chapter 14 - 1 building careers and writing résumés
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Chapter 14 - 1
Building Careers and Building Careers and Writing RésumésWriting Résumés
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Chapter 14 - 2
ContentsContents
• Securing Employment in Today’s Job Market
• Preparing Resumes
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Chapter 14 - 3
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
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Chapter 14 - 4
The Job Search ProcessThe Job Search Process
Build Toward Career
Build Toward Career
Prepare Résumé
Prepare Résumé
Understandthe Process
Understandthe Process
Preparefor Interview
Preparefor Interview
CompleteInterview
CompleteInterview
Follow Upand Accept Job
Follow Upand Accept Job
1 2 3
4 5 6
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Chapter 14 - 5
How Employers How Employers Approach the Recruiting Approach the Recruiting
ProcessProcess
Inside the Inside the CompanyCompany
Most Preferred
LeastPreferred
PersonalPersonalReferencesReferences
EmploymentEmploymentAgencyAgency
UnsolicitedUnsolicitedRésumésRésumés
Solicited Solicited RésumésRésumés
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Chapter 14 - 6
Organizing Your Organizing Your ApproachApproach
Monitor Business News
Research Specific Firms
Participate In Networking
Seek Career Counseling
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Chapter 14 - 7
Three-Step Résumé Three-Step Résumé ProcessProcess
Analyze SituationAnalyze Situation
Gather InformationGather Information
Select MediumSelect Medium
Get OrganizedGet Organized
ReviseRevise
ProduceProduce
ProofreadProofread
DistributeDistribute
Adapt to the Audience
Adapt to the Audience
Composethe Message
Composethe Message
PlanningPlanning CompletingCompletingWritingWriting
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Chapter 14 - 8
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Chapter 14 - 9
Planning Your RésuméPlanning Your Résumé
Purpose and AudiencePurpose and Audience InformationInformation
Résumé MediumRésumé Medium OrganizationOrganization
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Chapter 14 - 10
Analyze Audience and Analyze Audience and PurposePurpose
The RésuméThe Résumé
Target CompanyTarget Company
Hiring ManagerHiring Manager
InterestEmployer
PersuadeEmployer
WrittenSummary
StructuredSummary
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Chapter 14 - 11
Gather InformationGather Information
Personal ExperiencePersonal ExperiencePersonal ExperiencePersonal Experience
Education BackgroundEducation BackgroundEducation BackgroundEducation Background
Employment HistoryEmployment HistoryEmployment HistoryEmployment History
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Chapter 14 - 12
Choose the MediumChoose the Medium
Word Document
Word Document Plain-TextPlain-Text
PowerPointPowerPoint MultimediaMultimedia Plain PaperPlain Paper
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Chapter 14 - 13
Organize the Organize the Résumé Résumé
Results OrientedResults Oriented
Career ProgressCareer Progress High StandardsHigh Standards
FlexibilityFlexibility CommunicationCommunication
Well RoundedWell Rounded
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Chapter 14 - 14
Common Résumé IssuesCommon Résumé Issues
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
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Chapter 14 - 15
Common Résumé IssuesCommon Résumé Issues
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
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Chapter 14 - 16
Typical Résumé Typical Résumé FormatsFormats
PersonalBackground
PersonalObjectives
Chronological Combination Functional
Work HistoryEducational Level
Skills andAccomplishments
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Chapter 14 - 17
Writing Your RésuméWriting Your Résumé
Take Your TimeTake Your Time
Review Good ModelsReview Good Models
Minimize FrustrationMinimize Frustration
Respect Your RésuméRespect Your Résumé
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Chapter 14 - 18
Keep the Résumé Keep the Résumé HonestHonest
Service Providers
InterviewQuestions
Professional Recruiters
Workplace ReferencesWorkplace References
Background ChecksBackground Checks
Credit HistoriesCredit Histories
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Chapter 14 - 19
Adapting to the Adapting to the AudienceAudience
Consider Employer’s PerspectiveConsider Employer’s Perspective
Link Accomplishments to PotentialLink Accomplishments to Potential
Translate Skills and ExperienceTranslate Skills and Experience
Clarify Educational AchievementsClarify Educational Achievements
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Chapter 14 - 20
Composing Your Composing Your RésuméRésumé
ContactInformation
ContactInformation
IntroductoryStatement
IntroductoryStatement
EducationalBackground
EducationalBackground
EmploymentHistory
EmploymentHistory
Activities andAchievements
Activities andAchievements
RelevantPersonal Data
RelevantPersonal Data
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Chapter 14 - 21
Summary of qualifications:Summary of qualifications: Ten years of experience in commission selling, Ten years of experience in commission selling, consistently meeting or exceeded sales goals consistently meeting or exceeded sales goals through creative lead generation, effective through creative lead generation, effective closing techniques, and solid customer closing techniques, and solid customer service.service.
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Chapter 14 - 22
Completing Your Completing Your RésuméRésumé
RevisingRevising
ProducingProducing
ProofreadingProofreading
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Chapter 14 - 23
Typical Résumé Typical Résumé ProblemsProblems
Long or WordyLong or WordyLong or WordyLong or Wordy
Difficult to ReadDifficult to ReadDifficult to ReadDifficult to Read
Poorly ProducedPoorly ProducedPoorly ProducedPoorly Produced
Boastful ToneBoastful ToneBoastful ToneBoastful Tone
Short or SketchyShort or SketchyShort or SketchyShort or Sketchy
AmateurishAmateurishAmateurishAmateurish
Writing ProblemsWriting ProblemsWriting ProblemsWriting Problems
Gimmicky DesignGimmicky DesignGimmicky DesignGimmicky Design
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Chapter 14 - 24
Producing Your Producing Your RésuméRésumé
Design ElementsDesign ElementsKeep ItSimple
AvoidExcess
HardcopyRésumé
HardcopyRésumé
ScannableRésumé
ScannableRésumé
Plain TextFile
Plain TextFile
PDF FilePDF FileMS WordFile
MS WordFile
HTMLFormatHTMLFormat
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Chapter 14 - 25
Traditional Printed Traditional Printed RésuméRésumé
High-QualityHigh-QualityPaperPaper
High-QualityHigh-QualityPaperPaper
ProfessionalProfessionalImageImage
ProfessionalProfessionalImageImage
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Chapter 14 - 26
Printed Scannable Printed Scannable RésuméRésumé
OCR SoftwareOCR Software
Résumé LengthRésumé Length
Keyword SummaryKeyword Summary
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Chapter 14 - 27
Digital Résumé Digital Résumé FormatsFormats
Plain-TextPlain-Text MS WordMS Word
PDF FormatPDF FormatHTML VersionHTML Version
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Chapter 14 - 28
Proofreading the Proofreading the RésuméRésumé
Strive forPerfection
Attend tothe Details
Paper and Digital FormatsPaper and Digital Formats
Spelling and Word ChoiceSpelling and Word Choice
Grammar and PunctuationGrammar and Punctuation
Headings and ListsHeadings and Lists
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Chapter 14 - 29
Distributing Your Distributing Your RésuméRésumé
PostalMail
PostalMail
FaxMachine
FaxMachine E-MailE-Mail
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Chapter 14 - 30
Posting Résumés Posting Résumés OnlineOnline
Personal E-Portfolio
Personal Website
Social Networking
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Chapter 14 - 31
Posting Résumés Posting Résumés OnlineOnline
General Websites
Specialized Websites
Staffing Services
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Chapter 14 - 32
Building Careers and Building Careers and Writing RésumésWriting Résumés