Saturday, November 16, 2013

Week 12 - 15 Nov. 2013 Interviews, facebook, plagiarism

How you conduct your business life and manage projects reflects how you conduct your personnel life.  We discussed skills and issues that affect both.

Interviews - practice this now so that are are ready with answers during an interview.



Interviewer:
Welcome to [name of your organization].
My name is [your name].
Describe your most recent job –
            What company?
            What was your position?
            What were your responsibilities?
            What accomplishment at that job are you most proud of?
            Name a mistake you made and what you did about it.
Describe one of your strengths?
Describe one of your weaknesses?
Do you have questions for me?
           
Applicant:
            When will you inform applicants of your decision?
            How many people have applied for this job?
Thank you for your time.


Facebook



15 Facebook Photos That Make You Look Good   By Allen Grove


“Facebook does come with potential risks for college applicants.  Some admissions officers do try to get more information on applicants through social media, and in many cases what they find ends up hurting an applicant's chances.  In that same Kaplan survey, 35% of admissions officers who looked up students in Facebook or Google found information that made a negative impressions.”


Keep photos and posts of:
Team sports
Award ceremonies
Attendance at conferences, events
Volunteering
Campus activities
Your own art and music, other talents

Remove photos and posts of:
Drinking
Drugs
Illegal activities
Inappropriate clothing
Public displays of affection
Nudity
Violence
Cursing

Plagiarism
Students of the sciences need to understand what plagiarism is.  A student in the US could be expelled from his university for plagiarizing.  You could lose your job and have all of your·research discredited.

See this post for tips on avoiding plagiarism.


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