Smart Step in The: Business World
Smart Step in The: Business World
Business world
Let’s know each other!
Introduction
Name
Hobbies
Personal Information
Anything more…………..
Handshake Points
Everyone Participates
Raise your hand
Punctuality
We are in it together
Cell Phones/ Pagers .. Outside
of the room
Smoking – lets all do this
outside
Lets all have fun
Workshop Expectation
Workshop objectives
Student:- Professional:-
• Speaking loudly
• Using a speakerphone
• Not treating office matters as confidential matters
• Not taking your cellular phone to lunch
• Network Wisely
Lets create an IMPACT!
• I – Integrity
• M – Manner Building
• P – Personality Development
• A – Appearance Projection
• C – Consideration
• T – Tact
Factors for Success
Five factors for success
Attitude
Sk
Skills
ud
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tit
At
Knowledge
Knowledge
HOW DO YOU LOOK?
well-groomed
ADJECTIVE
others.
Grooming includes:
Nails
•Clean
•Cut & Filed
•No Polish
Meal Breaks Today did you…
•Ensure that you take a meal break when •Bathe /shower
your patient does not need your •Shave
attendance •Use deodorant
•Have your meals in a proper eating area
and not any `free space
Personal Tool Kit
• Comb
• Handkerchief
• Brush
• Deodorant
• Mouth Wash
• Mint
• Instant Shoe Polish
• (Small investment in being Professional)
• After we have made a striking
presence with our impressive
grooming.
2. Communication skills
What are the most common ways
we communicate?
Sp s
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m a ge
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W Visu
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d
Body
Langu
age
t e n W ord
Writ
What is Communication?
Communication is a process in which two
or more parties interact with each other
and exchange information
Sende Receive
r r
The C omm uni cati on Pr oc ess
Fee dba ck
Typ es of Communi cat ion
External / Internal
Formal / Informal
Written Oral
• Verbal
• Non-Verbal
What causes distortion in
communication?
Pay
Attention
Monitor
Visualize
Non-Verbal
Effective
Active
Listening
Encourage Paraphrase
others to Talk and Repeat
Make No
Assumptions
Assertive Communication
• To feel confident and self assured keep your head level straight and
vertical.
3. Interactive skills
Interpersonal Relationship
• Identifying information
– Name, address, phone numbers, and e-mail address
• Objective
– Clear, concise, and focused on what you want to do
within the organization
• Education
• Experience
– Can go back 10 years, not including high school
experience
• Other
– Certifications
– Internships and/or volunteer work
– Professional affiliations
– Publications and presentations
What is an objective
statement?
• A short section (usually 1-3 lines),
often in the form of a sentence
fragment, immediately below your
contact information
• An “at a glance” picture of you and
your career interests
• Other names: Professional Objective,
Resume Capsule, Career Goals, etc.
“Instant” objective
statements
• For practice, fill in the parts in brackets
• To utilize my [qualifications, strengths,
or skills] as a [position title]
• A position as a [position title] for
[company name] allowing me to
develop my [qualifications, strengths,
or skills]
• An opportunity to [professional goal] in
a [type of organization, work
environment, or field]
• [position title] with emphasis in [areas
of expertise]
Contact Information
What may you include?
• Name, of course!
• Address and phone
– Campus
– Permanent
• Email
• Web address
• Phone number
• Any other means of
contact
The “bare bones” education
section
• Schools you have attended,
including universities,
community colleges,
technical schools, etc.
• Location of school(s)
• Date of graduation, actual
or anticipated
• Degree(s) earned or
pursued
• Grades
What else may be included?
• Extra information about your degree
(funding sources, honors, etc.)—usually
listed or included in parentheses
• Specializations and special projects—
usually listed or described briefly
• Other relevant skills and training (relevant
coursework, computer skills, language
proficiency, certifications, licenses, etc.)—
may be subsections or separate sections
Questions to answer
• What are my major and • What courses have I
minor Grades? taken that are related
• Any honors related to my to my career goals?
degree? • With what computer
• How is my education programs am I most
funded? familiar?
• What are my major(s) • What language
and minor(s)? What are proficiencies do I have?
my areas of emphasis, • Any certifications or
specialization, or licenses?
concentration? • Do I have any on-the-
• What special course or job educational training
degree-related projects such as in-house
may be relevant? training programs?
Selecting content for
readers
• Consider how much
space you have on your
resume
• Read job ads closely
• Highlight all educational
experiences that may
prove relevant to the job
• Select your most
relevant educational
experiences or those for
which you have space
• Match organization and
design with rest of
resume
What is an experience
section?
• A section that emphasizes your past and
present employment and/or your
participation in relevant activities
• Other common names: Professional
Experience, Work History, Field Work,
Volunteer Work, etc.
• Special names: Technical Experience,
Supervisory Experience, Aviation
Experience, etc.
Try to see your experiences as
a professional would
UNDERSTATED
– Answered phone
– Wiped tables
PROFESSIONAL
– Acted as liaison between
clients and legal staff
– Created healthy
environment for
customers and
maintained positive
public image
Proof read with a
magnifying glass
• Triple-check
for accuracy
• One typo
could cost you
an interview!
General Guidelines
• Length: It is best to limit an entry-
level resume to one typed page. Be
as concise as possible in stating
information in each section of your
resume.
• Font: Avoid fonts smaller than 10
point and larger than 12 point.
• Paper: Use A4 paper. Print your
resume with a laser or high quality
ink-jet printer.
• Sample Resumes
• Prepare your own resume
Five factors for success
• WHAT DO WE UNDERSTAND BY
TIME ?
FUTURE
PRE SENT
PAS T
Timeless Myths
doing, and
Why do we procrastinate ?
PROCRASTINATION
✔Set a deadline
✔Build in a reward
READYING YOURSELF
• EVALUATE
• ELIMINATE
• ESTIMATE
Urgent – Important Model
I II
III IV
Not Imp
Manage Your Time
Set Goals
Plan
Prioritise
Sett ing Goal s
S PE CI FI C
M EAS URABLE
R EALIS TIC
T IME BO UN D
Effective Planning
because
• Sense of accomplishment
• Provides direction
Goals vs Objectives
• Goals
– Personal or Professional goals provide
framework
– Provide guidelines
• Objectives
– More specific
– “What by when” statements
Ov era rchi ng Personal Practices
Goal s
(A sp irat ions)
JB’s OCB’ s
Sup er ord ina te
Goal s
(Mo tiv es) Effort
Per formance
Mission
Vision
Reward
Monitor
Values
Departmental Goals
Work-Group Goals
Individual Goals
Feedback
Getting Started…
• Discuss purpose of goal setting
– Specific
– Realistic
– Mutually determined
Clear
But is it the
truth?
Clarity: Different perceptions
Clarity: Reduce complexity
Clarity: Do not ramble
Be brief
Be focused
Simple language
Clarity: Misinterpret simple
things
If you can keep your head
when all about you
Are losing theirs
…
Rudyard Kipling “If”
Clarity: Business writing
guidelines
Be brief
Revise
Rewrite
Clarity: Business writing
guidelines
… Once ingrained,These
these
perceptions
are extremely difficult to overcome.
Clarity: A picture says 1,000
words
Respond to …
Cause…
Prescription for Balance
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Wh en your care er is man age d
eff ec tiv ely , y ou’ re h ap pier at home
+
Wh en th ere is a fair amou nt of
le isure ac tivit y i n yo ur wee k, yo u fe el
re vit al is ed and y ou r life is e nri ched
=
SUMMARY
THE DIFFERENCE.
JUST DO IT!
Thank You…
WISHING
YOU THE
BEST UP
THE ROAD
TO
EXCELLENCE