Apr
6
What I have learned about myself in class
Posted by: Janna Chi | April 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment
During this semester, I learned a lot of useful things about career from this class, for example, writing a strong resume and cover letter, performing in an interview, learning about strengths and weakness by doing the Strengths Quest and finally finding out what kind of job I am suitable for. I found out I am a includer, communicator and arranger; and I am also responsible and positive. When I was writing my resume, I realized that my work experiences are not wide enough and are not related to the job for which I was trying to apply. Moreover, the part time job experiences are also not helpful for the future career that I am planning to do. Therefore, I realized that I should start taking the 4th step, building my brand.
Another insight that I gained is the applicant’s attitude during all the steps in the application process is important. This kind of thing seems to be very common sense but is easily overlooked. If you have not thought about what would happen and be prepared before making a phone call, it is likely that you can never reach your intended contact person. Even a simple thing like handshake affects the first impression others have of you. In every step of the job search, I need to be careful and prepared. In this course, I learned many things that are important to my future career, from a simple thing like a handshake to mapping the whole career path.