19.7 End of Chapter Activities
19a. Thinking About the Content
What are your key takeaways from this chapter? What is something you have learned or something you would like to add from your experience?
19b. Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
- After going through this chapter, is there anything you’d like to change about your current résumé?
- Conduct an online search for job advertisements that detail positions you would be interested in, and note the key job duties and position requirements. Prepare a résumé.
- When is a second page of your résumé justified? Explain.
- Conduct an online search for resources to help you prepare your own résumé. Write a brief review of the Web site, noting what features you found useful and at least one recommendation for improvement.
19c. Applying chapter concepts to a situation
Proposing a new software
Arya is an international student who relocated from India to Canada to pursue her master’s degree. Before relocating, she worked as a business analyst at MLK Global for five years. Arya is sure that she is an expert in this area and decides to seek a similar role for her internship. She finds a vacancy for a business analyst position at Intelcrow Financial Group, which is a world-renowned company. Arya hopes that if she is the successful candidate, her internship will lead to a permanent full-time role with Intelcrow.
Arya reads the job description and notices that the duties and responsibilities differ slightly from those of her previous job. However, she possesses skills and certifications that would help her excel in the role at Intelcrow.
Arya is worried she might not be considered for an interview because her experience is slightly different from what is required. She wonders if she should just lie about her experience and possibly get a chance at the interview or be completely honest and possibly miss out on this opportunity.
What advice would you give to Arya? Are there any other options?
19d. Writing Activity
Watch this video from TED.com on Looking for a job? Highlight your ability, not your experience. Summarize the video. Do you agree that applicants should focus more on ability instead of experience?