Lab Assignment 11/14/2011

http://www.agencymodelsnyc.com/page/about.html
This company is one of the most competitive modeling agency located right in the heart of New York City, fashion district. Their mission statement is to show their models the path to a long successful career in the challenging world of Fashion. They surprise the industry with fresh new talents all the time, and their commitement is to develop long term relationships with their models and clients.

www.zara.com
Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies. It belongs to Inditex, one of the world’s largest distribution groups. Their mission statement is to save energy, produce less waste and recycle, increase awareness among their team members. For their products they use ecelogical fabrics and organic cotton. They also produce free PVC footwear, and for their transportation they use biodiesel fuel.

/AB ASSIGNMENT FOR 11/07/2011

http://www.k-state.edu/ces/students/informationalinterviewingguide.htm

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/career/tools/informational-interviewing.php

http://shiftingcareers.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/mastering-the-informational-interview/

All three of these websites give credible tips on informational interviews. They provide the different questions and answers on how to conduct informational interviews. Some of these questions are:
1. Can you tell me how you got to this position?
2. What do you like most about what you do, and what would you change if you could?
3. How do people break into this field?
4. What are the types of jobs that exist where you work and in the industry in general?
5. Where would you suggest a person investigate if the person were particularly skilled at (fill in the blank — quantitative thinking, communications, writing, advocacy)?
6. What does a typical career path look like in your industry?
7. What are some of the biggest challenges facing your company and your industry today?
8. Are there any professional or trade associations I should connect with?
9. What do you read — in print and online — to keep up with developments in your field?
10. How do you see your industry changing in the next 10 years?
11. If you were just getting involved now, where would you put yourself?
12. What’s a typical day like for you?
13. What’s unique or differentiating about your company?
14. How has writing a book (starting a blog, running a company, etc.) differed from your expectations? What have been the greatest moments and biggest challenges?

Job Interviews

http://www.jobinterviewquestions.org/questions/types-questions.asp
This website is extremely helpful in regards to frequent questions asked in a job interview. Inertviews are always unpredicatable, and its very important that you prepare yourslef beforwe getting interviewed. Some of the terms used to describe these questions are; open-ended questions an example of that is "Why are you interested in this position?". This question is very common for employers to ask. There"s also behavioral questions, leading questions, and hypothetical questions.

http://bhuvans.wordpress.com/2006/08/19/50-common-interview-qa/
This site listed 50 most frequent asked questions by employers and it also demonstrates how to answer all of them in a positive way. One of the common question ask by employer as shown on this site is " Tell me about yourself?", in response to this question according to this website your supposed to have a short statement prepared in your mind and to be careful that it does not sound rehearsed.Limit it to work-related items unless instructed otherwise.Talk about things you have done and jobs you have held that relate tothe position you are interviewing for.

http://www.jobinterviewtools.com/blog/index.php/job-interview/interview-questions/top-10-interview-questions/
In this website you will find 10 most frequent asked questions at a job interview.It also talks about interview techniques,phone interviews, interview preparation, interview answers,and management interview questions, etc.

www.rockportinstitute.comThis website demonstrate the different formats on how to write a solid resume. It gives you many resume templates for different professions. According to this site a resume is like a tool of self advertisement, and the purpose of this advertisement is to win an interview.

www.businessballs.com
This website is extremely informative and provides different writing tips, techniques, and examples of resume. One of the most important tip on this site is to keep your resume simple because a resume writing is a form of marketing. This site also indicate how to include personal details in your resume while keeping your resume simple and short.

www.careerplaybook.com
Not only does this website gives you tips on resume writing it also give out some pointers on what employers need to know about you.

Lab assignment

Different links on resume writings
www.Rockportinstitute.com
www.businessbalss.com
www.careerplaybokk.com

Chapter 1 & 2 in "You Majored In What"

Chap 1 talks about the different steps that can lead to a career choice. It explained how most college students are indecisive about chosing the right major. A great example of that are students with a liberal art major who happen to encounte great difficulties on choosing a career or have a few choices findong the few choices when it comes to getting the right job.

The two major points in Chapter 1 are the Linear Theory and the Chaos  Theory. The Linear Theory is an approach to career analysis that was created to reduce the elements of uncertainty. On the other hand there's the Chaos Theory is based on mathematical formulas uniquely designed to develop a better a better weatherprediction wgich interpretes as the path to a career can be very complex .

Chapter 2 demonstrate the process of self absorment and how to make sense of the majors chosen, most likely  how to deal with the chaos created while choosing a career. To make intelligent decisions, and most importantly self discovery.

http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/topics/jobs/cover.shtml
This website is extremely helpful on how to write cover letters, and also provide the key points on first impression to an employer. I usually use this website to write cover letters.

http://workawesome.com/your-job/how-to-write-a-cover-letter-that-gets-read/
This website shows how a cover letter should be written and also that it represents a critical component of getting your resume read.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/723/1
This website have credible resources on cover letters and how it should help you with your research.

A cover letter:

• introduces you and your resume to an employer
• explains why you are writing or applying for the job
• details why you are a good match for the organization and the position
• demonstrates your abilities and helps to establish your credibility
• draws your readers' attention to specific qualifications
• provides a sample of your written communications skills
• explains when you plan to contact your prospective employer.

These were some of the key points from the last website and i do think that showing determination, demonstrating your abilities should or can drwaw your reader's attention.