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Ed. Plans
• If you have yours, bring it up now
• If you don’t have it now... Bring it next Monday Bring it to Office Hours
• Haven’t received it yet? => Talk to me
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April 20, 2015
ENGR B47Lecture#17
Introduction to Engineering and Design
Professional Development
Career Day @ BC
April 29
9am - 2pm
BC Campus Center• Bring your fresh resume• Dress professionally• Practice asking good questions
(even if you’re not expecting a job/internship)• Check Career Placement Center for more info
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Upcoming Schedule• Week 12
Mon: Guest Speaker
Wed: Intro. to Professional Development (assignment out)
• Week 13Mon: In-class work on Prof. Dev.
Wed: Guest Speaker
• Week 14Mon: In-class work on Prof. Dev.
Wed: Guest Speaker
• Week 15Mon: In-class work on Prof. Dev.
Wed: In-class assignment (Engineering Ethics)
• Finals Turn in Prof. Dev. assignment Motor Project Presentations
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Your Résumé
Accurate, Honest, Brief
• Any work experience is good experience• Find something to include beyond classes
Club Volunteering opportunity Examples of teamwork
(horror stories of LEDs gone awry!)
• Know your weaknesses and strengths
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Review
Résumé NO-NOs
• Too long: you’ve got about 10-seconds• Burying the lead
(great experience / talent @ bottom of page)• Not up to date• Not specific to job posting• Misleading or false (they’ll find out eventually)• Filled with fluff
“Excellent communication skills” “References available upon request”
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Review
What Does it Look Like?
• Generally Contact info Education Work experience Everything else
(skills, talents, associations, awards, maybe hobbies)
• Yours should be one page• Probably bullet points over full sentences• Probably subject heading• 100s of samples and 1000s of opinions online• Resources @ BC
Writing Center (link) Job Placement Center (link)
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Remember:· There are exceptions to every rule· This is a moving target (HR folks & job seekers cat & mouse)· It only takes one!
Review
Professional Development Assignment
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Review
Professional Development Assignment Deliverables
1. Job/internship posting Must include: Date posted Company name / contact info Minimum qualifications Description of job (activities, responsibilities, etc.)
2. Resume for that posting 1 page minimum Print out or pdf
3. Critique from classmate Signed / dated copy of rough draft Must include corrections & comments
4. Cover Letter ½ to 1 page in length Formatted properly Print out or pdf
5. List of References I will not contact them Know who you would include if this were real
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Review
Internship or Job Posting
• Find an original posting Aggregators (Monster, Indeed, etc.) don’t count Find link back to actual posting You must get instructor verification
• Either a job you want “now” Internship this summer or next Part-time work during school year
• Or something you’ll want in 2-3 years Entry level job for BS degree You’ll write resume you will have in 2-3 years
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Review
Today’s Agenda
• Find a job posting• Double-check quality with instructor• Work on resume
Find samples to emulate Start your own Work on content & formatting
• Find a peer reviewer• Ask for advice of colleagues• Ask for clarification from instructor
Next Monday discuss Cover Letter11
Instructor-Issued Laptops
Log in with “.\Laptopuser”
(no password)• Check wifi toggle switch if problems• Control Panel
Network and Internet➙ Connect to Network➙
• When finished Log out! Place in cabinet (check # on bottom for location) Plug in to charger
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