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Summer Acts
Dusted off your résumé and
covering letter!
- Your résumé is your marketing
portfolio, keep it up-to-date
- Think about what you have accomplished during the
period from your last update and add them in
- Make sure your résumé and covering letter are
concise, organized and give the employer a sense
of relevancy to the position requirements
- Always spell check, grammar check and make your
résumé and covering letter error free, in order to
show the employer that you are attentive to details
Get your interview skills polished!
- Show the interviewer(s) you are
knowledgeable about the organization, the
job position, and the industry in general
- Prepare for the popular interview questions and
think over your personal examples and evidences to
support your answers
- Communicate with positive impact: keep eye
contact, speak clearly and confidently, smile and
avoid negative messages
- Respond effectively to interviewer's questions
- Close the deal nicely
Self-appraise your interview
experience and move forward!
- Self appraise and find ways to overcome
difficulties and seek ways to improve
- Don't despair. Stick to your positive values, stay
upbeat in your search, and move forward with
confidence
Careers E-coach
It is an e-learning platform to guide
you through the essential elements
in career planning, résumé and
covering letter writing and interview
skills.
http://serverfarm.elearningpro.com/
cuhk/careercentre/Careers%20E-coach/login/index.html
Got the offer! Tune yourself to
the "working world mode" before
your first day of work!
- Have the right work attitude and work ethics
- Think about what you want to learn, set achievable
and reasonable goals
- Be pro-active, well communicate with your
supervisor(s) and make contribution to the
organization
- Tune in yourself with the workforce
CPDC website resources
Apart from information on upcoming
career seminars and workshops
organized by CPDC, it also consists
of useful information and quick links
to free Personality Test, Careers
Guides, Job Hunting Booklet,
Graduates Employment Survey, Toolkit for Non-local
Students, and so on.
http://cpdc.osa.cuhk.edu.hk/
Are you in the midst of projects and assignments and at the same
time looking for internship and job opportunities to enrich your
summer experience? If you haven't activated your summer plan yet,
a big hurry up perhaps is necessary as spring has almost gone. Let's
see what you may need to catch up and take action by now.
Last Minute Help!?
Career Planning and Development
Centre's (CPDC) online resources can
help you out anytime around the clock.
Here are some of the choices: