Career Planning

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Career Planning
Week 2
● Application submission exercise
● Effective resumes and cover letters
● Resume reviews (sharing is learning)
● Monday Nov 13th - Job Posting Closes (independant time
for submission on Friday)

Week 3
● Review of back-end application platforms
● Review of submissions and feedback
● Career path exercise
● Individual job applications

Week 4
● Interview preparations
● Employer outreach
Application Exercise
Step 1:
● Complete your Preprlabs profile
Step 2:
● Review job description

Job Description:
Looking for a project manager to build a team to manage this project:
Project Goal: Leverage technology like the Internet of Things (IOT) to help monitor forest fires to increase early intervention?

Use this video as an input to your resume and cover letter: https://youtu.be/XNN0-PHnLHY

The role is to find innovative thinkers that can lead a team to solve this issue. You will be responsible for managing a team of engineers and fire
experts to develop the technology that can solve this issue.
Write a resume and cover letter to explain why you would be the right candidate for this role.

Responsibilities:
Set project timeline
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Monitor project deliverables

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Update relevant stakeholders or team members on the project progress

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Coach and support project team members with tasks you assign them
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Qualifications:
● Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
● Strong business acumen in project planning and management
● Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills
Application Exercise
Step 1:
● Complete your Preprlabs profile

Step 2:
● Review job description
● Complete resume and cover letter assuming that you are project
manager with 5 years of experience in this area

Step 3:
● Indeed application - Jr. Full Stack Development Training & Paid
Internship (SFS)
Effective Resumes- Key Info
1) Contact Information
○ Full name, phone number, email address, and, optionally, your LinkedIn profile.
○ City & Country of residence

2) Profile/Summary
○ A short, impactful statement highlighting your career goals and what you bring to the table
○ Example: “Experienced UX Designer with proven track record of seamlessly blending collaborative
teamwork with the ability to drive individual projects forward. Highly organized with a keen eye for
detail, and user-centric mindset. Eager to join an innovative company where I can apply my skills to
create impactful digital experiences”
○ Use key words from the job description

3) Skills
○ Tailor these to match the requirements of the job you’re applying for
Effective Resumes - Key Info
4) Professional Experience
○ Chronological order (most recent job first)
○ Include job titles, company names, dates, and 3-5 bullet points outlining your key
responsibilities and accomplishments
○ Use key words from the job description

5) Education
○ Include your highest level of education, along with institution, degree earned, and graduation
year
○ If you’re mid-degree, include that too! “Working towards….”
○
6) Additional Sections (if applicable)
○ Consider including sections like “Interests/Hobbies” - it gives the interviewer something to
connect with you over
○ “Volunteer Experience”, or “Achievements & Awards” are great too if they relate to the job you
are applying for
DO’s and Don’ts
DON’T go over two pages in
length (unless you have 20+
DO use a professional-looking gmail, years of experience)
outlook, or personal domain email
address (we’re looking at you,
sugar_and_spice78@hotmail.com…)
DON’T submit your resume as a
Word or Google doc. Always as a
DO try to read your PDF!
resume in 10 seconds
and see what you can
take away from it
DON’T submit your resume DO use a template that is
as a Word or Google doc. ATS (Applicant Tracking
Always as a PDF! System) friendly…
What is an ATS?
Applicant Tracking System = a resume-filtering bot that operates with the goal of
analyzing and organizing candidates. Here are some stats:

1) 25 % of resumes have buried contact

1) On average, a corporate job posting
receives 250 applications
2) Of those 250 applicants, 4-6 will be
contacted for an interview
3) 99% of large organizations use ATS as part
of their recruitment process - and big
companies receive about 50-75 THOUSAND
resumes each week….
4) 75% of resumes will never be seen by
human eyes
information in the header
2) Omitting keywords from job
descriptions increases toss-ability
3) Fancy templates get scrambled - 43%
of resumes are submitted in an
incomplete file type, and 21% include
graphics and charts that are
unreadable
Effective Cover Letters - Key Info

1) Salutation
○ Address the recipient directly

2) Opening Paragraph
○ Engage your reader with a strong opening and mention
the position you’re applying for
○ Make the reader connect you to the role
○ Example: “I’m writing to you about the Communications
Specialist position at your company. I know I’d make a
great candidate because I’ve traveled to 10 countries in
the past 5 years and I’ve tried almost all the gear out there
and know yours is the best.”
Effective Cover Letters - Key Info

1) DO maintain a professional tone, but

let your personality shine
2) DON’T use humour
3) DO get someone to proofread your
work
Cover Letter Checklist: 4) DON’T make it longer than one page

✅ Tailored to the job and/or company

✅ Engaging opening

✅ Relevant qualifications and experiences

✅ Clear examples of achievements

✅ Positive tone and language

✅ Proper structure and formatting

✅ No grammar or spelling errors