2020-2021 Purdue University Career Success Handbook

CENTER FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES & PRE-PROFESSIONAL ADVISING CAREER SUCCESS HANDBOOK 2020-2021

Table of Contents

21st Century Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CCO Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 On-Demand Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Career Decision Making Career Decision Making Process . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Career Foundations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Job Search Technology myCCO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Job Search 10 Job Search Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Fraudulent Jobs and Scam Postings . . . . . . . . . 11 Job Search Tips for Diverse Populations. . . . . . . 12 Leverage Your Graduate Degree Into a Job!. . . . . 13 Resumes Developing a Winning Resume. . . . . . . . . . . 15 Power Verbs for Your Resume. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sample Resumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Curriculum Vitae (CV) Developing a Winning Curriculum Vitae (CV). . . . 32 Sample CV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Cover Letters Developing a Winning Cover Letter. . . . . . . . . . . 35 Sample Cover Letters with Job Descriptions. . . . . . 36

Networking The Art of Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Leverage Your LinkedIn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Interview and Career Fair Preparation Researching Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Getting the Most Out of a Career Fair. . . . . . . . 41 S.T.A.R. Method of Behavioral Interviewing. . . . . 42 Sample Interview Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Professional Dress and Presence. . . . . . . . . . 44 How to Dress for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Modern Day Interviewing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Top 10 Etiquette Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Offer, Negotiation and Ethics! The Job Offer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 5 Steps to Negotiation Success. . . . . . . . . . . 50 Non-Salary Negotiables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Decisions and Consequences: Eye-Opening Scenarios of Job Search Ethics . . . . . . . . . 52 Advanced Degree Preparation Pre-Professional Advising in the CCO. . . . . . . . 54 5 Things Pre-Health & Pre-Law Students Need to Know. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Graduate School Application Checklist. . . . . . . 56 Power Pack Your Personal Statement . . . . . . . 58 Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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