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How to Find a JobHow to Find a Job

Resume and Interview TipsResume and Interview Tips

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Agenda

What Industrial Employers Seek

Tips for a Winning Resume

Campus Interview Tips On-site interviews

Multiple Offers and Making a Decision


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What Employers Look ForWhat Employers Look For

You will be judged on: Technical skills

Non-technical skills ( soft skills )

Strength in these areas correlates with

success

Demonstrate through: Resume Campus Interviews

Phone Interviews

Comprehensive on-site Interviews


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What are These Skills ???What are These Skills ???

Technical Mastery

Creativity, Innovation and Reapplication Thinking and Problem Solving

Communication Collaboration Working Effectivelywith Others

Leadership Multi Tasking and Priority Setting


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Technical MasteryTechnical Mastery

Solid fundamental understanding of yourfield

Experimental design skills Laboratory skills

Data interpretation and modeling skills

Models to predict performance or otherattributes are becoming more and more important

Can-do attitude apply technical skills forproblem solving e.g., causes of urine odor

In touch with new and emerging (over-the-horizon) techniques and technologies Literature, Meetings, Contacts


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Creativity, Innovation &Creativity, Innovation &

ReapplicationReapplication

Breakthrough - Go beyond accepted ideas New ideas workable experiments to test

e.g., urine odor characterization - large volumeheadspace sampling

Better ways to do things e.g., automation

Make connections, reapply approaches from

related areas Avoid NIH (Not Invented Here) syndrome Beg for forgiveness than ask for permission

i.e., Just Do It!


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Thinking and Problem SolvingThinking and Problem Solving

Identify issues and define problem clearly

e.g., IPA in baby diapers Develop a plan

Breakdown into bite-size chunks

Implement next steps Draw appropriate conclusions

80 for the 20 principle Take appropriate risks


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CommunicationCommunication

Organized and Concise A good listener

"Seek first to understand..." (S. Covey) Able to communicate with others of

different functions and backgrounds Other chemists, engineers, plant personnel,

advertising/marketing, purchasing, etc., Oral and written communications

e.g., talks, memos, progress reports, publications

Persuasively sell your ideas Back up with data

Appropriate use of E-mail / phone Short, to the point


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Working Effectively with OthersWorking Effectively with Others

Effective interactions with colleagues (andothers) across functions, geographies

Networking Its not who you know but what who you know

knows

Respect and value cultural diversity


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LeadershipLeadership Recognize opportunities set vision

e.g., qualify low odor, low cost raw materials Recognize issues turn them in to

opportunities to change

Set direction and get commitment e.g., MLT

Identify and use resources effectively

Get involved in other stuff Resolve conflicts


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MultiMulti--tasking and Priority Settingtasking and Priority Setting

"Begin with the end in mind" (S. Covey) Handle multiple projects

Customer needs --> priorities

Spend your time wisely Importance/Urgency Matrix

INCREASING URGENCY

Not Urgent

butImportant

Urgent

andImportant

Not Urgent

and not

Important

Urgent

but not

ImportantINCREASING

IMPORTANCE

These quadrants are whereyou need to spend time


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Use Your Network

6 Degrees of Separation

An average person knows 100 people Each of these 100 people know 50 non-redundant individuals Then each of these 50 people know another 50 non-redundant

individuals 5 connections: 100x50x50x50x50 = 600 Million People 6 connections: 100x50x50x50x50x50 = 31 Billion People!

YouEmployer


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First Step Your Resume

Of all the resumes, why should the hiring managerconsider yours?


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Your Resume

Provides a first impression If its not really good, its also the last one!

Objective is to get an interview, not a job Pre-screen tool to identify candidates to interview

QUICK but GREAT read of qualifications andskills (technical and soft) An employer spends on average 30-45 seconds (?) scanning

your resume before deciding whether to look further You need to catch the readers attention by demonstrating

you are an outstanding candidate

Clear, concise, accurate, organized, userfriendly Guide during interview process

Reminder after the interview


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What Not to Include

Age

Race

Religion

Sex

Marital status Social Security Number

National origin

Salary history or requirements Reasons for leaving last job


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Typical ResumeName

Contact Information

Objective

Educational qualifications (reverse chronological)

Work history (reverse chronological)

Special Skills

Publications

Membership/Other

References

Patents

Non US citizens:

State clearly if you are a

permanent resident/refugee


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Resume Language: Keep it Simple

Goal is to make the readers job as easy aspossible

Write it so that someone who is not specializedin your area of expertise can understand

Write in active voice in a straightforward,

economical style Use keywords related to your discipline of

study

Keep your sentences short and to the point Ask your advisor to read it and get feedback!

BE CONCISE -- EDIT RUTHLESSLY !


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Stating Job Objectives

Keep it general

Tailor it to the requirements e.g., , but open to other opportunities

If you make it very specific Can close doors rather than open them Unnecessarily narrows your options


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Tips for a Great Resume

Begin each accomplishment with a power verb orkey word Invented, Developed, Organized, .

Stress ACTION: state specifically what you did

Stress RESULTS: Quantify the results of youraction

Showcase Technical mastery and soft skills

Awards and achievements

Extra-curricular activities Link to soft skills, e.g., leadership skills through

mentoring, volunteer and outreach activities, etc.,


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Research Summary

No more than one page

Tailored to a general audience Recruiters and Hiring Managers who are not

specialists in your area

CAR concept: Stress

Context Action

Result

Elevator Talk 5 minute talk on your research

Practice !!!


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Interviewing Tips

The Campus Interview

On-Site Interview / Day Visit

Th C I i


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The Campus Interview

Identify top candidates Hiring Managers use this information to select candidates for

day visits

Typical interview (30 min) Introduction, 2-3 minutes

Technical discussion of your work, 8-10 minutes

Data gathering by recruiter on other key factors, 10-15minutes

Company information/wrap up, 5-8 minutes

To be successful, YOU need to: Communicate well keep CAR (Context Action Results) in mind!

Be Concise

Be Organized

Be Enthusiastic Make an impression


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Before the Interview...

Try to anticipate questions and thinkthrough your responses How would your best friend describe you? Describe your ideal job

What things about yourself would you improve?

Why did you pick this graduate school and professor?

Tell me about a time when....

Think about questions you want answers to Who determines technical direction of projects?

What would I be working on? What is the future direction of R&D in your company?

What do you like and dislike about your job?


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On-Site Interview (Day Visit) Its the next culling step

Do we want to extend an offer? Do they want to work for us?

Typical Interview Arrive the day before, dinner with host On the day of the interview breakfast with host

Host will take you to the Technical Center

Meet Hiring Managers and Introductions

Research Seminar

Comprehensive Interviews

Lunch/Tour

Project Discussions Debriefing (wrap-up)


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The Research Seminar

Very important - difficult, if notimpossible, to recover from a poor seminar

Key means of judging technical competence Provides information on soft skills:

Collaboration/Communication skills

Drive and Motivation Interpersonal skills - poise, sense of humor

How you answer questions is very important Attempt to answer even if you dont know ( make

a qualifying statement )

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Seminar Tips

Mixed Audience

Start with Outline

Context - Why?

Background andLiterature? Goals?

Teasers

Action - Experimental

Results - What is yourcontribution to thefield?

End with Summary

Timing - 45 min

Practice

Fun


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Answering Questions

Even if you dont know theanswer make an attempt (witha qualifying statement)

Multiple Offers & Making a Decision


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Mult ple Offers & Mak ng a Dec s on Golf Scorecard

Attributes Emp # 1 Emp # 2 Emp # 3

MUST HAVE

Location

Close to FamilyPay

Benefits

Independence

Advancement opportunities

Training/conferences

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NICE TO HAVELow housing cost

Opportunities to travel

Spousal relocation program

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Overall Score: __ __ __

Weighted score, e.g., on a10-point scale


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