Can I Wear My Nose Ring to the Interview?: A Crash Course in Finding, Landing, and Keeping Your First Real Job (54 page)

nepotism,
64
.
See also
family; parents

networking,
10
,
17
.
See also
contacts; leads; references

alumni,
19

appreciation in,
32

approaching people,
32
,
34
–36

building,
22
–26

communicating focus,
26

daily path and,
21
–22

easing into,
29

effective model,
31

elevator pitch in,
27
–28

through e-mail,
29
–30

etiquette,
26
–32,
35

events,
22

following-up,
30

honesty in,
30
–32

locating,
22
–26

online social,
13

overcoming fear of,
34
–36

preparation,
28
–29

professional,
22

professionalism in,
35

reaching out/following up,
36
–37

reactivating after job departure,
213

returning favors,
32

right people at right level,
30

sources,
20
–22

tapping into,
19
–20

new jobs

adjustment period,
181
–182

being helpful/humble,
194

codes/cards/keys,
188

communicating with boss,
187
–188

creating portfolio,
198
–199

deferring to elders,
194

discretion on,
192
–193

e-mail,
186
–187

employees/colleagues on,
191
–196

filling requests,
196

flexibility,
191
–192

good news on,
195
–196

holiday parties/social events,
190

initiative on,
191

Internet usage,
186
–187

listening/learning on,
193
–194

lunch time,
189

messing up,
197
–198

negativity on,
194
–195

on-hire paperwork,
184
–185

phone,
186
–187

probation for,
183

professional development on,
199
–200

raises/promotions,
201
–202

respecting hidden hierarchies,
193

reviews,
200
–201

romance,
189
–190

scheduling crisis,
188

self-promotion on,
195

sick days,
183

starting,
181
–182

systems,
188

taking on too much,
197
–198

tardiness,
196

vacations,
196

work area,
186

nicknames,
42

noncompete agreements,
180

nondisclosure agreements,
180

non-office interviews,
121
–122

note-taking,
137

obesity,
134
–135

objective, on résumé,
79

office(s)

culture,
162
,
165

etiquette,
186
,
193
–196

romance,
189
–190

on-hire paperwork,
184
–185

organization.
See also
professional organizations

interview questions,
145

job hunting,
3
–5

out-of-state résumés,
42

paper trail,
202

parents,
18
–19,
21
.
See also
family

perks

advanced, for job offers,
173
–174

benefits
vs
.,
175

phone

interviews,
119
–121

for new jobs,
186
–187

references,
108
,
111

service, during job search,
5

physicals,
184
–185

plagiarism,
88

portfolio creating, on new jobs,
198
–199

positivity,
127
–128

Post, Emily,
121

professional conferences,
198

professional organizations,
22
,
198

professional profile,
198

professional résumé services,
76

professionalism,
3

e-mail address,
5

maintaining,
115

in networking,
35

in references,
105

voice-mail message,
5

professors, as references,
105
,
107
–109

promotions,
201
–202

proofreading

cover letters,
101

résumés,
64
–65

punctuation,
52
.
See also
typos

questions.
See also
interview questions

for informational interviews,
120

for references,
111

recommendations,
107
–109.
See also
references

writing own,
110

recruitment sessions,
19

references,
22
,
179
.
See also
recommendations

appropriate,
104

asking for,
107
–109

celebrities as,
112

checklists,
111

confidentiality and,
114

with cover letters,
99

electronic,
108
,
111

employers contacting,
114

family as,
106

formal/informal,
103
,
115

format for,
112

from past,
109

inappropriate,
105
–106

international,
106

moving around of,
114

multiple,
114

negative,
114

phone,
108
,
111

preparing,
109
–111

professionalism in,
105

questions for,
111

reaching out to,
107

résumés and,
109

role of,
103

sample sheet,
113

selecting,
104
–106

self,
110

setting up,
102
–104

thanking,
112
–113

translators for,
111
–112

written,
108
,
110
–111

rejection.
See also
job departure

dealing with,
179
–180

embracing,
15
,
20

religious groups,
21

research,
10

cover letters showing,
96
–98

interviews,
12
–13,
125
–126

in Job, Inc.,
12
–13

résumé(s),
43
.
See also
bios; curriculum vitae; education section of résumé; experience section of résumé

abbreviations on,
56

acronyms on,
75

action verbs on,
74

adjectives on,
75

amplifying, during interviews,
129

chronological,
43

chronological gaps,
64

citizenship status on,
56
–57

contextualizing information on,
54

cover letters drawing out,
86
–90

don’ts,
74
–75

electronic copy,
65
,
76

expressing who you are,
52
–54

family business on,
63
–64

format,
57
–58

functional,
43

getting fired and,
63

getting started,
39
–41

GPA on,
74

header content,
40
–42

honesty in,
55
–57

hooks in,
51
,
54

industry-specific,
58
–59

insider terms in,
51

jargon in,
51

job-specific,
58
–59

keeping from getting tossed,
59
–62

leadership category on,
74

markers on,
52
–53

nicknames on,
42

objectives on,
74

out-of-state,
42

paper copy,
65
,
76

physical appearance/pictures with,
75

printing/sending,
65
,
76

problems during interviews,
128

professional services,
76

proofreading,
64
–65

punctuation on,
52

quantities on,
75

references and,
74
,
109

refining,
4

samples,
66
–73

self-discovery in,
38
–39

show, don’t tell,
75

skill-based,
43

specialized,
43

strategic sending,
5
–6

as summary,
41

supplementary materials,
59

templates,
41
,
58

test scores on,
74

timeline conveyance on,
55

travel on,
56

typos,
60
–62

understanding form,
40
–41

Web addresses on,
75

Web posting,
75

white space on,
75

wording,
51
–53

résumé wording cheat sheet

asterisks,
53

consistency,
52
–53

italics,
53

objectivity,
52

parenthetical explanations,
53

past tense,
52

present tense,
52

punctuation,
52

repetition,
52

sentence fragments,
52

specialized trade tools,
53

spell out numbers,
53

underlining,
53

verb nouns,
53

reviews,
200
–201

romance,
189
–190

Rule of Three,
4
,
7
–8,
59

in action,
23

for areas of interest,
10

salary

budget for,
172

discussing in cover letter,
93

discussing at interviews,
162
,
175

raises,
170
,
201
–202

ranges,
171
–172

schools,
21

screening interviews,
118

self-confidence,
16

self-defeating instincts,
28

self-image/personality,
141

self-presentation,
27
,
118
.
See also
elevator pitch

self-promotion,
195

shadowing,
25
–26

show, don’t tell

in cover letters,
84

on résumés,
75

shyness,
28
,
34

sick days,
183

skill-based résumés,
43

skills,
49
–50

computer,
50

headlining,
179

interview questions on,
139
–140

marketing,
48

speech

tics,
126
–127

tentative diction and,
80

“take a left” policy,
17

thank-you notes

addressing,
166

e-mail,
164
–165

handwritten,
164
–165

after interviews,
163
–164

time management,
13
,
145

training,
17

translators,
111
–112

travel,
56

typos

in cover letters,
79
,
101

dealing with,
61

intentional,
61
–62

on résumés,
60
–62

unemployment

payments,
212
–213

up-talk,
126
–127

vacations

job departure and,
207

new jobs and,
196

scheduling problems, and,
188

visualization technique,
11

voice-mail message,
5

volunteering,
17
,
22
,
39
.
See also
initiative

in experience section of résumé,
48

for untackled projects,
25

want ads,
98

websites,
19
,
22
,
76
.
See also
Google; Internet

women, interviews and,
136
–137

work area,
186

workplaces,
21