The Resume Building/Interview Process/Job Hunting tips thread...

[Brock Landers]

Don't whistle on the elevator up, it didn't work for Biff Loman

 

[cleanface coney]

I've never heard of that being done before but it sounds like it could workk depending on the industry

thats what i said man but idk i setup a shadow for tomorrow

i'll let you know either tomorrow or thursday how it went

fly thread tho my nikka

 

[714562]

Subs. Somebody put me up on cover letters. The dos and donts

Cover letters can feel awkward to write as you are basically “marketing” yourself. But it helps to think of the cover letter as a way to provide information that doesn’t fit in a resume, and to make yourself more a person and less apiece of paper.

You should be prepared to revise and update your cover letter at least in small ways for each employer. Employers can smell a template, generic letter from a mile away and will put it in the bin. This does not mean you have to completely rewrite the letter each time, but consider the audience – change the reason that you are applying to this particular employer, and perhaps change the skills you want to emphasize to the employer (a bank may want strong quantitative skills, etc.)

Like your resume, you do not want a letter identical to everyone else’s, but you also don’t want something so unusual that it stands out in a bad way.

The format is pretty standard - 3-4 paragraphs, plus the addresses and closing formalities. Avoid bullet points or lists. Font size should be 11 or 12 point. Avoid non-traditional fonts or using colored fonts or paper, etc.

The cover letters should be one page. This is an exercise in editing, and employers see students and graduates with multiple page letters as unable to constrain their writing. Employers discard letters that are too long. Your cover letter should have the formal trappings of a business letter at the top, 3-4 paragraphs (Introduction, Argument and Closing) and the concluding signatures and formalities.


But keep in mind that a paragraph needs at least 3 sentences to be complete. If you only have 1 or 2 longer sentences consider breaking them up into simpler sentences to reach the 3 sentence goal.

Avoid trying to be fancy. If you stuff too many 5 syllable words into a letter you can come across as pompous, or like you are covering a lack of experience with distracting, “puffing” language. Be straightforward just as you would in writing a legal motion. The reader will appreciate a simple style.

But also, don't be too informal. Contractions have no place in a cover letter, nor do informal abbreviations like “memos” or “phone.” Be careful with capitalization.

I'll go more into detail later.

 

[darius19]

np. my current gig is just to help me pay off accummulated tuition and provide some financial services experience before I graduate. Debt free now (unless I transfer) so I cant complain

My resume has landed me great interviews though. Ford Canada Head Office, RBC Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets, Microsoft Canada, the list goes on.

It's also important to list skills and interests that may be relevant to the job. It's important to know how to tailor a resume to your job position.

*---* For example, even saying that your major is Accounting instead of Corporate Finance can ward off potential finance employees because they may think your not there to stay or youre just trying your luck.

If you're working in pharmaceuticals there's no use in saying that you have experience using Bloomberg or know Java language. The more concise and filtered the better.

I only have 2 work experiences, three skills, 2 extracurriculars/volunteers, 2 interests and then my education at the top. Each work experience or extracurricular has 2,3 points explaining my responsibilities. I can put up an example of my resume. shyts clean.

props on the advice breh. post that shyt

 

[Ohene]

props on the advice breh. post that shyt

when i get home

 

[Dreamzeedream]

- When it comes to the resume...yall probably know this but the STAR technique is crucial. This goes for interview answers somewhat too. There should always be two points to resume points

Situation + task --> action + result

- Dont just say something like: "Reported company earnings on a weekly basis" ...say something like "Reported company earnings and forecasts on a weekly basis, enabling management to make calculated budgeting decisions and lower costs by 10% during the fiscal year 2012."

Random example but you get the point.

My personal interview philosophy is to simply know the job (what technical knowledge is required for the position), know the firm (how do you know this is a place you will enjoy, fit in during work and advance your career) and know yourself.(what situations/tasks have you faced and completed in the past that ensure you that you can succeed in this position?)

what advice would you give somebody with out work experience

 

[Schmoove]

Anyone here familiar with the federal process?

 

[Ohene]

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[EQ.]

But Dr. Phil told me that i can either sell crack or hit the army....wats the gainful employment shyt?

 

[AllHolosEve]

know the f!eld before that !nterv!ew & be outgo!ng... ! always have 2 resumes, a short 1 for the appl!cat!on & a longer, more deta!led 1 ! somet!mes pull out !n the !nterv!ew... you gotta sell yourself ... char!sma goes a long way, !ve k!lled every !nterv!ew !ve ever done & got an offer before ! left... take the resume adv!ce & apply !t !n person, talk to them !n the!r own language & word your skills r!ght....

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what you do!n w!t psychology??? ! was gonna study !t but my boy got a degree & sa!d !ts no use to h!m at all...

 

[Arcavian]

My resume is very amateurish in comparison to that, I got work to do

@Nudie

 

[Ohene]

know the f!eld before that !nterv!ew & be outgo!ng... ! always have 2 resumes, a short 1 for the appl!cat!on & a longer, more deta!led 1 ! somet!mes pull out !n the !nterv!ew... you gotta sell yourself ... char!sma goes a long way, !ve k!lled every !nterv!ew !ve ever done & got an offer before ! left... take the resume adv!ce & apply !t !n person, talk to them !n the!r own language & word your skills r!ght....



what you do!n w!t psychology??? ! was gonna study !t but my boy got a degree & sa!d !ts no use to h!m at all...

People will laugh at Psychology but its very useful in the field of finance specifically with sales and trading. The markets are very reactionary to news and portfolio managers/executives often fall victim to many of the behavioural biases that humans are prone to use. A lot of info can be found here, I gotta get to work and take a shyt breh:

Behavioral economics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Great article.

Psychology as a major can be useful but it depends. If you go into it trying to be a therapist in this day and age...meh youll be hard on your luck and EXTREMELY limited. But the abnormal /clinical psychological and neuroscience fields are still well regarded.

 

[duckbutta]

Part of my job is to hire people, so here are the tips I can give out, having set on both sides of the table ( the clown begging for a job and the ringmaster saying "hire the one with the biggest breast" ) This is for people in IT so it may or may not be helpful to others...I've had to set in on other non IT related interviews and sometimes the rules are totally different.


Resumes

1. Whatever job you are applying for...highlight those skills...Don't apply for a job as a SQL DBA and then have 14 points on your resume and 2 of them are about SQL...I'm throwing that straight in the trash...

2. Resume shouldn't be longer than a page in a half, no matter how many years you have been working...If you have more than that, shorten it to the relevant stuff to the particular job.

3. The longer you have worked, the less you should focus on education...after 3 years or so your education should be nothing more than a single line...and take your GPA off after about 3 years to...if you don't and I read it, and you are still focusing on how you graduated with a GPA of blah blah blah after you have been working for three years...a hiring manager is liable to think...well his/her work must suck if they are still focusing on this...

Interviews

1. Know what you put on your resume...I can't begin to tell you how many times I have asked a person something they put on their resume and they have not clue about it.

2. If you do not know...say so...but take a guess...any guess...do not ever just leave it as "I don't know never done it." Say, 'Well I do not perform that particular task but if I had to guess I would say..." This goes a long way in showing that you are able to a least put yourself out there in trying for an answer even if you do not know...remember...working in IT you will spend the majority of your time working on issues, problems, or technologies that you did not know about beforehand

3. Do not discuss benefits, time off, vacation, etc... basically don't discuss anything an actual employee would know...at least on the first interview...let the person conducting the interview bring that up...you bringing it up makes it seem as if you think you already have this job...which just about automatically means you won't be getting this job...This might come off as pety...but I've known plenty of people not get a job because of this...we ended up not hiring a guy that I thought would be a good fit because of this...buddy just started going on and on about what days he would take off, what holidays we had, did we allow "half day vacations"...

4. ALWAYS ask questions...never ever leave an interview without asking the people conducting it at least three questions...it is the kiss of death...it is how we gauge your interest in the job...you applying for it doesn't mean you are interested in it...it means you want a job and need some money...everyone needs that...asking questions shows that you are actually interested in it...and except for the most senior IT admin and engineering positions it is much better to be interested than to know everything

5. If you are in the position...ask why the job is open...if you get a funny feeling and you can afford not to...don't take it...if the other 4 people quit after a few months you probably will to...if they are hiring you to replace 3 people that they let go then guess what...

6. Always say you will give a two weeks notice...even if you won't...if you are working...this is also a deal breaker...and if the company you are hiring at doesn't have a problem with you not giving a two week notice...look out...I've worked for two slime-ball companies and both were like "can you start now and not give a notice...i mean you want to leave anyway right...that's why you are here"

 

[darius19]

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good lookin