JOBTALKS
Introduction to:
Undergraduate
Career Services
Indiana University
Kelley School of Business
C. Randall Powell, Ph.D
Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies
and used with the permission of the author.
BPO Services and X420
• X420 Administered by BPO
• Extensions but distinct entities
• Required for group counseling
• Faculty sets
career agenda
for education
X420 Relationships
• Class time on BPO minimal
• Only small percent don't utilize
• Discuss relationships
• Optional student services
BPO Student Services
• Services for employers and students
• Thousands of on-campus interviews
• Job listings
• Thousands of
job referrals
Employer Group Events
• Job Fairs
• Evening Presentations
• Alumni Mentors
• Networking Relationships
• World Wide Web
Variety of Student Services
• Resume services
• Resume distribution
• Smorgasbord of services
• X420 class fee
BPO Services
Career Management Track
Optional Services
• Career Advice
• Resume Preparation
• Interviewing Options
• Networking Facilitation
• Evaluating Job Possibilities
College Placement Services
• Not employment agency
• No selling of candidates
• Facilitator
Indiana University
Business Placement Office
BPO
Located on the first floor in the
southeast corner of the Business-SPEA
building, across from the Main Library.
Placement Services Are Catalysts
• Only Individual Efforts
Produce Jobs
• Teach Concepts, Methods,
and Techniques
Foreign Nationals
Legal Employment Info Session
– Meeting
Date
Time
Location
Foreign National Publications
 International Student Services
 Staff Participation

Business
Placement
Manual
FAQ
BPO Website
Registration Requirements
• X420 Class Registration
• BPO Registration
• HTML Resume Upload
http://bpo.indiana.edu
BPO Registration
Use Internet Explorer to login at:
http://bpo.indiana.edu
Register NOW!
Accepts HTML Resumes ONLY
BPO Registration
• No deadline for registration
• Resumes referred continuously
• Submit registration data and HTML
resume via the BPO website
Resume Distribution
• Data shared immediately with recruiters
• Impacts ability to bid on schedules
• Employers MUST have resumes in advance
• Selection by employers based on data from
registration form on BPO web site
• Release = "YES"
HTML Resume
• Required Format
• Requires Immediate Attention
• Use Explorer
to create HTML resume
• Submit via BPO Website
Resume Preparation Guide
• Located on the BPO website
• Identifies type of information
included in resumes
• Describes procedures for completing
BPO registration
• Instructions for
uploading and
managing resumes
Resume Templates
• Download from BPO Website
• You Supply Blank Diskette
• Use with Netscape Composer
HTML Restrictions
DO NOT USE:
Fancy
Fonts
Graphics
Backgrounds
Fancy Fonts
Color
Tabs
Multiple Spaces
HTML Resumes
Use Explorer to edit one of the sample
files on the BPO website.
• On the “File” menu, click “Edit with
Microsoft Front Page”
• Replace sample text with your own
• When done, save to your
own disk or file space
My Resume
• Upload your resume to
the BPO website
Upload and Preview
1. Select “Upload
Resumes to BPO”
2. Click the “Browse”
button
3. Click assigned resume
number to view
The Resume
is your Marketing Brochure
THINK!!
Excellence - Excellence - Excellence
Advice - Advice - Advice
Rewrite - Rewrite - Rewrite
Employer Resume
Pre-screening
• Employer access to your resume
• Influences ability to schedule
interviews
• Employers match to
job openings
• Quality resumes
get attention
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Deadlines
Must be totally complete
Must be uploaded into BPO website
Initial Resume is Project #1
Notified if failed
Preview Program
1. Introductory Lecture
2. HTML Resumes
3. "Creating Your Resume" Lecture
"Creating Your Resume" Lecture
• How to prepare resumes
• Sample components
• Design techniques
• Schedule of times
• Grade points
"Creating Your Resume"
• Second part of Preview Program
• Equal points for each part
• Presentation with BPO staff
• Scheduled on a frequent basis
• Admittance on a "first-come" basis
"Creating Your Resume"
Presentation
• Attend before you begin resume work
• Covers each section on your resume
• Purpose: high-quality resume
• Employers must select your resume
• Invite for an interview
"Creating Your Resume"
Presentation
• Attendance monitored and recorded
• Videotape on preparation ideas
• Many illustrations of sections
• Questions and answers
• Individual consultation
Resume Books
–Resumes prepared and distributed
–Employers access resumes directly
from BPO website
–Keep current resume on file
–A rough draft resume is better than no resume
Web Resume Book Distribution
• Newly uploaded HTML resumes are
quickly made available to employers
• Best quality resume gets the best jobs!
If you would like to
learn more, Career
Planning Strategies
textbook will supply
additional
information on this
topic.