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Chloe Neal Career Ambassador [email protected] u Twardowski Career Development Center E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 610-436-2501 Hours of Operation: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm Drop-in Hours: M-F

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Chloe NealCareer [email protected]

Twardowski Career Development Center

E-Mail: [email protected]: 610-436-2501Hours of Operation: M-F 8:00am-4:30pmDrop-in Hours: M-F 1-3pm

Career Development

Process Self-Awareness Exploration Preparation &

Experience Reflection & Action

Understand your skills and values

Explore your interests and

possible paths

Prepare and take steps now to

build experience and knowledge

Reflect on the experiences and decide how you

will take the next step

Which of these are characteristics of good resume

writing?Designating a separate “Related Experience” categoryUsing a Microsoft Word TemplateStarting a bulleted statement with “Responsible for…”Ensuring your document is skill-basedListing your Gmail email in your contact informationUsing “I” statementsCreating a four-page resume with all your high school activitiesAdding “References Available Upon Request” at the end of your documentIncluding numbers to quantify your experiences.

Resumes and Cover LettersCan I round up my GPA?

I've only ever worked as a cashier, How can I talk about

that professionally?

Do I include my references on my resume?

Resumes

Activity!

Follow standard business letter formatting starting with the

senders address

Tailor each letter to the individual employer

If sending your letter in hard copy, always handwrite your

signature

Cover Letters

Star Method – Situation, Task, Action and Result

Activity!Turn to a partner and ask each other a behavior Based Question.

Interviews where a behavior based question is asked…

Tell me about a time when you had too many things to do and you were required to prioritize?Describe a situation in which you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince someone t

see things your way.Tell me about a recent situation in which you had to deal with a very upset customer or coworker.

Describe a time when you anticipated potential problems and developed preventive measures.

Tell me about a time when you had too many things to do and you were required to prioritize?Describe a situation in which you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince someone t

see things your way.Tell me about a recent situation in which you had to deal with a very upset customer or coworker.

Describe a time when you anticipated potential problems and developed preventive measures.

Situation – What led to the circumstances you are describing?

Task – Explain the goal and what to did to get there

Action – Describe specific actions. What did you do? Use “1” not “we”

Result – What were the results? What was accomplished? What did you learn? Don’t be shy about taking credit

1,777 internships, full-time and part-time jobs posted & 2006 resumes reviewed in Ram Career Network

66 employers with 132 internships and full-time jobs participated in On-Campus Recruiting

132 employers attended our on-campus Career Fairs

Its important to be gathering these highly transferable and desirable skills

www.wcupa.edu/cdc

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