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© Prentice Hall, 2008 Business Communication Today, 9e Chapter 18 - 1

Building Careers and Building Careers and Writing RésumésWriting Résumés


Securing Employment in Securing Employment in Today’s Job MarketToday’s Job Market

Understanding theEmployer’s Approach

Understanding theEmployer’s Approach

OrganizingYour Approach

OrganizingYour Approach


BuildToward Career

BuildToward Career

PrepareRésumé

PrepareRésumé

Preparefor Interview

Preparefor Interview

UnderstandInterview Process

UnderstandInterview Process

Take theInterview

Take theInterview

Follow Upand Accept

Offer

Follow Upand Accept

Offer

The Employment The Employment SearchSearch

1 2

4

3

5 6


Employers’ Approach to Employers’ Approach to Recruiting ProcessRecruiting Process

Most Preferred

LeastPreferred

Look InsideLook Insidethe Companythe Company

NetworkingNetworkingand Personaland PersonalReferencesReferences

EmploymentEmploymentAgency orAgency or

Search FirmSearch Firm

UnsolicitedUnsolicitedRRésumésésumés

RésumésRésumésVia AdvertisingVia Advertising


Organizing Your Organizing Your ApproachApproach

Track Business News

Monitor Financial News

Research Specific Firms

Build a Network

Seek Career Counseling


Planning Writing Completing

Analyze SituationAnalyze Situation

Gather InformationGather Information

Select MediumSelect Medium

Get OrganizedGet Organized

ReviseRevise

ProduceProduce

ProofreadProofread

DistributeDistribute

Adapt tothe Audience

Adapt tothe Audience

Composethe MessageCompose

the Message

RRéésumsuméé Writing Writing ProcessProcess


Planning Your RPlanning Your Résuméésumé

Analyze Audience/PurposeAnalyze Audience/Purpose

Gather InformationGather Information

Choose the Best MediumChoose the Best Medium

Build on Your StrengthsBuild on Your Strengths


What Employers SeekWhat Employers Seek

Signs ofProgress

Standards ofExcellence Flexibility Communication

Skills

ResultsOrientation

WorkplaceAchievements Versatility


““Red Flags” for Red Flags” for EmployersEmployers

Frequent Job ChangesFrequent Job ChangesFrequent Job ChangesFrequent Job Changes

Gaps in Work HistoryGaps in Work HistoryGaps in Work HistoryGaps in Work History

Level of ExperienceLevel of ExperienceLevel of ExperienceLevel of Experience


““Red Flags” for Red Flags” for EmployersEmployers

Long-Term w/One FirmLong-Term w/One FirmLong-Term w/One FirmLong-Term w/One Firm

For-Cause TerminationFor-Cause TerminationFor-Cause TerminationFor-Cause Termination

Criminal RecordCriminal RecordCriminal RecordCriminal Record


Organizing Your Organizing Your RRésuméésumé

PersonalBackground

PersonalObjectives

Work HistoryEducational Level

Skills andAccomplishments

Chronological Combination Functional


Writing Your RWriting Your Résuméésumé

Take Your TimeTake Your Time

Review Good ModelsReview Good Models

Minimize FrustrationMinimize Frustration

Respect Your RésuméRespect Your Résumé


Keep the RKeep the Résumé ésumé HonestHonest

Workplace ReferencesWorkplace ReferencesWorkplace ReferencesWorkplace References

Background ChecksBackground ChecksBackground ChecksBackground Checks

Credit HistoriesCredit HistoriesCredit HistoriesCredit Histories


Adapting to the Adapting to the AudienceAudience

• Consider the employer’s perspectiveConsider the employer’s perspective

• Build on past accomplishmentsBuild on past accomplishments

• Stress your future potentialStress your future potential

• Translate skills and experienceTranslate skills and experience

• Clarify educational achievementsClarify educational achievements


Composing Your Composing Your RésuméRésumé

Name andName andAddressAddress

Name andName andAddressAddress

Career ObjectiveCareer Objectiveor Summaryor Summary

Career ObjectiveCareer Objectiveor Summaryor Summary

EmploymentEmploymentHistoryHistory

EmploymentEmploymentHistoryHistory

Activities and Activities and AchievementsAchievements

Activities and Activities and AchievementsAchievements

AcademicAcademicCredentialsCredentials

AcademicAcademicCredentialsCredentials

RelevantRelevantPersonal DataPersonal Data

RelevantRelevantPersonal DataPersonal Data


Completing Your Completing Your RésuméRésumé

RevisingRevising

ProducingProducing

ProofreadingProofreading


Common Résumé Common Résumé ProblemsProblems

Wrong length

Hard to read

Wordy

Too slick

Poorly reproduced

Amateurish

Boastful

Generic

Gimmicky

Carelessly written


Producing Your RProducing Your Résuméésumé

Printed Printed Traditional RTraditional Résumé

Printed Printed Traditional RTraditional Résumé

Printed Printed Scannable RScannable Résumé

Printed Printed Scannable RScannable Résumé

ElectronicElectronicPlain-Text FilePlain-Text File

ElectronicElectronicPlain-Text FilePlain-Text File MS Word FileMS Word FileMS Word FileMS Word File

HTML FormatHTML FormatHTML FormatHTML Format Electronic PDF FileElectronic PDF FileElectronic PDF FileElectronic PDF File


Printing Traditional Printing Traditional RRésumésésumés

High-QualityHigh-QualityPaperPaper

High-QualityHigh-QualityPaperPaper

ProfessionalProfessionalImageImage

ProfessionalProfessionalImageImage


Printing Scannable Printing Scannable RRésumésésumés

Separate All CharactersSeparate All Characters

Avoid Special CharactersAvoid Special Characters

Use Plain White PaperUse Plain White Paper

Use a Keyword SummaryUse a Keyword Summary

Use Sans-Serif FontsUse Sans-Serif Fonts

Avoid ColumnsAvoid Columns

Separate Phone and EmailSeparate Phone and Email

Identify All PagesIdentify All Pages


Digital RDigital Résumé Formatsésumé Formats

Plain-Text FilePlain-Text File

MS Word FileMS Word File

HTML VersionHTML Version

PDF FormatPDF Format


Proofreading Your Proofreading Your RRésuméésumé

Headings and listsHeadings and lists

Grammar and punctuationGrammar and punctuation

Spelling and word choiceSpelling and word choice

Paper and digital formatsPaper and digital formats


Distributing Your Distributing Your RRésuméésumé

PostalMail

PostalMail

FaxMachine

FaxMachine E-MailE-Mail


Distributing Your Distributing Your RRésuméésumé

OnlineSubmission

OnlineSubmission

PersonalWebsitesPersonalWebsites

Job Site or Index ServiceJob Site or

Index Service

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