Overview
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Create a resume that impresses hiring managers and speaks to your personal and professional strengths. Learn about the nuts and bolts of resume formatting, layout, and word choice.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Writing a successful resume
- The goal of an objective statement
- Your summary of skills section
- Showcase professional work experience
- How to present your education
- Display membership in an organization
- Showcase volunteer work and experience
- Add a technical or computer skills section
- Customize identifying information
- Include optimal contact information
- Include keywords in professional experience
- Tailor your education to match the job
- How to use achievements on your resume
- Use awards to upgrade your resume
- When to include publications on your resume
- Resume formats and layouts
- Resume-friendly software
- The functional resume
- United States curriculum vitae (CV)
- European resumes
- Marketing resumes
- Entertainment resumes
- Design/architecture resumes
- Tips for college grads and early careers
- How to tackle large gaps and longevity
- How to handle a career change
- Tips for job hoppers
- Manage long term unemployment
- Use your objective to focus the reader
- How to showcase the skills an employer wants
- Use your experience as a roadmap
- Strategies for using your education
- The value of your volunteer work
- Use thank you notes to follow up
- Prepare your references
- How to follow up without stalking
- Manage your online presence
- Resumes and online applications
- How to use a resume during an interview
- Resumes and networking
- Resumes and informational interviews
- Identifying companies
- Determining fit
- Finding a contact
- Next steps for job search success
