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Employment Messages
Rsum Support Documents
Applications Inquiries Follow-Ups
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Application Letters
Accompany the Rsum
Completing
What You Are Sending
Why You Are Sending It
Benefits of Reading It
WritingPlanning
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Tips for Application Letters
Be Clear and Specific
Avoid Discussing Salary
Show Some Personality
Show You Are Informed
Keep the Letter Short
Aim for High Quality
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Solicited
Unsolicited
Types of Application Letters
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InterestAttention
DesireAction
Using theAIDA MODEL
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Application Follow-Ups
Update the
Application
Demonstrate
Interest
ShowPersistence
UnderscoreCommitment
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Employment Interviews
Organizations
Main Objective
Applicants
Main Objective
Find Best Talent to
Fill Job Openings
Find Right Match for
Goals and Capabilities
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Sequence of Interviews
Applicant
Objectives
Employer
Objectives
The Typical Process
Screening Stage
Selection Stage
Final Stage
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Panel
Working
Behavioral
Group
Stress
Situational
Structured Unstructured
Types ofInterviews
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Interview Media
Telephone
Virtual OnlineVideo Interview
E-mail and IM
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What Do Employers Seek?
Job QualificationsOrganization Fit
Background
Style
Personality
Experience
Skills
Education
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Pre-Employment Testing
Job SkillsTests
SubstanceTests
BackgroundChecks
Integrity
Tests
Personality
Profiles
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Interview Preparation
Learn about the organization
Think ahead about questions
Bolster your confidence
Polish your interview style
Plan to look your best
Be ready when you arrive
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Learn About the Company
Operations
Markets
Challenges
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Plan to Answer Questions
The hardest decision you ever made
Your greatest weaknesses
Goals over the next five years
What you didnt like about prior jobs
Some information about yourself
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Prepare Some Questions
Are these my kind of people?
Can I do the work and will I enjoy it?
Is this the job I want?
Does the job pay what I am worth?
Who would I be working for?
What sort of future can I expect?
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Build Your Confidence
Minimize Weaknesses
Maximize Strengths
Manage Apprehension
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Polish Your Interview Style
Good Manners
Good Judgment
Confidence
Competenc
e
Mock
Interviews
Nonverbal
Skills
Voice
Training
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A Professional Image
Business Clothing
Good Grooming
Appropriate Behavior
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Be Ready When You Arrive
Preparing Traveling Waiting
Your Rsum
Support Papers
Your Portfolio
The Location
The Route
Travel Time
Review and Plan
Be Professional
Practice Courtesy
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The Interview Process
1
2
3
The Warm-Up Stage
Questions-and-Answers
Close of the Interview
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The Warm-Up Stage
First Impressions
Body Language
Social Skills
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Questions-and-Answers
Deal with Questions
Listen Carefully
Handle Discrimination
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Close of the Interview
Conclude Gracefully
Discuss Salary
Review Notes
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Following Up
After the InterviewThank-You Messages
Inquiry Messages
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More Follow-Up Messages
Requesting
More Time
AcceptingJob Offers
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More Follow-Up Messages
Declining
Job Offers
ResigningFrom a Job
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