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Building Careers and

Writing Rsums

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Todays Dynamic Workplace

Career Stability

Lifetime Employment

Job-Hopping

Small Businesses

Independent Contractors

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What Todays

Employers RequireFlexibility

Life-Long Learning

Teamwork Skills

Strong Work Records

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What Todays

Employers RequireLeadership Capabilities

Diversified Skills

Varied Experiences

Multicultural Awareness

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Adapting to the Market

What You Want

What You Can Offer

Your Workplace Value

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Specific

Compensation

Type of

Operation

Corporate

Culture

Type of

Occupation

General

Career Goals

Location

Nature

of the Job

Size of

Company

Facilities

What Do You Want?

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What Can You Offer?

Personal achievements

Educational preparation

Work experience

Extracurricular activities

Personal characteristics

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Increasing Your Value

Employment Portfolio

Interim Assignments

Workplace Skills

Life-Long Learning

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The Employment Search

Build

Toward Career

1

Prepare

Rsum

2

Prepare

for Interview

4

Understand

Interview Process

3

Take the

Interview

5 Follow Up

and Accept

Offer

6

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Employers Approach to

Recruiting Process

Networking

and Personal

References

Look Inside

the Company

Unsolicited

Rsums

Newspaper

Want Ads

Employment

Agency or

Search Firm

Most

Preferred

Least

Preferred

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Organizing Your Approach

Track Business News

Monitor Specific Firms

Build a Network

Seek Counseling

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Three-Step Rsum Process

Step 1

Planning

Step 3

Completing

Step 2

Writing

Analyze Situation

Gather Information

Select the Medium

Analyze Audience

Adapt to Audience

Control the Style

Revise

Produce

Proofread

Get Organized Draft the Message Distribute

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Planning Your Rsum

Analyze Audience/Purpose

Gather Information

Choose the Best Medium

Organize Content

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Red Flags for Employers

Frequent job changes

Gaps in work history

Level of experience

Long-term with one company

For-cause job termination

Criminal or arrest record

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Writing Your Rsum

Respect the Rsum

Take Your Time

Review Good Models

Minimize Frustration

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Keep the Rsum Honest

Workplace References

Background Checks

Credit Histories

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Adapting to the Audience

Consider the employers perspective

Build on past accomplishments

Stress your future potential

Translate skills and experience

Clarify educational achievements

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Composing Your Rsum

Name and

Address

Career Objective

or Summary

EmploymentHistory

Activities andAchievements

Academic

Credentials

RelevantPersonal Data

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Completing Your Rsum

Revising

Producing

Proofreading

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Common

Rsum Problems

Too long

Too short

Hard to read

Wordy

Too slick

Amateurish

Poorly produced

Boastful

Gimmicky

Carelessly written

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Proofreading Your Rsum

Headings and lists

Grammar and punctuation

Spelling and word choice

Paper and digital formats