Job & Skills Matching

Job Information Search

Preparation of Application Letters and
Resumes
Job Interview Skills and Job Advancement
Strategies

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 Job skills and Matching
Job information search

Job searchi ng or j ob hunting or job seeki ng

is the act of looking for employment, due to

unemployment, discontent with a current

position, or a desire for a better position.

Advancement is the process of promoting a

person in rank or status.

How to Match Your Qualifi cations to a Job

On e of the m ost i m por t an t thi ng s you c an do when j ob se ar c hin g i s to s how c om pa nie s how
we ll you’ re qua l ifi ed for th e jobs you'r e ap ply i ng for. D oin g s o wil l m a ke it ea si er f or t he hi rin g
ma n age r to c ons ide r you a c a ndi dat e well -wor th i nte r v ie wi ng .

H ow to Ana l yze t he Jo b Li s t ing

J ob pos ti ng s a re ty p ic al ly broken i nto se vera l sec t ions .

E xpect to s ee :
1. Infor m at ion ab ou t th e com pa ny
2. De ta il s on t he de sir ed qu al ifi ca t ions of ap pli ca nt s
3. A de sc ri pti on of th e res pons ib ili tie s invol ved in t he rol e
4. Di re ct ions f or h ow to a pp ly
 Assess Yourself

F ind ca r ee r s tha t m a tc h yo ur s ki l ls , i nt er e st , a nd val ue s .

A s se s s me nt h elp s you l ea rn a bout yours el f.

A s se s s me nt s c an he lp you c h oos e a g ood c ar ee r fi t .

Ca re er as se ssm e nt i s a way to le ar n m or e abou t how wel l a va ri et y of ca r eer s m ig h t su it you.

D iff e re nt ty p es of as ses sm e nt s f ocu ses on sp ec ifi c a re as , su ch a s sk il ls , in te res ts , or va lu es .
Ty pi ca ll y, an a ss ess m en t ask s you to an swer qu es tion s abou t wh a t you li ke, don' t li ke , wha t ’s
imp or t an t to you, an d wh at your s tr eng ths a re .
Tr y th es e a ss es sm e nts t o st ar t :
 The In ter es t A sse ss m en t is a qui ck 30 - qu est ion a ss ess m en t tha t id ent ifi es you r i nt ere st s an d
ma tche s the m t o c ar eer s
 The Sk il ls M a tch er id en tifi e s you r sk il ls a nd m at c hes t hem to ca re er s t ha t use t hose s k il ls
 The Work Va lu es M at c her i s a ca rd sor t tha t he lps you id en tify t he qua l iti es t ha t ar e m os t
imp or t an t to you in a c a ree r a n d t he pl ac e you work
 For more as se ssm e nt s an d h el p wit h un der st an din g a nd a pply in g your r esu lt s, t al k wit h a ca re er
couns el or a t a com m u ni ty col leg e, c om m un it y a g en cy or your ne ar es t A m e ri ca n J ob C ent er.
Preparation of Application
Letters and Resumes
Job Interview Skills and
Job Advancement
Strategies
Re s ume

A docu men t u se d by a pe rs on t o pr es ent t hei r ba ck g r ou nd a nd sk il ls .

Cur r i cul um Vi ta e

Shor t for th e L at in ph ra s e “c u rri cu lu m v i ta e” m ea ni ng “c our se of l if e”—i s a det ai le d d oc um ent

h igh lig ht ing your pr ofes si ona l a n d a ca de m ic h is tor y. C Vs ty pic al ly in cl ud e i nfor m a tion li ke work
e xp er ien ce , a ch iev em en ts a nd awa rds, sc hola rs hi ps or g ran ts you’ ve ea rne d, c ours e work , r es ea rc h
pr ojects a nd pu blic a ti ons of you r wor k.

A CV an d r es um e a re s im il ar in t ha t th ey ’re b ot h docu m en ts th at s um m a ri ze your p rofe ssi ona l

h ist or y, e duc at ion , sk il ls a nd a ch ieve m en ts. They ’ re al so both docu m en ts you m ig ht prov i de an
e mployer f or c ons ide rat ion for a n ope n posi tion .
 CV Format
Wh ile your C V sh ou ld be sp ec ifi c to y ou r ba ck g r ound a nd ta il or t o th e j ob f or wh ic h you 'r e app ly i ng ,
t her e ar e s e ve ral s te ps you c a n ta ke to en sur e you wr ite a n eff ec t ive C V.

M ost CVs in cl ude th e foll owi ng s ect ion s:

 Cont act in form a ti on

 A ca demi c hi stor y
 Profe s sion al exp eri en ce
 Qu al ifi ca t ions a nd sk i lls
 Awa r ds an d h on ors
 Pub lica ti on s
 Profe s sion al a ssoc ia t ions
 Gra nt s an d f el lowsh ips
 L i ce ns es an d c e r ti fi c at es
 Volu nte er work
 Pe rs on al i nf or m at ion ( opti ona l)
 H obbie s an d int er est s ( op ti on al )
 Develop your interview skills
T he b e s t way t o a l l e v i a t e y o u r a n xi e ty a n d c o m e a c r o s s a s co n fi d e n t a n d k n o w l ed g e a b l e i s t o p re p a r e
a h e a d o f t i m e a n d p ra c t i c e , p ra c t i c e, p ra c t i c e .

E x am p l e s o f i n t e r v i e w i n g s k i l l s

 Ve r b a l c o m m un i c a t i o n : T h r o u g h o u t t h e i n t e r v i e w, t h e i n t e r vi e w e r w i l l p ay at t e n t i o n n o t o nl y t o t h e
t h i n g s yo u s ay b u t a l s o t o h o w yo u s ay t h e m . Ve r b a l co m m u n i ca t i o n i n cl u d e s t h e p i t ch a nd t o n e o f
y o ur vo i c e , s p e a k i n g c l e a r l y a n d c o n c i s e l y, b e i n g h o n e s t a n d p o l i t e a nd u s i n g a ct i ve l i s t e n i n g t o
r es p o n d a p p r o p r i a t e l y.
 N o nv e r b a l c o m m un i c a t i o n : T h e i n t e r v i e w e r w i l l a l s o p ay cl o s e a t t e n t i o n t o yo u r n o nv e r b al
c o m m u n i c a t i o n s k i l l s t h r o u g h o u t t h e i n t e r v i e w. N o nv e r b a l co m m u n i ca t i o n i s w h a t y o u r b o d y l a n gu a g e
t e l l s s o m e o n e d u r i n g a c o nv e r s a t i o n . N o nv e r b a l c o m m u n i ca t i o n i n cl u d e s e ye c o n t a ct , p o s t u r e , f a ci a l
e x p r e s s i o n s a n d ge s t u r e s .
 T i m e m a na g e m en t : T i m e m a n a ge m en t s k i l l s i nc l u d e t h e a b i l i ty t o p l a n , p r ep a r e an d o r g a n i z e y o u r
t i m e t o w o r k e ffi c i e n t l y a n d p r o d u c t i ve l y. Yo u c a n s h o w y o u r t i m e m a n a ge m e n t s k i l l s d u ri n g a n
i n t e r v i e w by a r r i v i n g t o t h e i n t e r v i e w o n t i m e a n d b e i n g a wa r e o f h o w m u ch t i m e y o u s p e n d
answering each question.
 C o nfi d e n c e : S e l f- c o n fi d e n c e i s i m p o r t a n t d u r i n g a n i n t e r v i e w b ec a u s e i t h e l p s m a ke t h e i nt e r v i e w e r
f e e l m o r e c o n fi d e n t a b o u t y o u r s k i l l s , e x p e r i e n c e a n d k n o w l e d ge .
 How to improve interviewing skills
How yo u d el i ver o n t he i nt e r vi ew s ta r t s l ong b efor e you wa lk i n the f r ont d oor. B ei ng
p r ep a re d b efor e hand i s i mp or t a nt a nd is havi ng a che er y a nd p ro fe ss i ona l out l ook .

He r e a r e se ve ra l t ip s you ca n s ta r t us ing t o im p rove your i nte r vi ew ing s ki ll s :

1. K now h ow to use t he job des cr ipt ion .
2. Res ea rch th e c om pa ny.
3. Rev iew your re sum e .
4. Pre pa re your c lot hin g in ad va nc e.
5. Pra ct ice for th e i nt er v i ew.
6. Pre pa re qu es tion s for th e i nt er v ie wer.
7. Per form an i nfor m at iona l in ter v i ew.
8. Be obse r va nt a nd li ste n cl os el y t o th e int er v i ewe r.
9. K now h ow to res pond whe n you n ee d ti m e to t hi nk .
10. Be poli te t o eve r yon e y ou m ee t.
 Some basic questions to ask before preparing for an
interview

 What are the most commonly asked interview questions?

 Do I know the diff erence between behavioral interview questions
and situational interview questions and can eff ectively answer
either type of questions?
 How much information is too much and how much is too little?
 Is it ok to use examples for unpaid experiences. If never had a
paid job before
 What should I wear
Thank you!!!