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Applications, Resumes and Interviews

How to Land the Job!

Why are wedoing this?

• All of us will be seeking employment at some time in our lives.

• Applications are EVERYWHERE! Can you think of a few that you’ll be doing in the future?

• Interviews will happen throughout your life. What are some examples?

• We need the skills to be competitive in the world of work.

Mock Job Interviews will be held on Tuesday, May 19 during your English class. All 9th graders will participate.

You will present an application and resume at your interview, which will be reviewed by your interviewer. We will work on those today.

You will dress appropriately for a job interview.

You will receive feedback from the interviewer and a test grade from your English teacher, comprised of the following:

Quality of Resume and ApplicationAppropriate Dress and Demeanor for an InterviewInterview Skills

OK, What’s Involved?

Business professionals from the community Davis School District administrators Adults you do not know (no parents or teachers)

Who Are the Interviewers?

Training on resumes and applications today. Training on interview skills and attire during

English class on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5 (Barney) and May 6 (Richardson, Hatch, Johnson)

Resumes and applications due to English teacher on Wednesday, May 13

Live interviews during your English class on Tuesday, May 19 (with resume and application)

Teacher distribute handouts NOW.

Just the facts….

It’s All About 1st Impressions

Documents should be clean, unfolded. Consider maintaining and presenting them in a folder to

keep them safe. Handwritten application MUST be clear and legible.

Blue or black ink. No cross-outs or white-out messes. If you are worried about errors, use an erasable pen. If your writing is illegible, ask someone else to fill out the

form, and you sign it.

NEATNESS COUNTS!

Spelling, grammar and punctuation errors make a negative impression and will probably keep you from being interviewed.

You are writing a formal document, not texting your friends. Use capital letters and standard abbreviations or spell out words fully.

Don’t expect the employer to “look it up” (addresses, phone numbers, etc.) They won’t!

Spelling and Punctuation

Resume and application should be consistent – skills, experience, education, references.

Use the same references on both documents. Avoid silly email addresses (drwhobedabomb@gmail.com).

Consider having a generic (boring) email for education and business purposes (robert.smith@gmail.com)

Hiring a new employee is serious business for employers. Show them you are serious, too.

Business-Like Documents

Read through application carefully before you begin. Complete in blue or black ink. Do not leave blank blocks. Print NA or Not Applicable

when appropriate. Note the references specifically request a personal,

teacher and work reference. All must be adults (over 22), not related to you. Use school address for the teachers.

Print or use block letters. Sign in cursive. Keep it neat, clean and unfolded.

Application Standards

Try to keep it all on one page; absolute maximum is two pages.

Use language that everyone understands; avoid terms, abbreviations and acronyms that relate to a specific organization or field.

Provide only the most important information; the interviewer will ask for more in person.

Resume should be balanced and easy to read – lots of white space on the page.

Resume Standards

How would you rate your first impression?

Now look at your work…