PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

forFAMSA

18th May 2010

AGENDA FOR TODAY

CV Writing Presentation Skills Leadership Skills Time Management

•CV Writing•Presentation•Time Mgt

CV & Resumé.. any difference?

Topic 1Rudiments of Curriculum Vitae Preparation

Basic Components

Personal DetailsNameAddressE-mailAge??

EducationInstitutionProgramme/Degree (class/grade point*&^%$?)Year of completion

Other Relevant Content

Work ExperiencePaid & Unpaid!Organisation, Period, Key Achievements

Community Related ActivitiesHobbiesReferences (with tel: numbers!!)ENCL:

Wizards are helpful but modify them appropriately!

Things to Watch out For

Attention to detail.. NO TYPOS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Consistency in dates

Sign your cover letters!!!

Avoid using Clichés Let your letters be to the point with simple & sweet

Things to watch out for cont’d

Font size, type setting, smudges, white out, pen marks etc.

Remember-the CV gets you an interview not the JOB!!!!!

Topic 2 Presentation/Interview Skills

Background Stuff

Have a Career Dev’t fileCertificates, transcripts, CV’s, application letters sent out,

network tracking sheets, articles from journals, clippings of ads, etc.

Screen jobs/assignments etc into:Most suitable & desiredDesired but unsuitableSuitable but undesiredOutliers

Before the Presentation/Interview

Rehearse!!!!!!!!!!! List all possible questions you can be askedGet a friend to interview you or listen to your presentation to critiqueMake notes of your strong & weak pointsList sensible questions you can ask or anticipate will be askedPractice your posture, timing, animations etc.

Research the topic/company eg best practice, revolutionary trends, products, scope of operations, competitors, share price etc.

Select clear font and design layout. Don’t crowd your slides

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

KEY SKILLS MUST DO

Objective Be clear about what you need from the interview or what your audience requires

Preparation Plenty !!!!!!!

Listening To respond to question asked not question you think is being asked. Take notes.

Questioning Open questions for clarification.

Answering Answering sincerely & Truthfully. Answers should display the application of theory not knowledge of theory.

Rapport Have a lasting impression on the interviewer(s) or audience.

Taking notes Absolutely essential for evaluation

During The Presentation/Interview

Be Punctual Dress code Confidence level (assertiveness-the new buzz word)

Posture Smile Use of analogies, stories, illustrations, statistics

BODY LANGUAGE: AT BEST & AT WORST

• At their Best:

- They add emphasis

- They illustrate

- They help the other person visualize

- They create rapport

- They match the words

• At their worst

- They are distracting

- They create confusion when not matched with words.

- They reveal your nervous energy

- make you appear unauthentic or less than capable

BODY LANGUAGE

• Pointing at the person

• Making jerky movements

• Playing with anything (e.g. clicking of pen)

• Repeating a gesture many a time.

BODY LANGUAGE: WHAT TO AVOID

Topic 3: Time Management

The power of Choice

The 4 key Quadrants

Daily Planner

Q & A