Find Your First Professional Job
A Guide for Co-ops, Interns, and Full-Time Job Seekers
by Scott Weighart
Table of Contents
- Planning For Your First Professional Job:
- Volunteer Experience
- Independent Reading
- Career Assessment
- Writing An Effective Resume:
- Elements of Resumes
- Adding Transferable Skills
- Action Verb Lists
- Sample Resumes
- Strategic Interviewing:
- Preparation and Strategizing
- Interview Style and Etiquette
- Ordinary Questions, Extraordinary Answers
- Typical Interview Questions
- Dealing with Different Interviewer Styles
- Asking the Right Questions
- Handling Job Offers
- Keys to On-The-Job Success:
- Why Your Performance Matters
- E-mail and IM Etiquette
- Maximizing Your Performance
- Making Sense Of Your Experience:
- Performance Evaluations
- Reflection Alternatives
- Appendices:
- The Co-op/Internship Process
- Skills Identification Worksheet
- Writing Effective Cover Letters
- Bridging Exercise
- Behavioral-Based Interviewing
- Additional Resources