Job Seekers Tools

• Voicemail: You never want to miss a call from a potential employer.
• Email: If a potential employer chooses to communicate with you via email, treat each piece of correspondence as a part of your interview. Use email etiquette.
• Updated resume: It should be up-to-date at all times.
• Customizable cover letter
• Customizable thank you letter
• Job Search Log: This is useful to keep track of the places you have sent your resume to. You can also maintain names, titles, telephone numbers, and notes relating to interviews and/or positions you have applied to.
• Access to the internet

Resume Tips

• Use bullets to display your responsibilities.
• Add your credentials after your name at the top of the resume.
• Make sure your name and the page number are on each page.
• Include a Summary of Qualifications and avoid an Objective Statement
• Attempt to keep your resume at a maximum of 2 pages.
• Use a minimum of a 10 font for contact information. If the font is too small, it is at times difficult to read a telephone number and/or address on a resume. If a potential employer cannot reach you, you could lose out on an opportunity.
• Customize your resume based on the position you are applying for.
• Do not include personal information such as SS#, height, weight, marital status, hobbies, etc...
  

Interview Tips

• Confirm and re-confirm the date, time and location of your interview.
• Know who you will be meeting with or speaking to on the telephone and their title / responsibilities. Try to determine their role in the hiring process.
• Dress professionally and conservatively avoiding perfumes or colognes.
• Do not smoke before or during (this applies to telephone interviews too) an interview.
• Make eye contact, smile and maintain good posture.
• Be 100% honest without being too self-disclosing. Information regarding your personal life could be used in a discriminatory manner.
• Listen carefully to questions asked and think about your response before answering.
• Be prepared: Know about the position you are interviewing for, know as much as possible about the hospital/company and corporate culture.
• Turn off your cell phone and pager prior to the interview.
• Disable call waiting or any other telephone features that may distract you during a telephone interview.
• Be positive and upbeat. Keep all negative comments, especially about previous employers to yourself.
• Schedule telephone interviews in advance and make sure there will be no distractions from family members, pets, etc...
• Send a thank-you note (via U.S. mail, not email) to the people that interviewed you.