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O Participants will gain knowledge and skills on how to effectively assist job seekers in obtaining and retaining a meaningful job.
O Participants will have knowledge of basic job search skills.
O Participants will have knowledge and skills of how to do research using automation

O Practice
Critiquing
Resumes
O Explain
Resume
Writing
Guidelines and Styles

O Format
O Guidelines
O Content

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O Widely Used
O Logical Flow / Easy to Read
O Shows Skill, Responsibility, &
Growth
O Shows Promotion & Titles
O Demonstrates Company Loyalty

O Points Out Employment Gaps
O Highlights Frequent Job Changes
O Emphasizes Lack of Related
Experience
O Shows Demotions / Career Set
Backs

O Emphasizes Skills Over
Employment
O Organizes a Variety of Experience
O Disquises Gaps in Work Record or
Series of Short Term Jobs

O Viewed With Suspicion By
Employers
O De-emphasizes Growth / Job
Titles

O Combines Skills
O Highlights Most Relevant Skills
O De-emphasizes Less Relevant Jobs
O Minimizes Gaps & Unrelated
Experience

O Confusing if Not Well Organized
O Requires More Effort & Creativity to Prepare

Advantages
O
O
O
O
Personalized to
Company
Shows Research
More Impressive
Addresses Employer
Needs
Disadvantages
O
O
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Time Consuming to
Prepare
Confusing if Not Well
Organized
Should Revise For
Each Employer

O Objective
O Summary
O Key Skills / Areas of Expertise
O Experience / Employment
O Education / Training
O Volunteer Experience

An objective statement (in a targeted resume) is a sentence that details the job you are applying for and a company name.
For Example:
Seeking a position as an Assistant Chef with
Riverfront Restaurant.

A summary statement provides the business with a snapshot of your qualifications and what makes you the best candidate for the position.

For Example:
A resourceful, results-driven professional with over 7+ years of experience including: project management, sales, marketing support, customer service, and administration. A strong communicator who understands business core values and is adept at building client relationships and providing excellent customer experiences. A life-long learner who has a passion for exploring new aspects of business.

Key Skills / Areas of Expertise
Also known as Summary of
Qualifications, this section emphasizes the main points of a person’s expertise.
It is a condensed glance of skills and accomplishments that directly relate to the position.

Key Skills / Areas of Expertise
For Example:
O 7+ years successful sales experience
O Well organized and thorough in completing project in a timely manner
O Establishes excellent relations with customer, building loyal repeat business

Key Skills / Areas of Expertise
For Example:
• Receiving • Customer Service • Management
• Purchasing • Delivery • Stock Control
• Inventory • Document Control • Warehousing

This section focuses on accomplishments and skills related to the position and company. They should begin with action verbs and can be bullet statements for readability.

Experience / Employment
SAR Method

Experience / Employment
SAR Method
For Example:
Created a team of 10 people to review insurance transactions which improved the accuracy of claims by 55%.

Experience / Employment
SAR Examples
O Produced over 15 fashion shows to showcase merchandise. Arranged for photography and design of all advertising images, boosting sales to $600,000.
O Developed on-line newsletter with staff of three. Newsletters delivered through 3 rd party email software, resulting in 400% increase in client interaction.

O Include relevant training and classes
O List degrees/certificates
O Use simple descriptions and bullets

For Example:
O B.S. Engineering, Utah State
O Electro Magnetics, U.S. Navy

O Only include extracurricular activities that relate to the position
O Shows community involvement and locational stability

“Resumes should show you can do the work required, while cover letters should show you want to do the work required”

O Targeted
O Standard Business Format
O Don’t Repeat Resume
O Proofread
O Examples

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Ask permission to use someone
Inform them of the position you are seeking
Make sure they all have professional contact information
Give them a copy of your resume
Do not include on resume unless requested by company

O Have several names ready
O Want to rotate names
O Use both professional and personal
O Co-workers, supervisors, vendors or customers, professors, clergy, etc.