Job Seeking Skills Presentation Dbay CYP August 2017

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Job Search Skills
Clive May
Career Counsellor
QUT Your Future Careers Team
clive.may@qut.edu.au
www.bridgetostudy.com.au
www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer

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Job Search Skills:
• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Interview Skills

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What Do Employers Want?
Fit
(the culture and values
of the organisation)
Will do
(the personality,
passion
interests,
ambitions,
motivation)
Can do
(the knowledge
and skills)

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Prepare examples of your skills!
Transferable Skills
USE THE S.T.A.R PRINCIPLE
• The Situation/Task
• The Action you took
• The Result achieved

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Skills, Career and Occupational Info
Employability Skills Audit
Careers Guide
Search for Occupations– details of each
Occupation including tasks and skill
requirements
Graduate Careers Australia
Career Profiles – career booklets for each
Industry including roles
Job Outlook
Job Outlook Occupations – career profiles
including details of skills and tasks involved

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Your Questions?
Your resume and cover
letter questions?

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The good, and the bad

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The good…

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The bad…

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Before you apply to any company...
Obtain as much information as you can about:
 Relevant contacts
 The company – what do they do?
Job Specific Info
 The position – tasks and duties
 The position skill and ability requirements
https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/careers-guide

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Your all-purpose
Resume
• Contact Details Only (check your email!)
• Career Objective (optional)
• Key Skills or Strengths (for the job)
• Employment History/Work Experience
• Education
• Licences/Certificates
• Interests & Hobbies/Achievements
• Referees

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Where to start?
Brainstorm all of your experiences!
• Employment/work experience
• Volunteer/community experiences
• Education Projects/Group
involvement
• Licences/Training/Certificates
• Your Achievements/Awards
• Leisure Activities (Teams,
Associations, Societies)
• Referees?

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Presentation of the Resume:
Make the resume easy to read
• DO NOT use fancy fonts, coloured or
textured paper etc and DO NOT put your
resume into a folder or binder – just a clip
in the left corner is sufficient OR send by
email
• Be very careful with spelling and grammar
– have it checked by someone else…

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A proof reading exercise...
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF
YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY
COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF
MANY YEARS

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Writing covering letters
A covering letter is to ensure that the reader
will be interested enough to read your resume

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Cover Letter Structure
• Use The Person’s Name
• Tell Them Why You’re Writing
• Tell Them Why You’re Interested in
them
• Tell Them Why You’re Suited – your
skills

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Prepare examples of your experience,
abilities for the skills needed in the job
Help the employer by giving examples
of your skills and abilities:
USE THE S.T.A.R PRINCIPLE
• The Situation/Task
• The Action you took
• The Result achieved

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Resume Templates & Guides
• Microsoft Office
• Career Centre Resume Builder
• Career One
• Youth Central (VIC)
• Resume Guide – Myfuture

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Job Search Websites
• http://schoolhours.com.au/
• http://www.careermums.com.au/index
• https://www.mumandworking.com.au/
• https://jobsearch.gov.au/
• https://www.seek.com.au/
• https://www.careerone.com.au/
• https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/careers/

21. “OK – Clive STOP TALKING !”
Questions?
Your Future Careers Team
QUT Caboolture
H Block
Tel: 07 5316 7666
Email: yourfuture@qut.edu.au
www.bridgetostudy.com.au
www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer