Career Services Performance Group

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Ask a question from your peers to help you in your professional work. Seek different points of view on a topic that interests you. Start a thought-provoking conversation about a hot, current topic. Encourage your peers to join you in the discussion, and feel free to facilitate the discussion. As a community of educators, all members of the Career Ed Lounge are empowered to act as a discussion facilitator to help us all learn from each other.

Robert Pearl Starks

Emerging Marketing Collateral

Share your favorite forms of emerging career marketing collateral and the ones that your students have had the most challenges with.

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Video RÃ©sumÃ©

Have you had students use video rÃ©sumÃ©s in their job search? Have you recommended them or found them successful for enhancing a studentâ€™s brand?

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Twitter

What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of using Twitter as a form of micro rÃ©sumÃ© and networking?

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Online Presence for Job Seekers

Share some of your stories of how having an online presence has both hurt and helped job seekers.

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Advice for Social Media

What is your #1 piece of advice for job seekers as they navigate the challenges of social media and search engines?

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A New Standard for Job Seeking

What has your experience been regarding the influence of the web and social networks relative to employersâ€™ decision-making processes for sourcing, recruiting, and hiring? What are you learning from employers in your area?

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Portfolios

In your view, what do the most successful portfolios contain? Can you think of exceptional examples that students have developed over the years?

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Cover Letters

What is your single most common piece of advice for students to correct poor cover letters?

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Additional Supporting Collateral

Are there any other pieces of supporting collateral that you would recommend as beneficial (or essential) in marketing your graduates? (These could be career-specific or general.)

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Emerging Trends in RÃ©sumÃ© Design

The course mentions URLs in the header of a rÃ©sumÃ©, QR Codes, and "Search Me" buttons as emerging trends in rÃ©sumÃ© design. What emerging trends have you observed other than these?

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Objective vs. Summary vs. Headline

Which do you recommend for most student rÃ©sumÃ©s: Objective Statement, Summary/Profile, or Headline? Under which circumstances would each be most advantageous? Have you found any circumstances where one is a poor choice?

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RÃ©sumÃ© as Marketing Device

When advising students on rÃ©sumÃ© development, the conversation must often be more of a marketing discussion than one on how students can summarize themselves. What are some of the best strategies that you have found to teach this distinction and encourage the necessary skills for students to market themselves successfully?

Robert Pearl Starks