BYCAROLYN ANDIA

PAUL FERRI

Experiences While Job Searching

Overview

Searching

Applying

Resume

Selling yourselfInterview

After the interview

Negotiating

YOU

Searching for jobs

Resources Career Knight Student organizations Alumni Job Search Engines and Company Websites

Applying

Resume Cover letterTranscripts

Resume

Contact information Objective Experience

Professional Projects

Involvement Extracurricular

activities Honors/Awards

Technical Skills Course Work

Depending on what you’re applying for

Resume Screening

Most all recruiters have thousands of resumes to go though Filters

Start by filtering out resumes that Don’t meet GPA requirements/no GPA on resume Misspelled words – most common is the (teh)

Get passed the filters Taylor your resume to a job description, target words in the job

descriptions are used to further look for resumes i.e. (MATLAB) Check for spelling errors and grammar Attend a job conference – if they talk to you and like you, you

will get an interview After filters

Recruiters will take about 30s to skim through each resume Too much information can be a bad thing Must be easy to read – get your resume proof read

Resume Sample Important Considerations

• No more than 3-4 bullet points per topic

• Start every bullet point with an action word (Presented, Designed, Tested)

• Use a clear/easy to read font

• Don’t overload with info

• After education, list topics in order of importance

• Resume needs to be easy to read (not text)

Selling yourself

Presentation Dress professionally Don’t douse yourself in cologne and/or perfume Don’t shake a recruiters hand if your hands are sweaty, go

wash them !!! Research

Research the company in advanceElevator Pitch

Must have a 30s about yourself – sell yourself Strong Resume

Recruiters read hundreds, stand out Know your resume, have it memorized DO NOT LIE ON YOUR RESUME !!!!!!!!!!! GPA – Major or Cumulative (the higher one)

Elevator Pitch

What is this? Simple way to sell yourself to another person

Example: Hello, my name is Carolyn Andia, I am a senior at Rutgers

University pursuing a degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. I am looking for full time opportunities within the Aerospace field where I can continue to further develop my leadership and technical skills. I read about the Leadership Development Program your company offers and I noted that you will be interviewing on campus for this position next month. I have submitted my resume and would like to know more about your needs for this position and hope to obtain an interview for this opportunity

Networking

DO IT Very informal way of obtaining an interview

and/or job After meeting someone always ask for their

card Find them on LinkedIn.Places to Network

Workshops Conferences Career Fair

Interviewing

Two different types of interviews Behavioral

STAR method Technical

Before an interview Research the company thoroughly Know their mission statement Know the position you are applying for Have at least 3 questions prepared to ask the

interviewer about the company after the interview. NEVER WALK OUT WITHOUT ASKING A

QUESTION!!! Go to sleep early, be presentable for the interview

Interviewing Con’t

In the interview Do not curse or use offensive language Take your time answering the questions DON’T LIE IN THE INTERVIEW

We were told by a recruiter that lying is the worst thing that you can do and it happens constantly

Interviewers can tell when your lying

STAR Method

Situation Think of a situation that can be use to answer the

interviewers questionTask

Describe the tasks involved in this situationAction

Specify what actions you took in the situation to complete the tasks and achieve your results

Result What results followed due to your actions?

Behavioral Interviews

Most interviews are based on behavioral questions

Example: Tell me about a time when you had to work with a

team and you had a problem with one of the team members. What did you do? How did you handle the situation? What was the outcome?

Tell me about a time when you had to work on a project and you did not think you could complete it on time.

Tell me about a time when you had a problem or a challenge.

Who uses behavioral interviews?

After attending the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers National Conference and going through many interviews, all the companies we interviewed with only had behavioral interviews! Accenture Boeing Eaton UTC Aerospace Systems Pratt & Whitney GE Aviation Raytheon

After the Interview

Always get the interviewers card or contact information Send thank you email

Follow up about 2-4 days after Show interest

Be patient

Negotiations

After receiving an offer Internships

Internship wages are always set you don’t get to negotiate

Full time Negotiating your salary is crucial before accepting an

offer, things to consider before negotiating Research cost of living in job location Look at benefits the company offers Average salaries for similar jobs in that location Having more than one offer provides leverage