Best Practices – Resume/CV & Cover Letters

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Best Practices – Resume/CV & Cover Letters Speaker – David Woody

Topics Hiring Companies & Managers Networking Resume/CV & Cover Letters Purpose Resume/CV Types Resume/CV Structure Cover Letter Structure Interview/Follow-up Questions & Resume Review

Hiring Companies & Managers Today’s economy – more with less Organizations are flatter What can you do for me today? Plug and play skills increases hiring chance At Will Employment – termination without reason Small businesses hire 95%

Networking Face to face works best Avoid blind letters Trade / industry events Volunteer LinkedIn Talking with strangers - child in house window holding toy airplane and tennis racket

Resume/CV & Cover Letters Purpose Sole purpose is to get interview Sell skill set Avoid life story Match skill set to job requirements Brevity

Resume/CV Types Chronological vs competency Examples Competency - puts relevant facts / skills in forefront Chronological - hiring manager determines competencies

Resume/CV Structure Profile / summary – brief Get non-friend / family member to help develop competencies Competencies - use action verbs Competencies list - tailor for job Avoid acronyms & jargon Positions held Education – secondary to experience Contact info in footer

Cover Letter Structure Develop if requested – no exception Avoid canned wording Job applied for and how you heard Tie qualifications to job – briefly Verbosity is not your friend Blind letters / cold calls

Interview/Follow-up Research company and interviewer Assess interviewer Firm hand shake & eye contact Understand before trying to be understood Link skills to job requirement Team player What you can do for employer – not vice versa Have references ready Send thank you note immediately – hand written

Closing, Questions & Resume Review Use competency resume – It Works! What can you do for me today? Listen Sell your skill set Competency-based - Internet Questions? Resume review