HS101-Madison Bearden

Monday, November 29, 2010

Careers

ORDER TO RESUME

Resume Format

Your Contact Information
First Last Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone (Cell/Home)
Email Address
Objective (optional)
What do you want to do? If you include this section it should be a sentence or two about your employment goals. A customized objective that describes why you are the perfect candidate for the job can help your resume stand out from the competition.
Career Highlights / Qualifications (optional)
A customized section of your resume that lists key achievements, skills, traits, and experience relevant to the position for which you are applying can serve dual purposes. It highlights your relevant experience and lets the prospective employer know that you have taken the time to create a resume that shows how you are qualified for the job.
Experience
This section of your resume includes your work history. List the companies you worked for, dates of employment, the positions you held and a bulleted list of responsibilities and achievements.
Company #1
City, State
Dates Worked

Job Title

Responsibilities / Achievements
Responsibilities / Achievements

Company #2
City, State
Dates Worked

Job Title

Responsibilities / Achievements
Responsibilities / Achievements

Education
In the education section of your resume, list the schools you attended, the degrees you attained, and any special awards and honors you earned.
College, Degree
Awards, Honors
Skills
Include skills related to the position / career field that you are applying for i.e. computer skills, language skills.
References available upon requestThere is no need to include references on your resume. Rather, have a separate list of references to give to employers upon request.
Customize Your Resume
In all cases, be sure to personalize and customize your resume, so, it reflects your skills and abilities and connects them with the jobs you are applying for.
Review Resume Samples
Review sample resumes so you can incorporate your resume template information into an appropriate format.

TOP INTERVEIW QUESTIONS

1.What are your strong traits?

2.Do you have any weaknesses?

3.What is your ideal work situation?

4.Where do you want to be in 5 years?

5.Why should I hire you?

6.Do you take work home with you?

7.What motivates you?

8.What are you passionate about?

9.What are your salary expectations?

10.What interests you about this job?

CORRECT INTERVIEW DRESS

dress for females-

•Wear a suit with a jacket and skirt or slacks; no dresses

•Shoes with conservative heels

•Conservative hosiery at or near skin color with no runs

•No purses, small or large; carry a briefcase instead

•If you wear nail polish, use clear or a conservative color

•Keep your makeup simple and natural

•No more than one ring on each hand

•One set of earrings only

dress for males-

•Necktie should be silk with a conservative pattern

•Dark shoes

•Dark socks (black is best)

•Get a haircut; short hair always fares best in interviews

•Fresh shave; mustaches are a possible negative, but if you must, make sure it is neat and trimmed

•No beards

•No rings other than wedding ring or college ring

•No earrings

HOW TO PREPARE

Self-assessment: I recommend self-assessment annually, but most people resist this step. When one is unemployed or fearing lay-off, the time is right for reassessing current skills, talents, abilities, strengths, weaknesses, interests, and work values. In addition, it is clearly time to re-examine accomplishments and achievements, particularly those that may be relevant to a prospective employer. I recommend keeping an on-going accomplishments file in which to maintain such items as articles, congratulatory letters, kudos from the boss or clients/customers, 360 evaluations, and descriptions of successful activities as they occur. In the course of daily business life, one often forgets those notable successes. [Editor's note: To read more about leveraging your accomplishments, see our article, For Job-Hunting Success: Track and Leverage Your Accomplishments.]
Updating your resume: The accomplishments file serves as a springboard to reassessing your resume. The file contains content for selective resume inclusion. If we assume that a resume must be accomplishments-based rather than descriptive of one's responsibilities, then the file serves to jog one's memory about recent notable activities. Bare-bone the resume by removing all superfluous and/or irrelevant material, all articles (a, an, the), and work at getting it onto one page. Use functional headings to help focus the reader on what you have done and what you can do for the prospective employer. Be absolutely certain it is error-free.

Research, research, research: Depending on available time, use every possible means to learn all you can about the company and position. Use the public library or local bookstore to locate and read information about the company/organization. Access books, journals, magazines, newspapers and any reference materials useful for investors -- and job-seekers! Ask the reference librarian about connections to investor online publications or services, such as Valueline, Lexis-Nexis. Read and/or check online resources for major business publications, such as Forbes, Money, Kiplinger's, The Wall St. Journal, or Investors Business Daily. Go online to the company's Web site as well as competitors' sites. Use investor Web sites to learn what's happening now in the news with this company and its competitors. Use bizjournals.com to find business news by industry and/or location.

PURPOSE OF RESUME: PURPOSE OF FOLLOW-UP LETTER:

•A follow-up letter can make or break your chances of getting hired for the job.

•A follow-up letter is like your second chance, some people can’t interview as well as they can write.

•The purpose is to list your accomplishments and qualifications.

PURPSOE OF COVER LETTER:

•The cover letter is one of your only opportunities to engage a prospective employer.

•The cover letter is the “bait” to make the employer want to go on and take the time to read your resume.

Study Skills

LEARNING STYLES

Types of Learning Styles Types of Learning Styles: The Three Main Types

There are three main types of learning styles: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. Most people learn best through a combination of the three types of learning styles, but everybody is different.

Auditory Learners: Hear

Auditory learners would rather listen to things being explained than read about them. Reciting information out loud and having music in the background may be a common study method. Other noises may become a distraction resulting in a need for a relatively quiet place.

Visual Learners: See

Visual learners learn best by looking at graphics, watching a demonstration, or reading. For them, it’s easy to look at charts and graphs, but they may have difficulty focusing while listening to an explanation.

Kinesthetic Learners: Touch

Kinesthetic learners process information best through a “hands-on” experience. Actually doing an activity can be the easiest way for them to learn. Sitting still while studying may be difficult, but writing things down makes it easier to understand.

STUDY TIPS

It is best to review the material right after class when it's still fresh in your memory.

Don't try to do all your studying the night before the test. Instead space out your studying, review class materials at least several times a week, focusing on one topic at a time.

Have all of your study material in front of you: lecture notes, course textbooks, study guides and any other relevant material.

Find a comfortable and quiet place to study with good lighting and little distractions (try avoiding your own bed, it is very tempting to just lie down and take a nap).

Start out by studying the most important information.

Learn the general concepts first, don't worry about learning the details until you have learned the main ideas.

Take notes and write down a summary of the important ideas as you read through your study material.

Take short breaks frequently. Your memory retains the information that you study at the beginning and the end better than what you study in the middle.

WHAT TO AVOID WHILE STUDYING/DONTS

Schedule every minute of your week or make your study plan too rigid; keep it flexible and leave plenty of "open" time

Put off studying until right before term tests. Cramming can work in a pinch, but most courses require you to review regularly and build on earlier concept.

Just read through your notes over and over again to prepare for tests. (Most of us only retain about 10% of what we read.)

Try to memorize facts or terminology in isolation; instead, make connections between facts and ideas and learn information associatively.

Get depressed by one or two disappointing grades and give up on a course. There is usually time within a semester to recover from a bad test, but start by learning from mistakes

Think you have to "go it alone"or that asking for help is a sign of weakness. Nobody figures everything out at once, and asking for help is always smart.

ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS

Tab dividers
Different binders for each subject.
Note cards
Know what needs to be reorganized.
Divide information info smaller parts.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

College Unit

PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE

Public colleges are those that are largely supported by state funds. If you attend a public institution in your own state, you will get a break on tuitions costs, and–as a state resident–it’s usually easier for you be admitted, as well. However, if you attend a public college in ANOTHER state, you will probably not get those benefits (though some state institutions do have reciprocal agreements with other nearby states.)
Private colleges, on the other hand, are supported by tuition, endowment, and donations from alumni and friends. Usually they are more expensive than public colleges, but it does depend on the particular school. Also, private colleges often offer the best financial aid (see below). While attending a private school is reputed to translate into less red tape and more personal attention than you’ll find at the public counterparts, it’s important to look carefully at each individual college and to separate rumor from reality.

WHEN DO YOU APPLY TO COLLEGE?

While applying to college isn't that hard, getting in can be, especially if you are trying to get into a competitive school. The first thing we want to mention here is that you should pick a range of colleges that are likely to admit you and with which you'd be comfortable attending. This means being honest with yourself and doing your homework when conducting your search. This will help you avoid lots of stress. A Harvard education is a fine education but in the end your character, work ethic and desire to achieve is going to be far more important.

ACT/SAT

For University of Alabama the ACT score limit is a 20 to get in.
For Mississippi State the ACT score limit is a 24 to get in.
For Auburn University the ACT score limit is a 25 to get in.

Internet Safety

DO'S

Use the internet to help with schoolwork.
Use he internet to meet children in other coutries.
Be careful with your personal information.
Respect the privacy of other users on the internet.
be careful when you download programs from the internet.

DONT'S

Don't give your password to anyone.
Don't arrange to meet anyone you've met online.
Don't try to break into computers.
Don't make copies of any copy writed material.
Don't use people's work on the internet and plagiarize

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

Beef up your security.
do not reveal personal information.
Do not reveal personal information inadvertently.
Keep a "clean" e-mail address.
Don't reveal personal details to strangers or just-met "friends".
Do not reply to spammer for any reason.

SAFETY TIPS

Don't fill out any "fun" questionnaires that are forwarded to you, even if they're from your friends.
Make sure you know everyone on your buddy list.
You do not have to answer emails or IMs from people you don't know.
There's no such thing as "private" on the Internet.
Don't download content without your parents' permission.
Don't send pictures of other people.

All about being a Jaguar

located on 4700 Jaguar Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242.
mission statement: The future belongs to the educated, and Spain Park High School exists to promote and prepare students for academic excellence while empowering our young adults to live and thrive in that future.
mascot is a Jaguar.
Alma Mater: Spain Park Jags, we celebrate, a place we hold so dear, This our Alma Mater, Spain Park we sing and cheer, Ever Faithful, Ever Loyal, as the years pass through, May we ever love the Jaguar Blue, To Spain Park be true!
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