Resume and Cover Letter 911

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Resume and Cover Letter 911 Nancy L. Dube, Principal Dube Consulting All Rights Reserved®

Getting Started Do a self assessment— determine your skills and past experiences and how they apply to industries and/or organizations that interest you Learn how to position yourself—learn the language and goals of the industries and/or organizations that interest you Key Point: resumes do NOT get jobs, interviews do! The Resume helps you get the interview All Rights Reserved®

Make the Right Impact (Value) Job seekers are very good at displaying: “This is who am I” & “This is what have I done” BUT, job seekers need to take the employer’s point of view: “What can you do for me?” All Rights Reserved®

Make the Right Impact (Value) The Bottom Line: Employers/recruiting managers want to know if and how you can help them reach their goals and objectives. You must use your Resume to answer the “What can you do for me?” question. All Rights Reserved®

Make the Right Impact (Value) “What can you do for me?” To answer their question, think about the following: What did I do? What was involved? What were the results? Where possible, use examples and specific numbers to make your point All Rights Reserved®

Format and Style Choices Reverse Chronological (most recent experience first) Functional lists skills and qualifications Combination resume Curriculum Vitae (typically for education) All Rights Reserved®

Components of a Resume Headings can include: Objective (optional); Summary of Qualifications; Core Competencies: Everything must accurate (truthful & spelled correctly) Font size: between 10 and 12; margins between 0.5 (1/2”) and 1 Create visual impact with use of bold, bullets, italics, CAPS, underlining, etc. All Rights Reserved®

Sample Chronological All Rights Reserved®

Format and Style Choices Maintain consistency in formatting throughout the entire Resume Begin each sentence with powerful action verbs Brief, succinct language; drop unnecessary words (the, that) Include keyword phrases of the industry Remember to include your results/ accomplishments Start with a blank page in Microsoft Word (avoid Templates) All Rights Reserved®

FUNCTIONAL RESUME A professional level resume may contain different formatting All Rights Reserved®

Why Video Resumes are a Bad Idea SKYPE Is used by larger companies www.fistfuloftalent.com/.../tom-brady---pos.html All Rights Reserved®

Time to Rip Apart Your Resumes Review, Critique and Don’t be Shy Updated Versions Work Not over 2 Pages Long All Rights Reserved®

Cover Letters Purpose: an opportunity to introduce yourself to employers Are they important? Yes. It shows your interest and enthusiasm for the employer and the position. Quality and effort are key! Does anyone read them? Maybe (but that’s not the point). Let’s review the sample All Rights Reserved®

Give this Some Thought Visit Career Services in Colleges, Job Search Groups, Head Hunters, Professional Resume Writers Attend Career Events to meet employers and share your resume Questions? All Rights Reserved®

Land the Job! All Rights Reserved®

LinkedIn is Important! All Rights Reserved®

http://communicatefullcircle.com/syllabus All Rights Reserved®

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