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Chapter 10

Conductinga

Winning JobCampaign

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Learn how to:

•Build a network of contacts.

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Identif appropriate !obs.•"ind the right emploer.

•#roduce application documents.

•$andle the inter%iew.

•Write follow&up messages that impress.

•Continue !ob search acti%ities.

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• Career centers

• (etwork of personalcontacts

• Classi)ed ad%ertisements• 'nline sources

• *mploment agencies

• #ersonal search agents• Webpage pro)les

• #rospecting

$ow to "ind +our *mploer

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• ,elect the background facts.

• -rrange the facts into groups.

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Construct the headings.• Include contact information.

• Include a statement of ob!ecti%e.

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• #resent the information. – Work e/perience

– *ducation

– #ersonal information

– eferences

• 'rganie for strength. – e%erse chronological order – "unctional,kills

– -ccomplishments-chie%ements

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• Write impersonall and consistentl. – (o personal pronouns – -ction&oriented %erbs –

#arallel lists• 3ake the form attracti%e.

– Balance te/t and white space. – Choose a professional font. – -%oid margins that are too narrow or too wide. – 4eep headings at 15 pt. and bod te/t at 16 pt. – 7se a ma/imum of two fonts. – 7se high&8ualit paper.

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MANNY KONEDENG906 3onteuma oad; -pt. 51<,an =iego; California >6119mkonedeng?ahoo.com @1>A 9&90

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- )nancial analst internship with a brokerage )rm

EDUCATION:

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•#ublished in Fast Company Magazine and the San Diego UnionTribune

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"inished in top )%e in mathematics competitionelated Courses:

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•In%estments

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Sales and Front Desk, #owerhouse Em; 3odesto;

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•,old memberships and facilitated tours for the )tness center

•Listened to; analed; and answered customersD in8uires

•-ccounted for membership paments and constructed salesreports

• 2rained new emploees to understand compan procedures

and safet policies

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UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENTCommunications Tutor, ,an =iego ,tate 7ni%ersit; ,an=iego; C- >616 ,pring 601<

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• Eain attention in the opening.

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'rganie for con%iction.• =ri%e for action in the close.

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=ear 3s. ,tark;

Is there a place in our $uman esource =epartment forsomeone who is well&trained in the )eld and can talk easil

and competentl with emploeesG -s a June graduate witha degree in human resource management and internshipe/perience; I am well 8uali)ed to meet our needs.

3 studies at Wilmont 7ni%ersit were speciall planned to

prepare me for a career in human resource management. Iha%e taken courses in compensation theor andadministration; organiational changede%elopment; andtraining and human resource de%elopment.

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-s part of m degree re8uirements; I also passed the,ociet for $uman esource 3anagement @,$3ACerti)cation */amination. In addition; I studied a wideassortment of supporting sub!ects: economics; businesscommunication; information sstems; pscholog;interpersonal communication; and operationsmanagement. 3 studies ha%e gi%en me the foundationto learn an e%en more challenging practical side of $work.

-s m resume shows; I ha%e begun learning the practicalside of $ through an internship; where I completed a%ariet of tasks from researching and reporting data oncompan and industr trends to participating in the hiringprocess. I would welcome the opportunit to continue

working in $ with our compan.

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3 work e/periences ha%e also prepared me for a career in human

resource management. While in college I worked as a ser%er at

-pplebeeDs; where I de%eloped customer ser%ice and team skills; and I

continued to de%elop m skills as a team lead for 2he Eap; where I was the

top seller for four of eight 8uarters. "rom these e/periences; I ha%e learned

to understand human resource management and listen carefull to people.

2hese brief facts and the information in m rHsumH describe m diligent

eorts to prepare for a position in human resource management. 3a I

now talk with ou about beginning that positionG +ou can reach me at

>1.><.555> to arrange an inter%iew to discuss how I could )t in our

$uman esource =epartment.

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