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Preparing Employment Messages
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The Application Process
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Begin with a Self-Inventory
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Analyze Your Audience, the Industry, and the Overall Job Climate
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Draft and Develop a Resume
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Draft and Develop an Application Letter
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Did You Review Your Social Media?
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Preparing for a Job Interview Consider what you have already learned
about handling presentations and Q&A sessions
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Performing an Employment Interview
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Should You Follow Up?
YES!
Only half of job applicants send thank-you or follow-up messages, but 88 percent of executives say that these messages influence their hiring decisions.
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Performance Appraisals
GOAL Improve employee performance
• Began as a simple way to determine if employee salaries and wages were justified
• Evolved into a more complex system for learning about employee motivation and determining reward outcomes
• Also used to identify poor performers
• Can be difficult for managers to do (often done poorly)
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Providing Performance Feedback
Avoid Conflict Self-auditing Ownership of problems
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Receiving Performance Feedback