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Because You Are the Best: Developing Résumés and Interview Skills

UTeach Conference 2014 Austin, TX. Because You Are the Best: Developing Résumés and Interview Skills. Mbbenzon.wikispaces.com. Setting a Purpose. Rate the quality of your resume. 0 = non-existent 1 = started, but not willing to show 2 = decent, willing to show

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Because You Are the Best: Developing Résumés and Interview Skills

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  1. UTeach Conference 2014 Austin, TX Because You Are the Best: Developing Résumés and Interview Skills Mbbenzon.wikispaces.com

  2. Setting a Purpose • Rate the quality of your resume. 0 = non-existent 1 = started, but not willing to show 2 = decent, willing to show 3 = pretty confident, ready for the job interview • Think-Pair-Share • What is a concern you have with regard to resumes and/or interviews? • What do you hope to get out of this session?

  3. Agenda RésumésWriting (45 min) • Compare/Contrast Résumés • Use ResumeCompanion.com • Action vs. Passive Verbs • MS Word Formatting • Résumés Checklist Interviewing Skills (30 min) • Overview of Interview Responses • Group Interview

  4. Compare/Contrast Résumés • What is similar in the résumés ? • What is different in the résumés ? • What do you like? • What do you not care for? Share Out: Person who Sat Down First at the Table

  5. Overview of Résumés Chronological Resume Functional Resume Characteristics Focuses on strengths and skills areas and de-emphasizes positions and dates Skills presented in categories before the Work History section Advantages Maximizes impact in important job duties without “paid” experience More flexibility in organizing information (e.g. interests, skills) Disadvantages Plays down direct job-related experience with specific employers Confusing for employers to read Characteristics • Specifics of each job (dates, duties, employer) and educational experience • Presented in reverse chronological order (recent listed first) Advantages • Easy to read, write and follow • Emphasizes continuity and career growth Disadvantages • Dependent on past experiences

  6. “I don’t know what my job title was.” Solution: ResumeCompanion.com

  7. “I don’t know what my job responsibilities were.” Copy & Paste…. Don’t buy the resume!

  8. Passive vs. Action Verbs

  9. Action Verbs THINK-PAIR-SHARE On 1 post-it note, write as many synonyms of the word(s) as possible in 1 minute. Compare ideas with a partner. Volunteer to share list. Leadership Skills Teaching Skills Communication Skills Organization Skills Technical Skills Awards Creative Skills

  10. MS Word Formatting VIEW TAB • Show/Hide: Ruler REVIEW TAB • Track Changes • Display for Review • Final Showing Markup • Original Showing Mark-up PAGE LAYOUT TAB • Margins HOME TAB • Paragraph • Show/Hide • Alignment: Left/Center/Right/Justify • Bullets • Indent: Increase or Decrease Indent • Line Spacing • Tabs • Left/Center/Right/Decimal • First Line Indent • Hanging Indent • Font • Effects: Small Caps • Effects: Superscript • Character Spacing: Spacing --> Expanded or Condensed (points)

  11. MS Word Formatting: View & Page Layout Tabs Show-Hide Ruler Adjust Margins

  12. MS Word Formatting: Review Tab Track Changes Display for Review Final Showing Mark-Up Original Showing Mark-Up

  13. MS Word Formatting: Home Tab

  14. MS Word Formatting: Tabs

  15. Sample Formatting: Tabs

  16. MS Word Formatting: Indents First Line Indent No Indent

  17. MS Word Formatting: Fonts Font Effects: Small Caps Spacing

  18. Evaluate Résumés w/ a Checklist Work w/ Table for 5 min Share Out Results: Who Sat Down Last at the Table • Use 12-point font (no less than 10). Avoid fancy fonts. • Use a standard margin width of .75 to 1 inch. • Align dates to the right margin (right justified). • Use a single space after section headings and within sections. • Use a double space between sections. • Check spelling. Avoid abbreviations. • Use consistent format for headings. (Ex: “bold” or “underline." Do not use both or mix.) • Use consistent format for dates. (Ex: “6-25-12” or “June 25, 2012.” Do not mix). • Align and indent bullets consistently throughout the résumé. • Begin each bullet with an action verb. • Use a consistent verb tense and grammatical structure in all bulleted lists. • For cardinal numbers, spell out “one” through “nine.” Use Arabic numbers for 10 and above. • Use consistent format for ordinalnumbers. (Ex: “6th” or “sixth.” Do not use mix.) • List experience and education in reverse chronological order. • Do not exceed one page for professional résumés. (References go on separate document.) • Do not exceed two pages for teaching résumés. • Include your name and page number on the second page. (No selfies.) • Teaching résumés use the following headings and heading order: Education, Certification, Teaching Experience, and References. (Additional headings: Highlights of Qualifications, Objective, Volunteer Experience, Related Experience, Honors, Technology Skills, Language Skills)

  19. Interview Skills • How do I best respond in an interview? • Be Specific • Be Concise • Answer the Entire Question • Smile

  20. Example:Why did you decide to become a teacher? • While I was student teaching, I had the opportunity to take a student aside to help him with a particularly difficult math concept that he was having trouble understanding. When I was able to show him a different way to approach the problem, and he 'got it', I knew that I had chosen the right field!

  21. Interview Skills Practice • Break into Groups of 6. • 3 People will be the Interviewees • 3 People will be the Interviewers who rate the interviewees based on the responses. • Each interviewer will choose 1 question from the list provided to ask all three interviewees. • Switch Roles

  22. Interviewee Rubric

  23. Most Common Interview Questions Need to Self-Reflect Need to Research Why are you a good fit for this job and our school district? What makes you qualified for this teaching position? What extra curricular activities would you be interested in sponsoring or participating in after school? To what extent should students be able to use calculators in the classroom? Do you have any questions for me? • Why did you decide to become a teacher? • Describe the best lesson you ever taught. • What is your teaching philosophy? • If you were hired, what type of classroom management structure would you implement? • How have you used, and how will you use, technology in the classroom? • Have you had experience boosting a student's self-esteem? If so, how? • What would you do if a student refused to do his/her work? • What was the worst lesson you taught? What did you learn from it? • Who was your favorite teacher? How did they influence your decision to teach? • What are your three greatest strengths? • What is your greatest weakness? • Why should we hire you? • If we were to hire you, what do you expect to struggle with your first year at this school? • How do you make learning fun? • Create your own question!!!

  24. Resume & Interview Debrief Share-Out & Jot-Down • What was tough? • What was easy? • What do you need to work on? Write 3 tasks for your “To Do” list. • Q & A

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