Career Planning, Resume Compilation, and Interview Skills Workshop
When: 2:30-4:30 pm, Sunday, October 4th, 2015
Where: Frisco Masjid (Space is limited)
Cost: Free
Registration: Please email Izzat Khan, izzatk@gmail.com (no phone calls please)
Resume Review: Optional: Please email resume for confidential review to izzatk@gmail.com; will review the first 25 resumes (priority to those who attended Workshop)
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Dear Brothers, Sisters, Students, Professionals, and everyone over 18:
Remember that:
· A good career plan can result in a good resume
· And a good resume can result in an interview
· And a good interview can result in a job
Career Planning
· Career Choices
o What is my future career? (Don’t feel bad, as this is never an easy choice)
o Follow the neighbors/trends, or follow the heart?
· Career Planning
o Skills which we are born with
o (Supplemented by) Skills which we acquire
· Career focused education
o If you did not get a degree,
o Or earned a degree in an irrelevant subject
· When is it too late to change/develop a new career (Hint: Never!)
· Continuing Education
o When is too late to learn new skills (Hint: Never!)
· Continuing Skills Development
o Irrespective of your field, these Skills will always help
· Career Success: 3 Most Powerful Ingredients of Achieving Your Goals
o Hard Work
“If you want your dreams to come true, Don’t Sleep!”
o Hard Work
“If you need a Helping Hand, look at the end of your arm!”
o Hard Work
“Never Killed Anybody!”
Resume Compilation
· Formatting
o Aesthetics and font selection
But no flowery borders, please
o Layout and Visual cues
o Don’t forget the Cover Letter
· Content
o What to Say
What Not to Say
o How to Say
How much to Say
· Tone, Effective Grammar
o BTW, never use 3rd person syntax
o Which words to never use
· Resume Review: Optional: Please email resume for confidential review to izzatk@gmail.com; will review the first 25 resumes (priority to those who attended Workshop)
Interview Skills
· Tasks before the interview:
o Analyzing the Job Description
o Learning about the potential employer
o The Script!
· The Interview
o Body Language, eye contact
Knowing when to Smile
o Interview Dress
o Effective Communication
o Real Meaning of the Question: “ So Mohammed, Tell Me About Yourself”
o Salary Question: Do Not Ask Interviewer!
o Learning from Others Blunders: Real Life Horror Stories (time permitting)
· Tasks after the Interview
o Follow-up
Job Hunting: (Future Workshop if we don’t finish above on time).
· Landing the Job you Want (Deserve)
o When you have a job
o When you are un-employed
§ How to position yourself
· Strategies to show your best to potential employers
· Creating your professional profile
o How to show terminations
· Where/How to find employers
o Job/Resume sites
o Employment seminars
o (For students): Campus interviews
o Staffing firms External Event Url
11137 Frisco St, Frisco, TX, United States
