MGMT2100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Australian Public Service
Communication in Employment
• Things to think about when choosing the job you want - ask, acquire, appraise, aggregate, apply.
P-J Fit and P-O Fit
• Person-job fit - the extent to which a firm fits an employee's knowledge, skills and abilities, and the
extent to which a job meets an employee's needs, desires, or preferences.
• Person-organisation fit - the value congruence between the individual and the organisation.
• High levels of P-J fit and P-O fit are related to better employee satisfaction commitment, low turnover,
higher levels of performance and interpersonal helping.
• The effects of applicants resume contents on recruiter's hiring recommendations:
Resumes
• A resume is an informative, comprehensive document about your qualifications, experience and
achievements.
• Format and organise the information skilfully and professionally in your resume - this will demonstrate
personal standards of excellence and good communication skills.
• Reviewers often spend as little as 30 secs deciding whether a resume deserves consideration.
• Resumes also go through 'fads' in terms of how they are done.
• A good resume shows how your qualifications fit the requirements of the jobs you apply for.
Resume vs Curricula Vitae
• Often the term is used interchangeably (especially in Australia).
• Resumes are more likely to be tailored to suit the job you are going for.
• CV's are usually more detailed and longer.
• CV's usually follow chronological order.
• CV's are often used in academic, scientific, medical or research positions.
Resume Length
• A study investigated whether CPA recruiters (the Big Four) are more likely to interview candidates with
one-page resumes or two-page resumes when candidates are highly and similarly qualified graduating
seniors with accounting majors.
• Recruiters ranked candidates with two-page resumes more favourably than candidates with one page
resumes.
• Try to keep the resume to no more than three pages, to ensure it has sufficient information, yet,
succinct in presentation.
The common parts in a resume are:
1. Contact details: name, address, telephone number
2. Educational qualifications
3. Professional or work experience
4. Activities and interest
5. Referees
• Vary the order of the parts, to suit the criteria for a particular job, or to highlight your strengths.
Writing the Resume
• Identify the specific benefit of your offer to fill this position.
• Show how much you match the needs of the employer.
• Use a writing style that is accessible and interesting.
• Use key words that relate to the position requirements.
• Use the active voice.
• Use technical terms carefully.
• Don’t use "I".
• Format every section the same.
Employment
Objective
• Should be placed immediately below the contact details.
• Keep it brief - 1-2 sentences.
• State your reasons for wanting the position. Write with a clear and confident style.
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Document Summary
Things to think about when choosing the job you want - ask, acquire, appraise, aggregate, apply. Person-job fit - the extent to which a firm fits an employee"s knowledge, skills and abilities, and the extent to which a job meets an employee"s needs, desires, or preferences. Person-organisation fit - the value congruence between the individual and the organisation: high levels of p-j fit and p-o fit are related to better employee satisfaction commitment, low turnover, higher levels of performance and interpersonal helping. The effects of applicants resume contents on recruiter"s hiring recommendations: Resumes: a resume is an informative, comprehensive document about your qualifications, experience and achievements. Resume vs curricula vitae: often the term is used interchangeably (especially in australia), resumes are more likely to be tailored to suit the job you are going for. Cv"s are often used in academic, scientific, medical or research positions.
