2022-2023 Purdue University Career Success Handbook

CENTER FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES & PRE-PROFESSIONAL ADVISING CAREER SUCCESS HANDBOOK 2022-2023

Table of Contents

Fast Track Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CCO Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 On-Demand Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Career Decision Making Career Decision Making Process . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Career Foundations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Job Search Technology myCCO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Job Search 10 Job Search Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fraudulent Jobs and Scam Postings . . . . . . . . . 13 Job Search Tips for Diverse Populations. . . . . . . 14 Leverage Your Graduate Degree Into a Job!. . . . . 15 Resumes Developing a Winning Resume. . . . . . . . . . . 17 Power Verbs for Your Resume. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sample Resumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Curriculum Vitae (CV) Developing a Winning Curriculum Vitae (CV). . . . 34 Sample CV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Cover Letters Developing a Winning Cover Letter. . . . . . . . . . . 37 Sample Cover Letters with Job Descriptions. . . . . . 38

Networking The Art of Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Leverage Your LinkedIn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Interview and Career Fair Preparation Researching Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Getting the Most Out of a Career Fair. . . . . . . . 43 S.T.A.R. Method of Behavioral Interviewing. . . . . 44 Sample Interview Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Professional Dress and Presence. . . . . . . . . . 46 How to Dress for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Modern Day Interviewing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Top 10 Etiquette Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Offer, Negotiation and Ethics! The Job Offer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 5 Steps to Negotiation Success. . . . . . . . . . . 52 Non-Salary Negotiables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Decisions and Consequences: Eye-Opening Scenarios of Job Search Ethics . . . . . . . . . 54 Advanced Degree Preparation Pre-Professional Advising in the CCO. . . . . . . . 56 5 Things Pre-Health & Pre-Law Students Need to Know. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Graduate School Application Checklist . . . . . . . 58 Power Pack Your Personal Statement . . . . . . . 60 Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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