HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Build Your Résumé. Objectives By the end of this course you should know… What a résumé is and the parts that should be included.

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HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Build Your Résumé

Objectives By the end of this course you should know… What a résumé is and the parts that should be included How to find résumé templates on Microsoft Word How to access and navigate Optimal Résumé Build Your Résumé

What is a résumé? A one to two page document including your education, experience, skills, and accomplishments Tailored to the job you are seeking Build Your Résumé

Why use a résumé? For Hiring Managers: Used as first screening for potential candidates Spends approximately 15 seconds skimming it or uses a computer program to screen submissions Receive 100+ applications for every job posting Provides first impression of you Build Your Résumé

Why use a résumé? For You: Used to prepare answers for potential questions Prop for an interview: Give examples Direct the flow of the questions Build Your Résumé

Heading Objective Experience/ Achievements Education Special Skills Honors and Awards Optional: Relevant Coursework, References Parts of a résumé Build Your Résumé

Microsoft Word Templates Advantages Easy to use Fill in your information Choices for different layouts Disadvantages Easy for recruiters to recognize Don’t know who made the template Won’t stand out from other applicants Build Your Résumé

Optimal Résumé Advantages Not tied to a hard drive – able to work on it anytime you have Internet access Entry, Mid-Career, and Experienced level examples in your field Customizable Disadvantages Must have Internet access Must have a library card Extra steps required to attach résumé to application Build Your Résumé

Additional resources Build Your Résumé

Challenge Using what you have learned in the class, start working on your résumé in either Optimal Résumé or on Microsoft Word. Build Your Résumé