Resumes and more
Through your resume, correspondence, and interviews, you have the chance to communicate your desires, skills and accomplishments to a prospective employer.
The Resume Guide, at the Office of Career Services site, is a great guide to the ins and outs of what makes a good resume.
You will also be communicating with prospective employers through your cover letter as well as other correspondence throughout the hiring process. This is your chance to communicate your specific knowledge about the company and the opportunity. It's a time to show that you've done your homework about the company and how you are uniquely qualified to fill the role. The Cover Letter & Business Correspondence Guide gives you nuts and bolts advice. Even with a perfect resume, poor correspondence can hurt your prospects for getting the internship or job. Use the writing skills you're developing to make the best of it.
The interviewer seeks to evaluate:
- whether or not you have the skills and knowledge to do the job effectively
- how motivated and enthusiastic you are about the position
- how well your personality "fits" with the organization and its current employees
Like the simulations you do in the lab, interview simulations, or mock interviews, can be a valuable way to understand the effects that certain questions will have on your thinking. You can make an appointment for a mock interview session with a career counselor at the Office of Career Services. For a complete guide to getting ready for an interview, see Preparing for Interviews.