LCH2010 L11 Ch14 The Job Search, Résumés, and Cover Letters I Handout (WL).pdf

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Lecture 11 Chapter 14: The Job Search, Résumés, and Cover Letters I
1. P
REPARING FOR
A S
UCCESSFUL
J
OB
S
EARCH
To find a satisfying career, you need to know __________, the job ____________ and the
employment ___________.
1.1 Identifying Your Interests and Goals
Short Questionnaire – Identify Your Interests
For each of 1-4 below, put a tick ‘  ’ next to the option which best describes how you would like
to work.
1.  independently  with people  with data
 with products/machines
2.  as your own boss  for a large organisation
 for a small family business  for a nonprofit organisation
 for a service business
3.  in a city location  in a small town or suburb  in another country
4.  outdoors  in a structured environment
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Number the options in 5 below in terms of their importance when you make employment
decisions (with 1 indicating the most important).



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1.2 Evaluating Your Qualifications
Pair Interview – Evaluate Your Qualifications
Form pairs. Interview each other and complete the form below:
Qualification Interviewee:
Example Proof
1. Technology skills
2. Interpersonal skills
3. Leadership skills
4. Language
5. Other strengths (e.g.
creativity, adaptation)
1.3 Recognising Employment Trends in Today ’ s Workplace
Match the following explanations with the keywords A-D.
 ( ) small companies
 ( ) disbanding upon completion of special projects, no more jobs with narrow
descriptions, temporary contingency employees
 ( ) need for updated and marketable skills, technology skills, skills upgrading and
constant retraining, fast learners who can adapt to changes
 ( ) no more lifelong career with a single company, no regular pay raises and
promotions, no comfortable retirement income
(A) Outsourcing / offshoring^
(B) More flexibility
(C) Less permanent jobs
(D) Downsizing
^ offshoring = the practice of moving a company's operating base to another country with
cheaper labour costs

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1.4 Choosing a Career Path
In choosing a career path, you may obtain career information in the following ways:
 Visit your campus __________ centre.
 Search the _________.
 Use your ___________.
 Take a summer _______, ___________, or ____________ position in your field.
 ____________ someone in your chosen field.