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STUDENTS SERVING SAMARITANS

STUDENTS SERVING SAMARITANS. Career Tips & Resources DAY 1. WHAT JOB IS RIGHT FOR YOU?. WHAT KIND OF JOB ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?. Office Environment Healthcare Financial Services Outside Environment. Customer Service Sales Food Service Education Retail.

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STUDENTS SERVING SAMARITANS

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  1. STUDENTS SERVING SAMARITANS Career Tips & Resources DAY 1

  2. WHAT JOB IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

  3. WHAT KIND OF JOB ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? • Office Environment • Healthcare • Financial Services • Outside Environment • Customer Service • Sales • Food Service • Education • Retail

  4. WHAT ABOUT THIS JOB YOUR APPLYING FOR EXCITES YOU? • Money/Benefits • Fulfillment • Location • Hours • Long term goals • Atmosphere WHAT SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB YOU ARE APPLYING FOR?

  5. SCHEDULE YOU’R WILLING TO WORK? • Shift-work • Mornings • Evenings • Nights • Weekends • Are you willing to travel? • Full-time • Part-time • Seasonal

  6. HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU WILLING TO WORK FOR? • What is your ideal starting salary? • Do you see yourself working there 5 years from now?

  7. RESUME • What’s in it : • Employment biography • Current record of everything you’ve done • Tells what you can bring to a company • It includes: • Name, Address, phone number • Education/employment history relevant to the job • Professional skills

  8. REFERENCES

  9. PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES • Past Employers • Past colleagues • Supervisors • Teachers

  10. PERSONAL REFERENCES • Family • Friends • Acquaintances

  11. REFRENCES • What would your references say about you?? >Positive feedback, Positive characteristics • Do your references know your using them? >Will they allow you to use their contact info for an employer to contact them? • Would your references be comfortable giving information about you?

  12. WHAT REFERENCES NOT TO USE

  13. STUDENTSSERVINGSAMARITANS Career Tips & Resources Day 2

  14. WHAT TO WEAR?

  15. WOMEN SHOULD WEAR • Blouses • Polo • Button down • Slacks • Skirts (knee length) • Blazers • Cardigan • Business suit • Heels • Wedges • Dress Flats • Hosiery (when necessary) • Modest accessories/jewelry • Deodorant • Perfume (slight amount)

  16. MEN SHOULD WEAR • Button down (long sleeved) • Polo • Vest • Cardigan or argyle sweater • Tie • Suit • Slacks • Belt (leather) • Dress shoes • Dress socks • Modest accessories/jewelry • Deodorant • Cologne (slight amount)

  17. CLOTHES TO AVOID/FAUX PAS • Jeans • Tennis/Athletic shoes • Bow and Bolo Ties • Overabundance or gaudy jewelry or nails • Stilettoes • Boots • Athletic apparel • Tee shirts • Fishnet stockings • Mini-skirts / mini-dresses • Shorts (any kind) • See through garments (unless layered) • Hoodies • Visible suspenders • Leather pants • Hats (any kind) • Tux (it’s not the same as a suit!)

  18. APPLICATION & INTERVIEWING SKILLS

  19. TYPES OF INTERVIEWS Screening Interviews • Telephone • Face-to-Face • Computer-Assisted Selection Interviews • One-on-One • Panel • Telephone • Video • Online • Group • Lunch • Interactive

  20. During the Interview Do • Keep appropriate eye contact • Express appreciation for the interviewers time and information • Allow interviewer to take lead in verbal & nonverbal communication Don’t • Chew gum • Smoke • Eat lunch • Lean back in chair • Lean on desk • Tell jokes • Act immature • Laugh nervously

  21. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS • Are you willing to help others? • Do you work best with others in a team setting? • What are your creative strengths? • Are you organized and detailed?

  22. WHAT IS S.T.A.R. S - SITUATION T - TASK A - ACTION R - RESULT

  23. FOLLOWING-UP Following up on applications • wait two weeks • Follow up by letter, email, telephone or in person Following up on interviews • Send a letter or email • Make sure to express your continued interest for the applied position • Send letter within 72 hours!

  24. SAMPLE FOLLOW-UP LETTER Dear ______, I recently applied for the ____ position. Given my background in list skills, I believe I am a string fit for the role and I am excited by the potential to apply my skills at company name. I look forward to setting up a time where we can meet in person to further discuss my qualifications. Please let me know if I should share any additional application materials or information about my background. Thanks again for your consideration, My name

  25. COMMUNICATION TOOLS • Employers look at your Facebook and Twitter • It is important to have a contact/business card at all times even if you don’t have a job Name, phone number, email • Have you heard of LinkedIn?

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