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WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS. What Says to Employers, “Hire Me!”. Learning Objectives. Learn to: Identify your skills Market your skills Show Understanding by: Completing true/false test Analyzing and listing your own skills. WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS.
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WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS What Says to Employers, “Hire Me!”
Learning Objectives Learn to: • Identify your skills • Market your skills Show Understanding by: • Completing true/false test • Analyzing and listing your own skills WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS
Pre-test: True or False • 1. A good way to begin a cover letter is “To whom it may concern”. • 2. Always put in your cover letter “This letter is in regards to your ad”. • 3. During an interview, always identify why you are a good fit. • 4. During an interview, never keep your responses job-related. • 5. Make your resume easy on the eyes. WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS
Regarding the Cover Letter • Try to get the person’s name. • If you can not get a name, simply say “Greetings or Hello”. • Don’t use “This letter is in regards to your ad…” it makes the reader bored. • Share a good story about what you’ve accomplished. WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS
During the Interview WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS • Identify why you are a good fit. • Try to sell yourself. • Keep your responses job related. • Give a professional response, it will say hire me! 5
Make it Easy on the Eyes WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS • When you make a resume, try to make it absorbable at high speeds. • Use bullet points. • Give the story during the interview. • Give a professional response, it will say hire me! 6
Analyze Keywords WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS • Develop a list of key words. • Employers search their database for “Power Words”. • Use a subheading “core competencies”. 7
Include Success Stories WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS • Write down several career achievements. • These achievements grab the employer’s attention. • Be very brief and to the point. 8
Post Test • 1. A good way to begin a cover letter is “To whom it may concern”.False • 2. Always put in your cover letter “This letter is in regards to your ad”.False • 3. During an interview, always identify why you are a good fit.True • 4. During an interview, never keep your responses job-related.True • 5. Make your resume easy on the eyes.True WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS
Assessment Update your Resume • Use the information from PowerPoint as a guide. • Submit for 25 Points. • This will be used as a guide for a future activity, where you analyze your own resume. WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS
Resources and Technology http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-1022-Getting-Hired-What-Says-to-Employers-Hire-Me/ http://jobs.aol.com/article/_a/what-says-to-employers-hire-me/20080912151409990020 http://digg.com/business_finance/What_Says_to_Employers_Hire_Me http://www.ktla.com/landing_jobs/?10-Things-that-Scream-Dont-Hire-Me=1&blockID=29489&feedID=1539 http://www.jobweb.com/Jobs/intern.aspx?id=426 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS