Experiences While Job

Searching

BY
CAROLYN ANDIA
PAUL FERRI

Overview

Searching

Negotiating

After the
interview

Applying

YOU
Resume

Interview

Selling
yourself

Searching for jobs

Resources

Career Knight
Student organizations
Alumni
Job Search Engines and Company Websites

Applying
Resume
Cover letter
Transcripts

Resume
Contact information

Technical Skills

Objective

Course Work

Experience

Professional
Projects

Involvement

Extracurricular activities

Honors/Awards

Depending on what youre

applying for

Resume Screening
Most all recruiters have thousands of resumes to go though

Filters

Start by filtering out resumes that

Dont meet GPA requirements/no GPA on resume
Misspelled words most common is the (teh)
Get passed the filters
Taylor your resume to a job description, target words in the job
descriptions are used to further look for resumes i.e. (MATLAB)
Check for spelling errors and grammar
Attend a job conference if they talk to you and like you, you will get
an interview

After filters

Recruiters will take about 30s to skim through each resume

Too much information can be a bad thing
Must be easy to read get your resume proof read

Important
Considerations

No more than 3-4

bullet points per topic

Start every bullet

point with an action
word (Presented,
Designed, Tested)

Use a clear/easy to
read font

Dont overload with

info

After education, list

topics in order of
importance

Resume needs to be
easy to read (not text)

Resume Sample

Selling yourself
Presentation

Dress professionally
Dont douse yourself in cologne and/or perfume
Dont shake a recruiters hand if your hands are sweaty, go wash
them !!!

Research

Research the company in advance

Elevator Pitch

Must have a 30s about yourself sell yourself

Strong Resume

Recruiters read hundreds, stand out

Know your resume, have it memorized
DO NOT LIE ON YOUR RESUME !!!!!!!!!!!
GPA Major or Cumulative (the higher one)

Elevator Pitch
What is this?

Simple way to sell yourself to another person

Example:

Hello, my name is Carolyn Andia, I am a senior at Rutgers

University pursuing a degree in Mechanical & Aerospace
Engineering. I am looking for full time opportunities within the
Aerospace field where I can continue to further develop my
leadership and technical skills. I read about the Leadership
Development Program your company offers and I noted that you
will be interviewing on campus for this position next month. I
have submitted my resume and would like to know more about
your needs for this position and hope to obtain an interview for
this opportunity

Networking
DO IT
Very informal way of obtaining an interview and/or

job
After meeting someone always ask for their card
Find them on LinkedIn.
Places to Network

Workshops
Conferences
Career Fair

Interviewing
Two different types of interviews

Behavioral

STAR method

Technical

Before an interview

Research the company thoroughly

Know their mission statement
Know the position you are applying for
Have at least 3 questions prepared to ask the interviewer
about the company after the interview.
NEVER WALK OUT WITHOUT ASKING A QUESTION!!!
Go to sleep early, be presentable for the interview

Interviewing Cont
In the interview

Do not curse or use offensive language

Take your time answering the questions
DONT LIE IN THE INTERVIEW

We were told by a recruiter that lying is the worst thing that you
can do and it happens constantly
Interviewers can tell when your lying

STAR Method
Situation

Think of a situation that can be use to answer the interviewers

question

Task

Describe the tasks involved in this situation

Action

Specify what actions you took in the situation to complete the

tasks and achieve your results

Result

What results followed due to your actions?

Behavioral Interviews
Most interviews are based on behavioral questions
Example:

Tell me about a time when you had to work with a team and
you had a problem with one of the team members. What did
you do? How did you handle the situation? What was the
outcome?
Tell me about a time when you had to work on a project and
you did not think you could complete it on time.
Tell me about a time when you had a problem or a challenge.

Who uses behavioral interviews?

After attending the Society of Hispanic Professional

Engineers National Conference and going through

many interviews, all the companies we interviewed
with only had behavioral interviews!

Accenture
Boeing
Eaton
UTC Aerospace Systems
Pratt & Whitney
GE Aviation
Raytheon

After the Interview

Always get the interviewers card or contact

information

Send thank you email

Follow up about 2-4 days after

Show interest

Be patient

Negotiations
After receiving an offer

Internships

Internship wages are always set you dont get to negotiate

Full time

Negotiating your salary is crucial before accepting an offer, things

to consider before negotiating
Research cost of living in job location
Look at benefits the company offers
Average salaries for similar jobs in that location
Having more than one offer provides leverage