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Technical Communication, 12th Edition

John M. Lannon

Laura Gurak

Chapter 18
Resumes and Other Job-Search Materials

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Prospecting for Jobs

Assess your skills and aptitudes.

Research the job market.

Search online

Learn to network.

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Electronic Job Hunting

Most U.S. employers encourage candidates to submit online resumes

Electronic scanning of résumés

  • Searches for keywords to select interviewees

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Preparing a Résumé

Typical Components

  • Contact information
  • Job and career objectives
  • Education
  • Work experience
  • Personal data
  • Personal interests, awards, and skills
  • References

Portfolio

  • Used in some professions to provide work samples

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Organizing a Résumé

Organize your résumé to highlight your qualifications in the best possible way

Reverse chronological order

Functional

Combination

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Guidelines for Résumés

  • Begin résumé well before your job search
  • Try to limit your resume to a single page
  • Use high quality paper in a professional color
  • Stick to relevant experience
  • Never invent credentials
  • Do not discuss salary
  • Avoid complete sentences
  • Use action verbs and key words
  • Use punctuation to clarify and emphasize
  • Proofread, proofread, proofread

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Electronic Résumés

Email Résumés

Attach a File

Check with the potential employer to see what formats they will accept.

Scannable Résumés

A scanned version of a paper résumé that is usally uploaded to a database and searched for key words.

Online Résumés

A hyperlinked resume on a personal, school, or professional society web page, often containing links to an online portfolio

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Job Application Letter

Include a cover letter with each résumé

Give yourself a likeable image

Target your letter to a specific opportunity

Two types

  • Solicited
  • Unsolicited

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Format of Cover Letters

Solicited

Introduction

State job you are applying for, where you saw it advertised, one sentence summary of yourself

Body

Without simply repeating your resume, point out your best qualifications, using specific examples

Conclusion

Restate interest and request interview

Unsolicited

Introduction

Prepare an attention-grabbing opening and address letter to a specific person.

Body

Without simply repeating your resume, point out your best qualifications, using specific examples

Conclusion

Restate interest and request interview

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Support for the Application

Dossier

  • Includes your official records, such as college transcript, scholarship letters

Portfolios and Webfolios

  • Contains samples of your professional work

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Employment Interviews

Top applicants are asked to Interview for positions

Interviews can vary in format

  • Face to face, telephone, video conference
  • One-on-one, with a committee
  • Alone or with a group of candidates
  • An hour, or several days
  • Pleasant chats or grueling interrogations

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Mastering the Interview

Careful Preparation is Key

  • Research the company
  • Plan for common interview questions
  • Dress appropriately
  • Prepare a list of well-researched questions about the job and organization

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After the Interview

The Follow-Up Letter

  • A thank you letter should be sent within a day of the interview
  • Be brief but personal and close with enthusiasm

Letter of Acceptance

  • Serves as part of your contract

Letter of Refusal

  • Should be polite, prompt, and allow for future opportunities

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