Great Expectations!!!!

1. Great Expectations!!!! You can be the STAR of your own interview Harry H. Holdorf PhD, MPA, RDMS (OBGyn, AB, BR), RVT, LRT(AS), ARRT-Rt., CCP

2. Attention!!! Attention!!! ALL STUDENTS!! You WILL Graduate!!!

3. Resumes’ Cover letters Interviews Follow-ups And everything in between “Decide on a job, and go get it.”

4. Table of contents • Resumes’ • Know your audience. Who will be reading your “Story”. Tailor your story to your audience • Start building your resume’ NOW. • What is your brand? What do you do best and/or most often? • Throw in everything: bloated can become mean and lean. • Two pages? No Problem. Three pages? Problem. • Count the “i’s”. How many are too many? • Career mom? Career Dad? Career Parent? NO PROBLEM. • “Mind the Gap.” You were doing SOMETHING between 2010-2015. • Examples. Lots of Examples. • Styles? OMGosh. Let us count the ways.

5. Cover letters • The good • The not so good • The not good at all • How to sound cool, not arrogant. • Is this a Bio, a mini-interview, or a professional profile? Hey, it’s all three!!! • Do your homework. • Send it to the right person

6. Interviews • Great Expectations!!! • How to be a star at your own interview. • Do your homework • Practice • Have your three GOOD questions ready • Have answers for their questions • Look the part • Act the part • Be humble

7. T of C* • And finally…. • Following up like a boss. • Out of sight, out of mind? • NOT HERE!!! • Don’t let them forget about you. * never abbreviate!!

8. And finally…yes, really finally… • Get that job and KEEP that job. Be a good employee….Please!!!!

9. Resume’ Building • Start now • Have a plan • Use a template • Throw in everything

10. What is your Brand? • Who are you? • What are you good at? • What do you do most of the time? • Exercise: Describe yourself in one sentence.

11. Time to “Build” • Brainstorm Throw in everything… All Jobs Volunteer work, College clubs and Athletics, High School clubs and Athletics, Awards, Various Clubs, Memberships…etc.

12. How long is too long for a resume? • One page is Good…it can look neat and compact. It can also look as though you don’t have much to offer, and can look “fuzzy” (Too much stuff in too little of a space). • Two pages can be very good, if done right. Both pages must be useful, not just the first. If you have a lot of good stuff to show off, and you can make it look neat and clean, use two pages. • Three pages are just not good. Too much stuff can be as bad as too little. AVOID!!

13. Take it easy on the “i’s”, and the “me’s” • As you build your resume, count how many “i’s” and “me’s” you have. • Too many? Probably. • Try submitting “We” and “Us” or “the Organization” in place of yourself. This shows a commitment to “THE TEAM” and not to yourself. • Hiring managers like TEAM players. Just don’t tell them that. Everyone tells them that. Drives them nuts.

14. Career Mom or Career Dad?Career Parent • No jobs to list? • Stayed home with the kids? • Don’t panic • Brainstorm: What does a Career parent do? Takes on the finances Administers to the Sick Schedules events Counsels Prepares meals Attends School functions Tutors Volunteers

15. Mind the Gap • Do you have gaps in your life when you were doing absolutely nothing? Hardly!! • You were doing SOMETHING between 2003 and 2005. What was it? • Gaps are a magnet for HR personnel. They zero in on gaps. You need to cover your tracks on your resume and have a good explanation when you are face to face with your interviewer. • PS: Don’t lie!!!!! EVER!!!

16. Use a template • Header • Name, credentials • Address • Contact information • Draw a line ___________________________ • Objective • Professional Summary/Career Summary • Qualifications/Key Skills/Professional Skills • Education • Professional Work/Work History • Clinical Experience (As a student-for new Grads) • Memberships/Awards/Continuing Education

17. Use a template The header • Proper name (no nick-names) • Full address-try not to use PO boxes • Contact information • Home phone, Mobile, E-mail, Social Media? • NOTE: For your e-mail address, avoid your social address (Crazykindaguy@Gmail.com) and use a professional address (harry.holdorf@icloud.com)

18. Header • Harry H. Holdorf PhD, MPA, RT(R, ARRT), RDMS 532 Woodland Avenue, Mountainside New Jersey 07092 908-389-9870 (h) 908-311-3022 (c) hholdorf@fjkhealth.org Your full name-how you would like to be addressed (Not too large of a font, but larger than the rest of your resume. Your credentials, from highest to lowest, and smaller than your name Your full address. Write out the streets and states. Abbreviating does not look good on a resume (Perception of being lazy or not caring enough). A home phone looks as though you have a home, but you can request that your primary number of contact be your mobile if it is asked on the application or during an interview. Put a line between the header and the rest of your resume. ______________________________________________________________________

19. Objective and a Professional/Career SummaryDo you need both? Objective: Keep it short and to the point Objective: To obtain a position as a staff Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

20. Professional Summary • Career summary or Professional Summary • A short paragraph that is a mini cover letter and a mini biography. Caution!! Hard to do Works well if kept short and to the point. Example: As a certified nursing assistant at Trinitas Medical Center over the past six years, I have fine tuned my bed-side manner skills as well as my ability to communicate and treat all patients with respect. The experience that I have obtained from working in the health care setting has allowed me to become a better student in the medical Sonography field and am now prepared to become the best sonographer I can be.

21. Hint: Use both • Objective comes first • Then write your Professional Summary or Career Summary. • Professional Summary if you have or had a career in healthcare. • Career Summary/Professional Profile: if you have a career in something other than healthcare…this can include a career as a student. Caution!! A Career Summary can be empty worded, so take care not to over-do it.

22. Career SummaryProfessional Profile Talented, analytical Diagnostic Medical Sonography Graduate with a strong academic background in Obstetrics/Gynecology, Breast, Vascular, and Abdominal scanning. Organized professional with exceptional follow-through abilities with attention to detail. Advanced problem-solving skills with the capability to accurately multitask in fast-paced environments.

23. Qualifications vs. Education • If at all possible, next section should be • Qualifications or • Key Skills or • Professional skills • List your qualifications for the job • Use the advertisement for the job as your guide

24. Qualifications or Key Skills or Professional Skills Hiring now!! Listed on some random web-site • Ultrasound Tech • Must be ARDMS registered • Must have 2-3 years experience • Must have Current CPR • Must be willing to travel • Competitive compensation • Fax resume or e-mail resume to …

25. Qualifications • List the qualifications in rank order of importance: usually in the order listed. • RDMS registered • Clinical Experience of 2-3 years • Current CPR • Willing to travel Now add these qualifiers based on your skills 5. Speak and Write Spanish fluently 6. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists –registered in Sonography 7. etc.

26. Qualifications • If you can meet all the qualifications for the job, then proceed. • Do not be discouraged: Lack of experience? No problem!! Lack of registration? No problem.

27. Education vs. Professional Experience • Whichever is your strongest…put next • Education? • List last to first • List the institution, Location, Dates attended, Degree earned. • If you did not graduate, write “attended, and list the dates. • High School not too long ago? (six years max).

28. Action Verbs for Resumes’ • To be used for your job descriptions. If you have three jobs listed, your descriptions can be 2-3 sentences. If less than 3 jobs, your descriptions need to be longer.

29. Writing your job descriptions • Bullet form vs. Paragraph form. • Try both! • Pick whichever looks best. • Be consistent throughout the entire resume’. • If bullet form is used for Education, then it should be used for job descriptions.

30. For clerical or detail work • Approved • Classified • Collected • For Creative work • Created • Designed • Evaluated • For communication work • Arranged • Drafted • Influenced

31. For Financial Work • Adjusted • Budgeted • Developed • For Helping work • Advised • Assisted • Demonstrated • For management work • Achieved • Assigned • Directed

32. For Research work • Diagnosed • Examined • Inspected • For Teaching work • Adapted • Guided • Instructed • For Technical Work • Calculated • Programmed • Repaired

33. Resume example 2 • Graduates who have certifications • Moving AWAY from the school and into the real world.

34. Resume example 3 • Technologists with experience

35. Memberships/Awards/Continuing Education Section • Include • Dean’s list with date(s) • President’s List with date(s) • Professional society memberships with ID numbers • Volunteer work: List the type of work and dates • Clubs, memberships, High school clubs if less than 6 years ago.

36. Cover letters • Make it good • Make it short • Time to blow your horn-sort of • Be Job specific!!!

37. Before you Send your application • Ask several people to read your resume’ and cover letter • Check for typos and grammatical errors • Are you sending this resume’ and cover letter to the right place/person? • References: Attach them if you can. NOTE: Ask your references if you an use them before submitting them with your application. What to leave off of your resume: References upon request Hobbies…no one cares, unless it can produce bodily harm…like skydiving. Then HR really cares.

38. The Interview • Be careful for what you wish for…’cause now you have your interview.

39. How to “accept” an interview • You get a call from HR inviting you to come in for an interview. • The HR person will say “Can you come in tomorrow at 10?” • You say • Sure!! Who do I see when I get there? Thank you!! • or • No, can’t make it. Got a wedding to go to. Can we schedule another date?

40. If you are silly enough to have answered the latter way (the last way), then you have lost a friend in HR and you are DONE. TOAST!! • But, if you are really smart, then you are only playing the HR person and have planned this strategy from the get-go. • You continue to say. “Oh, wait a minute. This interview and job is what I have been preparing for, for along time. Let me make a quick phone call and see if I can work something out. I really have to meet with you. I should plan on being with you all day? Yes. Hey, never mind. I will be there to meet with you. I can take care of my end. Thank you. I will see you tomorrow.

41. Study the night before; the organization –what do they do best? Who will interview you? HR, clinical staff? Both? Will they ask you to scan? • Come up with 3 to 5 questions that you know will be SMART questions. Hint: there IS such a thing as a dumb question. Do not ask a question that you should know the answer to. Example: “What is your organization known for?” You should know this. Ask questions that you could not possibly know the answers to… • Hint: Write out your questions. You can take them out and read them. It’s ok…done all the time. • You can even write down the answers to your questions. Remember-interviews are a two-way street. Just don’t make too much of a deal of it (You interviewing them).

42. More “Smart” questions from you • How many Technologists are in the department? • How many Full time, how many Part Time? • How many are in the Per Diem Pool? • What were the exam statistics for last quarter/Year? • Is there Call involved with this job? If so, how many techs are in the rotation?

43. “Does the hospital have a 5-year plan?” • “Is radiology looking to expand services?” Dress for success Not too causal Not too formal Wear comfortable but fashionable shoes. And leave the blasted mobile in the car!!!

44. Arrive 10 minutes early. • Before that, you will seem over-anxious. If you are late, you have lost the job. • Bring an extra copy of your resume’, cover letter, references, and your ARRT and or ARDMS certification cards. • When you meet the administrative assistant that will take you to the person who will interview you, treat that person as thought they are the one interviewing you. Actually, they ARE. The person who interviews you sometimes asks what the administrative assistant thinks. Their input may be vital to your chance of hire.

45. Shake the interviewer’s hand if they offer it. Give them a firm handshake, but not too firm. Too firm may be perceived as an act of aggression. • Make sure your hands are dry. • If you are offered a drink, respectfully decline. (They really don’t expect you to accept it.) • Sit in front of the chair, and sit straight up. Sit as though you are balancing a book on your head.

46. It is important to sit up straight. • Don’t lean in too far-this can be taken as an act of aggression. • Don’t lean back into your chair. This may look as though you are trying to hide. • Smell nice…I mean it!!! Smell is a sense that we take for granted. If you smell like cigarette smoke or your dog, you will be forever remembered as the candidate who smelled bad.

47. As you speak, try not to say Y’know Like Ummmmmm aaaaahhhhhh These can be very distracting and annoying. Also, try not to do the Pausing Swallow, where you will stop taking, and swallow every time you are thinking for an answer. Practice your speech patterns before you interview. Study the TV news anchors and the voices on the radio. They NEVER say Y’know, like, Ummmm etc.

48. Know What you are in for… • Think of this interview as a relationship. • The person interviewing you is the parent of the job you want/the hospital/office the job is in. • The job you want is their baby, and they are protecting their baby. They want to pick the right person for their baby’s spouse.

49. Try to win over your future in-laws by getting them to like you by telling them how much you love their child, and will protect and cherish it at all costs. • Also, remember that the most important person in that room is not you, but the interviewer. • The interviewer does not particularly like you; you are a gamble. If they hire you and you are a bad employee, it looks bad for them. You need to assure the interviewer that you are well worth the gamble.

50. Interviewer’s questions • The interviewer will more than likely ask you the following questions. BE READY FOR THEM!! • “What do you consider to be your strengths?” • “What do you consider to be your weaknesses?” • “If you were put in a situation where you know a colleague was stealing from this institution, what would you do?” • “What led you to apply to our facility and why do you think you would be a good fit?”