6. The process of getting a job sucks
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7. Your CV is the first contact
with a company
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8. I’m here to help you get
to the top of the pile
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9. From last Tuesday...
1. What are you good at?
2. Participate and create a track record
3. Take opportunities to learn
4. Your career has already started!
5. Find a mentor
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36. Why was it good?
The resume told me ...
1) Who he is
2) What core skills he has
3) Where / How he has done
those skills repeatedly
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43. Your “resume” should have...
1. One - Two page resume
2. Technical summary
3. Qualifications summary
4. References
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44. Your 1 pager should have...
1. Your personal promise
2. 4-5 core competences / skills
with proof
3. Career History
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45. OAAR approach
Objectives - What were the goals?
Analysis - What did analysis did you make?
Actions - What action did you take ?
Results - What were the results?
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46. OAAR approach leads to
Behaviours
=>
Core competencies
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47. Example - Summer of Code Project
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48. Examples of behaviours
Determined, Problem Solver,
Challenges convention,
Consistent, Lateral Thinker,
Passionate, Results driven, Finds
Patterns
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49. Technical Skills Resume
Provide one page about your technical skills:
–Skill
–Examples
–Level of Experience
–Is experience current
Drop anything that isn’t relevant
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68. Coming up
• Resume Smackdown - a look over 100 resumes
- A look at the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• OAAR technique in practice
- Guest Fictional Character
- One of your comp courses.
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69. Findings from 100 student
resumes
• Overall not bad. Better than I thought.
- Grammar / Spelling are OK. (BUT I’m not a grammar nazi)
• Lack of Depth
- What are you good at with APPLIED examples ?
• Relevance
• Not answering
- Who are you?
- Why are you good at what you do?
- What you can do for me?
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70. Results - 100 student resumes
Excellent OK BAD
Resume
36% 32% 32%
Structure
Grammar
82% 16% 2%
Spelling
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71. Results - 100 student resumes
Excellent OK BAD
Who are you 21% 39% 40%
What are you
13% 38% 49%
good at
What can you
11% 28% 61%
do for me
Depth 8% 51% 41%
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72. Results - 100 student resumes
Excellent OK MISSING
Career
16% 68% 16%
History
Technical 13% 11% 76%
Referees 22% 39% 39%
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73. Results - 100 student resumes
YES NO
Follow instructions 95% 5%
BONUS 21% 79%
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