Essay Guideline

We have all been in the position of looking for a job, changing careers, etc. It is time consuming and patience challenging. We apply for job after job and never seem to get what we want even though we see people around us that always seem to get the job they want.

Most companies will accept a resume and you should have one available just in case. If you are not good at writing a resume, use a service or an internet resume template. There are many free services on the internet to help you write a really good resume.

If you are required to fill out an application, type it,if possible or print it neatly. this will be the first impression of your prospective employer. If your application is sloppy, it implies that you are sloppy in your work habits. Do not scratch out or white out mistakes. If possible, have a spare so you can fill out a draft and then the finished application.

When responding to questions on an application, be truthful, even if it is not something you want to share. Truthfulness is of utmost importance!

Should you get an interview, be on time for the appointment. If you are late, it indicates that you will probably be late to work. Early arrival is better than late arrival.

Dress for the job you want, not the job you are applying for! Always dress your best for a first and subsequent interview. Even if you are applying for a job that would require jeans, dress up. It is much easier to interview someone that is eye-pleasing than someone who is sloppy or unkept. Even if you are not the most attractive person, everyone can present themselves appropriately by dressing for the occasion.

Respond to questions in the interview as professionally as possible. Do not elaborate on subjects you know nothing about. Let the interviewer ask the questions and do not volunteer information or opinions unless asked.

Ultimately, if you get the job, be on time! Dress as required for the position. Even if you are in a warehouse situation and are wearing casual clothes, make sure you maintain a professional look. If you have a tattoo, don’t show it off. Some employers find these offensive. Face piercings are also sometimes offensive. Even if you don’t have a lot of money, wear clean, pressed clothes.

Again, dress for the job you want, not the job you have.

By Michele Graham-CEO and Owner of Professional Healthcare Management

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The application essay is the most crucial piece of writing the student will submit to the colleges, and, if not done impressively, it will also be their last. In most cases, it is the college’s first actual exposure to the student, and first impressions have a habit of lasting. A memorable essay contains all the student’s Kodak moments interlaced with some less than blissful adventures to create the necessary drama in the writing.

Students must begin by choosing the right topic, meaning the right topic for them, and one that will be well received by the admissions committees. The subject matter chosen and its degree of difficulty say volumes to the school about the character of the author. As the quality of the essay is dependent on the student’s ability to respond to the subject matter, making the correct choice is absolutely essential.

Students should select a most thought-provoking and stimulating subject to write about, and it helps greatly to view the task as a “we dare you to compete for the privilege of attending our school” challenge from the college. In other words, if there’s a literary masterpiece inside the student crying out to be written and read, this would be a good time to unleash it!

Students writing about their favorite anything should be passionate about it. It’s not enough just to say you love something or someone. It must be explained why in no uncertain terms. If writing about how a particular relative was admired by the student above all others, then how that person influenced the student’s life, how the student apprenticed that person or fashioned their lives in their light should be factored in.

Students often write about themselves as the subject matter is well known to them and requires no research. However, as this is certainly not the road less traveled, a necessary and serious effort is sorely needed to make the journey stand out amongst all the other students doing the same. Be it overcoming adversity or how the past summer was spent, the writing should be uniquely appealing to the reader and not the same old, same old. However, the essay should not be overwritten.

One of my students wrote about being molested when she was eight years old. She wisely chose not to go into the horror in her accounting of it, but rather focused on how she overcame being victimized. The essay was most compelling and was well received. She is now pursuing a medical career at a very prestigious West Coast university.

Students should avoid writing too vividly about any traumatizing experience. The essay can be gripping but not horrifying. Remember, the object here is to write an essay that captures the reader’s imagination and begs to be read in its entirety. Highly controversial subjects such as abortion are best avoided.

One of my honor students wrote a “Pro Life” essay and expressed her views with such intensity that reading it left me with the impression that she might be viewed as a danger to others with strong “pro choice” convictions! At first, when I advised her to rewrite it, she flat out refused. I explained that she was losing site of her goal - to be accepted to the college and not to win points on her take of the anti-abortion issue. She finally realized the wisdom of my words when I reminded her that after she was accepted, she could protest and exercise her freedom of speech in any way she chose, but first, she had to get into the school.

Students must keep their eye on the prize and never lose sight of the main objective - getting an admission ticket!

My all-time favorite essay question is the University of Pennsylvania’s, “You’ve just written your 300 page autobiography. Tell us what’s on page 217?” I advise students who choose this essay to go back in time five or six years (about a third of their life), recall where they were and what they were doing in that time period, and then begin writing about it.

A most effective and creative approach is to begin the page in the middle of a sentence, preferably ending the thought by leaving the reader in a quandary, i.e. “because that’s the way it was arranged.” Remember that this is page 217 from your autobiography. Open any autobiography, or any book for that matter, to page 217. It probably won’t start with a fresh sentence or a new paragraph. It is also important to leave the reader hanging at the end of the page, i.e. “As he ran into the street, the car continued to”

I often critique essays for students I counsel, but never write the essay for them. I cannot advise strongly enough against employing the services of a professional essay service or writer! Not only is this first degree cheating, but the risk/reward ratio isn’t worth it. The admissions committees and the application readers are neither stupid nor na

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