Building Careers and Writing Resumes
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Building Careers and Writing Résumés © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 1 Today’s Dynamic Workplace Career Stability Lifetime Employment Small Businesses Independent Contractors © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 2 How Employers View the Job Market Financial Trade-Offs Temporary Workers © Prentice Hall, 2007 Independent Contractors Economic Uncertainty Cheaper Labor Markets Business Communication Essentials, 3e Global Recruiting Chapter 13 - 3 What Today’s Employers Require Flexibility Life-Long Learning Teamwork Skills Strong Work Records © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 4 What Today’s Employers Require Leadership Capabilities Diversified Skills Varied Experiences Multicultural Awareness © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 5 Adapting to the Market What You Want What You Offer Workplace Value © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 6 What Do You Want? Type of Occupation Nature of the Job Specific Compensation General Career Goals Size of Company Type of Operation Facilities Corporate Culture Location © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 7 What Can You Offer? • Personal achievements • Educational preparation • Work experience • Extracurricular activities • Personal characteristics © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 8 Increasing Your Value Employment Portfolio Interim Assignments Workplace Skills Life-Long Learning © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 9 The Employment Search 1 3 2 Build Toward Career 4 Prepare Résumé 5 Prepare for Interview © Prentice Hall, 2007 Understand Interview Process 6 Take the Interview Business Communication Essentials, 3e Follow Up and Accept Offer Chapter 13 - 10 Employers’ Approach to Recruiting Process Most Preferred Look Inside the Company © Prentice Hall, 2007 Least Preferred Networking and Personal References Employment Agency or Search Firm Unsolicited Résumés Business Communication Essentials, 3e Newspaper Want Ads Chapter 13 - 11 Organizing Your Approach Track Business News Monitor Specific Firms Build a Network Seek Counseling © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 12 Three-Step Writing Process Planning Analyze Situation Gather Information Select Medium Get Organized © Prentice Hall, 2007 Writing Analyze the Audience Compose the Message Business Communication Essentials, 3e Completing Revise Produce Proofread Distribute Chapter 13 - 13 Planning Your Résumé Analyze Audience/Purpose Gather Information Choose the Best Medium Organize Content © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 14 “Red Flags” for Employers Frequent Job Changes Gaps in Work History Level of Experience © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 15 “Red Flags” for Employers Long-Term w/One Firm For-Cause Termination Criminal Record © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 16 Organizing Your Résumé Work History Educational Level Skills and Accomplishments Chronological Combination Personal Background © Prentice Hall, 2007 Functional Personal Objectives Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 17 Writing Your Résumé Respect Your Résumé Take Your Time Review Good Models Minimize Frustration © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 18 Keep the Résumé Honest Workplace References Background Checks Credit Histories © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 19 Adapting to the Audience • Consider the employer’s perspective • Build on past accomplishments • Stress your future potential • Translate skills and experience • Clarify educational achievements © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 20 Composing Your Résumé Name and Address Career Objective or Summary Academic Credentials Employment History Activities and Achievements Relevant Personal Data © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 21 Completing Your Résumé Revising Producing Proofreading © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 22 Common Résumé Problems • Too long • Spelling • Too short • Grammar • Hard to read • Poor quality • Poorly written • Boastful • Uninformed • Gimmicky © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 23 Producing Your Résumé Printed Traditional Résumé Printed Scannable Résumé Electronic Plain-Text File MS Word File HTML Format Electronic PDF File © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 24 Printing a Traditional Résumé High-Quality Paper Professional Image © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 25 Printing a Scannable Résumé Use Sans-Serif Fonts Separate All Characters Avoid Columns Avoid Special Characters Separate Phone and Email Use Plain White Paper Identify All Pages Use a Keyword Summary © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 26 Digital Résumé Formats Plain-Text File MS Word File HTML Version PDF Format © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 27 Proofreading Your Résumé Headings and lists Grammar and punctuation Spelling and word choice Paper and digital formats © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 28 Distributing Your Résumé Postal Mail © Prentice Hall, 2007 Fax Machine Business Communication Essentials, 3e E-Mail Chapter 13 - 29 Distributing Your Résumé Online Submission © Prentice Hall, 2007 Personal Websites Business Communication Essentials, 3e Index Service Or Job Site Chapter 13 - 30 Reviewing Key Points • Adapting to the workplace • Searching for employment • Preparing effective résumés • Preparing employment messages © Prentice Hall, 2007 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Chapter 13 - 31
