Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Chapter 7 Reading Reflection

As my college career is coming to a close, I need to be prepared to start looking for jobs.  When job searching, it is important that my resume is up-to-date with my skills and qualities.  Chapter seven taught me all about compiling a resume, interviewing, and a follow up after the interview.

In the next year or so I hope to be interviewing for graduate programs at various schools.  This chapter taught me a lot about how to have a successful interview.  Some tips include doing your homework, being prepared and on time, be sensitive to body language, and so forth.  One tip I really need to focus on is speaking confidently and clearly.  I get fairly nervous speaking in front of people of authority and it shows.  My voice gets shaky and I stutter over my words.  It is important to be able to show confidence through my speech.  This bullet point taught me that to become a better speaker I need to listen carefully to be able to answer questions completely.  It is also important to maintain a good voice energy.  All of these tips listed will hopefully help me to have confidence in interviews with potential schools as well as future jobs.

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