Description
Your resume is your first impression make sure it’s a good one.As the pandemic winds down, many people will be seeking jobs, and many employers will be looking to ramp up to meet productionservice delivery demands. Workers should be prepared to update their resumes to seek job opportunities. To prepare resumes that command attention and get interviews, workers need to know how to prepare resumes that stand out from others. This material will focus on how to do just that.
Date: 2021-05-21 Start Time: End Time:
Learning Objectives
Describing Resumes
• Defining Resumes and Distinguishing Resumes From a Curriculum Vitae and a Capability Statement
• What Resumes Are Intended to Do
• Why Resumes Are Important
10 Tips for Developing and Refreshing Effective Resumes
• Tip #1: Decide on What Is Essential Information
• Tip #2: Identify and Use Relevant Keywords
• Tip #3: Present the Information Concisely
• Tip #4: Present the Information With a Compelling Layout
• Tip #5: Make Sure to Emphasize What Makes You Better/Different From Others
• Tip #6: Tailor the Resume to Job Listings/Postings
• Tip #7: Focus on What You Can Do
• Tip #8: Provide Evidence of Ability to Do the Job If Possible (Such as Links to Work Samples)
• Tip #9: Realize the Resumes Rarely Land a Job – a Personal Touch Is Always Better
• Tip #10: Write a Cover Letter and Ask for the Interview in the Cover Letter
Summary and Questions and Answers
William J. Rothwell, Ph.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP, RODC, CPTD Fellow-Rothwell & Associates, Inc.
