Career Portfolio
Career Portfolio revised assignment instructions - March 15, 2011
Prepare a sales plan for your most important product—yourself.
□ Cover page – with your name, MAN 3301 Human Resource Management, spring 2011, and the job title of the desired job you want to pursue after graduation.
□ Table of contents
□ A one-two page summary that describes: o Your desired (ideal) job after graduation. ▪ Why do you want to work in this occupation? ▪ What company or companies have this job? ▪ What are the job prospects for this occupation? ▪ What is the average starting salary? How do you know this? o What you learned about yourself in doing this assignment …show more content…
Many interview questions are to be expected. Study this list, plan your answers ahead of time and you'll be ready to deliver them with confidence.
1. So, tell me a little about yourself. I’d be very surprised if you haven’t been asked this one at every interview. It’s probably the most asked question because it sets the stage for the interview and it gets you talking. Be careful not to give the interviewer your life story here. You don’t need to explain everything from birth to present day. Relevant facts about education, your career and your current life situation are fine.
2. What Are Your Weaknesses? This is the most dreaded question of all. Handle it by minimizing your weakness and emphasizing your strengths. Stay away from personal qualities and concentrate on professional traits: "I am always working on improving my communication skills to be a more effective presenter. I recently joined Toastmasters, which I find very helpful."
3. Why Should We Hire …show more content…
If you can relate an example of a job or project when you were excited, the interviewer will get an idea of your preferences. "I was very satisfied in my last job, because I worked directly with the customers and their problems; that is an important part of the job for me."
8. What relevant experience do you have? Hopefully if you’re applying for this position you have bags of related experience, and if that’s the case you should mention it all. But if you’re switching careers or trying something a little different, your experience may initially not look like it’s matching up. That’s when you need a little honest creativity to match the experiences required with the ones you have. People skills are people skills after all, you just need to show how customer service skills can apply to internal management positions, and so on.
9. What Can You Do for Us That Other Candidates Can't? What makes you unique? This will take an assessment of your experiences, skills and traits. Summarize concisely: "I have a unique combination of strong technical skills, and the ability to build strong customer relationships. This allows me to use my knowledge and break down information to be more
Prepare a sales plan for your most important product—yourself.
□ Cover page – with your name, MAN 3301 Human Resource Management, spring 2011, and the job title of the desired job you want to pursue after graduation.
□ Table of contents
□ A one-two page summary that describes: o Your desired (ideal) job after graduation. ▪ Why do you want to work in this occupation? ▪ What company or companies have this job? ▪ What are the job prospects for this occupation? ▪ What is the average starting salary? How do you know this? o What you learned about yourself in doing this assignment …show more content…
Many interview questions are to be expected. Study this list, plan your answers ahead of time and you'll be ready to deliver them with confidence.
1. So, tell me a little about yourself. I’d be very surprised if you haven’t been asked this one at every interview. It’s probably the most asked question because it sets the stage for the interview and it gets you talking. Be careful not to give the interviewer your life story here. You don’t need to explain everything from birth to present day. Relevant facts about education, your career and your current life situation are fine.
2. What Are Your Weaknesses? This is the most dreaded question of all. Handle it by minimizing your weakness and emphasizing your strengths. Stay away from personal qualities and concentrate on professional traits: "I am always working on improving my communication skills to be a more effective presenter. I recently joined Toastmasters, which I find very helpful."
3. Why Should We Hire …show more content…
If you can relate an example of a job or project when you were excited, the interviewer will get an idea of your preferences. "I was very satisfied in my last job, because I worked directly with the customers and their problems; that is an important part of the job for me."
8. What relevant experience do you have? Hopefully if you’re applying for this position you have bags of related experience, and if that’s the case you should mention it all. But if you’re switching careers or trying something a little different, your experience may initially not look like it’s matching up. That’s when you need a little honest creativity to match the experiences required with the ones you have. People skills are people skills after all, you just need to show how customer service skills can apply to internal management positions, and so on.
9. What Can You Do for Us That Other Candidates Can't? What makes you unique? This will take an assessment of your experiences, skills and traits. Summarize concisely: "I have a unique combination of strong technical skills, and the ability to build strong customer relationships. This allows me to use my knowledge and break down information to be more