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NWTC - Career Services. Michael Rusboldt Manager, Student Employment. SC-235. Attributes Needed . What ?. Focus on your most important employment goal Always strive to improve yourself (multi-skilled) Have passion for what you do so that you overachieve
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NWTC - Career Services Michael Rusboldt Manager, Student Employment SC-235
Attributes Needed ... What? • Focus on your most important employment goal • Always strive to improve yourself (multi-skilled) • Have passion for what you do so that you overachieve • Persist because there’s no overnight success • Accept constructive criticism • Push yourself mentally • DO NOT GIVE UP - ALWAYS KEEP TRYING
Five P’s That Can Lead To Positive Results Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance!!! --------------------------------------------- Always use good body language Keep good eye contact, smile, nod your head once in a while, face the person to whom you are speaking, remain silent while someone is talking to you – don’t interrupt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FaceBook or MySpace accounts --- Email Addresses & Answering Machine Messages
Graduate Follow-Up Study Data • 2008 Graduates • 6-Month Study • 2003 Graduates • 5-Year Study • 1998 Graduates • 10-Year Study
Steps To Finding Employment • Prepare a professional resume and cover letter, and practice your interviewing skills • Perform company Web site searches • Target Market • Take along resume/cover letter • Search the Job Center of Wisconsin • Search the Nation Job Network • Attend and Participate in Job/Career Fairs