UH Food Drive
- Raffle Tickets for attendees who brought canned foods or donations
- Winner – Roxanne
- Deadline: April 22nd
Bake Sale
**SIGN UP for a shift if you’re available (Drop off baked goods @ stand by 7:30 am)
- When: Tuesday, April 15th
- Time: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
- Where: Grassy area between Crawford and Hawaii Hall
March for Babies Walk
- Saturday, April 26th, 7:30 am
- Kapiolani Park
- Sign up for the March for Babies Walk online (Crystal sent email)
- Coordinator: Crystal
Stafford’s Presentation
a. Handouts
i. Ragan Report
ii. Corporate vs. Agency
iii. Quick Tips for Job Interviews
• Resume is important, but not end all
o Don’t always get a job because of your resume
• Resume is more important if you don’t know anyone at your company
• Need to be better than the next applicant to be hired
• Most resumes get sent to the HR dept. (unless you know someone)
o HR looks at relevance of your experience
o Your resume does not need to be long (longer doesn’t mean better)
• Volunteering is a good way to get experience for your resume (non-profit)
• Important to maintain contacts
• Academics are important, but companies look at other things as well
• You really need to make an impression on the 1st page
• Relevant job experience is very important
• Important to understand corporate environment
o Companies hire people depending on if they will get along w/others in the company
• To be hired:
o Job skills
o Personality/attitude
o Really want to learn
o Able to fit in company
• Resume should tell company what you can do for them
• It’s important for you to research company before you get there
• You get hired by how you stack up against your competitors
• In applying for a position in other locations, it is even more important to stand out because companies don’t want to invest time and money on someone who is going to leave in a short time
• Stafford prefers applicants to list work experience in order of relevance rather than currency (chronological)
• After interview, it’s important to ask questions relevant to job (when you are asked if there are any questions)
o Know about company and company’s clients
• Bring a portfolio to interviews (if you have one)
• Cover letters need to fit the position
o Don’t do generic cover letter (tailor letter to company)
o Not too long and to the point!
• Normal process for sending resume via email
o Don’t use fancy fonts – may not translate on company’s computer
• Companies may google possible employees, so sensor what you put up on the Internet – > Digital Dirt
• Also be careful what you blog on (i.e. work experience)
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