II. The job campaign

The job campaign is primarily a problem in communication. One’s ability, character, education, experience and personality have meaning only when these qualifications solve problems for a prospective employer. Through application letters, data summaries and interviews, each applicant must open the door to a career and persuade those in authority to put him to work at the highest level of responsibility possible.

Long before one approaches a prospective employer, he must determine his own qualifications, (analysis of Self), the kind of work he wants to do in life (deciding a career) and the educational preparation he will need to do that work. The second step of an applicant must be analyzing the job market. The prospective employer usually asks:

1. Does he appear to be the kind of man we would like to have here?

2. Does he have the qualifications needed to do this job?

3. Does his communication in the job campaign show interest, thoroughness, reliability and good sense?

4. Does he have an ability to get along with others?

5. Is everything in his data sheet, letters and interviews true?

Personnel men are in considerable disagreement on the best method of preparing a resume or data sheet, but all agree that it is always necessary in getting the better jobs offered on the job market. The terms resume and data sheet are often used interchangeably. The data sheet varies in objectivity and order of presentation.

Exercise 1. Read resume and write about yourself, according to given below resume.

RESUME

Maria Andronikova

Personal Information

8-ya Krasnoarmeyskaya, 6, bld. 12

Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Tel: 7(812) …

Mobile: ………...

Objective

Pursuing challenging career opportunities in the sphere of corporate finance where I can apply my current experience, develop professional knowledge and skills and become a member of a dynamic highly-expertised team.