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© Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 1
Building Careers and Building Careers and Writing RWriting Résumésésumés
Building Careers and Building Careers and Writing RWriting Résumésésumés
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Today’s Dynamic Today’s Dynamic WorkplaceWorkplace
Career StabilityCareer Stability
Lifetime EmploymentLifetime Employment
Small BusinessesSmall Businesses
Independent ContractorsIndependent Contractors
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How Employers View the How Employers View the Job MarketJob Market
TemporaryTemporaryWorkersWorkers
TemporaryTemporaryWorkersWorkers
IndependentIndependentContractorsContractors
IndependentIndependentContractorsContractors
CheaperCheaperLabor MarketsLabor Markets
CheaperCheaperLabor MarketsLabor Markets
GlobalGlobalRecruitingRecruitingGlobalGlobal
RecruitingRecruiting
FinancialTrade-Offs
FinancialTrade-Offs
EconomicUncertainty
EconomicUncertainty
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What Today’s What Today’s Employers RequireEmployers Require
FlexibilityFlexibility
Life-Long LearningLife-Long Learning
Teamwork SkillsTeamwork Skills
Strong Work RecordsStrong Work Records
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What Today’s What Today’s Employers RequireEmployers Require
Leadership CapabilitiesLeadership Capabilities
Diversified SkillsDiversified Skills
Varied ExperiencesVaried Experiences
Multicultural AwarenessMulticultural Awareness
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Adapting to the MarketAdapting to the Market
What You Want
What You Offer
Workplace Value
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SpecificSpecificCompensationCompensation
SpecificSpecificCompensationCompensation
Type ofType ofOperationOperationType ofType of
OperationOperation
CorporateCorporateCultureCulture
CorporateCorporateCultureCulture
Type ofType ofOccupationOccupation
Type ofType ofOccupationOccupation
GeneralGeneralCareer GoalsCareer Goals
GeneralGeneralCareer GoalsCareer Goals
LocationLocationLocationLocation
Nature Nature of the Jobof the JobNature Nature
of the Jobof the Job
Size ofSize ofCompanyCompanySize ofSize of
CompanyCompany
FacilitiesFacilitiesFacilitiesFacilities
What Do You Want?What Do You Want?
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What Can You Offer?What Can You Offer?
• Personal achievements
• Educational preparation
• Work experience
• Extracurricular activities
• Personal characteristics
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Increasing Your ValueIncreasing Your Value
Employment PortfolioEmployment Portfolio
Interim AssignmentsInterim Assignments
Workplace SkillsWorkplace Skills
Life-Long LearningLife-Long Learning
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The Employment The Employment SearchSearch
BuildToward Career
BuildToward Career
1
PrepareRésumé
PrepareRésumé
2
Preparefor Interview
Preparefor Interview
4
UnderstandInterview Process
UnderstandInterview Process
3
Take theInterview
Take theInterview
5Follow Up
and AcceptOffer
Follow Upand Accept
Offer
6
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Employers’ Approach to Employers’ Approach to Recruiting ProcessRecruiting Process
Employers’ Approach to Employers’ Approach to Recruiting ProcessRecruiting Process
NetworkingNetworkingand Personaland PersonalReferencesReferences
Look InsideLook Insidethe Companythe Company
UnsolicitedUnsolicitedRRésumésésumés
NewspaperNewspaperWant AdsWant Ads
EmploymentEmploymentAgency orAgency or
Search FirmSearch Firm
Most Preferred
LeastPreferred
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Organizing Your Organizing Your ApproachApproach
Track Business NewsTrack Business NewsTrack Business NewsTrack Business News
Monitor Specific FirmsMonitor Specific FirmsMonitor Specific FirmsMonitor Specific Firms
Build a NetworkBuild a NetworkBuild a NetworkBuild a Network
Seek CounselingSeek CounselingSeek CounselingSeek Counseling
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Planning Writing Completing
Analyze SituationAnalyze Situation
Gather InformationGather Information
Select MediumSelect Medium
Get OrganizedGet Organized
ReviseRevise
ProduceProduce
ProofreadProofread
DistributeDistribute
Analyze the Audience
Analyze the Audience
Composethe MessageCompose
the Message
Three-Step Writing Three-Step Writing ProcessProcess
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Planning Your RPlanning Your Résuméésumé
Analyze Audience/PurposeAnalyze Audience/Purpose
Gather InformationGather Information
Choose the Best MediumChoose the Best Medium
Organize ContentOrganize Content
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““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
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““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
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Organizing Your Organizing Your RRésuméésumé
PersonalBackground
PersonalObjectives
Work HistoryEducational Level
Skills andAccomplishments
Chronological Combination Functional
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Writing Your RWriting Your Résuméésumé
Take Your TimeTake Your Time
Review Good ModelsReview Good Models
Minimize FrustrationMinimize Frustration
Respect Your RésuméRespect Your Résumé
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Keep the RKeep the Résumé ésumé HonestHonest
Workplace ReferencesWorkplace ReferencesWorkplace ReferencesWorkplace References
Background ChecksBackground ChecksBackground ChecksBackground Checks
Credit HistoriesCredit HistoriesCredit HistoriesCredit Histories
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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
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Composing Your Composing Your RésuméRésumé
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
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Completing Your Completing Your RésuméRésumé
RevisingRevisingRevisingRevising
ProducingProducingProducingProducing
ProofreadingProofreadingProofreadingProofreading
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Common Résumé Common Résumé ProblemsProblems
• Too long
• Too short
• Hard to read
• Poorly written
• Uninformed
• Spelling
• Grammar
• Poor quality
• Boastful
• Gimmicky
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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
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Printing a Traditional Printing a Traditional RRésuméésumé
High-QualityHigh-QualityPaperPaper
High-QualityHigh-QualityPaperPaper
ProfessionalProfessionalImageImage
ProfessionalProfessionalImageImage
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Printing a Scannable Printing a Scannable RRésuméésumé
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
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Digital RDigital Résumé Formatsésumé Formats
Plain-Text FilePlain-Text File
MS Word FileMS Word File
HTML VersionHTML Version
PDF FormatPDF Format
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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
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Distributing Your Distributing Your RRésuméésumé
PostalMail
PostalMail
FaxMachine
FaxMachine E-MailE-Mail
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Distributing Your Distributing Your RRésuméésumé
OnlineSubmission
OnlineSubmission
PersonalWebsitesPersonalWebsites
Index ServiceOr Job Site
Index ServiceOr Job Site