1. Strategies
in the
Job-search Process
4/1/2013 1

2.  Build a network of contacts
 Identify appropriate jobs
 Find your employer
 Prepare the application documents
 Continue job search activities
4/1/2013 2

3.  Broaden your circle of friends
 Get to know your professors
 Meet business executives
 Make contacts through internships
 Work with community organizations
4/1/2013 3

4.  Analyze Yourself
-Education
-Personal Qualities
-Work Experience
-Special Qualifications (languages, communications skills)
 Analyze Outside Factors
-Where is the job you are seeking available?
-Are you willing to move?
-Does the location meet with your lifestyle needs?
4/1/2013 4

5.  Career Centers (School career centers)
 Network of Personal Contacts
 Classified Advertisements
 Online Sources
 Employment Agencies
 Personal Search Agents
 Web Page Profiles
 Prospecting
4/1/2013 5

6.  A resume is a personal summary of your professional
history and qualifications
 It includes information about your career goals, education,
work experience, activities, honors, and any special skills
you might have.

7. -Traditional Resume
-Scannable Resume
-Electronic Resume
4/1/2013 7

8.  Length
Limit an entry-level resume to one typed page. Be as
concise as possible in stating information
 Font
Avoid fonts smaller than 10 point and larger than 12 point
 Paper
Use 8 1/2” x 11” 20 lb paper. Print your resume with a laser
or high quality ink-jet printer.
4/1/2013 8

9.  Find out general job information
 Find out desired qualifications and skills
 Logically arrange the facts into groups
 Construct the headings and subheadings
 Include contact and objective information
 Present the data for best eye-appeal
 Organize for strength
 Write impersonally and consistently
 Make the form attractive
4/1/2013 9

10. Identifying Information
 Put your name, permanent and campus addresses,
permanent and campus phone numbers, and email
address prominently at the top of your resume
 Avoid using a nickname to identify yourself
 Consider including your URL address or fax number
if you have one
10 4/1/2013

11.  1-3 sentence summary of your area of expertise and
career interest
 Write as complete sentences or as descriptive phrases
with minimal punctuation
 Relate your existing skills directly to the job you are
seeking
 Demonstrate what you can do for the company rather
than what they can do for you.
4/1/2013 11

12. Objective Statement
 Avoid over generalized  Make the statement as
statements: specific as possible:
-A position allowing me to -A position which
utilize my knowledge and
expertise in different areas. allows me to apply my
background in
 Avoid statements that engineering and high
focus only on what a
performance computing
company can do for you:
to biological problems.
-A position where I gain
experience in working on
biological problems.
4/1/2013 12

13. Some guidelines
 Avoid information on race, sex, religion, marital status,
pregnancy status, citizenship status, age etc
 Include information on activities and interests that tell
about one’s personal qualities
 Get permission for using referee’s name
 Use a separate sheet for references
 Select references that cover your background
4/1/2013 13

14. Some guidelines
 Use accurate mailing and email addresses
 List information without use of personal pronouns
 Use the same grammatical form for all equal-level
headings
 Choose fonts carefully
 Use right paper
4/1/2013 14

15. Summary of Qualifications Statement
15
 This statement can replace or be used in addition
to the objective statement.
 Write one short paragraph or a bulleted list of
qualifications.
 Use a summary of qualifications statement to
emphasize skills you possess that aren’t obvious
from your past work experiences.
4/1/2013

16.  An important section for recent graduates seeking
internships or summer jobs.
 Beginning with the highest level of educational
achievement, include information such as university
attended, degrees earned, major, minors, grade point
average, date of program completion, and so forth.
4/1/2013 16

17. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Graduation October 2007
MBA Major in Finance
GPA: 3.98/4.3
You do not have to include your GPA on the resume, but
if it isn’t included, employers may assume that it is lower
than it really is.
Always state the grade point scale your school is using.
4/1/2013 17

18.  Include positions you have held which are related
to the job you are seeking. These might be both
paid and volunteer positions
 Be creative with this section by describing your
experiences in the most relevant way possible
4/1/2013 18

19. Employment Experience
Hospitality Intern  Include information such as
(May 1999-August 1999) company name and location,
Mountain Jacks, HFx, NS
job title, dates, and duties
-Oversaw the planning,
performed
production, and prompt
delivery of food  Make this section easy to read
-Assisted in training and by using spacing and bullets
retaining new and  Use action phrases to
experienced employees highlight the duties you have
-Created a healthy performed
atmosphere in restaurant
19 4/1/2013

20.  Include skills that make you unique, such as
computer skills, foreign language skills, or military
service
 Be specific in describing your special skills; name
computer programs you know, how long you studied
a foreign language, or your dates of military service

21.  In general, do not include the names and addresses of
your references
 Better state that references are available upon request
 Choose professional references rather than character
references
4/1/2013 21

22. Reference Sheet
Dr. Anson  Include the names,
Heavilon Hall, Room 226 addresses, and phone
Purdue University numbers of your references
West Lafayette, IN 47907  Always ask permission
(765) 494-3723 before you include any
information on your
-Dr. Anson is my current reference sheet
academic advisor in the  Consider giving your
Creative Writing and references a copy of your
resume so they will be
Science Fiction Program
prepared to talk to
employers
22 4/1/2013

23. Contents of CV
 Personal Information:
Name:
Address: Father/Mother
name
Date of Birth: Gender
Nationality: (not obligatory) Religion
• Educational Qualifications: Marital status
• Experience:
• Interests:
• Achievements:
• Training:
• Reference:
• Highlights: (not obligatory)
23 4/1/2013

24. Organizing Your Resume
 Organize your resume to The most common
highlight your unique resume styles are:
skills and strengths
-Organizational style
 Use whatever -Reverse chronological
combination of -Functional
organizational styles
you think best highlight -Skills
your individual -Imaginative
qualifications
24 4/1/2013

25. Reverse Chronological Resume
Style
 Present your education This style is best if:
and work experience  Job experiences closely
in chronological order, parallel the positions
beginning with your
 There are no periods of
most recent
unemployment time
experiences
between jobs
25 4/1/2013

26. Reverse Chronological Resume
Style
Work Experience:
1997-Present U.S. Postal Service, Indianapolis. Worked as a
Station Manager, delivering mail, overseeing retail
sales, planning delivery to new routes
1994-1997 All Right Parking, Inc., Indianapolis. Worked as a
Manager, handling customer relations, overseeing
accounts, supervising twenty-five employees
1992-1994 Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis. Worked as a District
Sales Manager recruiting and training new e
employees, managing crews of twenty-five carriers
within nine counties, designing routes
26 4/1/2013

27. Functional Resume Style
 Organize experience  Ignore experiences
by type of function that do not relate to
performed. Under the job for which you
each, give specific are applying
examples
 Highlight  Place things in order
experiences that of importance rather
directly relate to the than chronological
job you are seeking order
4/1/2013 27

28. Functional Resume Style
Experience:
Research Assistant (May 1998-June 1999)- Purdue U.
Assisted Professor Robert Thompson in:
-updating statistical tables and charts
-answering research questions via the Internet, library,
and by establishing resources to provide the needed
information
President, Sociology Club (January-May 2000)
-Raised over $2,000 for club expenses and scholarships
-Organized 10 activities for over 200 students
-Designed and maintained club website
4/1/2013 28

29. Skills Resume Style
 Emphasize what you  Ideal style for people
can do rather than who have gained
where you have valuable skills from
worked a variety of unrelated
 Try to match your experiences.
skills to the position
for which you are
applying
29 4/1/2013

30. Skills Resume Style
Skills:
Communication Skills
-Counseled teens in an anti-drug initiative at Jefferson High School
-Received Employee of the Month Award for my work creating a
positive environment at Wal-Mart while working as a cashier
-Presented a semester-long project on choosing a major to a group
of prospective students
Training Skills
-Trained new employees in cashier procedures at Wal-Mart
-Served as assistant coach for a Scotia High School basketball team
30 4/1/2013

31. Imaginative Resume Style
 Acts like a mini-  Ideal style when a job
portfolio because it demands creativity,
demonstrates a such as graphic
combination of layout, design
graphics, text
integration, and  Appropriate to use
audience selection color graphics on an
 Make sure a company imaginative resume
is open to this type of
resume before
submitting it
31 4/1/2013

32.  Constructed to be read by a computer and retrieved
when an appropriate position is being filled
 Can be scanned into a database and retrieved when a
position is being filled
 Objective is to getting the resume reviewed in order
to be re-interviewed
4/1/2013 32

33. Procedures for Scannable Resume
 Include industry-specific key words
 Choose precise nouns over verb actions
 Present information in a form read accurately by
scanners
4/1/2013 33

34.  Enables you to use electronic technology
 Three basic formats:
-ASCII or Text File:
-Word Processor, RTF (Rich Text File) and PDF (Portable
Document File)
-Multimedia HTM File
4/1/2013 34

35. Procedures for Electronic Resume
 Use the electronic format the receiver specifies or
prefers
 Remove all contact information except your email
address
 Consider adding a last updated notation
 Extend the HTML format to include colors, graphics,
video, and sound as appropriate
4/1/2013 35

36. Be tactful
&
Shine with glory…………
4/1/2013 36

37. 4/1/2013 37

38. 4/1/2013 38