Presented at Bachelor of International Business Administration Program, Feng China Universtiy, Taichung, Taiwan on December 5, 2015.

1. Job Hunting: What You May Need to Know
Der Chao CHEN
Department of Business Administration
National Central University
December. 5, 2015

2. Agenda
● Why Do You Want a Job?
● How to Find Your Dream Job?
● What Efforts I need to do?
● Job Interview
● Summary

3. Why Do You Want a Job?
● Pay my bills/tuitions/student loans?
● Start a professional career
● Searching for a better life?

4. How to Find Your Dream Job
● What is Your Dream Job?
● Balance between work, life, and more

5. How to Find Your Dream Job
● Official resources, e.g. government, school, etc.
● Individual company websites
● Human resource service providers
● Head hunters
● Family ties
● Classmates, fellows, friends

6. How to Find Your Dream Job
● Don’t forget the “weak tie” effect

7. What Efforts You Need to Do?
● Good and positive working attitude and personality
● Professional knowledge and understanding in your
target functions/firms/industries
● Soft skills, e.g. communication, leadership,
teamwork, etc.
● Some Documents, e.g. cover letter, CV/resume

8. What Efforts You Need to Do?
● Read the Job Description Carefully
-https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/86796887?
trk=vsrp_jobs_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%
3A105698921449082072758%2CVSRPtargetId%3A86796887%
2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary
-https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/86799549?
trk=vsrp_jobs_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%
3A105698921449083208272%2CVSRPtargetId%3A86799549%

9. What Efforts You Need to Do?
● Cover letter
-Why do you want to apply this vacancy?
- Let them read you CV and invite you for a
interview

10. What Efforts You Need to Do?
● Cover letter
https://www.career.vt.
edu/JobSearchGuide/CoverLetterSamples.html

11. What Efforts You Need to Do?
● Curriculum Vitae (CV) / Resume
- An outline of a person's educational and professional
background and history
- Do organize your profile well
- Let employers want interview with you

12. What Efforts You Need to Do?
● Curriculum Vitae (CV) / Resume
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv.htm#When

13. Job Interview
● Making it a Virtuous Cycle

14. Job Interview
● Confirm the date and time for the interview
● Don’t be late
● Dress code
● Bring all necessary documents
● Relax and take a deep breath
● Questions you want to ask
● Thank your letter

15. Summary
● Where should I find my initial job? Here? my
home country or elsewhere?
● Don’t forget the contextual conditions surround
by where you work.

16. Summary
● Do I need to prepare an autobiography? It
depends on the requirement for applicants.
● Internship, contract assignment, part-time or
full-time, formal position.

17. Summary
● Be Patience
● Never give up and keep on trying
● What’s your long term career direction/goal?
● Continuous learning with an open mind and
positive attitude.

18. Good Luck on Your Job Hunting
Der Chao CHEN
derchao.chen@gmail.com