...Cover Letters While your resume is a summary of your credentials, your cover letter should essentially be a sales pitch. Your aim is to demonstrate why your skills and your background make a perfect match for the position you're applying for. The cover letter is not the place to summarize your background--you have already done this in your resume. Remember, employers typically receive hundreds of resumes for each job opening. You must stand out from other job seekers in a positive way. The best way to distinguish yourself is to highlight one or two of your accomplishments or abilities that show you are an above-average candidate for this position. Stressing only one or two unique attributes will increase your chances of being remembered by the recruiter and getting to the interview stage, where you can elaborate on the rest of your accomplishments. You can also gain an extra edge by showing that you have some specific knowledge about the company and industry. This shows that your are genuinely interested in the job you are applying for--and that you are not blindly sending out hundreds of resumes. More importantly, the employer will view your interest as an indication that you are likely to stay with the company for a substantial period of time if you are hired. 10 Key Details to Remember When to send a cover letter: always mail a cover letter with your resume. Even if you are following up an advertisement that reads simply "send resume," be sure to include...
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...thoughtful about is your resume. It is used as a medium to shortlist from a pool of candidates. We would like to discuss few tips which one can give you an edge when it comes to resume. Resume: Do’s and Dont’s. Before you start work on your resume, review free resume samples that fit a variety of employment situations. These resume examples and templates provide job seekers with examples of resume formats that will work for every job seeker. Don't just copy a resume example that you like. Instead, choose your resume very carefully. Review resume examples, choose a type of resume that highlights your strengths and achievements, review what information to include in your resume, and review a typical resume format. Remember, your resume needs to impress the hiring manager enough so you get the interview. That means it needs to be perfect. 1. Keep it simple 2. Be honest 3. Follow the format: Latest in first out. Career objectives should not be copied. They should be in sync with the company objectives. One needs to be clear with his/her objectives when it comes to finals. Highlight the projects done and try to portray your learnings from the same, Companies look for ability to learn, try to portray that you are a manager who is open to learn new thing. Customize your objective, customization does not mean embellishing it. It means customizing as per your aspirations and what do you expect to achieve in the future. Your resume should reflect your interests in the field...
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...INROADS STANDARD Résumé TEMPLATES Thank you for your interest in the career development opportunities with INROADS! INROADS gives you the skills and access you need to land a paid internship at a top company. You will be ready to contribute from Day 1! The quality of your résumé is one of the most important factors for your success in securing corporate interviews and achieving an internship. Below are some general standards to which you should adhere as you create or edit your résumé. Your résumé DOES NOT need to exactly model this format, but should be of similar quality. If you have questions about your résumé, please follow up with your assigned Operations Coordinator. IMPORTANT TIPS - Your INROADS résumé should: Be just one page Employers may be reviewing dozens or even hundreds of résumés and will not spend time reading through pages of content. Be free of typos and errors Do not only rely on spell check. A listing could be a word, but not the word you intended. Have appropriate contact information displayed Be sure to list an email address you check regularly and the most appropriate phone number or numbers. Be in a clear, neat format Use standard fonts, average range of type size, evenly formatted spacing and avoid overuse of bold, italics and underlining. Indicate that you are an INROADS Candidate See examples of how to incorporate this into your objective statement. If you do not have an objective statement, you may list INROADS Internship...
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...learned from each part of this course, and how I feel I will benefit from each topic. The first area I will discuss is the Personal Strengths Assessment, and how to “sell” these to potential employers in the competitive job market. I feel that taking an assessment of myself was a helpful tool in that it made me reflect upon myself, and the evaluate what I feel are my strengths are in regards to my employability. Once my strengths were identified, it made it easier for me to focus on these characteristics of myself and think of how I can sell or make them known to a potential employer, which I feel important in the job market of today to help me possibly stand out from other job seekers. The next area discussed was Resume development. I thought this was another important topic for the class, as it helped me to learn how to develop and construct a professional style resume. The topic helped me to decide what experiences and education to include in my resume, and in what order to list these. I feel a professional style resume is a key component in job seeking, as it shows a level of professionalism and clearly states what I can offer to an employer. To go hand in hand with the resume development, we also developed cover letters. The cover letter I feel gives a more personal feeling to your job seeking as it is a chance for you to express yourself and what you feel you can provide to an employer, it can also give an employer a sample of your writing style and allows you to show a...
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...what is in your job description. There are many skills needed in today’s workforce such as; technical skills, being adaptable to different work environments, and being able to work through a crisis. The two focal points are being tech savvy and flexible. Because people may not have the same job for twenty years like in the past. These days the job market is very competitive and you need these skills to keep you job. Having technical skills in today's workforce is a must. Most, if not all, jobs currently use computers or some type of technical equipment daily to complete tasks. A person who does not know a lick about computers might as well not apply. For example when a person sends in a resume the person you are sending it to likely has many resumes from different people with different skills. If there is a resume that does not reference anything about tech savvy skills that resume will probably be thrown in the trash. Luckily, gaining this specific skill is not as hard as studying law. There are many cheap and free courses people can use to help obtain these much needed skills for work. Now this next particular skill is not really taught in school or learned through a course. This is more of a common sense thing that people need to do to be successful. This particular skill is adaptation, or being able to be adaptable at work is important. Whether a person has been at the same job or everything is changing, it is vital to know how to learn new...
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...Situational Analysis and Action Plan-Fall into the Gap Dawn N. Noguerra MBA 6241 Human Resource Management in the 21st Century Knowledge Organization PO Box 1214 Inglewood, CA 90308 Telephone: (323) 204-2783 Email: justsyd2001@yahoo.com Instructor: Dr. Jane Abstract Social Recruiting is fairly new tactical way for employers and recruiters to screen potential candidates via social media sites. This trend has been taking place since 2008 and although still in its infant stage, it is slowly but surely gaining momentum in the talent acquisition world. With the world headed into an era where everything is automated or computer driven, Social Recruiting will no longer be a thing of the future but a thing of the present. My Topic Selection that I have chosen is: Social Recruiting: Talent Acquisition & Social Media. According to David Smooke, a San Francisco Bay Area – Director, Content & Social Media @ SmartRecruiters, “Social recruiting is a contested term. It is a concept at the intersection of recruitment and the embryonic field of social media. There are several terms used interchangeably including social hiring, social recruitment and social media recruitment.” Allison Doyle, Job Search and Employment Expert at About.com, said, “Social Recruiting is when companies and recruiters use Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media sites to source and recruit candidates for employment.” According to Matt Alder, Strategy Consultant for HR and Founder...
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...What personality are you? What learning style is best for you? Have these tests made you look at your career choices differently? Knowing the most that you can about yourself is something that can truly help you improve the way you live. The test we took asked many seemingly basic questions. They seemed relatively abstract, but made sense upon further examination. Many of the questions ask you about your tendencies as a person, such as if you like to be at parties or reading a book. Then, you get grouped into a category based on these tendencies. I received INTJ-T. This personality type is know for being people who use logic to find answers to problems, despite the possibility of harming others in the way. I found my results to be incredibly accurate, and I found nothing that contradicted the way I am. All of these traits lined up with what my preferred careers required as well, leading to a feeling of great satisfaction. This included being a lawyer and an industrial-organizational psychologist, both of which I was already interested in. My learning style is auditory, which aligns with my...
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...applications in organization planning, leadership, motivation, and interpersonal communication. Course Objectives: This course surveys various perspectives of how a manager can better plan, organize, lead, evaluate and coordinate his/her organization. You should begin to develop your approach or style for the successful management of human, financial, and societal resources in business organizations. Development of critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, communication skills, and the ability to adapt to change are emphasized. Course Prerequisites: Junior standing. Required Text: Understanding Management, sixth ed. By Daft & Marcic. South-Western, 2009. Please bring your textbook to class every day as we will be completing exercises from the text during class time. Students have access to an on-line library through CengageNow. Course policies: 1. Class attendance and participation in discussion of exercises, current events and chapter topics is expected and taken into account when grades are calculated. NOTE: Physical attendance does not constitute participation! Only discussion counts! Chapters, cases and exercises should be read prior to class. Be prepared to participate or be called upon. 2. Absences are frowned upon. Since we only have 16 class periods, missing more than ONE class, may affect your final...
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...Sample Cover Letter for Freshers Your Street Address Your City, state, zip Date Person’s Name Company Name Company Address City, State, Zip Dear (Mr./ Ms. Person’s Name): Mr./ Ms. informed me about the post of in your company, . I went through the job requirements listed on , and could relate a lot to myself. I have always been passionate about and being a fresher I believe that I can do very well in the position of . is where I always wanted to work because and . I do believe that I am the right person for this job because and . Since my strengths, , align with the job requirements, I do believe that I’ll be able to do well in this role. I hope to meet you soon for the interview. I’ll give you a call in two days if that’s fine with you. Alternatively, you can call me on to let me know a convenient time to catch up. Thank you. Dear Sir/madam This is in regards to the freshers openings with one of your MNC for the role software tester/software developer.Hence I would like to apply for this position. Presently, at the threshold of my career, with an expected Bachelor of Engineering degree(BE) in Information Science(ISE), I have been researching IT Firms,fit for my professional interests. My key programming strengths are being C,C++,JAVA,J2EE,J2ME,JSP I have done my Certification in Web Component Development using Java programming Technologies and also I have done my certification in developing mobile applications using java from so and...
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...Project 1 Personal Reflection By ANDY Summary of what was done • Reflection about how I would go about managing my work priorities. • Reflection about how I would go about managing my professional development. 1. What makes a good role model and how would I ensure that I acted as a role model for employees I supervise? A role model is a person who others look up to and admire. A role model provides inspiration and motivation to seek out accomplishments. Role models send messages about their beliefs by what they do and say. Here are some traits of positive role models. A role model is self-assured and happy with who she is. If a role model displays that she has self-esteem, those who look up to her will, too. A role model displays a streak of independence showing she does not need to follow current trends. Role models trust in being themselves. They are proud of who they are, but not cocky. Being human means having to constantly deal with stress and overcome obstacles. A role model sets a good example on how to handle pressure. Athlete role models can handle stress and can come through when the pressure is on. While they may not win every game, when they fail they attempt to learn from their mistakes. Trustworthiness is another quality of a good role model. A role model is honest and doesn't lie. A role model possesses integrity and does the right thing even if no one is looking or he does not receive acknowledgment for his...
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...for the Executive Summary, which should be done last. Skip any questions that do not apply to your type of business. When you are finished writing your first draft, you’ll have a collection of small essays on the various topics of the business plan. Then you’ll want to edit them into a smooth-flowing narrative. The real value of creating a business plan is not in having the finished product in hand; rather, the value lies in the process of researching and thinking about your business in a systematic way. The act of planning helps you to think things through thoroughly, study and research if you are not sure of the facts, and look at your ideas critically. It takes time now, but avoids costly, perhaps disastrous, mistakes later. This business plan is a generic model suitable for all types of businesses. However, you should modify it to suit your particular circumstances. Before you begin, review the section add or delete areas depending upon your type of business (manufacturing, retail, service, etc.). Also, review your plan to determine if it is an effective presentation to investors or bankers. If this is why you’re creating your plan, pay particular attention to your writing style. You will be judged by the quality and appearance of your work as well as by your ideas. It typically takes several weeks to complete a good plan. Most of that time is spent in research and re-thinking your ideas and assumptions. But then, that’s the value of the process. So make time to do the job...
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...University of California, Berkeley May 4, 2006 Master’s Final Project Advisor: Yale Braunstein Members: Jinghua Luo Joshua Chao Jaime Parada Yun Kyung Jung TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 4 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT ................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 PROJECT GOALS ............................................................................................................................ 5 2. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS............................................................................................................. 6 2.1 JOBBY ............................................................................................................................................ 6 2.2 MONSTER ..................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 LINKEDIN ..................................................................................................................................... 8 2.4 FRIENDSTER ................................................................................................................................. 9 2.5 FACEBOOK .................
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...size and growth potential * Customer needs * Failing of competitors (if any) * Competitive Positioning * Summary of funding needed | What are the fundamentals of your business and why should anyone pay attention?Must grab the reader’s attention and include everything that you would cover in a five minute interviewWritten Last2 pg. max | Business Concept/Product Description | * F.I.S.T. * Value Proposition * Keys to success | What are you selling? Describe exactly what your product is and for what purpose it was designed. Discuss how it works, special features, resulting economic, social, or environmental benefits.Why is your product different or better? Stress Value Proposition: describe what unique benefit you will provide to a particular set of customers and thus to TJX.Show TJX the numbers.3 – 5 pgs. | Market Analysis | * Industry Description * Growth rates Target Market * Total market size * Customer needs * Customer preferences * Competitive Analysis * Key competitors * Competitor SWOT * Your Business SWOT | How many potential customers are there? What percentage do you initially plan to target? How did you derive this figure?How would you describe your customer? What trends in society support the likelihood of your success? What survey data reinforces your idea?Who are you competing against? Why are you better?5- 10 pgs. | Section | General Topics Covered...
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...size and growth potential * Customer needs * Failing of competitors (if any) * Competitive Positioning * Summary of funding needed | What are the fundamentals of your business and why should anyone pay attention?Must grab the reader’s attention and include everything that you would cover in a five minute interviewWritten Last2 pg. max | Business Concept/Product Description | * F.I.S.T. * Value Proposition * Keys to success | What are you selling? Describe exactly what your product is and for what purpose it was designed. Discuss how it works, special features, resulting economic, social, or environmental benefits.Why is your product different or better? Stress Value Proposition: describe what unique benefit you will provide to a particular set of customers and thus to TJX.Show TJX the numbers.3 – 5 pgs. | Market Analysis | * Industry Description * Growth rates Target Market * Total market size * Customer needs * Customer preferences * Competitive Analysis * Key competitors * Competitor SWOT * Your Business SWOT | How many potential customers are there? What percentage do you initially plan to target? How did you derive this figure?How would you describe your customer? What trends in society support the likelihood of your success? What survey data reinforces your idea?Who are you competing against? Why are you better?5- 10 pgs. | Section | General Topics Covered...
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...Sell your strengths and skills as they relate to the employer and position. • Learn about the position and the employer. • Assess if the employer/position are a good fit for your career goals, values and needs. Effective interviewing is a skill that can be improved through preparation and practice. Oftentimes, individuals do not make the necessary preparations and then, when the interview is less-than-successful, dismiss the experience with the statement - "I am just not good at interviewing." So how can you make sure that you do not make this mistake?? * Practice interviewing – be prepared to answer questions on skills, interests, goals, etc. * Know questions you want to ask Research company prior to interview – Know who you will be meeting with and their position in the company • Arrive at least 15 minutes early. • Bring resume to the interview and portfolio/notepad. – No food, bags, gum, etc. It is very important to pay attention to small details on the Day of the Interview like:- • Speak positively about yourself and others. • Use body language to show interest. – Nod – Sit forward – Sit up straight – Smile And then reflect on the interview – What did I do well? – What could I prepare to answer better next time? TYPES OF INTERVIEWS • Traditional • Behavioral/Emotional Story Telling • Case-Method, Cased-Based Traditional: Traditional interview questions tend to focus on your beliefs, your professional or management style, your preferred...
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