Resume Workshops

(From Creative Job Search Workshop)

In today's job market, the resume is an important tool for anyone looking for work.  Everyone, from the new entrant into the workforce to the experienced professional, will benefit from a well-written resume.  Many employers require a resume be sent as the first method of contact.  It can be used to capture an employer's attention, even when no job is advertised.  Just as a job search is a sales campaign, your resume is your sales brochure.  More than a summary of your skills, experience, and education, it is an advertisement of your best.  Your resume should make you stand out from the competition.

The use of electronic technology to manage the overwhelming number of resumes employers receive is increasing rapidly.  Today many companies and employment agencies are using scanners to enter resumes into a computer.  These resume scanning systems use varying degrees of artificial intelligence to screen the resume for desired skills.

Take the time to organize your job search information, including education, employment, and references.  Focus on your skills and accomplishments and look for ways to sell your qualifications.  A prospective employer does not just want to know where you worked, but also wants to know what you can do.

Resume writing is part of our  Creative Job Search  Workshop (CJS) which is offered at the Detroit Lakes WorkForce Center.  For reservations call 218-846-7379. Click here for location.

Minnesota's Electronic Portfolio   (NOTE: This site is for Minnesota residents only)

    Use this site to create your personal online electronic portfolio ("e-folio"). An e-folio is like an online resume, but even better. Your e-folio is an online storage and display tool for your education, training and career related data. Because it lives on the Web, you can access it or add content to it at any time from almost any Internet connection in the world. The e-folio system is fun to use. It’s easy to add and change your content to reflect your personal skills, interests, knowledge and goals. You can also invite people such as employers, teachers or students to visit and review your entire e-folio site or only a password protected section of your site. www.efoliomn.com/

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