This document discusses the importance of communication skills in job searching and provides tips for various types of professional communication. It outlines different generations currently in the workplace and notes they each have distinct attitudes. The document then provides guidance on interpersonal communication, phone communication, written communication like emails and letters, presentations, and using social media professionally. Communication is a key part of the job search and career success.

1. Job Search
Communication

2. Why Are Communication Skills
Important in a Job Search?

3. Types of Professional Communication
 Interpersonal
 Interview
 Meeting
 Networking
 Verbal
 Phone
 Written
 Email
 Letters
 Proposals
 Social Networking
 Presentations

4. Mixing and Managing Generations of
Employees
 4 generations currently in the workplace
 Veterans (1922-1945)
 Baby Boomers (1946-1964)
 Generation X (1965-1980)
 Generation Y (1981-2000)
 Each has distinct attitudes, behaviors,
expectations, habits and motivations

6. Interpersonal Communication
 1st
Impressions
 Handshake
 Eye Contact
 Dress & Grooming
 Elevator Pitch
 Body Language

7. Phone Communication Don’ts
 Answering your phone during a meeting
 Turn Ringer OFF! (including vibrate mode)
 Announce Emergencies
 Leaving poor voicemail messages
 talking too fast
 Forgetting to leave name/number/reason for call
 Text messages

8. Written Communication
 Cover Letters
 Thank You Notes
 Acceptance Letters/Letters of Declination
 Email

9. E-mail History
 When was e-mail first used?
 Network-wide email began in 1966
 Over 40 billion person-to-person e-mails
sent daily
 More than 30% of the average person’s day
involves email related work

10. E-Mail Etiquette
 Address Abuse
 Reply To All, CC, and
BCC
 Length of Message
 One-Liners
 Response Time
 Abbreviations/Emoticons
 Grammar, Punctuation,
and Spelling
 Attachments
 Signatures
 Conflict Issues
 Privacy
 Non-Business Related
Messages
 Deleting Messages

11. Formal Presentations
 Be Polished and Confident
 Know your material (practice)
 Appearance
 Filler Words
 Silence/Pauses
 PowerPoint Format
 6 bullets per slide/8 words per bullet
 Notes/Flashcards
 Closing
 “Tell them what you’re gonna tell them, tell them, tell them
what you told them”

12. Social Networking
 Facebook/MySpace
 Linked-In