Getting the Career You Want
A guide for students and young professionals
Best of EdgeWise.PH (Vol. 2)
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2011 by Bronze Age Media, Inc.
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Editors
Carmina V. Esguerra
Dandi Galvez
Maricris Jan Tobias
Contributors
Millicent Bartolome
Layla Amar
Rachel Faith Cruz
Louie-An Pilapil
Abigail Rebong
Abigail Azul
Mayel Misula
Cover design by Tania Arpa
Photography by Dandi Galvez
Articles in this Ebook
Introduction
Edgewise’s New Year’s Resolutions for the Future Job Seeker
Ace that Interview: Tips from Hiring Managers
Want a Job Overseas? Channel Rizal!
Dress To Impress at that Job Interview
Want to Stand Out? Sit Down and Read
Email 101 for the College Grad
Get That Job! Here's How
Resume Formatting Tips
Business Communication Mistakes That Students Make
Applying for your first job? Three newbie mistakes to avoid
Hey Intern!
What can you do with a BA in English?
Get that Job: Translating and Understanding a Job Ad
Do You Have A Resume Buddy?
5 Resume Writing "Don'ts"
Introduction
If you're a high school or college student reading this on your tablet or computer right now, I just want to say, you are on the right track already. As one of the organizers and main speakers of a career event series (CareerCamp), I've met hundreds of students and noticed that some of them aren't concerned enough about their futures to read articles giving career advice. Some don't even care yet, and instead want to spend more time having fun and worrying only about today.
Well guess what? We don't want you to worry about tomorrow. We at CareerCamp and EdgeWise.PH made some mistakes early on with our careers, and we learned our lessons. Now we're sharing them with you, so you learn from our mistakes too. What this means is that you can start planning your career already, right now, and reading these articles will make you smarter than many job applicants out there already.
The articles compiled in this ebook give tips for applying for jobs and internships. Read them to learn more about formatting your resumes, how to do well in interviews, and other aspects of the job application process. You'll notice that we repeat some main ideas throughout the ebook -- it's because these ideas are important and yet are not practiced by many of the students and graduates that we've met.
Articles included here were previously published on our career webzine, www.edgewise.ph. Visit the site for new articles and updated advice. We're here to help you get the career you want!
Carmina Esguerra
Editor-in-Chief
EdgeWise.PH
Edgewise’s New Year’s Resolutions for the Future Job Seeker