How to successfully date a business - Kaushik Som & Veronika Susac 9 March 2015
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
How to successfully date a business Kaushik Som & Veronika Susac 9 March 2015
Agenda for today
• Introductions
• The purpose of your CV
• First impressions count – layout, language and content
• Cover Letter – your secret weapon
• Getting the peripherals right – email, social media and voicemail
• Tips and hints from those who recruit at Deloitte
Open Minds Graduate Recruitment 2015 2
Where to start?
Your CV & its purpose
•First step towards the creation of a
new relationship
•Your bid to demonstrate to the
employer that you have the
necessary:
− Skills
− Competencies
− Personal attributes
− You only get one shot once it’s
submitted
© 2012 Deloitte
Your CV – What information to include
• Basic information
• Previous internships
• Previous employment
• Personal Interests
• Academic Organisations
• Sports/Cultural teams
• Volunteer work
• Leadership roles
• Any other highlights and achievements
© 2012 DeloitteYour CV – Make yourself relevant
• Research the prospective employer as much as you can
‒ (e.g. website, someone who is working there or has worked there)
• If applying for a specific job find out what the employer is looking for in
an employee
‒ (e.g. Job advert, Job description, website)
• Identify key words or phrases used
‒ Mirror those key words or phrases used
• Step outside yourself
‒ Look to your life and identify experiences that demonstrate you have those
qualities
• Be open to tailor/customise CVs based on organisation profile
‒ What works the Big 4 may not work for another organisation
© 2012 DeloitteYour CV – Presentation matters!
• Relevant information in the top half
• e.g. name, contact details, ‘what’s in it for the employer’
• and professional font
• Clean layout with use of white spaces
• No longer than 2 pages
• Remember everyone is “speed reading” your CV
© 2012 DeloitteYour CV – Make every word count
• Do more with less
• Avoid using I’s
• Don’t use those complete sentences
• e.g. I captained the Hockey team, Captain of xxxx team
• Use action verbs
• e.g. organised, convinced, initiated, developed
• Check for any spelling or grammar mistakes
© 2012 DeloitteYour CV - Activity
© 2012 DeloitteYour Cover Letter – Seal the deal
Your opportunity to :
• Share your motivation of why you have applied
• Articulate your career aspirations
• Demonstrate that you are the right fit for the role and the
organisation
© 2012 DeloitteCover letter
Structure & length
Introduction – what position & why
Why should the employer consider you?
Closing paragraph – say thank you!
1 page
To Whom It May Concern – Yours Faithfully or less
Dear XXXX – Yours sincerely
Personalise it for the role & organisation
Open Minds Graduate Recruitment 2015 10The peripherals – the wingmen of your application (1 of 2)
• Check the privacy settings on your fb page and any other
social media sites
• Google yourself – because the employer just might
• Do not use text language in ANY correspondence
• Ensure your email address is professional.....
SlickRick@e-mail.com, BigPimpRich@e-mail.com, ineedajob@e-
mail.com, HotPants27@e-mail.com.
If in doubt, create a new one made from a combination of your
first, middle and last names
© 2012 DeloitteThe peripherals – the wingmen of your application (2 of 2)
• Listen to your voicemail. Is it clear and sounds professional
• E.g. Hi this is the voicemail of xxxx. I am unable to take your
call at the moment so please leave your name and contact
number and I will return your call as soon as possible. Thank
you.
© 2012 DeloitteHow you can impress your date
• “Give examples to back up the candidates said skills”
• “Customise for the job / employer”
• “Succinct, highlights key achievements, easy to read layout,
max 3 pages”
• “Clearly structured and easy to navigate. You would think an
organised/ focused person should have an organised-looking
CV”?
• “Try to customise your CV to the job you apply for so the reader
would not have to ask “so what” when reading it”
• “Clear lay out and formatting”
© 2012 DeloitteThe passion killers
• “Photos, quotes from people as references & talking in the 3rd
person”
• “Jargon/slang, too much unnecessary detail”
• “Long fancy things about yourself – the paragraph people
usually have at the top of the CV. Keep it concise. The whole CV
should be able to speak itself to all the nice attributes (if
applicants have them…)”
• “Private info eg. marital status, religion, even photo”
© 2012 DeloitteMore passion killers
• “Different colours and multiple fonts and sizes”
• “Wacky borders and loads of different fonts/sizes/colours.
Doesn’t need to be artistic. Oh and spelling mistakes is a no
no!!!”
• “Photos, high school grades, TYPOS or FORMATTING errors,
wrong company name (normally see one of these every year –
mainly in cover letters”
© 2012 DeloitteSPELL CHECK
SPELL CHECK
SPELL CHECK
SPELL CHECK
SPELL CHECK
© 2012 DeloitteNext Steps
• Start paying attention to job adverts in areas you are interested in –
what qualities and competencies are they looking for
• Take advantage of your university experience and develop as much
experience as you can possibly can – so you can eventually market
yourself better and have a much richer CV
• Start thinking about using your social media accounts for self-
promotion – or create entirely new accounts for this purpose
• Your careers office will have resources to help you with CV’s, Cover
letters and interview preparation.
© 2012 DeloitteTo find out more check
us out on Social Media
www.facebook.com/DeloitteGradsNZ
@deloittegradsnz
www.youtube.com/user/DeloitteNZ
@DeloitteGradsNZYou can also read
