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Careers

Careers. Thomas Li-Ping Tang, Ph.D. Middle Tennessee State University Presented at University of Nantes. Career Goals. Decide Where You Want to GO (BE) Have, Do, Be Be Do Have. Career Goals. Read about career options Ask questions about career options Chinese: Knowledge

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  1. Careers Thomas Li-Ping Tang, Ph.D. Middle Tennessee State University Presented at University of Nantes

  2. Career Goals Decide Where You Want to GO (BE) Have, Do, Be Be Do Have

  3. Career Goals Read about career options Ask questions about career options Chinese: Knowledge Observe occupations firsthand Sample occupations of interest (Internships, Volunteer Jobs) Join Professional Organizations

  4. Career Marketing Your Resume: Who you are and What you are. Tailor your Resume to the Position you are pursuing Identify your Most relevant Skills and Experiences Different Positions or Occupations: Multiple Versions of your Resume Obtain a Position Description (or JD) listing the various responsibilities Tweak your resume to tailor it directly to that position.

  5. Career Marketing Present your academic experiences Keep your Resume Fact-oriented Use Functional headings and terms: Education, Work Experience, Activities, Skills Use ACTION verbs

  6. Strategy Respond to Job Advertisements Post your resume online Participate in on-campus recruiting Participate in job fairs Participate in your career center’s resume referral program Register with third-party employment firms Mass mailing Targeted mailing Networking

  7. Employers: Top 10 Qualities 1. Communication Skills 2. Motivation/Initiative 3. Teamwork Skills 4. Leadership Skills 5. Academic Achievement

  8. Employers: Top 10 Qualities 6. Interpersonal Skills 7. Flexibility/Adaptability 8. Technical Skills 9. Honesty/Integrity 10. Work Ethic/Problem-Solving Skills

  9. Yearly Salary: BA--Business Accounting: 33,500-40,000 Bus. Adm./Management 30,000-42,000 Economic & Finance 33,000-42,000 Mgmt Information Systems 40,000-48,000 Marketing/Mkt. Mgmt 29,000-37,500 NACE Salary Survey (July 2000)

  10. Yearly Salary: BA Bus. Adm./Management 30,000-42,000 Computer Science 45,000-52,000 EE 45,520-52,000 Agricultural Bus & Mgmt 27,000-35,000 Communications 25,000-35,000 Public Relations 25,000-30,000 Psychology 24,000-33,500 Elementary Education 24,000-28,500

  11. Yearly Salary: MBA BA: Bus. Adm./Management 30,000-42,000 Accounting 37,500-42,000 MBA 1 yr or less experience 40,000-60,000 1-2 48,000-67,000 2-4 57,000-72,000 4 + 60,000-78,000

  12. The Best B-Schools Pre-MBA Post-MBA • Pennsylvania (Wharton) 60,000 156,000 • Northwestern (Kellogg) 55,000 142,000 • Harvard 65,000 160,000 • MIT (Sloan) 55,000 149,000 • Duke (Fugua) 48,000 128,500 Business Week (October 2, 2000)

  13. The Best B-Schools: Global Pre-MBA Post-MBA • INSEAD (France) 60,000 124,000 • London Bus (UK) 50,000 137,000 • IESE (Spain) 40,000 77,000 • IMD (Switzerland) 69,000 126,000 • West Ontario (Canada) 35,000 74,000 • Rotterdam (Netherlands) 43,000 91,000 Business Week (October 2, 2000)

  14. Network Networking is the sharing of information and building trust. Networking is a formal, rather than informal activity. It is an interconnected web of individuals to whom you return over and over. Tread your informational interview like any job interview. Maintain relationships. Don’t cut and run!

  15. International Careers Corporations increasingly view all professional careers as potentially international. The employee who displays “cross-cultural competence” has an understanding of the international business environment, plus the skills and knowledge needed for applying these effectively in new situations.

  16. An International Job Involves working for an international company that views the world as its market. Involves contact with people from other countries May require living and working abroad for periods of time. Usually demands a targeted skill or area of knowledge Is extremely demanding

  17. Skills Required for International Jobs • Ability to learn • Adventurous spirit • Creativity • Curiosity • Functional Skills • Initiative

  18. Skills Required for International Jobs 7. Language Skills 8. Sense of Humor 9. Sensitivity, adaptability, and flexibility 10. Strong International Skills 11. Tenacity 12. Willingness to take risks

  19. Interpret Your Past • Your experience counts • Use the vocabulary of your chosen field whenever possible in your resume and in the interview • Examine and narrate your out-of-class experience through the “lens” of your career goal • Convey what you learned, as well as what you did in your job, internship, or activity. • Quantify your actions

  20. Interpret Your Past • Control the way your information impacts employers through sequencing and amplification. • Credit your contributions and impact. • Take stock of occurrences that spotlight your personal attributes. • Showcase your skills and talents with a portfolio.

  21. Tips for YOUR Resume • Pay careful attention to spelling, punctuation, grammar, and style • Proofread your resume carefully and have other people proofread it as well • Organize information in logical fashion • Keep descriptions clear and to the point • Confine your information to 1 page

  22. Tips for YOUR Resume • Use a simple, easy-to-read font • Use good-quality white or off-white bond paper • Include as much work experience as possible • Tailor your information to the job your are seeking

  23. Punctuation An English professor wrote the words, "a woman without her man is nothing" on the blackboard and directed the students to punctuate it correctly. The men wrote: "A woman, without her man, is nothing.“ The women wrote: "A woman: without her, man is nothing."

  24. 1998 Harvard Commencement • Formal Governor of Massachusetts • AB Harvard • JD Harvard • 5 Jobs in the Public Sector • 5 Jobs in the Private Sector

  25. 1998 Harvard Commencement The process that produces success and satisfaction is a game. Game has rules for players. Here are the rules of the game for success.

  26. 1998 Harvard Commencement 1. Solve the problem yourself. The buck stops here. 2. Take pleasure in doing little things well. 3. Think outside the box. After you resolve the issue with the parameters given, challenge the parameters.

  27. 1998 Harvard Commencement 4. Never mind who gets the credit. This is the only sign on President Ronald Reagan’s desk. 5. You meet the same people going down as you did going up. If you are getting angry at someone, it is time to re-group. 6. Don’t complain and don’t explain. One is useless and the other unnecessary.

  28. 1998 Harvard Commencement 7. Never make an important decision under pressure. 8. You never know where your next friend is coming from. Disagree without being disagreeable. Never use the words intend to wound.

  29. 1998 Harvard Commencement A resume is a shorthand of your accomplishments Don’t just dribble, dribble, and dribble the ball all around the court. Take shots. Take risks. Score some points.

  30. The Churchill Effect If you have to kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite.

  31. David Burke In November 1987, David Burke, a 35-year old USAir agent was fired by Raymond Thompson, a customer-service manager for the same airline.

  32. David Burke He terminated Burke for the theft of $69 from flight cocktail receipts. Aware that Thompson would be aboard Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 to San Francisco, Burke purchased a one-way ticket for that flight bearing a Smith & Wesson .44 magnum revolver.

  33. David Burke The jet made it halfway to its destination before crashing. FBI evidence included the gun with six empty casings and a threatening note that read: I asked for some leniency for my family, remember. Well, I got none. And you’ll got none.

  34. David Burke Other 41 passengers caught up in the act of revenge. (43 died) Lancaster & Tang (1989, April, Personnel Administrator)

  35. Thank You Danke Dankeshen Grazie Merci Muchas Gracias

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