Employment Communication

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Employment Communication

• Chapter 15

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Employment Communication

• Application Letter
• Résumé
• Thank You Letter

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Planning Your Career

• Self-Analysis
• What is a self-analysis?
• Why is a self-analysis essential?

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Planning continued

• Research
• Why do research?
• What kind of research should a person do?
• Where do I do research?

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Planning continued

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• http//stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
• U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook
• Standard and Poors Industry Surveys
• University Career Services
• Professors, employers, peers (network)
• Monster.com
• Fortune500.com
• Headhunter.net

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Planning continued

• Newspapers, trade journals, professional
  organizations

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How workers found their jobs

• Networking 61
• Newspaper Ad 16
• Walk in 9
• Newspaper Website 5
• Internet 4
• Other 5

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Preparing Your Résumé

• Prepare a brief record of your personal history
  and qualifications.
• Emphasize future rather than past by emphasizing
  knowledge and skills required for position for
  which you are applying.

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Preparing Your Résumé

• Obtain an interview as a result of a
  professionally prepared résumédoesnt get you
  the job but moves you one step closer to
  obtaining the position.
• Resume gets you to the interview.
• Interview gets you the job.

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Preparing Your Résumé

• Length
• Hard copy maximum one page
• Font
• Bold
• Horizontal lines
• Electronic more than one page
• Vanilla stylevery plain and easy to transmit
  through e-mail

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Errors committed

• 32 percent Too long
• 25 percent Typographical or grammatical errors
• 18 percent No description of job functions
• 15 percent Unprofessional appearance
• 10 percent Achievements omitted

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• Résumé format
• Simple and attractive
• 35 seconds to screen
• Résumé paper
• 20-lb. bond
• White or off-white
• Good quality

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Résumé Content

• Personal Informationname, address, telephone
  number, e-mail address, height, weight, religion,
  race, marital status, picture
• Job Objectivetailor specifically for position
  including taking over as CEO.

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• Educationevery class you have taken especially
  TBE 3250
• Employmentevery job you have hadMcDonald's,
  Burger King, TacoTime
• Special Aptitudes and Skillssharpening pencils,
  turning door knobs, etc.

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Review examples in textbook

• Chronological
• based upon dates
• Functional
• based upon skills

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• References
• Individuals who have agreed to provide
  information about you.
• Previous employers and teachers
• Permission is essential

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Electronic Résumés

• Stored in a computer database
• Use keywords Industry-specific (nouns instead
  of verbs)
• Use a variety of key words
• Remove all fancy formatting
• Length 2-3 pages

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• Indicate an attractive and fully formatted-hard
  copy version is available upon request
• Follow guidelines given in Chapter 15 of textbook