Monthly Archives: December 2012

Dec 31 2012

Resumes for New Graduates: How to Make them Sound Unique

Starting the last year of your studies at the university can be exciting, being more experienced than other peers with how to handle the ropes of going to school full time is noticeable. Also, you are in the final stages on becoming a responsible adult with a promising career. Some students that you may know, have had a part-time job, that is irrelevant to what they plan on accomplishing later on. It is more of a filler to make some extra money while waiting to start your career. Ideally, a career should suit one’s educational background and interests. It is important to choose a degree that you see yourself doing till you retire. In reality, more job openings are available in fields that are not connected to what you majored in while going to college. However, if you just graduated from an online leadership program, you can use your skills anywhere you go since every industry is looking for strong leaders. The most confusing this is you will need to fill our your resume which will have a list of your experience and educational qualifications. How is it possible to make an outstanding and unique resume that will attract HR to call you for an interview?

 

Experience is something that you need to focus on as soon as you can, having a part-time job while attending high school will look better than if you were to just go to school with no side job. Employers want employees with great work ethic and experience. If you are worried about not being able to provide information about previous work experience, do not make it up. Hunting for jobs that require years of experience in the field you want to go in to  is not a wise decision on your part. Focus on the openings that invite and encourage fresh graduates. When typing up your resume, it is very important to list your name, phone number, e-mail address, address, educational background, experience and achievements. Make sure that you understand how to organize your resume so that it gives the employer a sense that you are very organized and orderly. Be direct yet summarize it enough so that it doesn’t take up more than a line.

 

If you want to have certain parts stand out, highlight the qualifications with bullet points and bold lettering. For example, they require a person with good communication skills and adaptable to various cultural background. This shows that you will be expected to coordinate a lot in a multicultural environment. To show that you are the right candidate for the position, expose in your resume the ability to get in touch with people from different backgrounds, perhaps through your involvement in the student body or clubs or a rewarding encounter during one of the projects that you did in the study. This summary will enable the potential employer to see that although experience is not you best point but during the study completion, whenever possible you keep developing yourself to the standard that will not only meet the class requirement but a level that will be useful for you in the professional world. So, besides focusing on what you don’t have, highlight what you have and do make connections with the soft skills that the company seeks from a potential candidate. Happy hunting!

 

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Dec 17 2012

Test of Written English Tips that Work

Are you preparing for international study admission or fighting for scholarship opportunities? One of required documents on the list, when you do not speak English as your first language is the proof of language competence. This test is officially designed by a reputable language test center that measures the ability of a non native English speaker to participate in the learning process in an English speaking country. It is normally divided into several sections, including listening, reading, writing and speaking parts. Aiming to study, you will need to pay serious attention to the written part of the test.

 

Depending on the language tests types, writing section can comprise two to three essays with various topics from different field of studies or aspects of life. Of course, there will be some problems that you might face whenever you are writing. However, you should not worry. The following are tips to deal with written English test successfully:

 

  1. 1.     Time management

Before starting to write, it is always important to check the available time. It is really important indeed especially if you are demanded to write with deadline. This is to plan your steps in writing. Take for instance that you are required to write 300 words essay in 20 minutes. Use the first 5 minutes to understand the topic and construct the arguments or flow of the writing. Spend the rest 15 minutes or less to write and when there is time left, use for editing.

 

  1. 2.     Organizing ideas

Putting your arguments or ideas in concise yet clear way will enable whoever the reader of your essay can understand your thoughts easily. This is the key to get a good score, i.e. organization of ideas. Logically, organize them from most to least important or chronologically. That way you can make a nice writing which will be easily understood by your reader.

 

  1. 3.     Diction or choice of words

It is important to provide the suitable tone of word option to your writing. When you are required to write an essay, direct and effective diction is the key. Do not use flattery words or over describe some parts. Remember, stick to formal language!

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Dec 3 2012

Tips for Innovative Recruitment Process

Winning the hearts of the most suitable talents for the company is not an easy process. As we notice, it is actually not that hard to find the people who have some potential to be employed by considering that the amount of the job seekers is really huge. However, among those job seekers, we can see that only a few can be categorized to be the skillful ones from various graduates. Based on that, nowadays, numerous reputable industries are competing to get the most skillful graduates to be employed. Recruitment process cannot be done only through advertisement but it needs more creative approaches to make potential employees attracted.

 

Depending on the type of the industry, i.e. production, consultancy, service or organizations, many ways can be applied to make recruitment process more various, and effective. Below are some possibilities to do:

 

  1. 1.     Use online network

Most fresh graduates are familiar with internet connection and subscribe vacancy information from postings online. There are some alternatives to optimize the recruitment process, through job finder service, professional link service and online media advertisement. Adding up a rubric for employment opportunities in the company website can also be a way to attract new candidates, especially when it is linked with professional links service or universities and colleges.

 

  1. 2.     Collaborate with universities and colleges

Keeping good relations with universities and colleges always bring benefits especially when it comes to recruitment. Posting the vacancy on the universities and college websites is the most effective way since students, graduates and alumni will always check out the webs for updates. This is also an efficient way to keep various positions posted. As a back-up strategy, printed vacancy can also be posted through alumni office of the partner tertiary education institutions.

 

  1. 3.     Events

Holding events can be another attractive way to attract talented graduates and offer them the positions in the company, according to the expertise that they have demonstrated. This type of recruitment can have a double agenda, i.e. to get the most skilled human resource as well as to bring about the necessary publications that will be beneficial for the company. Despite of its relatively higher investment, this strategy is unique and innovative.

 

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