Sales Careers and the Career Portfolio

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Sales Careers and the Career Portfolio

• Ms. Howatt

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What Do Employers Want??

• ?

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Resume Tips

• Use design that grabs attention
• Quantify
• Power words
• Headings
• Font/length
• Paper

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Education

• Most recent degree first
• Major and Minor
• High school?
• Classes taken
• GPA?
• Self funded

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Extracurricular/Leadership

• Positions
• Events
• Conferences
• Workshops
• Guest Speakers

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Other Headings

• Professional affiliations
• Honors, awards and activities
• Campus/community involvements
• Leadership activities
• Foreign language proficiency
• Computer applications
• Volunteer experiences

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Layout

• Functional vs. Conventional
• Objective-
• Contact information, email address, personal web
  site

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Cover letters?

• What they want-how you have it and how

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Career Portfolios

• What?
• Why?

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Include

• Binder with labels
• Table of contents
• Personal mission statement
• Resume

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Content

• Academic, Work, Professional Information
• Transcripts
• References
• Team or individual papers, graded?
• Presentations
• Certificates

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Leadership, Hobbies

• List of conferences and workshops with material
• Pictures
• Nomination letters
• Correspondence letters
• Newspaper or magazine articles
• List of favorites
• Inspiration
• Role plays

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Lastly
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Interviews

• Starts?

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Interviews

• Tell me about yourself
• Weaknesses?
• Why you? Why this job?
• Goals?
• How would a friend describe you?

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Tips To Remember

• Bring copy of resume, references, pen and
  portfolio
• Time?
• Ask questions!