Completing Your Résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Traditional Résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Organize background information Identify your unique strengths Generate reusable blocks of text Maximize in-person networking

Revise Your Résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Length Issues Hard to Read Poorly Written Uninformed Cheap Paper Grammar & Spelling Boastful Tone Gimmicky Design

Produce Your Résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter OrderOrder SimplicitySimplicity White SpaceWhite Space Clear TypefaceClear Typeface

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Printed Résumés Traditional Scannable

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Digital Résumés

Online Résumés Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter

Proofread the Résumé Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Headings and Lists Headings and Lists Grammar Spelling Punctuation

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter Distribute the Résumé Mail Website

Building Careers and Writing Résumés Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice HallChapter