HBM 131 1st Edition Lecture 31 Outline of Last Lecture I Interview Professionalism Outline of Current Lecture I II Class Presentation on Pre Interview Class Presentation on The Perfect Resume Current Lecture I The Pre Interview A Clean ups 1 Facebook 2 Twitter 3 Other social media B Prepare for the Interview 1 Wake up early 2 Be on time 10 minutes early 3 Shower and be clean 4 Get correct directions to the location of your interview 5 If unfamiliar go check out the area the day before C Know the company 1 What do they sell 2 What is the culture of the company 3 What would you be doing for the company D Basic Do s and Don t 1 Shave and shower 2 Deodorant 3 Tame hair 4 No perfume or cologne 5 Avoid eating before 6 Iron your clothes 7 Wear solid neutral colors suit attire 8 Wear appropriate clothing 9 Hide tattoos E Resume 1 Don t sound arrogant 2 No typos 3 Don t talk in generalities 4 Don t be boring 5 Tell the employer what you can do for them 6 Tell them your career objectives 7 Get a little creative II The Perfect Resume A Cover letters 1 Be Formal 2 List contact information 3 Put name of a mutual contact 4 Tell a story 5 Summarize your career or work experience 6 Illustrate your qualifications with examples 7 Don t cut and paste from the job description 8 Say you want to get in touch B Objective 1 Explain what you want to do with your career 2 Education 1 Lists where you graduated from 2 List information on your degrees majors minors certifications 3 Include your GPA if it is over a 3 0 C Things you can include 1 Volunteer work 2 Professionally relevant hobbies 3 Interests D Work professional history 1 List jobs in reverse chronological order 2 Target your experiences to your goal 3 Use power or active words E References 1 Employment references 2 Managers coworkers professors advisors etc 3 List people that will give you a good reference
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