COMM 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Careerbuilder, Elevator Pitch, Linkedin
3 Oct 2016
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**go to powerpoints to look at helpful links. Research companies you may want to work for. Research yourself: know strengths and weaknesses of yourself. Develop your elevator pitch: look at your own personal branding, employers are screening applicants through media, make sure yours is professional. Search for jobs using network sites: twitter, linkedin, snagajob. com, careerbuilder. com, newspapers, facebook, company website. Have three reasons why you would be good fit. Prepare for the typical questions: tell me about yourself . Why you would be a good fit for the job. Keep the answers focused on the job. Have good stories (come from behavior based questions) Keep answers well thought out but brief. Practice problem > action > result answers: describe the problem, state what action you took to solve the problem, state the positive result. Prepare for further questions: always have some questions to ask the interviewer. What"s the next step of hiring process. Always arrive 10 to 15 minutes early.
