Job Seeking Skills

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Chapter Three :Chapter Three Job-Seeking Skills

Marketing Yourself :Marketing Yourself Successful job hunters ‘sell’ themselves just as they would any other worthwhile product To do this, you need to identify your qualifications, experience and skills by doing a skills audit Know why you want a particular position and believe in your ability to do that job better than any other person

Job Opportunity Sources :Job Opportunity Sources Radio, TV, newspapers Government gazette Industry publications Networks Visiting firms

Application Letter :Application Letter It should be well written and contain the information that the employer is looking for to ‘short list’ While it is the letter that is responsible initially for persuading an employer to turn to your resume, it is the resume that gives proof of your ability

Application Letter - Purpose :Application Letter - Purpose To create a positive impression To get the employer to read the resume To persuade the employer to invite you to an interview

Writing a Successful Application :Writing a Successful Application Successful Application letters contain the following four elements Link your skills, experience and aspirations to the employer’s needs; Highlight specific skills and qualifications relevant to the position; Summarize your personality and work ethic; Stress your availability for interview

Writing the Letter of Application :Writing the Letter of Application Start differently Identify the advertisement State your interest with reason/s Summarise your skills, qualifications Explain personality and ethics Refer to the resume Provide references State availability, avoid oversell, end on a positive note

Writing a Successful Resume :Writing a Successful Resume Your resume needs to be reader-friendly. Employers need to find the most relevant information quickly and easily Use the following headings to describe you Personal details Educational background Employment history Achievements Special interests Referees

Preparing for Interviews :Preparing for Interviews Whenever you are offered an interview, accept Research the position Rehearse your interview by preparing a ‘hit list’ of likely questions and get someone to interview you several times Anticipate a psychological test Attire and mannerisms account for first impressions

Preparing for Interviews :Preparing for Interviews Use Myers Briggs testing to understand your personal communication style and recognizing the style of your interviewer can help you to perform well in interviews Outgoing vs. self-contained communicator Specific (factual) vs. creative-intuitive communicators Analytical vs. the feeling communicator Decisive vs. the flexible communicator

Job Interviews - Types :Job Interviews - Types Single interview Series interview Panel interview

Interview Questions :Interview Questions Open ended An open-ended question is designed to encourage a full, meaningful answer using the subject's own knowledge and/or feelings

Interview Questions :Interview Questions Close ended It encourages a short or single-word answer

Interview Questions :Interview Questions Leading A leading question is a question that suggests the answer or contains the information the examiner is looking for For example, this question is leading: You were at Duffy's bar on the night of July 15, weren't you?

Interview Questions :Interview Questions Probing Probing questions are, in essence, follow-up questions that ask for additional information, request the person expand on what she has said, They indicate interest and a desire to understand. Probing questions can be non-directive (Eg. "Go on", or "Could you clarify that?", or they can be more directive and specific as below: Person A: I live in New York Person B: Ah. Do you live in Brooklyn, or The Bronx?

Interview Questions :Interview Questions Negative Use to show surprise Didn’t you submit the list of referees? It’s not there on your resume

Interview Questions :Interview Questions Mirror Mirror questions are nondirective in nature, which means they are intended to encourage another person to continue to add detail to what they have said without influencing the person to go in a specific direction in terms of content Person A: I'm feeling really tired today. Person B: I guess it sounds like you don't have as much energy as you usually do?

Interviewer Skills :Interviewer Skills Remove distractions Welcome. See the candidate out at the end Be prepared with structure of interview Respect interviewee Exhibit professionalism

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