Building Your Digital Toolkit - The Chicago School of Professional

26 Pages·2010·1.07 MB·English

Building Your Digital Toolkit
Building Your Digital Toolkit
What’s in your digital toolkit?
Workshop Objectives:
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Identify key career development and job search
tools
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Manage and enhance existing tools
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Learn how to best leverage tools
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Tips for success
Career Services Resources
Tools you have access to:
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Optimal Resume
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Interview Stream
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CareerSearch
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Facebook
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YouTube
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LinkedIn
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Twitter
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Workshops/Webinars
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Networking Events - Schmoozapalooza
Optimal Resume - Job Search Benefit
Optimal Resume
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https://thechicagoschool.optimalresume.com/
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Online Resume building tool
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TCS Job Board – review current position openings
here
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Employers – see who’s hiring TCS students/alumni
Optimal Resume - Job Search Benefit
Resources section
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Resume/CV Guides - start here
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Know your industry and functional demands; have multiple
versions of your resume
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ONet link – use this to build accomplishment
statements
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ONet link – use this to learn how to create
transferable skills from previous experiences to
current career interests or demands
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Have your resume reviewed by Career Services
Optimal Resume - Job Search Benefit
Resume GPS
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Make your resume viewable to employers
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Expand your job search network and help
employers find you
WARNING! Post your resume at your own
risk if you haven’t had your resume
reviewed by Career Services
Optimal Resume - Job Search Benefit
Tools:
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Use the Action Verbs list to find the right
action word for each bullet
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Avoid repeating verbs
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Resume Tips: get top 5 tips for resumes in
job families and critical key words
Interview Stream
Interviewing is a skill and practice improves
performance!
Want to lose your interview fears?
Start practicing with Interview Stream:
http://thechicagoschool.interviewstream.com/
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Select your questions (Search the TCS list of
department specific questions)
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Use the self-assessment form
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Send your video to Career Services for feedback
TIP: Start with 3 - 5 questions and begin to create an
inventory of examples
Interview Stream
Resources
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User’s Guide
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Elevator Pitch
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How well do you brand yourself?
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“Umm, Like” Guide
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Tips to help you present yourself more
professionally
CareerSearch
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A powerful networking database of over 4 million
companies nationwide.
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Search for information on a particular company,
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person, industry or location using a variety of search
options