2017 MSOE Career Guide

On your Resume:

1. Briefly describe the project. What did your group design, or what is the goal of the project? How many members were on your team? 2. Describe your role in the group. Did you design one specific component of the project? Were you the project manager? Developer? Communication liaison? 3. Was the project a success? Did you place in any competition? Did the sponsoring company implement the project?

During the Interview: In addition to the above information, consider discussing the following:

1. What have you learned from other courses that helped you in this project? (Consider Humanities, Social Science, and Communication as well as Business Administration subjects.)

2. Describe the group dynamics.

a. How was the group formed? b. How was the project chosen? c. How were leadership roles assigned or assumed? d. What role did you play in the team effort? e. How did the team keep on task? f. How did your group solve problems? g. What did you learn about team/group dynamics?

3. What did you learn from this experience that is transferable to success in your career?

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