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Prentice Hall , 2003

Business Communicat ion Today

Chapter 17 - 1

Searching for

Employment and

Writing Employment

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Chapter 17 - 2

Today’s Workplace

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Globalization

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Technology

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Workforce Diversity

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Information Overload

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Teams & Workgroups

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Deregulation

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Downsizing

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Shareholder Activism

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Mergers & Acquisitions

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Chapter 17 - 3

What Today’s

Employers Require

Flexibility

Flexibility

and Adaptability

Life-Long Learning

Teamwork Skills

Strong Work Records

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Chapter 17 - 4

What Today’s

Employers Require

Leadership Capabilities

Leadership Capabilities

Diversified Skills

Varied Experiences

Multicultural and

International Awareness

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Chapter 17 - 5

What Can You Offer?

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Personal achievements

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Educational preparation

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Work experience

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Extracurricular activities

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Chapter 17 - 6 Specific Specific Compensation Compensation Type of Type of Operation Operation Corporate Corporate Culture Culture Type of Type of Occupation Occupation General General Career Goals Career Goals Location Location Nature of Nature of the Job the Job Size of Size of Company Company Facilities Facilities

What Do You Want To

Do?

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Chapter 17 - 7

Building Your Career

Employment Portfolio

Employment Portfolio

Interim Assignments

Workplace Skills

Life-Long Learning

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Chapter 17 - 9

Employer Recruiting

Practices

Employer Recruiting

Practices

Networking

Networking

and Personal

References

Look Inside

the Company

the Company Unsolicited

Unsolicited

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Résumésésumés Newspaper

Newspaper

Want Ads

Employment

Agency or

Search Firm

Most Preferred

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Organizing Your

Approach

Monitor Business News

Monitor Business News

Research Specific Firms

Build a Network

Seek Career Counseling

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Chapter 17 - 12

Planning Your R

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Audience

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Adaptation

Audience

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Chapter 17 - 13

What Employers Seek

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Results orientation

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Workplace achievements

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Versatility

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Signs of progress

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Standards of excellence

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Flexibility

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Chapter 17 - 14

Areas of Concern

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Frequent job changes

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Gaps in work history

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Inexperience

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Being “overqualified”

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Long-term with one company

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For-cause job termination

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Chapter 17 - 15

Organizing R

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Chronological

Chronological

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Chronological

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Résumé FunctionalFunctional_Résumé_Résumé

Functional

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Combination

Résumé

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Chapter 17 - 16

Résumé

Components

Résumé

Components

Name and

Name and

Address

Address Career Objective Career Objective

or Summary

Employment

History

History Activities and Activities and

Achievements

Academic

Credentials

Relevant

Personal Data

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Common

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• Inappropriate length_{Inappropriate length}

• Hard to read_{Hard to read}

• Wordy_Wordy

• Too slick_{Too slick}

• Poorly reproduced_{Poorly reproduced}

• Amateurish_Amateurish

• Boastful_Boastful

• Dishonest_Dishonest

• Gimmicky_Gimmicky

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Chapter 17 - 18

Producing Traditional

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Chapter 17 - 19

Printed

ASCII-Text

HTML-Coded

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Chapter 17 - 20

Producing Scannable

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Chapter 17 - 21

Submitting

Scannable

R

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Postal

Mail

Fax

Machine

E-mail

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Chapter 17 - 22

Submitting

On-Line

R

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Personal

Websites

Personal

Websites

Index

Services

Index

Services

ASCII Version

ASCII Version

Employment Information

References

Personal Information

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Chapter 17 - 23

Writing Application

Letters

Writing Application

Letters

Keep E-mail

Short

Keep E-mail

Short

Be Specific

Aim for

High Quality

Aim for

High Quality

Include Salary

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Chapter 17 - 24

Types of Application

Letters

Types of Application

Letters

Getting Attention

Getting Attention

Building Interest

Increasing Desire

Motivating Action

Solicited

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Chapter 17 - 25

Cultural

Considerations

The Right Style

and Approach

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Chapter 17 - 26

Other

Employment

Messages

Job-Inquiry

Letters

Application