1 00:00:00,060 --> 00:00:02,430 The following content is provided under a Creative 2 00:00:02,430 --> 00:00:03,820 Commons license. 3 00:00:03,820 --> 00:00:06,030 Your support will help MIT OpenCourseWare 4 00:00:06,030 --> 00:00:10,120 continue to offer high quality educational resources for free. 5 00:00:10,120 --> 00:00:12,660 To make a donation, or to view additional materials 6 00:00:12,660 --> 00:00:16,620 from hundreds of MIT courses, visit MIT OpenCourseWare 7 00:00:16,620 --> 00:00:19,480 at ocw.mit.edu. 8 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,480 LAUREN RODDA: It's really nice to have a resume, 9 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:23,470 because whenever you want to apply for a job, 10 00:00:23,470 --> 00:00:25,760 you look really prepared. 11 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,570 And you're just like, bam, these are all 12 00:00:27,570 --> 00:00:31,440 my activities that are relevant and all of my experience. 13 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,840 And you look really professional. 14 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:38,475 And it's really a good start to your interview, 15 00:00:38,475 --> 00:00:40,350 or whatever you're going to start [INAUDIBLE] 16 00:00:40,350 --> 00:00:43,740 which we'll also talk about. 17 00:00:43,740 --> 00:00:46,650 So this is an example resume. 18 00:00:46,650 --> 00:00:50,060 Obviously, Brad Pitt didn't write this for us. 19 00:00:50,060 --> 00:00:56,040 But this is what your resume should look like. 20 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,380 Now, there are some mistakes on this-- 21 00:00:58,380 --> 00:01:02,520 not mistakes, but stuff I would suggest you don't do. 22 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,950 For example, this resume is two pages long. 23 00:01:04,950 --> 00:01:09,990 And it's really, really nice to have a one-page resume. 24 00:01:14,070 --> 00:01:18,600 If you're applying for a job, the job interviewer guy 25 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,670 will have gotten like 50 resumes. 26 00:01:20,670 --> 00:01:25,140 And if yours is two pages, he doesn't want to read it. 27 00:01:25,140 --> 00:01:28,315 So make it one page, and make it concise. 28 00:01:28,315 --> 00:01:30,630 And the font's bigger on this, so you could probably 29 00:01:30,630 --> 00:01:31,830 make it into one page. 30 00:01:31,830 --> 00:01:36,850 It's OK to use fonts like 10 point font-- like small fonts-- 31 00:01:36,850 --> 00:01:40,170 as long as you do a good job of highlighting stuff. 32 00:01:40,170 --> 00:01:47,310 So I wrote up six really key parts of writing a resume. 33 00:01:47,310 --> 00:01:50,831 And after this I'll go around and try to help you 34 00:01:50,831 --> 00:01:53,440 guys start on your resume. 35 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:54,570 OK. 36 00:01:54,570 --> 00:01:57,400 First, make it one page. 37 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,470 Really key. 38 00:01:58,470 --> 00:01:59,250 One page. 39 00:01:59,250 --> 00:02:00,070 It's nice. 40 00:02:00,070 --> 00:02:00,970 Concise. 41 00:02:00,970 --> 00:02:03,480 Put it in an outline format. 42 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,040 So you're going to have, at the top, 43 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:06,990 if you look at the Brad Pitt sheet, 44 00:02:06,990 --> 00:02:11,100 you're going to have your contact information. 45 00:02:11,100 --> 00:02:13,581 So you want it to be really obvious. 46 00:02:16,530 --> 00:02:18,306 And then, you're going to have-- 47 00:02:18,306 --> 00:02:20,092 just some basic categories-- you're 48 00:02:20,092 --> 00:02:21,300 going to have your objective. 49 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:26,620 So this will change depending on what job you're applying for. 50 00:02:26,620 --> 00:02:30,920 This resume is also really useful for applying to college. 51 00:02:30,920 --> 00:02:33,970 Now, they're not going to ask you for a resume, 52 00:02:33,970 --> 00:02:38,095 but they will ask you to summarize your activities 53 00:02:38,095 --> 00:02:38,760 and stuff. 54 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:40,810 So it's nice to have, even for yourself, 55 00:02:40,810 --> 00:02:42,460 to have this so you can look back 56 00:02:42,460 --> 00:02:44,470 and you're like, oh yeah I did all these things 57 00:02:44,470 --> 00:02:46,090 and look how cool I am. 58 00:02:49,090 --> 00:02:54,218 So the categories you want to have are-- 59 00:02:54,218 --> 00:02:56,028 you're going to have objective. 60 00:02:59,514 --> 00:03:02,004 And then, education. 61 00:03:09,990 --> 00:03:11,116 Experience. 62 00:03:16,076 --> 00:03:19,548 And then you're going to have activities. 63 00:03:28,010 --> 00:03:31,060 And then skills. 64 00:03:35,366 --> 00:03:35,866 OK. 65 00:03:43,780 --> 00:03:49,170 So today's session is going to be a little different. 66 00:03:49,170 --> 00:03:51,880 We will do some small group discussions. 67 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,630 But today, we're trying to really give you 68 00:03:54,630 --> 00:03:56,860 some skills that you can start off with. 69 00:03:56,860 --> 00:04:01,380 So from LTI's perspective, if you 70 00:04:01,380 --> 00:04:04,170 have a good idea that you think, I really 71 00:04:04,170 --> 00:04:09,190 want to start this student group to promote such and such, 72 00:04:09,190 --> 00:04:11,040 it's really good to talk-- 73 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:15,930 when you're talking to adults, they think you're kids, right? 74 00:04:15,930 --> 00:04:16,860 And we are kids. 75 00:04:16,860 --> 00:04:18,839 But we're smart, right? 76 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,957 And we can know what we're doing, 77 00:04:20,957 --> 00:04:22,920 and we can be professional about it. 78 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,220 So it's really nice to be organized. 79 00:04:25,220 --> 00:04:28,770 And this resume is a really good way to present your credentials 80 00:04:28,770 --> 00:04:33,750 and that you really are up to the task, whatever it may be. 81 00:04:33,750 --> 00:04:36,690 So, these are going to be your main categories. 82 00:04:36,690 --> 00:04:52,950 So your objective is going to be what you want 83 00:04:52,950 --> 00:04:56,230 to get out of the job, for you. 84 00:04:56,230 --> 00:04:58,490 So here it says, seeking movie career. 85 00:04:58,490 --> 00:05:01,820 So, on my resume, I was looking for research positions. 86 00:05:01,820 --> 00:05:07,670 So I said, looking for a research position in biology 87 00:05:07,670 --> 00:05:10,442 to gain skills in immunology. 88 00:05:10,442 --> 00:05:12,820 That was something I wrote. 89 00:05:12,820 --> 00:05:15,800 This is going to be personal, so you guys 90 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,310 should be thinking about this. 91 00:05:17,310 --> 00:05:20,865 And then, education. 92 00:05:20,865 --> 00:05:22,680 I don't know if you guys all have GPAs. 93 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,780 You guys are in the middle of high school, 94 00:05:24,780 --> 00:05:28,050 so you won't have your final GPA. 95 00:05:28,050 --> 00:05:29,880 GPA is a nice number to have. 96 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:33,160 It doesn't, necessarily, mean very much. 97 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:34,800 So we have it down here. 98 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,860 You want to write whatever school you're 99 00:05:36,860 --> 00:05:39,480 in at the moment, so high school. 100 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,655 And then, for example, for me, since I 101 00:05:41,655 --> 00:05:44,640 have high school and college, I'll put them both there. 102 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:49,980 Once I'm a junior in college, I will no longer 103 00:05:49,980 --> 00:05:54,470 have my high school there, because it's less relevant. 104 00:05:54,470 --> 00:05:58,540 You can include classes you've taken. 105 00:05:58,540 --> 00:06:03,176 So if you are applying for, I don't know, 106 00:06:03,176 --> 00:06:04,800 say you're applying for a research job, 107 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,799 then I would put down, I took AP biology, or something. 108 00:06:08,799 --> 00:06:10,090 You know, whatever is relevant. 109 00:06:10,090 --> 00:06:13,880 Don't list all your classes. 110 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,590 But if you've taken any standardized tests, 111 00:06:16,590 --> 00:06:17,530 also put them there. 112 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:24,190 It doesn't necessarily have to be fully, like, classes. 113 00:06:24,190 --> 00:06:26,510 Say you took an HHSP class. 114 00:06:26,510 --> 00:06:27,490 That was relevant. 115 00:06:27,490 --> 00:06:28,720 You can put that down there. 116 00:06:34,010 --> 00:06:36,094 So resume writing. 117 00:06:36,094 --> 00:06:39,040 I think it's really annoying because you can't just 118 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,320 write down your ideas in a bullet format. 119 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,520 There's all these little things that you 120 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:45,945 don't have to really know. 121 00:06:45,945 --> 00:06:49,090 But it's nice to have a bullet. 122 00:06:49,090 --> 00:06:52,450 Whatever your activity is. 123 00:06:52,450 --> 00:06:53,700 And then the place. 124 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:06,826 And then, you're going to have activity. 125 00:07:06,826 --> 00:07:07,326 Sorry. 126 00:07:17,206 --> 00:07:19,595 Date. 127 00:07:19,595 --> 00:07:20,095 Place. 128 00:07:22,950 --> 00:07:25,850 Because it is important to be like, 129 00:07:25,850 --> 00:07:27,590 oh I took this really great class, 130 00:07:27,590 --> 00:07:29,850 but I did it three years ago-- 131 00:07:29,850 --> 00:07:32,640 it's a little different, you know? 132 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,866 Or I took it last year, so that would good. 133 00:07:35,866 --> 00:07:36,365 OK. 134 00:07:36,365 --> 00:07:37,470 So that's objective. 135 00:07:37,470 --> 00:07:38,886 You won't have this for objective, 136 00:07:38,886 --> 00:07:40,274 this is for education. 137 00:07:40,274 --> 00:07:41,190 All right, experience. 138 00:07:41,190 --> 00:07:44,166 This is going to be the bulk of your resume. 139 00:07:44,166 --> 00:07:47,500 And sorry to talk at you, right now. 140 00:07:47,500 --> 00:07:49,210 There's just a lot of information. 141 00:07:49,210 --> 00:07:52,816 So, experience-- so if we go back up here-- you 142 00:07:52,816 --> 00:07:58,040 want to include relevant experience and accomplishments. 143 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,720 This could be previous jobs, previous activities, 144 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:06,330 clubs you've been in, any leadership positions you've 145 00:08:06,330 --> 00:08:09,660 had, and anything that you think is 146 00:08:09,660 --> 00:08:11,680 important to your development as a person 147 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,150 and will be important to your skills 148 00:08:15,150 --> 00:08:19,818 and your contribution to whatever you're applying for. 149 00:08:19,818 --> 00:08:22,785 So the way you write these statements is you're 150 00:08:22,785 --> 00:08:25,010 going to write a PAR statement. 151 00:08:25,010 --> 00:08:28,090 This is project, action, result. So you're 152 00:08:28,090 --> 00:08:33,630 going to say what it was, what you did, 153 00:08:33,630 --> 00:08:37,200 and the result, like what you accomplished. 154 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:43,960 And this should be done in a sentence, or two. 155 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:44,580 OK. 156 00:08:44,580 --> 00:08:45,420 Really concise. 157 00:08:45,420 --> 00:08:48,380 It's really down to the bones of your experience. 158 00:08:48,380 --> 00:08:53,090 But you want to put as broad of the spectrum of your experience 159 00:08:53,090 --> 00:08:56,100 on this page as you can. 160 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:58,800 And we'll work on PAR statements. 161 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:00,580 Use action verbs. 162 00:09:00,580 --> 00:09:02,670 Start every sentence with an action verb. 163 00:09:02,670 --> 00:09:07,190 So if you guys might help us out and let's 164 00:09:07,190 --> 00:09:10,550 brainstorm some action verbs. 165 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:17,560 So an example would be analyzed, contributed, developed. 166 00:09:17,560 --> 00:09:21,560 Can you guys come up with some? 167 00:09:21,560 --> 00:09:22,560 AUDIENCE: Led. 168 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:23,390 LAUREN RODDA: Led. 169 00:09:23,390 --> 00:09:24,376 That's good. 170 00:09:30,785 --> 00:09:33,743 AUDIENCE: Lead. 171 00:09:33,743 --> 00:09:38,673 Past tense would be L-E-D. Of lead. 172 00:09:38,673 --> 00:09:39,460 You said lead. 173 00:09:39,460 --> 00:09:40,957 So the past tense would be led. 174 00:09:40,957 --> 00:09:42,454 AUDIENCE: Oh it's L-E-D, yeah. 175 00:09:42,454 --> 00:09:43,451 LAUREN RODDA: Oh yeah. 176 00:09:43,451 --> 00:09:43,951 OK. 177 00:09:43,951 --> 00:09:44,451 Thank you. 178 00:09:44,451 --> 00:09:45,448 AUDIENCE: No problem. 179 00:09:45,448 --> 00:09:48,442 LAUREN RODDA: Spell everything right, too. 180 00:09:48,442 --> 00:09:50,438 [INAUDIBLE] Followed. 181 00:09:54,950 --> 00:09:57,980 Think about what you're going to be writing about. 182 00:09:57,980 --> 00:10:00,722 So, jobs that you've had. 183 00:10:00,722 --> 00:10:01,930 Things you've contributed to. 184 00:10:01,930 --> 00:10:02,490 Yep. 185 00:10:02,490 --> 00:10:03,448 AUDIENCE: Collaborated. 186 00:10:03,448 --> 00:10:04,871 LAUREN RODDA: Collaborated. 187 00:10:07,577 --> 00:10:08,600 Let's get more specific. 188 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:10,181 AUDIENCE: Founded. 189 00:10:10,181 --> 00:10:13,700 AUDIENCE: Initiated. 190 00:10:13,700 --> 00:10:15,049 AUDIENCE: Shout it out. 191 00:10:15,049 --> 00:10:16,340 LAUREN RODDA: Yeah, keep going. 192 00:10:16,340 --> 00:10:17,500 AUDIENCE: Shout it out. 193 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:18,250 AUDIENCE: Pursued. 194 00:10:20,985 --> 00:10:22,482 AUDIENCE: Say it. 195 00:10:22,482 --> 00:10:23,480 Don't be shy. 196 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,502 Doesn't it feel so much better just to say it. 197 00:10:31,502 --> 00:10:34,614 AUDIENCE: Shout. 198 00:10:34,614 --> 00:10:38,542 LAUREN RODDA: [INAUDIBLE] 199 00:10:40,997 --> 00:10:42,294 AUDIENCE: Discovered. 200 00:10:42,294 --> 00:10:43,335 LAUREN RODDA: Discovered. 201 00:10:43,335 --> 00:10:44,190 AUDIENCE: Organized. 202 00:10:44,190 --> 00:10:47,641 AUDIENCE: Volunteered. 203 00:10:47,641 --> 00:10:49,394 AUDIENCE: Now you're overwhelming her. 204 00:10:49,394 --> 00:10:51,310 AUDIENCE: [INAUDIBLE] the R-E-D in discovered. 205 00:10:51,310 --> 00:10:52,200 C'mon now. 206 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,035 Discoved? 207 00:10:54,035 --> 00:10:55,310 LAUREN RODDA: Discovered. 208 00:10:59,470 --> 00:11:00,780 AUDIENCE: I heard volunteered. 209 00:11:00,780 --> 00:11:01,750 AUDIENCE: Volunteered. 210 00:11:01,750 --> 00:11:05,110 LAUREN RODDA: That's good. 211 00:11:05,110 --> 00:11:06,980 Depending on what you're applying for, 212 00:11:06,980 --> 00:11:09,700 you could have an entire volunteering and community 213 00:11:09,700 --> 00:11:12,350 service section, if it's applicable. 214 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:15,710 Anything else? 215 00:11:15,710 --> 00:11:19,213 This is good, this is a good list. 216 00:11:19,213 --> 00:11:21,020 OK. 217 00:11:21,020 --> 00:11:24,188 So you're going to start your sentence with-- oh OK. 218 00:11:24,188 --> 00:11:26,730 Just scratching. 219 00:11:26,730 --> 00:11:27,230 OK. 220 00:11:27,230 --> 00:11:28,120 So that's experience. 221 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:33,965 So you should have 6- to 8 activities, 222 00:11:33,965 --> 00:11:37,851 but I mean as many as you have. 223 00:11:37,851 --> 00:11:38,680 Activities. 224 00:11:38,680 --> 00:11:40,040 This can me more. 225 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,838 So say you have work experience and stuff, you'd put it here. 226 00:11:43,838 --> 00:11:46,830 Activities is more like events you've participated in, 227 00:11:46,830 --> 00:11:50,810 or clubs you've been in. 228 00:11:50,810 --> 00:11:55,440 It doesn't have to be, necessarily, very applicable. 229 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,900 This, you can put hobbies in here. 230 00:11:57,900 --> 00:12:01,600 Employers and anyone you're working with 231 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:05,060 likes to see that you have other interests. 232 00:12:05,060 --> 00:12:06,530 You're involved in other things. 233 00:12:06,530 --> 00:12:07,488 AUDIENCE: Well-rounded. 234 00:12:07,488 --> 00:12:13,040 LAUREN RODDA: Well-rounded is the buzzword of the day. 235 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,586 So for example, for me-- 236 00:12:16,586 --> 00:12:18,502 we'll just keep going with the [INAUDIBLE] say 237 00:12:18,502 --> 00:12:22,880 I'm applying for a science job, then I could put in here, 238 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,330 I play lacrosse. 239 00:12:24,330 --> 00:12:28,014 Which is not particularly relevant, you would think. 240 00:12:28,014 --> 00:12:29,430 But it just shows that I'm active. 241 00:12:29,430 --> 00:12:32,296 I'm part of a team. 242 00:12:32,296 --> 00:12:35,175 You could also put, I'm taking an art class. 243 00:12:35,175 --> 00:12:40,100 You could put, just things you're interested in. 244 00:12:40,100 --> 00:12:44,080 I am really good at juggling. 245 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,016 You would put, juggling. 246 00:12:47,016 --> 00:12:48,930 So that's activities. 247 00:12:48,930 --> 00:12:49,850 Then, skills. 248 00:12:49,850 --> 00:12:51,110 We're almost done. 249 00:12:51,110 --> 00:12:54,170 Skills is stuff like, computer skills. 250 00:12:54,170 --> 00:12:56,100 If you're really good at using Microsoft Word. 251 00:12:56,100 --> 00:12:57,724 You're really good at using PowerPoint. 252 00:12:57,724 --> 00:13:00,013 You're really good at using Excel. 253 00:13:00,013 --> 00:13:04,760 Anything you think would help, or you 254 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,730 think you'll have to use in whatever you're applying for. 255 00:13:07,730 --> 00:13:09,724 Skills can also include languages. 256 00:13:09,724 --> 00:13:11,390 Languages are [? important. ?] If you're 257 00:13:11,390 --> 00:13:14,060 fluent in any languages, please, please, please 258 00:13:14,060 --> 00:13:16,530 put it on your resume. 259 00:13:16,530 --> 00:13:17,960 It looks really good. 260 00:13:20,870 --> 00:13:24,240 Also, if you-- one last thing-- 261 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,047 if you've traveled a lot, you can also 262 00:13:27,047 --> 00:13:31,482 put that on your resume under experience or activities-- 263 00:13:31,482 --> 00:13:33,770 probably activities-- and to what countries 264 00:13:33,770 --> 00:13:36,265 you've traveled to. 265 00:13:36,265 --> 00:13:39,620 [? A bit ?] more skills. 266 00:13:39,620 --> 00:13:43,190 So stuff like that, actual hard skills that you know. 267 00:13:43,190 --> 00:13:46,690 If you know how to program, then put it there. 268 00:13:46,690 --> 00:13:47,646 Stuff like that. 269 00:13:47,646 --> 00:13:48,130 AUDIENCE: Question. 270 00:13:48,130 --> 00:13:48,530 LAUREN RODDA: Yes. 271 00:13:48,530 --> 00:13:50,480 AUDIENCE: Would you put extracurricular stuff 272 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:51,915 under education or activities. 273 00:13:51,915 --> 00:13:54,680 LAUREN RODDA: I would put it under activities. 274 00:13:59,847 --> 00:14:01,222 OK, random thing about education. 275 00:14:01,222 --> 00:14:03,540 Don't put your periods there. 276 00:14:03,540 --> 00:14:07,692 You could, but it's just-- 277 00:14:07,692 --> 00:14:10,590 yeah, don't put your periods down, is what I'm saying. 278 00:14:10,590 --> 00:14:11,090 All right. 279 00:14:11,090 --> 00:14:13,550 And then just to finish up our six things. 280 00:14:13,550 --> 00:14:16,270 Be honest, not modest. 281 00:14:16,270 --> 00:14:21,400 So, make sure that you present yourself honestly. 282 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:22,900 Don't undercut yourself. 283 00:14:22,900 --> 00:14:26,950 Don't overpromote yourself. 284 00:14:26,950 --> 00:14:30,910 So don't use words like "achieved excellence" 285 00:14:30,910 --> 00:14:32,345 in something. 286 00:14:34,930 --> 00:14:36,269 You don't want to seem like-- 287 00:14:36,269 --> 00:14:37,060 AUDIENCE: Arrogant. 288 00:14:37,060 --> 00:14:38,851 LAUREN RODDA: --arrogant, full of yourself. 289 00:14:38,851 --> 00:14:41,660 That being said, this is a piece of paper 290 00:14:41,660 --> 00:14:43,670 that's supposed to sell you. 291 00:14:43,670 --> 00:14:48,316 Now, I don't like to think of ourselves as pieces of meat. 292 00:14:48,316 --> 00:14:52,590 We are, in a biological sense. 293 00:14:52,590 --> 00:14:56,610 Anyway, you just want to put yourself in a very good light. 294 00:14:56,610 --> 00:14:59,370 You want someone to be able to read this piece of paper 295 00:14:59,370 --> 00:15:01,870 before they even meet you and be like, wow, 296 00:15:01,870 --> 00:15:03,470 I'd really like to meet this person. 297 00:15:03,470 --> 00:15:06,450 I think this person would really be good for-- 298 00:15:06,450 --> 00:15:08,550 whatever you're applying for. 299 00:15:08,550 --> 00:15:15,160 Last, but certainly not least, please proofread your resume. 300 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:20,270 Nothing looks worse than when you misspell your name, 301 00:15:20,270 --> 00:15:23,995 or when you misspell some regular word. 302 00:15:23,995 --> 00:15:25,370 Just please proofread it. 303 00:15:25,370 --> 00:15:27,030 Have a parent proofread it. 304 00:15:27,030 --> 00:15:29,540 Have a friend proofread it. 305 00:15:29,540 --> 00:15:31,268 Really, really important. 306 00:15:35,420 --> 00:15:37,150 Now, for the really boring stuff-- 307 00:15:37,150 --> 00:15:39,460 formatting. 308 00:15:39,460 --> 00:15:41,660 You really can do whatever you want. 309 00:15:41,660 --> 00:15:45,067 Just make sure it's kind of bulleted-- 310 00:15:45,067 --> 00:15:46,900 your headings, like objective and education, 311 00:15:46,900 --> 00:15:48,979 that they are obvious. 312 00:15:48,979 --> 00:15:50,270 You don't have to underline it. 313 00:15:50,270 --> 00:15:52,540 Just bold it. 314 00:15:52,540 --> 00:15:55,530 Yes, you can use bolding and italicizing liberally 315 00:15:55,530 --> 00:15:57,950 for stuff. 316 00:15:57,950 --> 00:16:04,450 I would steer away from using font size changes, 317 00:16:04,450 --> 00:16:08,270 because you're going to want to use all 10 point font. 318 00:16:08,270 --> 00:16:09,590 Or, you may not. 319 00:16:09,590 --> 00:16:15,370 But don't make the titles like, 16, and then the writing like, 320 00:16:15,370 --> 00:16:16,850 12. 321 00:16:16,850 --> 00:16:21,206 Just use bolding and stuff. 322 00:16:21,206 --> 00:16:24,970 And otherwise, you can really do whatever. 323 00:16:24,970 --> 00:16:28,720 Just make sure it's really easy to look at. 324 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,350 One thing that's not done very well on here is, you can see, 325 00:16:32,350 --> 00:16:36,990 the place is overlapping with the words. 326 00:16:36,990 --> 00:16:39,820 This is really, you'd think, minor stuff, but it's 327 00:16:39,820 --> 00:16:41,920 nice to have a nice looking-- and you'll 328 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,071 know when it looks nice. 329 00:16:45,071 --> 00:16:45,570 OK. 330 00:16:45,570 --> 00:16:49,720 Wow, really boring lecture, but it's important. 331 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,540 INSTRUCTOR: So, we're going to talk about interviews. 332 00:16:52,540 --> 00:16:55,570 So how many people have gotten an interview, 333 00:16:55,570 --> 00:16:58,210 or done an interview? 334 00:16:58,210 --> 00:16:59,045 Nerve wracking? 335 00:16:59,045 --> 00:16:59,670 Never wracking? 336 00:16:59,670 --> 00:17:00,910 AUDIENCE: My job is interviewing people. 337 00:17:00,910 --> 00:17:01,750 INSTRUCTOR: Is it? 338 00:17:01,750 --> 00:17:02,590 AUDIENCE: Kind of. 339 00:17:02,590 --> 00:17:03,310 INSTRUCTOR: Were you interviewed? 340 00:17:03,310 --> 00:17:04,302 AUDIENCE: Yes, I was. 341 00:17:04,302 --> 00:17:06,010 INSTRUCTOR: Were you nervous or anything? 342 00:17:06,010 --> 00:17:06,690 AUDIENCE: Not really. 343 00:17:06,690 --> 00:17:06,910 INSTRUCTOR: No? 344 00:17:06,910 --> 00:17:07,569 Not really? 345 00:17:07,569 --> 00:17:08,440 AUDIENCE: Kind of. 346 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:10,681 AUDIENCE: Natural at interviews? 347 00:17:10,681 --> 00:17:11,180 Yeah? 348 00:17:11,180 --> 00:17:12,066 No? 349 00:17:12,066 --> 00:17:12,940 Maybe? 350 00:17:12,940 --> 00:17:18,829 So interviews-- they're really stressful, for the most part, 351 00:17:18,829 --> 00:17:20,470 especially for college, if you're 352 00:17:20,470 --> 00:17:23,130 doing a college interview, which I recommend, 353 00:17:23,130 --> 00:17:25,040 or a job interview. 354 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:28,089 So the first thing I'm going to talk about is appearance. 355 00:17:28,089 --> 00:17:30,360 So when you walk in and meet the interviewer, 356 00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:32,385 the first thing they're going to see is you. 357 00:17:32,385 --> 00:17:34,090 They're going to see you. 358 00:17:34,090 --> 00:17:38,380 And they want to see someone that's kind of good looking-- 359 00:17:38,380 --> 00:17:39,790 not good looking, sorry-- 360 00:17:39,790 --> 00:17:40,470 well dressed. 361 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:44,678 And you don't want to be a slob. 362 00:17:44,678 --> 00:17:46,428 AUDIENCE: [INAUDIBLE] [? clearly helps. ?] 363 00:17:46,428 --> 00:17:47,352 [INAUDIBLE] 364 00:17:47,352 --> 00:17:50,050 INSTRUCTOR: So you don't want to be a slob. 365 00:17:50,050 --> 00:17:53,380 And the handshake, probably the most important thing. 366 00:17:53,380 --> 00:17:57,430 You don't want to grip them too strong, too tight. 367 00:17:57,430 --> 00:18:02,060 Yeah, a nice firm handshake, as Kenny said, is very important. 368 00:18:02,060 --> 00:18:05,440 Then they're going to bring you into a room, 369 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:07,990 or wherever you guys are meeting. 370 00:18:07,990 --> 00:18:12,330 Now that's probably the scariest part of an interview. 371 00:18:12,330 --> 00:18:16,390 And to avoid all that, you want to first, A, 372 00:18:16,390 --> 00:18:18,220 prepare a resume, so that you can 373 00:18:18,220 --> 00:18:23,720 send him or her, beforehand, or have one at the ready. 374 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,620 So when you're running out of things, 375 00:18:26,620 --> 00:18:29,400 the interviewer can look at your resume and be like, hey, 376 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,050 look, you've done this, this, this. 377 00:18:32,050 --> 00:18:33,370 Tell me about it. 378 00:18:33,370 --> 00:18:35,800 So that's also something handy. 379 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,440 Secondly, you can't predict what they're 380 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,700 going to say to ask you questions, 381 00:18:40,700 --> 00:18:44,350 but in your mind start generating questions. 382 00:18:44,350 --> 00:18:47,110 I went to a college interview for Duke. 383 00:18:47,110 --> 00:18:51,170 So I was, sort of, in my mind, I was going, 384 00:18:51,170 --> 00:18:53,050 hmm, what would they ask me? 385 00:18:53,050 --> 00:18:57,280 And the things were like, why did I apply to Duke? 386 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,700 What do you see yourself doing here? 387 00:18:59,700 --> 00:19:02,160 Are you going to do any clubs, activities? 388 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:07,090 So it varies depending on what you're getting interviewed for. 389 00:19:07,090 --> 00:19:09,420 And when I was getting interviewed for a job, 390 00:19:09,420 --> 00:19:13,170 they asked me, why should you have this position? 391 00:19:13,170 --> 00:19:15,090 What qualifications do you have? 392 00:19:15,090 --> 00:19:18,130 And, to back that up, I had my resume ready. 393 00:19:18,130 --> 00:19:20,010 So that really helped a lot. 394 00:19:20,010 --> 00:19:22,390 So a resume is really important. 395 00:19:22,390 --> 00:19:28,780 And if you're in a setting that you're really nervous 396 00:19:28,780 --> 00:19:32,580 about and you can't really talk a lot-- 397 00:19:32,580 --> 00:19:35,610 so for me, I was at, for my Duke interview, 398 00:19:35,610 --> 00:19:37,440 I met my interviewer at Starbucks. 399 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,530 So I get nervous when I talk to an interviewer. 400 00:19:40,530 --> 00:19:43,950 And the thing that controlled me, relaxed me, was I 401 00:19:43,950 --> 00:19:47,340 bought a coffee so that every time I was nervous, 402 00:19:47,340 --> 00:19:48,570 I took a sip of my coffee. 403 00:19:48,570 --> 00:19:50,490 But I didn't constantly drink it, 404 00:19:50,490 --> 00:19:53,340 because that's kind of rude. 405 00:19:53,340 --> 00:19:57,600 And even offer to pay to get him a coffee, or her a coffee. 406 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,910 And that really impresses the person. 407 00:19:59,910 --> 00:20:02,080 And it gets them on the good side 408 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,070 if they're really cranky from the previous interview. 409 00:20:05,070 --> 00:20:12,660 And for job interviews, have your resume. 410 00:20:12,660 --> 00:20:14,490 I can't stress enough, resumes are really 411 00:20:14,490 --> 00:20:15,900 important in this [INAUDIBLE]. 412 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:16,770 They can look at it. 413 00:20:16,770 --> 00:20:18,600 They glance at you. 414 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:23,080 And they'll have sort of a picture of you. 415 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:24,990 And if you send it in before hand, 416 00:20:24,990 --> 00:20:27,690 they'll start generating questions for you 417 00:20:27,690 --> 00:20:28,740 before they meet you. 418 00:20:28,740 --> 00:20:31,710 And that's how most of the interview questions are. 419 00:20:31,710 --> 00:20:34,050 So they look at a resume, and they'll be like, 420 00:20:34,050 --> 00:20:38,610 oh, this is very interesting, maybe I can build up on that. 421 00:20:38,610 --> 00:20:43,110 And as you're replying to the questions, 422 00:20:43,110 --> 00:20:45,080 if you really don't know the answer to it, 423 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,330 just take a minute, think it through. 424 00:20:48,330 --> 00:20:49,560 And then go on. 425 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,180 Don't be like, well, I really don't know. 426 00:20:52,180 --> 00:20:53,880 That's not the answer they want to hear. 427 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:56,640 They want to hear a full out, thought out, answer. 428 00:20:56,640 --> 00:21:01,450 So if someone asks you to describe yourself, 429 00:21:01,450 --> 00:21:03,810 don't be cocky and arrogant and be like, oh, I'm 430 00:21:03,810 --> 00:21:05,420 the best, blah blah blah. 431 00:21:05,420 --> 00:21:08,190 You just want to describe yourself like a normal person. 432 00:21:08,190 --> 00:21:11,357 And interviews, they're more of a face-to-face talk, 433 00:21:11,357 --> 00:21:12,690 like you would talk to a friend. 434 00:21:12,690 --> 00:21:17,040 You don't want to be too much of a show off, and too little 435 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:18,100 and be boring. 436 00:21:18,100 --> 00:21:20,514 So you want to have an interactive talk. 437 00:21:20,514 --> 00:21:22,430 You don't want to bore the person and be like, 438 00:21:22,430 --> 00:21:24,990 oh I'm talking about me all day. 439 00:21:24,990 --> 00:21:27,600 And sometimes, just fire questions back at him. 440 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,560 At the end, they'll ask you, do you have any questions? 441 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,710 Just fire questions back away. 442 00:21:34,710 --> 00:21:36,880 Be appropriate about the questions, as well. 443 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,210 But don't be too nervous. 444 00:21:39,210 --> 00:21:41,160 It's kind of awkward at the end when they go, 445 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,160 do you have any questions, and you're sitting there like, 446 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:45,170 no, not really. 447 00:21:45,170 --> 00:21:46,710 Just find something. 448 00:21:46,710 --> 00:21:49,399 Even find research. 449 00:21:49,399 --> 00:21:50,940 For job interviews, if you don't know 450 00:21:50,940 --> 00:21:55,490 what you're getting yourself into, research it online. 451 00:21:55,490 --> 00:21:58,860 When I did my Duke interview, I looked up some stuff about Duke 452 00:21:58,860 --> 00:22:02,010 that I thought were really cool, just in case he asked 453 00:22:02,010 --> 00:22:04,440 me some questions about that. 454 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,461 And if you're doing a college interview, 455 00:22:07,461 --> 00:22:09,210 if they ask you why you're applying there, 456 00:22:09,210 --> 00:22:10,610 fire it back at them. 457 00:22:10,610 --> 00:22:13,295 Why did you apply there? 458 00:22:13,295 --> 00:22:15,510 AUDIENCE: That's not a good answer to that question. 459 00:22:15,510 --> 00:22:17,980 INSTRUCTOR: No, no, at the end. 460 00:22:17,980 --> 00:22:20,880 And find a little bit of information about him. 461 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,650 You want to really have a face-to-face, friend-to-friend 462 00:22:23,650 --> 00:22:24,420 talk. 463 00:22:24,420 --> 00:22:28,020 You don't want to have a boring interview, because an interview 464 00:22:28,020 --> 00:22:30,420 tells a person a lot about you. 465 00:22:30,420 --> 00:22:32,730 Because most people are looking for people 466 00:22:32,730 --> 00:22:34,200 that can communicate. 467 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:35,700 So communication is a big thing. 468 00:22:35,700 --> 00:22:41,160 And interviews are some way to help yourself communicate 469 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,620 and know that you can communicate with a customer, 470 00:22:43,620 --> 00:22:46,260 or whatever you're applying for. 471 00:22:46,260 --> 00:22:51,630 And also, interviews are also another build up 472 00:22:51,630 --> 00:22:53,220 from your resume. 473 00:22:53,220 --> 00:22:56,040 Once again, it's really important, 474 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:59,370 because your resume only states a little bit about yourself, 475 00:22:59,370 --> 00:23:03,030 whereas, an interview, I like personally, because you 476 00:23:03,030 --> 00:23:05,040 can build off of your resume. 477 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,100 Explain a little bit more, expand a little bit more. 478 00:23:08,100 --> 00:23:12,780 And that will get the interviewer impressed. 479 00:23:12,780 --> 00:23:18,520 And at the end, thank the person for their time. 480 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:22,009 And even if you didn't get the job, or if you got the job, 481 00:23:22,009 --> 00:23:23,550 or if you didn't get into the school, 482 00:23:23,550 --> 00:23:27,990 or you got into the school, send them a little thank you card. 483 00:23:27,990 --> 00:23:29,000 Or email them back. 484 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,460 But preferably, send them a thank you card. 485 00:23:32,460 --> 00:23:35,160 Mail it out to the person interviewing you, 486 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:41,070 and that tells the person that you're really respectful, 487 00:23:41,070 --> 00:23:42,740 and so forth. 488 00:23:42,740 --> 00:23:45,350 So that's interviewing, in a nutshell.