Post on 13-May-2015
description
Ultimate Guide for Job Hunters
Presenter: Diana Silveira, Novare Library Services
Creating Resumes
15 seconds
The BasicsO Contact Information
O PhoneO AddressO EmailO Website/LinkedIn/etcO QR Code
O SpellingO GrammarO White space
FontsO Header – 18
PointO Rest: 10-12O Choose Only
1*
Georgia
Times New Roman
Tahoma
Arial
*Unless Applying for a creative job like marketing , design, etc
LanguageO ConfidenceO Action VerbsO Be SpecificO how you did what you did O why it made a difference to your
employer and customers.
Content
Brainstorm1. List Everything 2. Review Job you are applying
for3. Open a new document and
copy over highly relevant or impressive experience
4. Creative action-oriented statements for each
5. Forget the objective – add a one sentence pitch
6. Create a good looking document
What Order?O Highlight your most relevant skills
and experience first and then work your way down to other pertinent information.
O Include: Contact Info, Summary of Core Qualifications, Relevant Work Experience, Relevant Volunteer and Other Experience, Education and Honors & Awards.
http://goo.gl/8xcuc
Leave these offO ObjectivesO Personal DetailsO Too Much FormattingO Every JobO List of tasks for every jobO Long List of Irrelevant SkillsO “References Upon Request”
Spin ItO “Supervised 2 people” v “Lead
Marketing Team”O “Managed $100,000 budget v
“Managed marketing budget”
Quantify when possibleUse industry keywords
Don’t Lie
Avoid the Trash
O Make sure you meet basic requirements
O Pay attention to spelling and grammar
O Don’t bind, fold or other wise complicate your resume
O Use White paper
“And, it should go without saying, but "one spelling error
and I'm out"
- Joanna Thomas, a human resources professional at an
agency in Burlington, VT.Source: http://goo.gl/wLT6O
Proofing
O Extra EyesO Read from the bottom up
Cover LetterO Short and straight-forwardO Mention the NAME of the companyO Same font, font size and formatting
as resume
Resources
Career Transitions
Career Assessment Tests
Click icon to add picture
Investigative
ArtisticSocialEnterprising
Realistic
Conventional
Introduction to LinkedIn
LinkedInO Post ResumeO Gather RecommendationsO State AwardsO Professional OrganizationsO Connect to past connections and newO Join Groups – Professional and Job-HuntersO Link to Slideshare and Twitter*
AssignmentO Join LinkedinO Join Groups that are relevant to you
professionallyO Follow a company or two
Bring in job online site!
Next Week
Creating Resume in Word and other option
Utlilizing the cloud
More LinkedIn
diana@novarelibrary.comslideshare.net/dee987
delicious.com/dee987/jobs
Diana Silveira
www.learnsurge.comwww.novarelibrary.com
Ultimate Course for helping Job-hunters
Dates: January 24 and January 31Time: 1-2pm
Instructor(s): Diana SilveiraTitle: The Ultimate Course for helping Job-hunters
Description: This two-part class help prepare you to assist job seekers in your library.
The course will focus on:the new rules for creating effective resumes how to create a resume using MSWord and how to customize a resume for online job applicationshow to utilize LinkedIn and other online job resourcesassisting users on saving their resume in an accessible method (Cloud-computing/USBs, etc)
Between classes, attendees will each be asked to work on a project useful to them - or one suggested in class. One-on-one assistance with the instructor will be provided during this time.
Ultimate Course for helping Job-hunters: Part 2
LinkedIn GroupsO Recommended
For Job HuntersO JobsO Jobs 2.0
O For Librarians looking for resourcesO Consider for your
community: job club or this Job Seekers
Other Helpful LinkedIn Groups
What sites do you recommend?
Linkedin Jobs
Follow Specific Companies
Creating a Resume in Word: Tips
O Font Help
LanguageO Language:
100 most powerful resume wordsO Software is reading….
O software systems programmed to look for specific keyword
O list any technical skills relevant to the job position up front
http://goo.gl/5OgnP
Tips for ResumesO Consider File Format. Save in pdf,
doc, rtf. O Users will be C/P into emails and
online applications. O Keep points to the PointO Keep a version in txt without
formattingO It will be scanned – so keep graphics
to a minimum
Keep a Version in the Cloud
OptionsO DropboxO SkydriveO Google Docs*
O Alternatives to Cloud:O USB
Online Job Resource Sites
O Careerbuilder.comO Monster.comO Indeed.comO usajobs.govO South Florida Workforce
recommends EFM --Employ Florida Marketplace
O http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/fgils/work.html
O LinkedIn
What sites do you recommend?
Interview TipsO Prep – Research CompanyO Have questions!O It starts the moment you enter – first
impressions countO Practice questions (Career Transitions,
a friend)O Emphasis good qualitiesO Watch/Practice Positive Body LanguageO Follow-Up
Quick TipsO Know your audienceO Watch body languageO Watch your tone – inflect, show
enthusiasmO Smile… but not like a psychoO Bring some relevant canned storiesO Watch “I” and “We”O Dress conservative with a little flair
Questions
diana@novarelibrary.comslideshare.net/dee987
delicious.com/dee987/jobs
Diana Silveira
www.learnsurge.comwww.novarelibrary.com