- Keep a positive attitude
- Select an accountability partner or team of up to three or four persons
- Resumes need to match interests and be tailored to each job description
- Tell a great story about yourself
- Include a professional summary in your resume
- Understand that average recruiters read only the top one half of the first page of each resume
- Interviews continue through conversations with receptionist, breaks, lunch, etc.
- Realize that the CEO’s secretary might be giving the receptionist a break and participating in your interview
- Two-minute introduction provides response to request to tell about yourself – have this memorized to overcome nervousness
- When possible, tour the business (retail store) before going to the interview
- Research the company thoroughly
- Phone interviews are some of the hardest - dress for the job and watch your expressions in a mirror – expressions are conveyed over the telephone
- Follow-up with a thank you (details were debated)
- Answer why they should hire you
NEXT WEEK: NO MEETING on Tuesday 03 July 2012 due to the Independence Day Holiday on 04 July 2012
Career Jump-Start usually meets on Tuesday evenings at First United Methodist Church, 503 North Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas 75080. Official information about this group is available at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CJS-HPUMC/ and http://www.fumcr.com/pages/caring_career_support.