WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.480 --> 00:00:05.240 Cal Poly is in session. Students swarm through campus and 2 00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:07.360 file in and out of classes. They're thinking about the 3 00:00:07.400 --> 00:00:10.199 next chapter reading they have tonight, their next class, their 4 00:00:10.279 --> 00:00:12.720 new dorm, their senior project, how to get to the gym, 5 00:00:12.919 --> 00:00:17.600 what's for dinner tonight? Where's the nearest bathroom? Kate and 6 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:19.800 I know things can get a bit chaotic as a 7 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:22.719 student navigating the ins and outs of college life. 8 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:23.800 At cal Poly. 9 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:26.679 We focus on learning by doing, but sometimes you don't 10 00:00:26.679 --> 00:00:28.079 know what to do well. 11 00:00:28.120 --> 00:00:30.800 Emma and I are here to answer your who, what, when, where, 12 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:32.560 why and howse here. 13 00:00:32.399 --> 00:00:34.799 On CP one oh one Learned by Listening, presented by 14 00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:38.679 KCPR ninety one point three. Hi Mustang, I'm Kate lopensk 15 00:00:38.840 --> 00:00:40.600 a fourth year journalism student. 16 00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:42.920 And I'm Emma Hughes, a fourth year English student here 17 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:44.200 at cal Poly, and. 18 00:00:44.119 --> 00:00:45.920 We're here to share our tell all guide on how 19 00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:48.359 to survive and thrive at cal Poly. 20 00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:50.880 San Luis Obispo. So grab a notebook. You may want 21 00:00:50.880 --> 00:00:51.560 to write this down. 22 00:01:01.159 --> 00:01:03.759 Welcome back to another episode of CP one and one. 23 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:06.200 And I'm so excited about this one because I feel 24 00:01:06.239 --> 00:01:09.079 like it's going to be our most useful episode to date. 25 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:11.519 Totally Today, we'll be talking about how to find a 26 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:14.040 job on campus, in slow and anywhere else you may 27 00:01:14.079 --> 00:01:16.400 be interested in working. The job hunt can be an 28 00:01:16.439 --> 00:01:20.000 intimidating process, but with our expertise on finding a job 29 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:22.959 and with the help and advice of a career services 30 00:01:23.319 --> 00:01:25.159 will help walk you through this daunting task. 31 00:01:25.680 --> 00:01:28.319 Today, we're going to talk about how we got our jobs, 32 00:01:28.359 --> 00:01:30.760 different types of jobs that you can get, interview tips, 33 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:33.400 and how to stand out while you're applying. We also 34 00:01:33.480 --> 00:01:35.879 have a special guest, a career counselor, who will offer 35 00:01:35.959 --> 00:01:38.000 some professional insight on finding a job. 36 00:01:38.439 --> 00:01:40.840 As two girlies who love to shop and spend, we 37 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:44.799 understand the desire for money to fuel our consumerist addictions. 38 00:01:45.000 --> 00:01:48.159 So bad, so bad, but also you know, to be 39 00:01:48.239 --> 00:01:51.879 able to eat and live or have like an apartment 40 00:01:51.959 --> 00:01:55.439 to live in and not to mention just this need 41 00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:56.840 to build our resumes. 42 00:01:57.120 --> 00:01:59.280 So that's why we want to share our insight on 43 00:01:59.319 --> 00:02:00.920 how to find the right job for you to put 44 00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:02.840 a little extra money in the bank or get some 45 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:04.200 valuable work experience. 46 00:02:05.159 --> 00:02:08.680 So, Emma, what do you do for work? What I do? 47 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:15.000 Let's see, I mean I'm currently working three jobs, but 48 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:20.400 they're all actually through cal Poly. So I am teaching 49 00:02:20.439 --> 00:02:24.599 a class here in the English one thirty four class professor. Yes, 50 00:02:24.800 --> 00:02:26.680 and I do want to be a teacher. So it's 51 00:02:26.719 --> 00:02:30.039 like perfect right up my alley, giving me that work 52 00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:35.159 experience that I want building my resume, but also getting 53 00:02:35.199 --> 00:02:37.800 money in the bank, like you said, So I'm doing that. 54 00:02:38.639 --> 00:02:42.759 I'm also a TA for one of my professors, so grading, 55 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:46.960 lots and lots of grading. But that is also good 56 00:02:47.159 --> 00:02:50.319 because I get a nice little paycheck. And then I 57 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:53.719 work at the children's center on campus, so I'm doing 58 00:02:54.240 --> 00:02:55.759 those three little things right now. 59 00:02:55.960 --> 00:02:58.240 I admire you so much for working at the children's 60 00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:01.439 center because it seems like like it seems like a job. 61 00:03:01.759 --> 00:03:02.000 You know. 62 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:05.080 I have stuck with these kiddo's for over a year now, 63 00:03:05.439 --> 00:03:09.159 and we're in the throes of potty training, which is 64 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:13.159 its own you know, source of challenges. But no more 65 00:03:13.199 --> 00:03:16.240 diapers for me. But Kate, I'm curious to hear about 66 00:03:16.280 --> 00:03:17.240 what you do for work. 67 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:20.000 Yeah, I mean, I work low key, like five jobs, 68 00:03:20.479 --> 00:03:23.280 but I wanted to focus more so on the one 69 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:26.159 that's really paying me right now because a lot of 70 00:03:26.199 --> 00:03:28.719 my jobs are actually more so for resume building and 71 00:03:28.840 --> 00:03:32.120 work experience a lot of my ed M work and 72 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:32.879 all that stuff. 73 00:03:32.919 --> 00:03:36.960 It's not paid, oh yeah, but but we let's do it. 74 00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:39.599 We're working on love Yeah, I get free and mission 75 00:03:39.639 --> 00:03:40.800 to events and everything like that. 76 00:03:40.879 --> 00:03:44.360 So I'm not complaining. But right now I work at 77 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:45.360 Sunday car Wash. 78 00:03:45.680 --> 00:03:47.199 Lovely go get. 79 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.319 Yeah. No, literally everyone sings that to my face every 80 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:52.680 single time I tell them that I work at the 81 00:03:52.719 --> 00:03:54.879 car wash. I want to talk a little bit about how, 82 00:03:54.919 --> 00:03:57.639 like how I got the job, because I feel like 83 00:03:57.719 --> 00:03:59.919 this is something that a lot of students are interested in, 84 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:01.039 just like this kind of like. 85 00:04:01.080 --> 00:04:02.080 Retail esque work. 86 00:04:02.520 --> 00:04:03.000 Yeah. 87 00:04:03.080 --> 00:04:06.919 So I saw on LinkedIn that they were hiring for 88 00:04:07.000 --> 00:04:10.240 a position that it was higher up. It wasn't like 89 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:12.400 a member of like the hospitality team, which is what 90 00:04:12.479 --> 00:04:14.680 I wanted to do, just like customer service and like 91 00:04:14.800 --> 00:04:18.000 greeting customers and all that stuff. But I saw that 92 00:04:18.040 --> 00:04:21.040 they were looking so I just sent an email to 93 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:24.560 the address on their website and immediately they got back 94 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:26.360 to me and we set up an interview time and 95 00:04:26.399 --> 00:04:29.079 I was hired on the spot, which was so clutch. Sure, 96 00:04:29.360 --> 00:04:31.720 and I've now been working there for a year, which 97 00:04:31.759 --> 00:04:34.720 is really fun. I just celebrated my one year universary 98 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:37.120 with my one and only Sunday car Wash. 99 00:04:37.279 --> 00:04:39.560 I love that, so I encourage you. 100 00:04:39.519 --> 00:04:43.639 To just send the email if you find the address, 101 00:04:44.079 --> 00:04:46.879 and just go for it, because I might as. 102 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:49.680 Well try totally. I mean, the way that I was 103 00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:53.399 able to find, like my job was through since they 104 00:04:53.439 --> 00:04:55.879 were through cal Poly. I mean some of them are different, 105 00:04:55.920 --> 00:04:59.560 but more specifically the Children's Center. It was like I 106 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:02.360 went on the cow Poly website and looked up what 107 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:06.240 jobs they had, and I saw the Children's Center and 108 00:05:06.279 --> 00:05:08.199 I was like, that is right up my alley. I 109 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:11.680 am definitely going to apply. I think it was also 110 00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:15.480 listed on indeed dot com, and indeed was just so 111 00:05:16.360 --> 00:05:20.160 easy to scroll through to like find jobs, like any 112 00:05:20.279 --> 00:05:24.000 job was listed on their cow Poly jobs, jobs for 113 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:27.079 the businesses downtown, things like that, and I was just 114 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:29.600 able to like scroll through and be like, Okay, what 115 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:32.160 am I interested in working in? So that was helpful 116 00:05:32.199 --> 00:05:35.480 for me to just like narrow down my like search 117 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:38.680 and find what I would actually be interested in, because 118 00:05:38.680 --> 00:05:41.560 I think Indeed dot Com also has search categories that 119 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:44.480 you can then be like, oh, I'm interested in healthcare 120 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:45.439 or something like that. 121 00:05:45.720 --> 00:05:49.040 I mean, gotta love job recruitment websites, right, so I. 122 00:05:49.199 --> 00:05:52.800 Love also for like being a TA. That was something 123 00:05:52.839 --> 00:05:55.759 like my professor just specifically like asked me. Yeah, so 124 00:05:55.759 --> 00:06:00.319 it would also recommend to like our faithful listeners out 125 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:04.399 there just working on those relationships with like the people 126 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:08.560 in your life, because my professor specifically asked me to 127 00:06:08.720 --> 00:06:11.800 work with them and be their TA. And that was 128 00:06:11.839 --> 00:06:14.160 something like I wasn't in the market for a job. 129 00:06:14.279 --> 00:06:17.920 I wasn't looking, but it was an opportunity that was 130 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:21.480 given to me through those working relationships. 131 00:06:22.079 --> 00:06:24.399 Absolutely, and we're going to circle back to how to 132 00:06:24.399 --> 00:06:27.399 actually find jobs later on, but right now, let's get 133 00:06:27.399 --> 00:06:30.360 into what kind of jobs you can get more specifically 134 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:33.480 in Slow but also you know, outside of Slow because 135 00:06:33.920 --> 00:06:37.839 we're both kind of on that post grad job right 136 00:06:37.879 --> 00:06:42.920 now and it's really really scary. But yeah, first off, 137 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:45.240 let's just talk about on campus jobs. This is what 138 00:06:45.279 --> 00:06:48.439 you're doing, yes, yeah, so you found that through cal Poly, 139 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:50.560 and like there's so many different places you can work 140 00:06:50.600 --> 00:06:54.240 on campus. You got aside jobs which is like the 141 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:57.160 rec center, children's center as well, correct, yes, all that 142 00:06:57.240 --> 00:07:00.680 fun stuff, campus dining, and then you also put here 143 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:01.879 like research projects. 144 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:04.920 Yeah, so I did a research project over the summer. 145 00:07:05.000 --> 00:07:07.079 So it's like that was another opportunity to just work 146 00:07:07.079 --> 00:07:10.240 with a professor. But there's so many of those that 147 00:07:10.279 --> 00:07:13.800 are available for all majors in all colleges, and you 148 00:07:13.879 --> 00:07:15.839 just get a nice little stipend and it just goes 149 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:19.959 directly towards your tuition, or you can choose to just 150 00:07:20.040 --> 00:07:22.600 get a check and then you're like you use it 151 00:07:22.720 --> 00:07:23.360 for tuition. 152 00:07:23.759 --> 00:07:26.920 Talk about productivity, I mean like if you're doing something 153 00:07:26.920 --> 00:07:29.680 for your major while also making it Yeah, yeah, not 154 00:07:29.839 --> 00:07:33.600 bank for seve, just making stipend, yes. 155 00:07:33.639 --> 00:07:35.399 No, but it's nice because you get it in like 156 00:07:35.439 --> 00:07:39.240 a lump sum. It's just I love seeing it. I'm like, 157 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:40.600 that was like gorgeous. 158 00:07:40.639 --> 00:07:42.600 I'm just laughing that you use the term lump sum 159 00:07:42.839 --> 00:07:46.959 lumps Okay. And then also we have freelance work as well. 160 00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:50.319 This is kind of what I do. So one of 161 00:07:50.319 --> 00:07:52.079 the jobs that I have right now is through this 162 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:54.319 travel company called smart Trip. I'm trying to get a 163 00:07:54.319 --> 00:07:56.000 full time job with them after I graduate. 164 00:07:56.319 --> 00:07:59.439 Okay, So sending thoughts in prayers for Kay please. 165 00:08:00.480 --> 00:08:02.839 And pretty much what I'm doing is I'm trying to 166 00:08:02.879 --> 00:08:05.160 get people who are studying abroad to use my promo 167 00:08:05.240 --> 00:08:08.439 code whenever they purchase a trip through Smart Trips and 168 00:08:08.480 --> 00:08:09.759 then I get commissioned off of that. 169 00:08:10.120 --> 00:08:12.879 And also just creating your own business. Yeah, like I 170 00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:15.759 know it seems really scary, but there's so many like 171 00:08:15.839 --> 00:08:19.399 cow poly students who have like a side hustle business. 172 00:08:19.600 --> 00:08:23.959 Like I know someone who makes cookies and cupcakes and 173 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:26.839 just sells them. I know people who like do haircuts, 174 00:08:27.240 --> 00:08:30.480 and it's like something as simple as just having like 175 00:08:30.519 --> 00:08:33.080 an Instagram account to be like contact me for this 176 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:35.440 and I'll I'll give you like goods. 177 00:08:35.600 --> 00:08:36.639 Like absolutely. 178 00:08:36.679 --> 00:08:39.600 I feel like the best example is probably Thrifty Beaches 179 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:42.720 because that was started by a student just selling like 180 00:08:42.799 --> 00:08:46.240 thrifted clothes on Dexter Lawn and now they have headquarters 181 00:08:46.279 --> 00:08:47.879 in downtown Slow right. 182 00:08:47.799 --> 00:08:50.639 Well that's another thing, just Dexter Lawn in general, like 183 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:52.360 if you just go, I mean, I don't know the 184 00:08:52.360 --> 00:08:54.799 logistics of how you can get a booth set up there, 185 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:58.360 but people be booth and all the time and selling things. 186 00:08:57.879 --> 00:09:00.000 So it's today yeah, oh gorgeous. 187 00:09:00.360 --> 00:09:03.360 So for up and up stuff, I mean yeah, So 188 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:05.440 there's lots of different things you can do. 189 00:09:05.639 --> 00:09:10.279 There's also just off campus jobs like food service, retail 190 00:09:10.840 --> 00:09:14.960 and just like paid internships. So there's definitely like so 191 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:19.679 many opportunities and different avenues you can go when looking 192 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:20.279 for a job. 193 00:09:20.679 --> 00:09:22.960 Yeah, okay, so now let's get into how to actually 194 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:27.440 find these jobs, because honestly, that's the most difficult part 195 00:09:27.799 --> 00:09:29.039 totally just like you don't even. 196 00:09:28.919 --> 00:09:29.600 Know where to start. 197 00:09:29.720 --> 00:09:32.279 So I mean, for Sunday, like I said, I saw 198 00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:33.960 it on LinkedIn and then I just like found the 199 00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:37.639 email address and just went for that. And then I 200 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:40.759 actually had an internship I think two summers ago that 201 00:09:40.879 --> 00:09:44.519 I got through my through the Journalism Department's Career Fair. 202 00:09:45.159 --> 00:09:50.759 Oh so those yes, these employers like eat up cal Poly. 203 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:54.480 Students, so they do they're doing you guys are. 204 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:56.639 Just yeah, you really be out here doing the work 205 00:09:56.960 --> 00:09:59.120 you are doing it become prepared. 206 00:09:59.360 --> 00:10:02.440 So yeah, I got an internship at a PR firm 207 00:10:02.600 --> 00:10:05.200 and that totally helped my career growth and I actually 208 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:08.919 got like some tangible work experience to put on my resume. 209 00:10:09.279 --> 00:10:12.120 So that was great for summer jobs and stuff like that. 210 00:10:12.159 --> 00:10:12.960 When I've worked. 211 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:14.639 Retail, like they'll just be stores that I really like 212 00:10:14.679 --> 00:10:16.000 and I'll just walk in and be like, hey, are 213 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:16.720 you guys hiring? 214 00:10:17.120 --> 00:10:17.360 Right? 215 00:10:17.480 --> 00:10:19.440 Like I know it can be like a little scary, 216 00:10:19.480 --> 00:10:20.559 but I mean it's worth it. 217 00:10:20.960 --> 00:10:21.559 We'll just ask. 218 00:10:21.759 --> 00:10:24.759 Yeah. The worst they can say is no, and it's 219 00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:27.559 not you, it's them. Yeah, yeah, exactly. 220 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:30.759 I've been rejected so many times that sounds so sad. 221 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:33.840 No, Yeah, I mean I totally agree with that. Just 222 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:36.840 like asking around and seeing, you know, if people need 223 00:10:36.879 --> 00:10:39.559 help or like any services that you can offer them, 224 00:10:39.919 --> 00:10:43.320 like I touched on earlier, Like I just looked at Indeed, 225 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:45.519 I looked at the cow Poly jobs. I know there's 226 00:10:45.639 --> 00:10:49.080 Handshake out there that you can like go to, and 227 00:10:49.279 --> 00:10:52.360 there's I even think there's like something called cow Poly Connect, 228 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:55.200 which I've recently been exploring. Even if you don't have 229 00:10:55.240 --> 00:10:57.799 a specific job in mind, talking to friends and family 230 00:10:58.519 --> 00:11:01.639 or just like fact good team members on campus, like 231 00:11:01.799 --> 00:11:04.720 there's always someone out there who's looking for a little 232 00:11:04.759 --> 00:11:07.360 extra help and you might be the perfect fit. 233 00:11:07.240 --> 00:11:08.240 For that, exactly. 234 00:11:08.399 --> 00:11:11.120 Like literally just send your resume out to a bunch 235 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:14.039 of places that excite you. You can DM people on 236 00:11:14.080 --> 00:11:19.320 social media, like Ema said, there's different websites like LinkedIn, indeed, Handshake, 237 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:22.679 et cetera. And then just it's all about who you know. 238 00:11:23.279 --> 00:11:26.919 Yeah. Yeah, Networking definitely is a big My major. 239 00:11:27.159 --> 00:11:29.799 Yeah, my major also sends out like a weekly newsletter 240 00:11:29.840 --> 00:11:32.279 with job opportunities, and I know that a lot of 241 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:35.919 other majors also do that, so yeah, I like scroll. 242 00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:39.240 Every week I get a different email about a different 243 00:11:39.360 --> 00:11:43.600 job opportunity. So yeah, Also just check your emails. 244 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:46.399 So which I know can be really hard, but I. 245 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:48.960 Know I don't even want to get into my email like. 246 00:11:49.039 --> 00:11:51.919 List, guess how many I have in my box right now? 247 00:11:52.159 --> 00:11:52.639 How many? 248 00:11:53.440 --> 00:11:53.799 Seven? 249 00:11:54.799 --> 00:11:57.519 What I'm a really diligent like email shop, I have 250 00:11:57.600 --> 00:11:58.919 seven thousand. 251 00:12:00.080 --> 00:12:03.480 Different ties of people in this world. Like, yeah, I 252 00:12:03.600 --> 00:12:05.320 like when you said seven. I was like, oh my god, 253 00:12:05.320 --> 00:12:06.159 me too, because. 254 00:12:05.919 --> 00:12:09.440 I thought you've meant seven thousand. We maybe I'll pay 255 00:12:09.480 --> 00:12:11.440 you to go through my email. 256 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:16.679 Okay, so let's go into interview tips because we've both 257 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:18.559 successfully secured jobs. 258 00:12:18.799 --> 00:12:20.240 I don't know how, but we did it. 259 00:12:21.279 --> 00:12:24.679 You listen to this podcast, you're like, they have jobs 260 00:12:24.840 --> 00:12:28.360 or no, I feel that. I feel that, But surprisingly 261 00:12:28.440 --> 00:12:28.840 we do. 262 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:31.679 What has worked for you in the past, what what 263 00:12:31.759 --> 00:12:34.759 has made you feel confident? Like, have you gotten any 264 00:12:34.759 --> 00:12:36.440 feedback from past employers? 265 00:12:38.039 --> 00:12:42.600 Being human honestly works in your favor When you're like interviewing, 266 00:12:42.639 --> 00:12:45.080 like being confident in who you are and then being 267 00:12:45.120 --> 00:12:49.440 able to, you know, sound natural when speaking. And I 268 00:12:49.519 --> 00:12:53.080 know it's so hard because for the most part you're nervous, 269 00:12:53.679 --> 00:12:56.120 like when you're the people who are interviewing you, like 270 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:58.519 if you can relate to them, like find something that 271 00:12:58.600 --> 00:13:01.720 you both like you share a belief or value system 272 00:13:01.840 --> 00:13:04.080 or anything like that, and you somehow work that into 273 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:07.679 the conversation. That is what I find is like the 274 00:13:07.720 --> 00:13:11.360 most successful for me in an interview, things like that, 275 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:14.879 Just being relatable going in, being confident in your skills 276 00:13:14.919 --> 00:13:18.279 and abilities like that is what's gonna make you stand 277 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:18.879 out the most. 278 00:13:19.240 --> 00:13:19.879 Absolutely. 279 00:13:19.960 --> 00:13:20.200 Yeah. 280 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:22.399 I mean I feel like being vulnerable has also worked 281 00:13:22.399 --> 00:13:23.759 for me in the past because I feel like a 282 00:13:23.919 --> 00:13:26.399 very common question that's asked is like think of a 283 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:29.840 time where you faced adversity or like a tough time 284 00:13:29.840 --> 00:13:32.399 in your life, and how did you overcome it. Yeah, so, 285 00:13:32.519 --> 00:13:34.919 like I haven't been afraid to like dig deep with 286 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:36.919 my possible future employer. 287 00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:39.519 And then there's also some more like surface. 288 00:13:39.279 --> 00:13:41.799 Level things that you wouldn't necessarily think about but are 289 00:13:41.840 --> 00:13:44.759 actually very important on the day of the interview, Like, 290 00:13:44.840 --> 00:13:47.559 for example, I cannot wear clothes that I know I'm gonna. 291 00:13:47.320 --> 00:13:48.039 Be fidgeting with. 292 00:13:48.639 --> 00:13:51.159 Yeah, like I need to be wearing something super comfortable 293 00:13:51.279 --> 00:13:54.519 that's like both professional looking and also like I know 294 00:13:54.600 --> 00:13:58.240 I'm not gonna have to like pick at it right, Yeah, because. 295 00:13:58.000 --> 00:14:01.360 I completely agree, And especially if I'm wearing a dress 296 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:04.279 or a skirt, just like even how I'm gonna be 297 00:14:04.399 --> 00:14:08.360 sitting in the chair like legs crossed, but not over 298 00:14:08.399 --> 00:14:10.879 the knee because you don't want to accidentally flash anyone. 299 00:14:11.279 --> 00:14:12.120 Things like that. 300 00:14:12.679 --> 00:14:15.279 Also, like the one thing that my dad told me 301 00:14:15.440 --> 00:14:18.080 is like when an employer asks do you have any 302 00:14:18.120 --> 00:14:20.320 other questions for me? Or is there anything else you'd 303 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:21.759 like to know, you need to have an answer. 304 00:14:22.519 --> 00:14:24.960 Yeah, I can't agree. 305 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:26.320 I'm good I don't. 306 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:29.159 Given those questions, it shows you're interested in the job, 307 00:14:29.440 --> 00:14:33.240 Like it's showing that you value the time. Also, like, yeah, 308 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:36.360 even though the interview is more to see if you're 309 00:14:36.840 --> 00:14:39.720 qualified for the job, it's also an opportunity for you 310 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:43.759 to see if this company or this organization fits in 311 00:14:43.799 --> 00:14:48.360 with your own personal like values, morals things like that, 312 00:14:48.399 --> 00:14:50.519 like are you gonna fit in there? This is your 313 00:14:50.639 --> 00:14:54.440 chance to ask Yeah totally. And part of that too, 314 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:57.559 I think is doing research on what the company or 315 00:14:57.600 --> 00:15:01.120 the organization is. Again going back to the children's center, 316 00:15:01.159 --> 00:15:03.960 they have a very unique teaching philosophy. So like, I 317 00:15:04.039 --> 00:15:06.600 did research on how to like incorporate that in my 318 00:15:06.720 --> 00:15:09.399 interview and be like this, like I know you guys 319 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:12.919 value x Y and Z. I too value X Y 320 00:15:13.000 --> 00:15:16.279 and Z, and like, I've practiced this through this job 321 00:15:16.360 --> 00:15:19.720 experience and this work experience and things like that. So 322 00:15:19.840 --> 00:15:22.720 being able to like again just show your investment and 323 00:15:22.759 --> 00:15:25.799 commitment to this job in this organization will go a 324 00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:26.519 long way. 325 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:30.679 Yeah, Okay, but let's now get into how we've stood 326 00:15:30.720 --> 00:15:35.159 out in pools of other competition, et cetera. We'll get 327 00:15:35.159 --> 00:15:38.600 more professional details about this from the career counselor, but 328 00:15:38.840 --> 00:15:40.639 like I'm curious to know, like, how do you think 329 00:15:40.679 --> 00:15:43.720 you've been able to make yourself stand out against other applicants? 330 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:47.279 I think having work experience that is reflective of what 331 00:15:47.320 --> 00:15:50.240 I want to do long term. That way, every job 332 00:15:50.240 --> 00:15:53.879 I'm going into, I have proof of why I am 333 00:15:53.960 --> 00:15:57.159 qualified to do this job because I have done similar 334 00:15:57.200 --> 00:16:00.720 work in the past. Having intention with the jobs that 335 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:03.879 you are choosing to work really can go a long way, 336 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:05.759 and really matters to your employer. 337 00:16:06.320 --> 00:16:07.279 That's a great tip. 338 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:09.840 I feel like I'm personally more so all over the 339 00:16:09.840 --> 00:16:12.840 place when it comes to my jobs, but I know 340 00:16:13.159 --> 00:16:15.799 that I like my thing that I try to do 341 00:16:15.919 --> 00:16:19.240 is just always bring passion to the table. I convey 342 00:16:19.360 --> 00:16:21.799 like a genuine care for the purpose of the job, 343 00:16:21.919 --> 00:16:25.600 and that just immediately attracts employers. I always try to 344 00:16:25.639 --> 00:16:28.759 bring like unique ideas to the table, and like it. 345 00:16:29.039 --> 00:16:32.559 I always brainstorm before my interviews with like my friends 346 00:16:32.679 --> 00:16:34.960 or my parents or whatever and just be like, let's 347 00:16:35.000 --> 00:16:37.159 try to come up with something that this company hasn't 348 00:16:37.159 --> 00:16:40.159 maybe thought of yet, right, I could introduce. Yeah, and 349 00:16:40.360 --> 00:16:41.799 that goes a long way sometimes. 350 00:16:42.080 --> 00:16:44.600 Yeah. Well, and no matter what job you get or 351 00:16:44.639 --> 00:16:48.600 work experience you're like having, it's going to transfer to 352 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:52.519 your next job in some capacity. No matter what work 353 00:16:52.559 --> 00:16:56.200 you're actually doing, there's a skill there, there's a lesson 354 00:16:56.240 --> 00:16:59.960 there to be learned. So it's all it's all transferable. 355 00:17:00.879 --> 00:17:04.039 Now we have Jade Moreno from cal Poly Career Services 356 00:17:04.079 --> 00:17:06.279 to just give us a little bit more of a 357 00:17:06.400 --> 00:17:11.960 sophisticated and educated kind of information about how to find 358 00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:16.880 a job and just some good career tips overall, Hi, 359 00:17:17.039 --> 00:17:19.400 what is your name and what is your position within 360 00:17:19.480 --> 00:17:20.319 Career Services? 361 00:17:20.799 --> 00:17:23.720 Hi, my name is Jade Moreno. I'm a career counselor 362 00:17:23.720 --> 00:17:26.240 at Career Services. I serve as a lead career counselor 363 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:28.720 for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design And I'm 364 00:17:28.759 --> 00:17:29.759 also a generalist. 365 00:17:29.839 --> 00:17:32.519 What kinds of services does the cow poly Career Center 366 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:35.839 or the cow Poly Career Services provide? 367 00:17:36.039 --> 00:17:39.680 Think of us as basically anything career related. So resumes, 368 00:17:40.480 --> 00:17:45.119 mock interviews, you help with applying for CRAD school cover letters, 369 00:17:45.160 --> 00:17:48.640 maybe you've never written one before, finding an on campus job, internship, 370 00:17:49.200 --> 00:17:52.319 full time job search. Maybe you just want a network 371 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:54.240 and talk to people who are doing work that you're 372 00:17:54.240 --> 00:17:57.640 interested in. So anything career related is what I would 373 00:17:57.640 --> 00:17:59.839 describe is what our center does to support students. 374 00:18:00.079 --> 00:18:02.319 Whenever I hear the word resume, immediately my heart's like 375 00:18:02.319 --> 00:18:04.359 poo bom, boom boom, because I'm like, is mine right? 376 00:18:04.400 --> 00:18:06.200 I don't know if like what this should look like? 377 00:18:06.319 --> 00:18:09.279 So just real quick, like how long should a resume be? 378 00:18:09.319 --> 00:18:11.839 And like what font size like should you be using 379 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:13.079 when you're creating a resume? 380 00:18:13.400 --> 00:18:13.720 Yeah? 381 00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:16.400 Really good questions I first want to start with. Resumes 382 00:18:16.400 --> 00:18:19.119 are very subjective, but a general rule I would say 383 00:18:19.160 --> 00:18:21.279 is take as an undergrad to keep it one page. 384 00:18:21.480 --> 00:18:23.480 Definitely print it out to see if you can read it, 385 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:25.759 Like have different people look at it, because I've looked 386 00:18:25.799 --> 00:18:27.759 at some and I'm like, WHOA, that's tiny font I 387 00:18:27.799 --> 00:18:31.200 can't really readin. Yeah, as you're progressing here at cal Poly, 388 00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:33.039 start taking off the high school. They really want to 389 00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:35.799 know what you're doing at cal Poly outside of your classes. 390 00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:39.000 So it's like be club involvement, maybe you're volunteering in 391 00:18:39.039 --> 00:18:42.119 the community. Maybe you also can put class projects too. 392 00:18:42.119 --> 00:18:44.119 A lot of students don't know that, like, oh, I've 393 00:18:44.119 --> 00:18:46.599 actually done something a really cool project that's related to 394 00:18:46.640 --> 00:18:48.319 that internship I'm applying for. 395 00:18:48.880 --> 00:18:52.279 Kind of side question to that, what's the difference between 396 00:18:52.279 --> 00:18:55.720 a resume and a CV, and like when and where 397 00:18:55.720 --> 00:19:00.000 should you be using resume versus CV? Yeah, good question. 398 00:19:00.359 --> 00:19:03.759 So resumes, as I mentioned, undergrad typically one page, but 399 00:19:03.839 --> 00:19:07.039 a CV there's no length. You can have a couple 400 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:10.720 pages and you can put everything. It's usually to more 401 00:19:10.799 --> 00:19:14.960