How do you go beyond your list of accomplishments to communicate what makes you unique? Be sure to include your hobbies and volunteer experience advises Terri Friel, ABF Career Ally. “I keep thinking about the young man who came to me with his resume and I walked through [it] with him and said, ‘so where is all your race car experience?’ He worked at the track and helped with the maintenance of the cars. ‘That is a huge part of who you are! You’ve learned so much about how to work in a team and how to be efficient…that makes you so unique in the workspace! Add that back on–definitely!’\u00a0What else makes you who you are and makes you stand out in a unique way?” Filmed at ABF Career Alliance in Chicago. Join us at our next event!
\n", "content_text": "How do you go beyond your list of accomplishments to communicate what makes you unique? Be sure to include your hobbies and volunteer experience advises Terri Friel, ABF Career Ally. “I keep thinking about the young man who came to me with his resume and I walked through [it] with him and said, ‘so where is all your race car experience?’ He worked at the track and helped with the maintenance of the cars. ‘That is a huge part of who you are! You’ve learned so much about how to work in a team and how to be efficient…that makes you so unique in the workspace! Add that back on–definitely!’\u00a0What else makes you who you are and makes you stand out in a unique way?” Filmed at ABF Career Alliance in Chicago. Join us at our next event!", "date_published": "2017-03-27T12:30:45-07:00", "date_modified": "2023-08-21T12:23:20-07:00", "authors": [ { "name": "donnafletcher", "url": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/author/donnafletcher/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5914c35b3b4b1b0c08bec4f262c191aa38f667a2b347c87d34b0cc3aaadb496?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "donnafletcher", "url": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/author/donnafletcher/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5914c35b3b4b1b0c08bec4f262c191aa38f667a2b347c87d34b0cc3aaadb496?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/files/2017/03/how-do-you-communicate-who-you-r.jpg", "tags": [ "career success", "Career Resources", "Events", "News", "Resumes", "Videos" ] }, { "id": "https://abfcareeralliance.org/?p=238", "url": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/2014/08/25/eight-essential-parts-to-your-resume/", "title": "What Every Resume Needs: Your Story and The Six Parts", "content_html": "\nby Robin Glenn Jones
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In Module 4 of LifeLaunch!, Resumes and Cover Letters, our resident career expert, Don Asher, identifies important information about how to structure your resume.
\nAs Don states, \u201cThe purpose of the resume is to get an interview.\u201d In this module Don explains the parts of a resume that are essential to land you the interview. I have listed them for you but you will need to refer to Module 4 of LIfeLaunch!, or Don\u2019s highly acclaimed book, The Overnight Resume, in order to get a complete understanding of how best to incorporate these elements into your own resume.
\nOne of the techniques I particularly like is removing the objective because it doesn’t really speak to who you are. A resume should be crafted as your personal story, specifically told for a desired intent.
\nAs I recently told my daughter Madison, think of sitting across the table from someone you have been wanting to meet and now you have their full attention.
\nWhat do you want to say to them?
\nWhen you finish visiting with them, what impression do you want them to leave with?
\nWell, the same goes for the resume. Someone is hearing your voice for the first time and they are going to determine if they want to hear more from what you have written.
\nSo, craft your words so that if you were reading what you had written, and comparing that to the hundreds of other resumes you might have seen, you would choose you!
\nCheck out Mod\u00adule 4 of ABF\u2019s Life\u00adLaunch! course to learn more about how to create a win\u00adning resume.
\nEnroll in Life\u00adLaunch!
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\n\n", "content_text": "What Every Resume Needs PDF\nby Robin Glenn Jones\n\nIn Module 4 of LifeLaunch!, Resumes and Cover Letters, our resident career expert, Don Asher, identifies important information about how to structure your resume.\nAs Don states, \u201cThe purpose of the resume is to get an interview.\u201d In this module Don explains the parts of a resume that are essential to land you the interview. I have listed them for you but you will need to refer to Module 4 of LIfeLaunch!, or Don\u2019s highly acclaimed book, The Overnight Resume, in order to get a complete understanding of how best to incorporate these elements into your own resume.\nOne of the techniques I particularly like is removing the objective because it doesn’t really speak to who you are. A resume should be crafted as your personal story, specifically told for a desired intent.\nAs I recently told my daughter Madison, think of sitting across the table from someone you have been wanting to meet and now you have their full attention.\nWhat do you want to say to them?\nWhen you finish visiting with them, what impression do you want them to leave with?\nWell, the same goes for the resume. Someone is hearing your voice for the first time and they are going to determine if they want to hear more from what you have written.\nSo, craft your words so that if you were reading what you had written, and comparing that to the hundreds of other resumes you might have seen, you would choose you!\nThe Six Parts of Your\u00a0Resume\n\nThe Heading–your name, cell phone, and email address. City and state are optional\nYour Profile–a list of your skills and interests related to the position\nSpecial Projects–Highlight any experience or special projects related to the position\nEducation–Include relevant coursework and projects, school activities, honors and awards\nExperience–organize this in reverse chronological order, focus experience on the job you are going after, use subheadings for types of experience, start sentences with verbs, highlight accomplishments\nKey Words–at the bottom of your resume create a list of key words that might be searched by\u00a0resume sorting software.\n\nAsk Yourself\n\nDoes my\u00a0resume answer the question, “What can this candidate do for me?”\nHave I proofed a hard copy to catch any typos?\nIs my formatting consistent and scanable?\n\nLifeLaunch! Can Help\nCheck out Mod\u00adule 4 of ABF\u2019s Life\u00adLaunch! course to learn more about how to create a win\u00adning resume.\nEnroll in Life\u00adLaunch!\nr\nWhat Every Resume Needs PDF", "date_published": "2014-08-25T16:55:24-07:00", "date_modified": "2023-08-21T12:23:20-07:00", "authors": [ { "name": "donnafletcher", "url": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/author/donnafletcher/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5914c35b3b4b1b0c08bec4f262c191aa38f667a2b347c87d34b0cc3aaadb496?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "donnafletcher", "url": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/author/donnafletcher/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5914c35b3b4b1b0c08bec4f262c191aa38f667a2b347c87d34b0cc3aaadb496?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Blog", "career success", "Informational Interviews", "Instructions", "For Job Seekers", "LifeLaunch!", "Prep", "Resources", "Resumes", "Career Resources" ] }, { "id": "https://abfcareeralliance.org/?p=227", "url": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/2014/08/25/how-to-avoid-the-resume-black-hole/", "title": "How to Avoid the Resume Black Hole", "content_html": "The number one complaint we hear from job seekers when applying online is that they never get any response to their applications.
\nThe resume goes out and nothing ever comes back!
\nIt can be very disheartening to take the time and effort to apply for a job and have nothing to show for it–not even the slightest bit of encouragement from a recruiter or hiring manager!
\nToday\u2019s companies and recruiters are using applicant tracking software to sort and sift through the hundreds of resumes they receive for job postings.\u00a0 One cannot ignore the realities of online application submission.
\nSome companies ask screening questions.\u00a0 Sometimes, not answering a screening question can knock a candidate out of consideration, but, not always.\u00a0 There are some very good points in the US News & World Report Money article, \u201cHow to avoid the Resume Black Hole\u201d about what you should know about\u00a0applicant tracking software, or ATS.
\nABF\u2019s LifeLaunch! course can help you put forward a winning resume and cover letter. Don Asher, who developed LifeLaunch! states, \u201cThe beginning of the resume should answer this question for the employer or recruiter, what can this candidate do for me?\u201d
\nCheck out Module 4 of LifeLaunch!, Resumes and Cover Letters\u2014it will help you successfully answer this question in your resume and cover letter.
\nEnroll in LifeLaunch! to learn more about resumes and cover letters!
\n\n", "content_text": "The number one complaint we hear from job seekers when applying online is that they never get any response to their applications.\nThe resume goes out and nothing ever comes back!\nIt can be very disheartening to take the time and effort to apply for a job and have nothing to show for it–not even the slightest bit of encouragement from a recruiter or hiring manager!\nToday\u2019s companies and recruiters are using applicant tracking software to sort and sift through the hundreds of resumes they receive for job postings.\u00a0 One cannot ignore the realities of online application submission.\nSome companies ask screening questions.\u00a0 Sometimes, not answering a screening question can knock a candidate out of consideration, but, not always.\u00a0 There are some very good points in the US News & World Report Money article, \u201cHow to avoid the Resume Black Hole\u201d about what you should know about\u00a0applicant tracking software, or ATS.\nLifeLaunch! Can Help\nABF\u2019s LifeLaunch! course can help you put forward a winning resume and cover letter. Don Asher, who developed LifeLaunch! states, \u201cThe beginning of the resume should answer this question for the employer or recruiter, what can this candidate do for me?\u201d\nCheck out Module 4 of LifeLaunch!, Resumes and Cover Letters\u2014it will help you successfully answer this question in your resume and cover letter.\nEnroll in LifeLaunch! to learn more about resumes and cover letters!\n ", "date_published": "2014-08-25T16:12:07-07:00", "date_modified": "2023-08-21T12:23:20-07:00", "authors": [ { "name": "donnafletcher", "url": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/author/donnafletcher/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5914c35b3b4b1b0c08bec4f262c191aa38f667a2b347c87d34b0cc3aaadb496?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "donnafletcher", "url": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/author/donnafletcher/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5914c35b3b4b1b0c08bec4f262c191aa38f667a2b347c87d34b0cc3aaadb496?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.albertbakerfund.org/files/2014/08/Resume-Clipart.jpg", "tags": [ "Blog", "career success", "Instructions", "For Job Seekers", "LifeLaunch!", "Prep", "Resources", "Resumes", "Career Resources", "Cover Letters", "News" ] } ] }