Water Resources University Freshman Engineering Program

GNEG 1103: Introduction to Engineering Water Resources University Summer Semester 2012 Professional Development Assignments Google Job Search (100 points) Watch the Power Job Search Tips YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0dUuCRPgNcU). Follow the directions from the video using www.google.com.vn and search for jobs related to Civil Engineering (or a related field) in Vietnam. Provide a typed summary of 3 jobs that you locate using this search technique. Personal Branding Statement (100 points) Read the handout for the 30 Second Commercial or Personal Branding Statement transcript. You may also wish to watch the video (http://globalcampus.uark.edu/CDC/30secInterview.html). Answer the following questions using complete sentences. What is your name? What is your degree? When do you graduate? What would you like to do when you graduate? Use your responses to these questions to create a paragraph that you can use when someone says Tell me about yourself. You may also include attributes that make you a successful student, any experience you have, and any outside interests that you have. Here is an example of my personal branding statement: Hello, my name is Kellie Schneider. I am a PhD student in the Department of Industrial Engineering and a full-time instructor in the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. My expected graduation date is December 2012. I have over five years of teaching and advising experience, and I plan to pursue a degree as a tenure track assistant professor at the University level. Provide a typed summary of your Personal Branding Statement. The assignments are due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, July 25.

GNEG 1103

Professional Development Activities