Job Hunting 101 for Burmese professionals
(Aung Kyaw Soe)
1. Is overseas jobs and globe roaming career for you?
1.1. Attitude and Peronality
1.2. Maturity
1.3. Formal Qualifications
1.4. Life long learning trainings
1.5. Skills
1.5.1.
Technical skills
(1) Software
Engineer/Computer Scientist
(2)
Electrical Engineering
(3)
Mechanical Engineering
(4) Chemical
Engineering
(5)
Mathematician/Statistician
1.5.2.
Language and communication skills
1.5.3. Soft
skills
1.6. Experience
1.7. Investments in job application
a dedicated job seeking email account
a mobile phone ,pre paid is perfectly fine
a good white long sleeve shirt
a trouser (the bottom of trouser should cover the top of shoes)
a pair of good shoes
2 clear holders or document holders: one to keep all original certificates,
documents and for a hard copy of a resume, a cover page (for that firm),
copies of orginal documents.
a dozen or so photo graphs
a neatly printed hard copies of resume'.
envelopes and stamps
a stapler
a glue stick
2. Job Application process
2.1. Where to look for jobs opportunities?
Know where to aim.
Pragmatism vs. Keeping one dreams alive
Employees vs Contract based jobs
When one does not meet all criteria simply follow Two Third rule
2.2. What is a well written cover page
2.3. Myths around the silver bullet resume'
A good resume
has 5 parts and they are stated as follows
(1) personal
and contact details
(2) Formal
Academic Education and Other Professional Trainings
(3) Skills
(4)
Experience (industry releavant and other experiences)
(5) Reference
2.4. Reference Persons
2.5. How should one deliver or submit resume', cover letter
and related documents
2.4. Everything about Interviews
Interviewers
are just arranged venues for potential co-workers and the reporting
manager to
get to know the job seeker who could be their men had he been hired.
The
interviewer should be oneself, relax, confident and give your best. Keep one
integrity.
One should be honest but could keep "Don't ask don't tell" policy.
2.3.1. Technical part
Prepare to
take written test.
2.3.2. Non technical part and common interview questions
(1) Can you
tell us about yourself?
(2) Where did
you earn your first degree?
(3) Is
university well regarded locally, regionally and internationally?
(4) What is
your career plans in next year 5, 10 years?
(5) Are there
anything do you want to know about us?
2.3.3. Dress codes
3. First day at work
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