eapp 4th q

• Resume

  • is an advertisement that helps you to sell yourself to an employer
  • true depiction
  • NOT a summary of academics and work hisory
• Resume should show your

  • personality
  • background
  • capabilities
  • accomplishments
  • how organized you are
  • sense of quality
• A resume can:

  • make first impression
  • highlights relevant facts, education and experience
  • value, positions you in the mind of an employer
  • basis for interviewer to justify your hiring
• you should create "attention grabbing resumes"

  as it is the first point of interaction, it should be error free because the hiring manager usually only takes 15 to 20 seconds to look in your resume. A clear and crisp resume will qualify you for the interview (second stage)
• Essentials of a Resume:

  • Objective or Personal Statement
  • Personal Details
  • Educational Qualifications
  • Professional Experience
  • Technical Qualification
  • Core Competencies
  • Skills (area of expertise)
  • Achievements
  • References
• Tips:

  • Target in mind ; be appropriate
  • highlight strengths
  • short and simple
  • ensure correctness
  • check grammar and typing mistakes
  • best first impression
• donts:

  • dont state expectations ; tell what you can contribute
  • dont list names of past employments
  • be careful with dates ; make sure every year is accounted for
  • dont disclose salary, leaving reasons of past jobs ; keep them to be discussed in interview
  • paste photograph and furnish references if asked to do so
  • avoid professional jargon ; simple and plain language
• What is Job Interview? An interview between a job applicant and a representative of an employer to assess whether the applicant should be hired.
• How to Make the best first impression?

  • Do research
  • Be on time
  • Dress professionally
  • Be polite and respectful
  • Answer questions thoughtfully
  • Ask questions
  • Be enthusiastic
  • Be yourself ; positive ; specific ; organized ; prepared to follow up
• Do’s:

  • Research the company
  • Make good first impression
  • Listen and respond accordingly
  • Sell your strengths and expertise
  • Prepare smart, open ended q to ask the interviewer
• Don’ts

  • Don’t speak poorly about your present or former employers
  • Avoid inappropriate gestures and language
  • Don’t speak over the interviewer
  • Don’t bring up salary too early
  • Don’t let any past rejections infringe on future ones
• Attire

  • Dress to impress ; but comfortably
  • Dress for the job you want, not the job you have
  • Formal, classic pieces in neutral colors
  • Well-fitting and tailored ; too loose, too tight or too wrinkled will make you look unprofessional
  • Pay attention to details ; shoes are polished, nails are neat, hair is tidy
• Preparation for Phone/Video Interview

  • Research the Company
  • Review job description
  • Understand the role
  • Prepare common questions
  • Know your resume
  • Technical preparation
  • Create a quiet space ; Set up your space
  • Check technology
  • Prepare questions
  • Practice
  • Be ready for behavioural questions
  • Stay positive and enthusiastic
  • Follow up
  • Dress professionally
  • Prepare talking points
  • Practice proper etiquette
  • Project confidence and enthusiasm
  • Be on time
  • Be yourself
• PHONE INTERVIEW

  • Initial screening, used to asses candidate’s qualification and suitability
  • Exchange info, discuss the role and determine potential match

  VIDEO INTERVIEW

  • Types of video interview: Live video interview and Pre-recorded video interview
• APPLICATION LETTER

  • A letter that you write to a company or organization when you are applying for a job
  • Like a personal sales letter because of its task of selling the personality and qualifications to the applicant’s future employee
  • To secure an interview
  • And eventually, to obtain a job
• PARTS OF APPLICATION LETTER

  • Heading
  • Inside Adress
  • Salutation
  • Body of the Letter
  • Complimentary Close
  • Signature
• SALUTATION

  • An expression of greeting to the employer that comes immediately before the body of the letter
• BODY OF THE LETTER

  • It is in this part where you may convey all the messages you want your reader to understand
• Suggestions in Making and Organizing the Body of the Letter (Baraceros, 2013)
• First Paragraph – attract the attention of the employer

  • 1 st sentence - The way the writer came to know of the job opening. (From whom or what publication, advertisement or any source of information did you learn the job opening.)
  • 2 nd sentence - The exact purpose of the writer
• Second Paragraph – create the employers’ interest or desire in your application by indicating your educational attainment.

  Third Paragraph – indicate your work experience and training sessions attended

  Fourth Paragraph – personal attitudes, interests, qualities, activities towards the job

  Fifth Paragraph – to make the employer believe that you are the right person the company has been looking for

  Sixth Paragraph – urge the employer to act on your application letter by requesting for an interview
• COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE

  • Serves to end the message just as goodbye serves to end a conversation.
• SIGNATURE

  Contains the name and signature of the writer
• INSIDE ADRESS

  • Name of the employer
  • His/her position
  • Company’s name
  • Address of the company or organization

  A) name of the employrt

  B) position

  C) adress

  
• HEADING

  • Address of the sender
  • Date of which the letter is being written

  A) adress of the sender

  B) date