Week Two- Skills, resumes, interviews, self reflection - OH BOY!

Heading into week two should not look as relaxing as Ollie's pose...(photo credit Bent)

It is already week two and there are several people who need to step it up a bit.  This is not the time to fall behind, as we are not even doing anything time consuming yet!

This week you are working on two specific items:

1) A resume
2) Contact(s) for a future project

I want you to think about how you present yourself to others (people who do not know you).  I also want you to think about the skills you possess that will help you with your project.

It might be hard to think of skills you are good at, but I will bet you have a number of them and you just have not looked at yourself through the lens of skills.

Click on the link below and listen to Jason Shen talk about ability (skills) vs experience.  Once you have watched the video, think about YOU and YOUR skills. Make a list, and use that list to help generate your resume. Take a picture of the list and share it in your blog.

https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_shen_looking_for_a_job_highlight_your_ability_not_your_experience?language=en#t-364407

Who do you admire?  Think about that for a bit.  Find two people you admire and interview them. 
Ask about:
-skills they possess
-most unusual job interview
-how they acquire new skills
-jobs they have taken and why they have taken these jobs
-did their degree lead naturally into a job? Why or why not
-have them name something that is outside their comfort zone, and then ask why they push themselves
to do something outside of their comfort zone
-what has been their best job and what has been their worst job, and which job provided a greater learning experience
-ask any additional questions you can think of

Once you have done the interviews share your responses in your blog.  DO NOT just give a list of answers, instead create a "story of each interview"

What did you learn from interviewing?  Has that helped you in writing your own resume? 

Week two will be in the book by Friday, and what have you accomplished so far? Be honest and share your progress....do you have a resume completed, have you contacted a possible project person/place, are you beginning to think about the research aspect?  Share your thoughts.

Initial post due by Friday, February 7th by 11:59 pm with two responses due by Sunday, February 9th by 11:59 pm.