Job Search: Plan or Chance

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Job Search Plan or Chance ?

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Overview

• Few job description examples
• Suggestions on your job search plan
• Self evaluation with Holland Code

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Job posting example

•  Software Engineer - Strong CFileMaker Inc.,
  a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple Computer, is
  looking fora highly motivated software engineer
  to join the Database Engine developmentteam. You
  will work closely with our architects on an
  excitinghigh-performance database engine. You
  will have the opportunity to design,implement
  and debug new features like enhanced data access
  and improvedquery optimization, which will be
  used throughout the FileMaker productline.You
  must have 2 years of experience designing,
  implementing, and debuggingmulti-threaded server
  products, with 3 or more years of software
  developmentexperience preferred. Extensive
  experience in developing for Windows
  and/orUnix/Linux using C and OOD is required.
  Experience with componentarchitectures, message
  based systems, data access APIs (ODBC/JDBC)
  ordistributed systems is a plus. Experience with
  database kernelimplementation and debugging is a
  big plus.Please send all resumes to
  filemaker_hr_at_filemaker.com

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Highlights

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Self motivation
• Working experience
• Coping with pressure and deadlines
• Technical skills in the related field
• Degree/GPA

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A few question to ask yourself

• Can you talk technical stuff in a friendly way?
• Do you have a strong interest to motivate
  yourself to work in the field?
• Do you have any work experience upon graduation?
• Do you have strong backgroud in one or two
  bundles of technical skills?

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Suggested steps of your plan

• First year
• Know about yourself your interest and potentials
• Know about the opportunity through career
  services office
• Considering ways to develop communication and
  leadership skills
• Sophomore
• Start to get hands dirty
• Find out internship opportunities
• Begin to develop skills for resume writing and
  job interview
• Junior
• More on resume and interview skills
• Develop a network of contacts through involvement
  in professional associations, interns and co-ops
• Start to think about recommendation letter
  gathering
• Senior
• Apply all the techniques you have accumulated in
  job searching
• Learn procedures for interview with various
  career placement offices on campus
• Research the organizations you wish to interview

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Conclusion

• If you are serious about your career, job search
  is a task taking a lot of time and effort
• Know about yourself interest and potential
• Research the options for your interested field as
  early as possible
• Use university resources to help you get
  information
• Make schedule to fulfill the requirements

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Some resources

• Younkin Success Center
• Counseling Consultation Services
• Career Connections
• http//www.careers.ohio-state.edu/
• http//careerconnection.osu.edu/
• Engineering Career Service
• http//career.eng.ohio-state.edu/

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Holland Code Diagram
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