Join our in-house resume writing expert for a 2-part series designed to take your resume from generic to awesome. Learn and apply strategies for writing resume content that POPS! We will focus on tackling the most difficult parts of the resume (Summary and Work History) and each participant will leave with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Friendly formatted resume to use with online applications.
Prerequisites:
All participants must bring a printed copy of a job posting that is of interest to you (for practice purposes), as well as a flash drive with a current draft resume. Experience with creating Word documents and intermediate English proficiency required. Experience with ONETonline.org is recommended, but not required.
SESSION 1 : RESUME WRITING CLINIC
Friday, September 14 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
We’ll begin by uncovering the strategy behind what makes a powerful and effective resume that gets the attention of an employer. Using your current resume as a starting point, you will begin to produce your own customized content.
SESSION 2 : RESUME FORMATTING LAB
Friday, September 21 | 9:30 AM – 11:00 PM
Using the content you began developing in Session one, you will spend this session dropping your new content into an ATS-friendly format. You’ll leave with a resume formatted to get past the resume robots and make an impression that will help you land that next interview.
Fee: $60 for both seminars