How to Build an Effective Resume
How to Build an Effective Resume
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
Your resume is a marketing tool that sells you to prospective employers. An effective resume quickly introduces you to a potential employer so that they can determine if you are someone they want to interview for a position. In this course, interview strategist Don Georgevich shares tools from his 30 years of resume writing so that you can write an effective resume is the proverbial needle in the haystack. Don starts by showing you how to organize your most relevant career data. He then shows you how to transform your career details in the most eye catching of manners so that they’ll pop off the page and impress employers. He’ll explain how to make your resume glisten with achievement so that your potential employers must meet you. When it comes to resume writing, there is no "one size fits all, " so Don will share a variety of strategies that allow you to present your career details in the best possible way to capture the attention of prospective employers so they’ll call you for the interview instead of your competition.
Syllabus
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The resume-writing process Writing a resume is a journey in self-promotion. 2m
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Preparing your resume worksheet To write a great resume, you first must organize your skills, experience and education using the downloadable worksheet. 4m
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Designing your heading The top of your resume contains the information employers will use to contact you. 2m
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Writing your job objective A job objective statement is your way of clarifying the type of job you are seeking to prospective employers. 3m
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Writing accomplishment statements Accomplishments alone are not enough to capture the interest of prospective employers. 3m
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Creating your professional summary Your professional summary is where you get employers excited about what you've done so they read your resume with great interest. 3m
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Reading a job posting The job description provides you with valuable insights the employer is seeking in the ideal candidate. 3m
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Structuring your work history Your work history is telling prospective employers a story about your career. 3m
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Describing with action statements Your action statements are what sells you to a prospective employer, because they show what you were able to get done in past roles. 3m
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Re-working unemployment gaps If your resume shows a significant amount of time between jobs, this could detour employers from calling you for interviews. 3m
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Avoiding age discrimination Even though age discrimination is illegal, it is still practiced by some employers and can even inhibit your chances for getting an interview. 3m
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Avoiding the perception of job hopping Frequent changes of employment can scare-off employers from calling you in the event you'll quickly leave. 3m
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Writing your education section Your education can instantly communicate to prospective employers that you are not only qualified, but well-educated. 3m
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Training, certs and volunteerism Highlighting training programs and seminars you've attended can add a lot of value to your candidacy. 2m
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Avoid appearing over-qualified Having too much education can cause employers to pass on you if they feel you'll cost more than they're willing to pay. 3m
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Resume strategies and techniques Resume writing is rewriting and it's an ongoing process of improvement. 3m
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Resume mistakes to avoid Even the best resumes have mistakes, but you want to avoid the ones that will cause your resume to be passed-over. 3m
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Using a personal interests section A personal interest section can add value to your candidacy and allow you to better connect with an employer. 2m
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Good and bad resumes Unless you're a recruiter, you probably don't know what a good resume looks like versus a bad one. 3m
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Time to send it out Thanks for watching this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Don Georgevich
Don Georgevich is the founder of Job Interview Tools, LLC, a training company that not only teaches job seekers how to prepare for interviews, but also trains small businesses on how to conduct job interviews and make informed hiring decisions. Since 2008 he has hosted one of the most popular YouTube channels on job interviewing and continues to expand upon the channel. He has written several books on the art of answering interview questions, resume writing, and employee hiring.
Don Georgevich
Interview Expert, Bestselling Author, Veteran Career Coach
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