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- 1. What Employers want? John Clegg Summer of Code
- 2. Summer of Code non-profit internship programme connecting smart students with Wellington ICT companies
- 3. 110 students in over 50 companies
- 4. 2 out of3 students get hired
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- 6. Getting a goodjob is HARD!
- 7. The process ofgetting a job sucks
- 8. What do companies lookfor in a graduate ?
- 9. Talked to alot of people about hiring
- 10. I asked one important question
- 11. What they look forin a graduate?
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- 13. We hire onpersonality
- 14. We hire onteam fit
- 15. {insert} skills area given
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- 19. Lets start withthe first company touchpoint your Resume
- 20. What is thepurpose of a resume ?
- 21. To get youan interview !
- 22. What does a typicalresume tell me about you ?
- 23. Your resume tellsme... 1. What you are ? 2. Where you have been ? 3. What you have done ? ...
- 24. A typical student resumetells me what courses you did ....
- 25. Houston, we havea problem!
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- 27. Your resume tellsme... ... Job –> Role -> Tasks
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- 29. What if youlooked for a date the same way you wrote your resume ?
- 31. Resume doesn’t show what you’re good at !?!?
- 32. So what do theyreally want to know ?
- 33. What your resumeshould tell me 1. Who are you ? What are you interested in? 2. What are you good at ? 4-5 core skills 3. Where have you demonstrated those skills?
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- 36. Why was itgood? The resume told me ... 1) Who he is 2) What core skills he has 3) How he has done it repeatedly
- 37. Your “resume” shouldhave... 1. One page resume 2. Qualifications summary 3. Specialist Skills summary 4. References
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- 39. Recruiters: Call them Always ask where you’re being represented
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- 43. THANK YOU +GOOD LUCK