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NORMS

One at a time

Responsibility for learning

Mobiles etc on silent

Attend both sessions for certificates


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Can I teach you anything?


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CAREER?


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What do you

want to know??


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Myths1. There are no jobs in the

market

2. They only hire graduates from

top universities

3. If you dont have areference, you will not get a

job


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Myths4. Girls get jobs easily

compared to boys

5. Jobs are boring

6. Jobs are 9-5 commitment

with no time for yourself


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Myths7. Doing a job is like being a slave

8. Job is working all your life and

yet living hand-to-mouth

9. As soon as they find someone

cheaper they fire you


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10. They ask for experience and we

dont have experience

11. Head office job is better than fieldjob

12. Marketing is creative job

13. Accounts is monotonous

14. Sales job is zero respect and

burning in the field

Myths


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WILL

SKILL

BILL


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WILL

(What are you most

passionate about?)

1. Interest vs Passion

2. Why, not what?3. Six Universal Human Needs

Certainty yar pakki baat hai you want me

Uncertainty kuch naya karte hain

Significance meri kya position hogi

Belongingness do teen boys saath le aaun

Growth mera kya faidah

Contribution main kaise help karsakta hun


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Juggling

Challenge

1. Some jump into action right

away and keep doing it till theend and enjoy the process

2. Some think, then do, then

think, then do, then think,

then do

3. Some looks for experts

amongst them and start

following them4. Some do combinations of the

above etc


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SKILLWhat are you capable

of doing or learninghow to do?

1. There is no one way to learn a skill

2. There is no standard time that it takes to

learn a skillit varies from person to person

3. There are people who are naturally good at

something but that is not the only

determinant in success


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BILLWhat is the market

ready to pay for?

Eye-sight: See things as they are. Usually seeing others doingsomething and saying this is a good field

Hind-sight: Seeing things as they used to be. Doctors and engineerswill always be required. Photographers have no career. Etc

Mind-sight: Seeing things as they could be. Its about looking atproblems as opportunities. Companies exist to solve problems.Whoever they hire is a problem solver in one way or the other.


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Keep in mind

1. Whatever can be automated, will beautomated!

2. Human factor will always remain for

creative/thinking/analytical jobs3. Companies are increasingly looking at

outsourcing all their support functions

(which means some other company is doingit or freelancers are, which too is fantasticopportunity)


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Resume Writing

&

Interview Skills(Zain Goplani)


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DAY 2


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ZOOM OUT& RECAP


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Mr Syed Farhan Ahmeds Message

CEO, HSBC

Sincerity, Honesty, Dedication


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RESUMEor

CV


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Moment of truth1. Formatting/presentation of the resume

2. Language, spelling & grammar

3. GPA, accomplishments and interests

4. Objective statement and/or x-factor


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InVALID INFO

Grammatical mistakes

Skills & interests notspecified

Bullet points Caps lock problems

Paragraph format

Sample cv was used

No enough info. No references

Logo used

Informal picture

Spelling mistakes

Informal email add.

No CNIC #

Long phrases

3 contact #

Locations without source

Quotations

Invalid format


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Tagline

Typos & Grammatical Errors

Important info Raise sponsorships or generate revenue

Saved cost and time

Developed processes, made things more efficient

Solved a specific problem Developed relationships with stakeholders

In coming up with creative ideas


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Specific, Not Generic: Companies need to understand theexact role you performed instead of the name of role only.For example, which one would you prefer more:

Marketing Head at Model United NationsConference

Or

Led the Marketing Campaign for Model UnitedNations through media partnerships & social mediathat attracted over 500 registrations from 8 cities


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Use Action Verbs: Dont use responsible for

or assigned to, instead use Led,

Championed, Resolved, Managed etc

Format & Layout: Use tabs instead of spaces. Left

aligned looks better and line-border gives a formalfeel. Use bullets instead of paragraphs.


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Synonyms: Be cautious replacing commonly

used words with their synonyms. No two

words mean the same. However, your resume

should include buzz words/phrases which

keep changing from time to time.


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Miscellaneous Not To-Dos: Unprofessional email ([email protected])

Funny fonts (Every font has a mood)

Copy pasting somebody elses resume Picture on resume. It leads to unnecessary judgment.

Forgetting to attach. (Attach first, write second)

Sending in DOCX instead of PDF (New Word has Save AsPDF Option)

Not writing a cover note Making one standard resume for every application

Using lingo instead of proper language

Writing generic skills without any thinking

No references
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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The

Differentiation


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I say interview,

You say.


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First

impressions

(5 volunteers)


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BODY LANGUAGE58% BL, 35% Tone

7% Words


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Mock Interview1. Tell us about yourself

2. Why did you choose this function?

3. Why do you want to work with us?

4. What are your strengths & weaknesses?

5. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?


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Practice

Interviews


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