...“CHOICES, VALUES AND FRAMES” BY Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky This reading is about the Psychophysical objectives of choice in risky as well as in Risk less circumstances. The study of decisions directs both normative and descriptive questions. Study of decision making is mainly concentrated on options of monetary outcomes and probabilities. The psychophysics of value in the province of gains and losses cause risk aversion and risk seeking respectively. The outcomes of decision and the probabilities of these outcomes characterized the risky prospects and these can be framed in different ways but this framing of outcomes contradicts with the principle of Invariance of Rational choice which states that the changes in the explanation of outcomes should not adjust the preference order. We can shift preference from risk aversion to risk seeking and vice-versa with the change of words of probable outcomes. The presence of non-linearity between value function and people’s capability to calculate choices in the relation to the reference point causes evaluation of outcomes is affected by formulation effects. The psychophysics of chances leads to overweighting of sure things when these are compared with the events of moderate or high probability, this phenomenon is known as Pseudo-Certainty effect. This effect has impact that an event which is absolutely uncertain is weighted like it was certain. Mental accounting is a process in which people sets up a mental account that list the...
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...0 Steps: How to Write a Resume You're a smart job seeker! You know your resume is a key part of getting a new job. That's why you're taking time to learn how to write a resume so you have the best one possible. This may be your first time writing a resume; or maybe you're updating an old one for the umpteenth time. Either way, you'll want to use this guide to be sure you're doing all you can to have the best resume possible. I created this online resume workshop so you can use it as a step-by-step guide or as a resource to answer particular resume questions. So feel free to start with Step 1 and work your way through to Step 10. Or, jump around to find answers to your questions. 10 Steps: How to Write a Resume Introduction: Top 5 Resume Tips Key points that will serve as a compass as you go through each step of writing your resume. Step 1: Find a Job for Your Resume Learn why this step is important to writing a good resume. Don't make the mistake so many make by doing this step after they write their resumes. Step 2: List of Keywords for Your Resume Recruiters and employers search for keywords, so you need to put them in your resume if you want to be found. Step 3: Choose a Resume Format One size doesn't fit all when it comes to resume format. Learn which of these three resume formats will make your job search a success. Chronological Resume Template Functional Resume Template Combination Resume Template Step 4: Your Resume Heading Believe it or not, there's a right way and a...
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...Writing a Resume Your resume isn’t your autobiography. It’s a short document, meant to show an employer that you’re a desirable candidate for an available job. Writing an effective resume presents you as a well-qualified, interesting individual who is worthy of a face-to-face interview. Employers may receive over 100 resumes for a single job opening. While ideally each candidate would receive equal time, the fact is that employers typically sort through a pile and put the most appealing specimens at the top of the heap. Statistically, your resume has about ten to twenty seconds to either float to the top (for further analysis) or sink to the bottom (obscurity in the employer’s personnel files). Steps to Writing a Resume Gathering Information Whether you’re writing a resume for one employer or several, the job of writing a resume is much easier when you take the time to put all of your information in front of you. Besides that, putting all of your information in one place gives you a handy reference to make sure that each resume you write has all the information you want to disclose to prospective employers. It also makes updating and writing new resumes easier than starting from scratch. Resumes are divided into three sections: experience, skills, and education. Using these sections, brainstorm a list of all the data that might be pertinent to getting the job you want now and jobs you may consider in the future. If you’re writing a resume for...
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...! ! Andrea Sanchez Professor Peter Wegner English 301 12 August 2013 ! ! ! ! ! “How to Write A Resume”! Do you want a job but not sure where to start ? You will need to know how to write a resume that is effective and will give the results you want. Let’s start off with determining what the purpose of a resume is. The purpose is to obtain a interview and ultimately get a job or internship. It is very important to be selective in the information you place in your resume and include details that are only relevant to the employer and the position. Avoid using pronouns and articles (a, an, the) whenever possible. ! The formatting of a resume is important and provides the information needed in a logical, easy to read sequence. When using underlines, italics, bold, and all caps it helps guide the employer through the resume with ease. A key word is consistency which makes the information on the resume simple for the employers to read. Including personal information is a highlight in your resume. The employer wants to know your name, address, phone number, and email address on the top of the first page of your resume. Personal information such as religion,age, political affiliation,and martial status are not included on a resume. There are considered illegal questions for the employers to ask. ! An objective also needs to be a part of your resume which can immediately help identify the position to which you are applying. You can also include a summary of qualifications...
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...Junyao Jiang Prof. Mary E Gorman Business Professionalism 28/5/2015 Mentor Plan I strong believe that everyone want to be better one, but how to make an improvement plan is an important issue for us. For me, I want to speak English better, work out better, and write a resume better. In my opinion, I think a good mentor and a good plan are very important, because a good mentor can give the best advice to us, and a good plan can track our improvements. Otherwise, from the article “How to play your strengths” I got that to know yourself better is important too, because before you find the best plan to fit you, you should to know what is your strengths and weakness, then you can use your strengths to control your weakness, so you can overcome your weakness easier. In addition, the Reflected Best Self exercise is a perfect tool to know yourself better. Anyway, I will use this exercise to reach my all goals. For my first goal, I want to speak English better, this is my biggest goal. Actually I have been United Stated for almost four years, but my speaking is still not good, and I feel hard to communicate with American sometimes. Otherwise, I really want to know more information about U.S. And if I do some business with some customers who speak English in the future, so fluent English is very important to me. Therefore I have to improve my speaking, and then I can know what I want to know via communication with American, and success in business with international customers. ...
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...2.2 Gaining experience Learn how to acquire skills for the jobs that interest you. Gaining relevant experience can help you develop the skills you need for your career goals. But if you don’t have a job yet, how do you get either? Don’t panic. Your degree program is already helping you obtain knowledge in these areas. And there are lots of other ways to gain career skills, too -- both with and without a paycheck. Check out the many ways you can build your skills: 1. Volunteering. If marketing is your forte, help a local charity promote their annual fundraising campaign. Aspiring nurses, try teaching CPR at your local Red Cross chapter. And so on. Visit volunteermatch.org to find opportunities near you. 2. Internships and Co-ops. Use these opportunities to develop skills in your chosen field. Co-ops are usually full-time with some pay and occur when students are taking a break from studies. Internships are often unpaid and done solely for the experience. You can explore internship opportunities through our University of Phoenix Job Search tool. 3. Job Shadowing. Many companies will allow students to “shadow” a working professional to learn more about a job. When shadowing, you may be asked to perform simple tasks, which essentially serves as on-the-job training! 4. Becoming an Assistant. Being someone’s personal assistant, even on a volunteer basis, is a great way to learn more about an industry. While making coffee or setting appointments isn’t glamorous...
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...How to write a resume Method One of Five: Formatting Your Resume * Image titled Make a Resume Step 1 1*Format your text.* The first thing that a possible employer will see on your resume is the text. For that reason, it is very important that you make the right first impression. Choose a professional font in a size 11 or 12. Times New Roman is the classic serif font, while Arial and Calibri are two of the better choices for sans-serif. Even though Sans Serif fonts are more popular for resume, Yahoo has chosen Helvetica as the best font to use for your resumé. * Times New Roman is actually a little hard to read on a screen for many people. If you are emailing your resume, consider using Georgia instead for a more readable serif font. * You can use multiple fonts for different parts of your resume, but try to limit it to two maximum. Instead of changing between fonts, try making specific sections bold or italicized instead. * The font for your header and the introduction to a section may be a size 14 or 16, but otherwise you should not use a very large font. * Your text should always be printed in solid black ink. Make sure to deactivate any hyperlinks (like to your email) so that they don’t print in blue or another contrasting color. * Image titled Make a Resume Step 2 2*Set up the page.* Your page should have one inch margins all the way around with 1.5 or 2 point line spacing. The body of your resume will be aligned to the left and your header should be...
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...JobVision: Your Guide to Future Employment 6th Edition Job Vision - Your Guide to Future Employment 6th Edition, Winter 2009 Produced by the Co-operative Education and Employment Resources Department of Centennial College P.O. Box 631, Station A, Toronto, Ontario Canada M1K 5E9 Telephone: 416-289-5000 ext. 2241 E-mail: gradjobs@centennialcollege.ca Web Site: www.centennialcollege.ca/findajob No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of Centennial College. Table of Contents Your First Step: Who am I ? ............................................................................ 1 Some QuestionsTo Consider .............................................................................................................. 3 DevelopYour Skills Inventory ........................................................................................................... 4 WhatAre Employers Looking For? .................................................................................................... 5 AFew Interesting LinksAbout SelfAssessment ................................................................................ 5 Get Informed: Research! Research! Research! .............................................. 7 Some ThingsYou Need To Know ....................................................................................................... 9 Sources...
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...Resume Review Amberly Locke COM/295 July 13, 2015 Dr. Ivonne Bates Resume Review As we prepare ourselves for a rewarding future career, we need something that can speak for us when applying for that future position. We need something to help us stand out and be chosen to meet for a face to face interview. A resume is will be our first line of communication to our new and future employment. It should show what we can and know how to do, our education and most importantly or experience that relates to the position we wish to apply. I have created several different resumes to fit the position I had choose to apply for in the past and I can say that not every time was I chosen to come in and meet with the company. Since then I had improved my resume and it has helped me land great positions to is leading me to my future career goals. Review Feedback I had recently updated my resume after getting hired with a new company. I had my mother, who has held several leadership roles in the past and now, to look over my resume and provide me feedback as to how I can make it better for any future opportunities. First thing she has told me was that my skills and experience listed where great but, a bit lengthy. She has mentioned that since I am no longer seeking employment in the medical field, which I held for about 4 to 5 years, it is irrelevant to what I hope to apply for in the future in Accounting and/or Administrative work. She has informed me that my resume’s...
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...When an employer looks at your resume, you've got about 6-10 seconds to make a good impression. To capture the reader's attention, you need to be clear and to-the-point. Be Organized and Logical In addition to reviewing your experience, employers also use the resume to sense whether you are organized, logical, and concise. Make sure your resume is balanced, neat, visually appealing, and flows consistently. Clearly separate sections and emphasize section titles. Keep a Positive Tone Your resume should present you in the best possible light. If you don't possess every skill an employer is seeking, do not emphasize your shortcomings. Focus on what you can offer. Combine Sections When Possible Try to combine any short sections together to make your resume more compact. For example, if you only have one entry under training, consider placing it under your education instead and change the section title to "Education and Training." Use Common Section Headings Use common section headings. Examples: Objective, Experience, Employment, Work History, Skills, Summary, Summary of Qualifications, Accomplishments, Achievements, Capabilities, Education, Professional Affiliations, Publications, Licenses and Certifications, and Honors. Be Concise and Omit Irrelevant Information Employers don't want to read a long, drawn-out version of your life's accomplishments. They have stacks of resumes to read, and want to know quickly whether or not you would be a good fit for their company. So, be clear and...
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...ladder of success, [Vault's] insights are priceless.” – Money magazine “The best place on the web to prepare for a job search.” – Fortune “[Vault guides] make for excellent starting points for job hunters and should be purchased by academic libraries for their career sections [and] university career centers.” – Library Journal “The granddaddy of worker sites.” – US News and World Report “A killer app.” – New York Times One of Forbes' 33 “Favorite Sites” – Forbes “To get the unvarnished scoop, check out Vault.” – Smart Money Magazine “Vault has a wealth of information about major employers and jobsearching strategies as well as comments from workers about their experiences at specific companies.” – The Washington Post “A key reference for those who want to know what it takes to get hired by a law firm and what to expect once they get there.” – New York Law Journal “Vault [provides] the skinny on working conditions at all kinds of companies from current and former employees.” – USA Today VAULT GUIDE TO RESUMES, COVER LETTERS & INTERVIEWS © 2003 Vault Inc. VAULT GUIDE TO RESUMES, COVER LETTERS & INTERVIEWS HOWARD LEIFMAN, PhD, MARCY LERNER AND THE STAFF OF VAULT © 2003 Vault Inc. Copyright © 2003 by Vault Inc. All rights reserved. All information in this book is subject to change without notice. Vault makes no claims as to the accuracy and reliability of the information contained within and disclaims all warranties. No part of this book may be reproduced...
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...Résumé Impressions Image consultant Suman R Agarwal on how to make your résumé clear, precise and relevant If first impressions are important in an interview, the impression your résumé creates are no less important. In order to ensure that, take care of the elements mentioned below: Your Story — Understand the position, level in hierarchy, department and industry culture. Map your contributions with what the company is looking for. Customise your résumé when required. Are they looking for a strong technical expert or someone with strong people skills? Talk to current employees and read up about the company. For each company you have worked with, every designation held and every academic institution attended, the executive wants to see three things: a. What goes into the résumé must be relevant to the job you have applied for. Mention your contributions, projects undertaken and the extracurricular activities in school or college, for example, ‘Achieved 100% target all through.’ b. Describe the constraints and the complexity involved in the project or in your contribution (example: Achieved 100% target or raised sales by 10% despite the downturn during which client company cut purchases by 20% and in the presence of leading competitors). c. The above details not only convey your potential to the interviewer, but also help focus interview questions on how you made it happen. Make the subheads speak for themselves so that the executive glancing rapidly...
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...CASE 8-2: ONLINE RESUME ARE HERE TO STAY Summary Online resume is another method that have been used by certain company in matching up the candidates qualifications to current job openings. For example, NuView software do the screening process in order to ensure the resume are meeting the requirement of the vacancy. There are a few company that use online resume such as Home Depot, BellSouth, Walgreens, United Parcel Service, Blockbuster and Target. These company claim that the online resume technology saves a lot of time and money and instantly available to company personnel. Thus lead to an efficient hiring process. Besides that, General Electric (GE) use online resume in their hiring process. When there are job opening in the company, GE usually advertise internally. However, if the unit required them to advertise to outside company, GE will advertise in their company website. It will eventually can attract applicants from around the world. GE managers believe that some candidates, even though they do not live in the immediate location of the hiring unit, would be willing to relocate if they found the right job at GE. On top of that, in addition to screening resumes on their own company websites, certain company pay to post jobs on popular online recruiting websites. This will helps the company to explore more candidates by using popular recruiting websites such as monster.com, careerbuilders.com and hotjobs.com. As a conclusion, the rules of the resume submission process...
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...Student Name: Heather Hefty Assignment 6 Worksheet (Resume and Cover Letter Analysis) Please write DETAILED paragraphs that summarize each document’s strengths and weaknesses, and then offer suggestions for revision (consider both content and design/organization). Please consider all of the discussion questions from the previous page, but do not just list out your answers to them. Don’t forget to COMPARE each candidate’s resume and cover letter, analyzing how they work together (or don’t). Resume 1 (Page 164, Anthony H. Jones) Strengths: Creative design that’s easy to read, Listed courses related to degree Weaknesses: Internship listed under education section, unclear of what he’s describing under references/webfolio section Revision Suggestions: Move internship description to Experience section, Bullet point and describe references/webfolio section Anthony’s design for his resume is creative and unique while still being easily readable which is a strength. I also like that under the Education section, he listed courses that relate to his degree so that an employer knows what he has experience with. A weakness with this resume is that he listed his internship under his Education section when it would be more appropriate to list it under his Experience section. Lastly, his References/Webfolio section lacks detail and organization. He should bullet point the different categories and explain what they are. Cover Letter 1 (Page 182, Anthony H. Jones) Strengths:...
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...Tips on résumés and cover letters Résumés Successful résumés serve only one function: to get you an interview. Creating a résumé that accomplishes this requires a lot of thought. Your résumé is an introduction to us or to any potential employer; make sure it presents you in the best possible light. If you don't have prior financial work experience, think of other ways you can demonstrate your aptitude: other jobs or experiences that required leadership and quantitative ability, or roles in which you worked with your company's senior clients. A few tips: • Almost without exception, your résumé should be no longer than one page. • Prioritize the points you want to get across, such as summer internships and other quantitative work experience, and structure your résumé to highlight skills that are most relevant to the position for which you are applying. • Proofread. Typos tell us that either you're careless, or not that interested in a job with J.P. Morgan. • Keep your statements concise and quantify where possible. • Make sure you can support and talk intelligently about everything on your résumé and how it will contribute to your success. • For PhD’s, emphasize your research, coursework and teaching experience in finance, economics, quantitative modeling, engineering and mathematics. • Additionally, be sure you can support and talk intelligently about everything on your Curricula Vitae (CV), including how your previous work and research will...
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