This workshop focuses on ways to tailor your résumé to highlight the key elements from a job description. By using a hiring company’s own words, reflecting the company’s needs within your accomplishments, and using key words, you will be viewed as a more qualified candidate.
Workshop Goals:
- Develop a version of your résumé that closely matches a job description
- Present your accomplishments as ways to solve problems
- Incorporate keywords in a logical way that is identified by search engines and scanners
What We Will Cover:
- How to tailor your career objective to the job title
- How to customize your summary to the key elements in a job description
- Ways to successfully modify accomplishment statements
- Analyzing and assessing job descriptions for what is most important
- Develop a master résumé to use as a basis for customized versions
- Identify the keywords that will make your résumé stand out
- Determine what to include/exclude on your résumé
Materials Needed:
- Please bring two copies of your résumé and a recent job description for which you’ve applied.
Workshop Length: 2½ hours
- Participants should plan to arrive 15 minutes early. Workshops will begin and end on time.
Who Should Attend:
- Individuals in career transition who are looking to increase the possibility that their résumé and/or cover letter will receive attention.
Cost to Attend:
- Free for members and $15 for guests.
RSVP Required:
- Send an email to nikki@TBJL.org , or call (813) 344-0200.
Dress: Business casual