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Career Development Series

Career Development Series: !

Resume Writing ++

Hend Selim, Katreen Kamal, Manal Attia, Marwa Gamal, and Khaled Alashmouny


Bring PEN and PAPER

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ES Series on Scientific Research


Outlines➢ Job Hunting!➢ Resume Writing and Review!➢ Interview tips and experience!➢ References

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Job Hunting



Job hunting➢ Introduction!➢ Craft your identity!➢ Networking, Networking, Networking!➢ Other opportunities

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It is a DYNAMIC process

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Career Development Series 7

Looking for a full-time job is a full-time job



Craft your Identity

▪ Build Your Brand!▪ Online Identity!▪ Know your target

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Build Your Brand

• Who am I? • Interests • Skills? • Values? • Goals?


Online Identity


Know Your Target

http://www.careerattraction.com/job-searching-20-creative-ways-to-build-your-target-company-list/

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/companyresearch/a/targetcompanies.htm

http://www.careerattraction.com/job-searching-20-creative-ways-to-build-your-target-company-list/

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/companyresearch/a/targetcompanies.htm


Networking


• Networking!• Job Fairs!• Professional Conference!• Advertised Job Listing (online, print)!• On-campus Recruiting!• Others

Job Market


Other opportunities

○ Internships!○ Co-op Programs!○ Community Service/Volunteering !○ International Opportunities


Resume Writing


Resume or CV?

➢ Short (max 2)!➢ Summarized List!➢ No references!➢ Industry

➢ Long!➢ Full List!➢ References!➢ Academia!



Writing Tips

➢ Consistent - observation!➢ Organized - mind!➢ Readable - care!➢ Powerful - will!

CORP


Resume tips

What to include ??!• Educational information . !• Technical skills.!• Previous work

experience.!• Engineering course

projects !• Other Activates.!

Omit!!!• Personal information

(photo- age – gender – religion-marital status) !

• Reference Available upon request . !

!• Verify ( your address – phone number –

prof. email address ) !• Grammar!• Word choice!• List experience in reverse order ! !


Sample Resume



Power Verbs

http://www.uni.edu/careerservices/students/rcl/docs/actionverbs.pdf

http://www.uni.edu/careerservices/students/rcl/docs/actionverbs.pdf


Experience FOCUS!• Title of position!• Name of organization

and location!• Dates!• Responsibilities!• Research experience!

CV tips

Other Sections!• Publication and

presentations!• Activities!• Skills!• Reference

✓You may add additional sections such as leadership or academic projects.


It’s your CV, Make it shine !!


• It expresses your interest in and qualifications for a position to a prospective employer. !!

• You send the cover with your resume when you are requesting a job interview.

Cover Letters


Header

Cover Letters


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First paragraph- introduction!• Explain why you’re interested in the position and the

employer should be interested in you !!!

• Explain how you heard a bout the position.!

• State your degree, Major, collage affiliation, grad. Date.

Cover Letters



Middle paragraph(s)!• Indicate how you can help to achieve org. goals, focus on

what you can do.!

• Highlight your most significant accomplishments, abilities, experiences relevant to job.!

• Do not restate your resume. Rather focus on qualities and !

experiences that can't be indicated on a resume.

Cover Letters



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COVER LETTERSFinal paragraph – closing :


Interview


The Interview Gets You the Job➢Preparing for an Interview!➢Arrive Early!➢Sometimes It Is More Than What You Say!➢Top Tips

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What Happens During the Interview?➢The Greeting, First Impressions and Small Talk!➢Strategy for Discussing Your Credentials!➢STAR Method!➢It’s Your Turn to Ask Questions!➢Wrap Up!➢Overall - Expect the Unexpected

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What the Employers Are Saying

▪Interviewee should… ▪Tips From Recruiters ▪Areas Where Interviewee Can Improve Their Skills


▪ Types of Interviews!▪ Questions Employers May Ask!

! -personal !

! -Education!

! -Experience

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How to Present Your Best Self

▪Know What You Want to Convey ▪Be proactive ▪Be Prepared for Behavioral-Based Questions ▪A STAR Response !


▪Dress Code for Interviews ▪Dining Etiquette for Interviews ▪Negotiating Salary and Benefits ▪Money Isn’t Everything!!


Dealing With Rejection in the Job Search


Further Readings➢career manual of Michigan engineering.

➢MIT Career Development Handbook.

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Useful Online Resources

➢ How to Get a Job (56 videos)!• http://www.howcast.com/videos/498495-How-to-Prepare-

for-an-Interview-Job-Hunting!➢ سلسلة تطوير المهن !

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3futTq11GnMoCLhkkQPARQ

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http://www.howcast.com/guides/677-How-to-Get-a-Job

http://www.howcast.com/guides/677-How-to-Get-a-Job

http://www.howcast.com/videos/498495-How-to-Prepare-for-an-Interview-Job-Hunting

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3futTq11GnMoCLhkkQPARQ


Useful Online Resources

➢8 Tips for Acing Virtual Job Interviews!• http://www.salary.com/8-tips-for-acing-virtual-interviews/!!

➢ Virtual interview( stimulator)!

• http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/EIW/interviews/default.htm!

• http://www.myinterviewsimulator.com/

http://www.salary.com/8-tips-for-acing-virtual-interviews/

http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/EIW/interviews/default.htm

http://www.myinterviewsimulator.com/


Practice interview➢http://myinterviewsimulator.com/!➢http://www.interview4.com/job-candidates/!➢http://quizlet.com/Quizlet!➢Apps for iphones and ipads!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monster.com-interviews-by/

id426634637?mt=8

http://myinterviewsimulator.com/

http://www.interview4.com/job-candidates/

http://quizlet.com/Quizlet





https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monster.com-interviews-by/id426634637?mt=8


Time to PRACTICE

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SHOW TIME



Writing Tips

➢ Consistent - observation!➢ Organized - mind!➢ Readable - care!➢ Powerful - will!

CORP



Interview tips



Interview Tips

➢ Lets fill this in together ..!



Interview tips



Mock Interview



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