Unlocking Your Potentials:

Strategies for Career

Growth
MARY JOYCE E. TALAMANTE
REGISTERED PSYCHOMETRICIAN
 Job
Visualization
Application :

Agenda Proper way

of answering Do’s and
job don’ts
interviews

How to make
a good CV
and Resume
THE
RECRUITME
NT PROCESS:
We’re Hiring!
Job Details:
• Salary
• Job type
• Shift and schedule
• Job description
• Benefits
Details:

We are looking for: Job Description:

• Administer and maintain clients’ IT systems
infrastructure, deal with servers, databases,
network, and Cloud
• Develop and maintain knowledge of tools and
Fresh Graduates are Graduate of Computer Interest and knowledge service management procedures necessary to run
highly encouraged to Science, Engineering, in IT systems, servers,
apply Information network, Cloud and IT operations
Technology, database support and
Mathematics, administration work • Support incident identification, prioritization, and
Computer Engineering, resolution activities
or other IT-related
courses • Participate in automation and other continuous
improvement initiatives

Willing to be trained in Must be amendable to

any programming go work on-site once
language / skill recalled
Some pointers that might help you

Prepare for the process

Do your research 

Refresh your CV
 Interview preparation

Do: before the interview, prepare for it, Do: research the company’s history, Do: outline your answers to common
know the company, know the job, know mission and recent developments. interview questions.
yourself, prepare questions.
 Interview preparation

DO: MAKE A CHECKLIST OF WHAT YOU’LL DO: ENSURE YOU HAVE DIRECTIONS TO THE DO: PRINT OUT AT LEAST FIVE HARD COPIES
NEED TO TAKE WITH YOU. INTERVIEW SITE AND TIME OUT HOW LONG OF YOUR RESUME IN CASE YOUR
IT WILL TAKE YOU TO GET THERE. INTERVIEWERS DON’T HAVE THEIR OWN.
Interview preparation

Do: choose your interview outfit in advance and Do: get plenty of rest the night before to ensure
make sure it is clean and ironed, if necessary. you are alert and focused.
Dress Right.
 Interview preparation

Don’t: wait until the morning of an interview to Don’t: be late. You should plan enough time to Don’t: try to memorize your answers to interview
gather your materials. Unexpected difficulties could arrive at the interview location at least 10 minutes questions. Instead, remember the key points you
easily make you late for your interview, which could early. Be punctual. want to convey.
impact the hiring manager’s first impression of you.
 Appearance and demeanor

Do: present a confident appearance. Do: wear a simple, comfortable outfit Do: sit up straight with your shoulders Do: shake hands well, maintain eye
Make a good impression. that allows you and the hiring back to display confidence. contact and smile let the interviewer
manager to remain focused on the know you’re interested in the
interview. conversation.
Don’t: wear bold clothing or strong Don’t: fidget or make nervous
perfume, as they can be distracting. movements with your hands.

Don’t: dress down or casually in an

effort to fit with the culture. It’s Don’t: cross your arms or use body
always better to dress more language that could make you
professionally than not professional seem closed off.
enough.
 Do: practice in front of a mirror will help you be more
aware of your facial expressions and body language, both
of which are very important for a successful interview.

Do: ask a trusted friend or colleague to act as your

interviewer. They should be able to offer you constructive
feedback about your answers.
questions
Interview

Do: smile as you listen to the interviewer’s questions.

Do: take your time to process their questions before

responding.
 Do: highlight the skills and
experience you have to offer that
make you a great fit for the position.

Do: always answer with a positive

questions
Interview

and professional demeanor.

Do: be honest about all aspects of

your employment history.
 Don’t: offer unnecessary details, sharing long stories or irrelevant
information can distract from your qualifications.

Don’t: forget to listen and stay focused on the information your

interviewer is providing you

Don’t: interrupt your interviewer when you have a question or

questions

need clarification but do wait for a pause in the conversation to

Interview

ask short questions.

Don’t: ask about salary in your interview.

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/job-
interview-dos-and-donts
Psychological tricks that will help
you ace a job interview
According to Glassdoor, the
“best” time to arrange an
interview is the time that’s best
for the interviewer — not the
time that’s best for you.
So if the hiring manager offers
you some flexibility in choosing
an interview time, ask if you
could come in around 10:30
a.m. on a Tuesday. That’s likely
when your interviewer is
relatively relaxed.
• Match the color of your outfit to the image you want to
project
• Twenty-three percent of interviewers recommended wearing blue,
which suggests that the candidate is a team player, while 15%
recommended black, which suggests leadership potential.
• Meanwhile, 25% said orange is the worst color to wear, and
suggests that the candidate is unprofessional.
• Here’s what other colors indicate:
• Gray: logical/analytical
• White: organized
• Brown: dependable
• Red: power
• According to Molidor and Parus, 
your hand movements contribute to the
impression you convey in a job interview.
• Showing your palms generally indicates
sincerity, while pressing the fingertips of your
hands together to form a church steeple
indicates confidence.
• On the other hand, you don’t want to hold
your palms downward, which is a sign of
dominance, tapping your fingers, which
shows impatience; folding your arms, which
indicates disappointment; and overusing
hand gestures, which can be distracting.
Mirror the
interviewer’s
body language
• The “chameleon effect” is a psychological
phenomenon that describes how people tend to
like each other more when they’re exhibiting
similar body language.
• So if your interviewer is leaning forward in his
chair and putting his hands on the table, feel free
to do the same. Chances are he won’t notice that
you’re copying him.
Make eye
contact when
you first meet
your interviewer
• Don’t be bashful — when your interviewer
comes to greet you, look them in the eye.
• the people who consistently made eye
contact while speaking were considered more
intelligent than those who didn’t make eye
contact.
Don’t discount the pre-interview small
talk
• Recent research suggests that seemingly idle chitchat before the
interview really gets started — what psychologists call “rapport building”
— can make a big impact on the interviewer’s impression of you.
• In the study, led by researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology,
Texas A&M University, and Texas Christian University, candidates who
did a good job making small talk in mock interviews received higher
ratings on the job-related questions than candidates who were less
adept at chit-chatting, meaning the interviewers’ first impressions had
colored their overall impressions.,
• https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/21-psychological-tricks-that-will-
help-you-ace-a-job-interview
A new kind of application process

Phone interviews  Video interviews Online skills tests

WHAT IS A RESUME?

A life’s worth of experience, skills and education

summarized in a single page.
A summary of your qualifications: Education,
Experiences (all types!!!) and Skills
Marketing tool - an advertisement on you! Be
prepared to spend ample time preparing resume
A piece of paper tells prospective employer who you
are, what you’ve done and why they should hire you.
‘a good resume predicts how you would might
perform in that desired future job ‘
How is a Resume Used?

Employment
Can be used to apply for
internship, graduate
school, professional and
leadership positions in
organizations
A screening tool
TIPS
• Always submit in a .pdf format
• 14-16pt for your name and 10-12pt for the body of your resume
• Margins should be equally set between .6-1 inch on all sides
• Avoid folding or stapling your resume
• Always keep your resume up to date
What is Curriculum Vitae

Should address faculty

Emphasizes roles such as teaching,
Usually, 3 or more pages
qualifications and research, service
in length
activities professional associations
and presentations
How is a CV used?

When applying
for academic,
For overseas
scientific or
research positions
 • Reverse chronological (most recent job first)
• Times New Roman and Arial are standard fonts
Formats • Use bolding, italics, all CAPS, underlining, etc.
• Use lines to separate heading/sections
• Use bulleted statements with action-oriented verbs
 Name and contact information, including work and home phone numbers, address
and e-mail
Education, including college degrees, places and dates

Dissertation topic

Licenses/certification, including state and certificate number, if applicable

Internships

The Vitae Checklist Professional experience

Publications

Professional or academic presentations

Honors, scholarships, fellowships or awards

Professional organization memberships

Volunteer or service work

Sections for teaching, research or clinical experience

• A resume is a document that contains your work experience,
educational background, and achievements. Some applicants
submit a single-page resume containing only the relevant
information required by the employer.
• Curriculum Vitae (abbreviated as “CV”), on the other hand, is a
detailed document with contents similar to a resume but different in
terms of formatting. It seeks to emphasize details such as
achievements, awards and scholarship grants together with the
applicant’s career in a brief manner.
MET
3 STAGES OF CAREER
EXPLORATION
Stage 1 : Determine Your Interests
Stage 2: Discover Your Career
Stage 3: Plan your Goals
 Knowing about yourself is the
basis of career decision-making.
What are your interests, skills, and
values? What is important to you
about your work? What are your
personal traits and characteristics?
Ask yourself:
» What do I like to do?
» What motivates me? What keeps
my curiosity?
STAGE 1: » What skills do I possess?
DETERMINE
YOUR
INTERESTS
 Learning about the careers, types of
jobs, educational requirements, and job
functions are important in
understanding the careers that fit your
interests and goals.
You may ask yourself:

» What are examples of careers in my

chosen major or field of interest?
» What job titles interest me?
» What type of work environments do I
like?

STAGE » Where can I go to research my

chosen career or field of interest?
2: DISCOVER
YOUR CAREER
 Take what you have learned about yourself and
piece it together with the reality of the world of
work. Begin to evaluate career options that are
practical for you. Use decision-making and
action planning skills to identify successful
career and life plans.

Some important questions include:

» Do I have the resources to pursue these

options?

» What challenges might be presented during

my educational pursuit? In the job market?

» What else do I need to know to identify my

career objectives?

» Do I need to conduct more self-assessment or

career research to make a career decision?

STAGE 3: PLAN
YOUR GOALS
WHAT TO DO?
Make 3 GOALS

What can you do to achieve it?

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 1. Positive affirmation

2. Goal

3. Visualization

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