Analyzing Job Listings

April 19, 2016
12th Grade ELA
This PowerPoint Presentation is designed to be used with the current job
listing which can be found at http://careers.upmc.com/jobs/4654721software-engineer-lead-ruby-onrails?tm_job=2085720PS&tm_event=view&tm_company=2180&bid=326
To become the Lead
Software Engineer with
the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center,
working with members of
management and others
to develop prototype
software.
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Consider your own job listing
Write down the job title and one thing about
the company that makes them desirable to
work for
Skill: (Action Verbs!)
Lead
Support
Collaborate
Write Proposals
Improved
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Computer Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, or a related
field from an accredited university.
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Consider your own job listing
Write what the requirement is from your own
job listing
Name of School, City, State
Name of Anticipated Degree
Anticipated Graduation Date
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Consider your
own job listing
Write what the
requirement is
from your own
job listing
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“highly proficient at
programming preferred
(C, C++, Java, and
Python, and Flash)”
Write one of the
requirements
down from your
own job listing
Where can I get this experience?
Internship in programming or tech
development department
(Leave space for more
specific notes later)
 Write an idea of where you could acquire this experience . Consider
education, internships, or other employment opportunities.
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Turn to the person next to you and share
what you wrote for the last step.
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Give each other feedback and other ideas
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Be prepared to share!
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Continue to analyze your job posting
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Complete the graphic organizer
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IF you get done, begin researching REAL
opportunities that would help you meet the
qualifications for your job listing,
 Company, City, State
 Job title
 duties
April 19, 2016
12th Grade ELA
Name, First and Last
Potential job title
Answer the question:
What is one skill or experience
that will be valuable for you to
gain if you are going to someday
land your dream job, and where
might you get it?
***getting a degree doesn’t count and you will get ZERO credit for that
answer
**should be a skill or experience you either do not have now or you need to
seriously improve upon before you are qualified to work your dream job