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Online Application and Open Questions An Overview 1. What is online application? 2. Personal Info:  Format and Strategies Format: A variation of your resume Example: Online Application for Bain Company 2. Personal Info:  Format and Strategies Strategy 1: Get familiar with the terms  often used in job applications. Education background: Curriculum; courses completed; MA candidate; GPA; Ranking Honors and scholarships “All-Round” Student Award Honored Graduate extracurricular activities Professional (vocational) experience Intern, internship, summer analyst, part-time jobs Personal Strategy 2: Carefully choose verbs  to demonstrate your experience Verbs replacing “be”: Act as…, play…roles, take charge of… Verbs describing your extra-curricular activities: Initiate, establish, found, co-found, start, supervise, lead, create, generate Verbs describing working experience: Conduct, analyze, coordinate, budget, evaluate, negotiate, research, achieve, organize, responsible for… Strategy 3: Describe yourself effectively  and professionally 1. Kept money for my club. 2. Made cold calls to strangers. 3. Found buses and hotel rooms for the conference 4. Found 10,000 dollars for our student society Strategy 4: Know the Do’s and Don’ts 3. Uncover the cover letters What is a cover letter? A cover letter is the first thing the employer sees when you apply for a job. It is, indeed, the “cover” of your application. A cover letter is a simple, direct letter that mentions how your skills relate to performing the position applied for. 3. Uncover the cover letters How to write a cover letter? Sun Zheng 39#202, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P.R. China 8