Building Your Resume

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In this course, you will learn how to build your resume, whether you are new to the job market transitioning from one career to the next or need to enhance your current resume, this course will assist you in building the best resume for your situation. We will review how to create a resume that causes an employer to want to contact you through using keywords and transferable experience. Next we will discover what type of resume you should use based on your experience, industry, and career film. Finally, we will learn how to market your resume and compose a well-written cover letter. My name is Michelle Jones, and I have over 10 years of sales management, recruiting, and training experience. I currently own my own company called Appreciating You in which I provide career training workshops. I first began the career training workshops in 2001 as a headhunter I assisted entry-level to executive clients in obtaining employment, and I felt that the candidates that I was assisting in seeking employment could benefit from all the insider tips that many employers never tell you. I am also an instructional designer and design instructor-led and web-based training programs for a variety of different organizations. I look forward to helping you with this course and assisting you with building your resume. In chapter one, we will review the job search process, we will review the typical sales process and examine how it correlates with your career search process, and we will also learn about how your resume is your product for sure. Next we will find out what you do and don't know about a resume by giving you a resume quiz, and we will discover what employers are really looking for when they are reviewing your resume. Finally, we will talk about the resume basics and examine the basic guidelines of a resume and gain a general understanding of what information to and not to include when creating your resume.