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After reviewing this week’s learning content and the PDF on Developing Resume Content, answer these 4 questions as if you were writing your own resume for a prospective employer.
1. Who are you and why does a potential employer have to read this?
2. What RESULTS can you produce better than other qualified candidates?
3. What are your skills, strengths, talents, and qualifications?
4. Where have you produced results in the past and what were the results?
Answers should be full sentences and respond to each of the questions. Each question requires at least 3 to 4 sentences. Review the rubric for further clarification on grading expectations.
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Resume Writing
What is a Résumé?
A resume is a formal document that provides an overview of your professional qualifications, including your relevant work experience, skills, education, and notable accomplishments.
Usually paired with a cover letter, a resume helps you demonstrate your abilities and convince employers you are qualified and hirable.
The spelling of “résumé” actually originates from French, and means “summary.”
To this day, the purpose of a resume is still to provide employers with a summary of your relevant qualifications.
Writing Your Résumé
Aspects to take under consideration
Design & Formatting Content & Structure Keywords & Skills ATS Compatibility (Most companies use Applicant
Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage the application process. This is a system that collects, scans and ranks your resume.
Things to take under consideration.
Grammatical errors and typos.
Your resume must be grammatically perfect and free of errors.
Lack of results and accomplishments and highlighting duties instead of accomplishments.
Employers need to know your results and accomplishment in the past work experiences you had.
For example: “Worked and trained employees in an accounting firm”.
Is it a result or a job description?
It is better to say: “Recruited, hired and supervised more than 10 employees in an accounting firm with $1.5 million in annual sales”.
Writing Your Résumé
Things to take under consideration. (Cont.)
Same resume for all employers.
Most of the employers and recruiters like to see a tailored resume and why you are the right candidate to fit the position.
Incorrect contact information.
Make sure your contact information is correct, specially your phone number and email address.
Going to far back into your work history.
Between 10-15 years of experience is enough to show on your resume, of course, depending on the position you are applying for, to limit the possibility of age discrimination. As well do not provided the date of college graduation for the same reason.
Writing Your Résumé
Writing Your Résumé
Things to take under consideration. (Cont.)
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Did you know that employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to sort through the many resumes they receive?
These automated tools search for keywords in your resume and reject 75% of applicants!
Writing Your Résumé
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Writing Your Résumé
Contact Information – name, address, phone #, email address
Professional Profile – direct and brief
Summary of Skills – in list or sentence form, use keywords
Work Experience – take advantage and show results
Education and Training – list recent or relevant degrees, certifications, courses
Remember: If you are giving a copy of your Resume to the Interviewer, please use Resume paper, and bring with you 5 or 6 copies of your Resume to the Job Interview
1. Who are you and why a potential employer has to read this?
2. What RESULTS can you produce better than other qualified candidates?
3. What are your skills, strengths, talents, and qualifications?
4. Where have you produced results in the past and what were the results?
Change your Resume Style to ROAR (Result Oriented And Relevant)
The 4 Questions any Résumé must answer!
Writing Your Résumé
Writing Your Résumé
Professional Profile Samples
Resume Samples
Writing Your Résumé
Summarizing
A great resume:
Grabs the attention of employers and recruiters
Sells your strongest skills and accomplishments
Shows how you are a match for a position or project
And most importantly, gets you a job interview!
A cover letter is a one-page document that introduces a job seeker’s work
history, professional skills, and personal interest in applying for a job.
The main purpose of a cover letter is to support the content of your
resume.
Your resume focuses on your qualifications and achievements, and your
cover letter expands on those achievements, showcases your personality,
and explains why you should be a good fit for the company.
Although they might seem old-fashioned today, cover letters are still
necessary.
High unemployment rates in 2020 created a bigger pool of job seekers in
2021, and writing a cover letter helps your application stand out when
applying for competitive positions.
What is a Cover Letter?
https://resumegenius.com/blog/cover-letter-help/are-cover-letters-necessary
Composing Cover Letters
Address to a specific person (by name and title).
Organize the body of the letter: Paragraph 1 – capture attention, tell the position, tell how you learned of the
opening;
Paragraph 2 – communicate key qualifications and match your experience to the company’s needs;
Paragraph 3 – Close by repeating interest in the position and stating next steps.
Include your return email address
Type the letter and make sure it is error-free. (Use word process, MS Word or similar)
Note: If you have to send your Resume to potential employer via email, use the Cover Letter as a body of your message, and attach your resume.
Cover Letter Sample August 5, 2021
Dr. Jose Gonzalez Director of Nursing XYZ Medical Center Hialeah, FL
Dr. Gonzalez
I am applying for the Register Nurse (RN) position that your clinic, XYZ Medical Center advertised online on Indeed. My resume is enclosed for your review. Given my experience and skills, I would be an ideal match for this position.
I have 5 years of experience in the health care field as an HHA and CNA first, and 1 year as a RN. In addition to my professional experience, I have strong communication, customer service, and teamwork skills. My broad background makes me an excellent candidate for this position.
I’d like to find out more about the position, and I would welcome the opportunity to tell you how my skills and ideas can benefit your company. I hope you will contact me soon to arrange an interview to further discuss my qualifications and experience.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Adam Martinez (786) 555-678 [email protected]
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