Jennifer worked for Sutter County Superintendent of Schools Office & the Sutter County One Stop as a Career Advisor & trainer for about eight years. During that time she provided assistance to youth & adults in work readiness activities (i.e. career and job fairs), workshops & counseling services. Additionally, she acted as a liaison to connect business & education throughout the community. She also provided this resume and cover letter training to Beale AFB for a couple of years. This training for those who were about to separate from the military. She now lives and works in UT as an educator.

1. Presenting… the Nuts & Bolts of Resumes & Cover Letters Jennifer Godbold, Career Advisor/Trainer Question &/or Comments: [email_address] Discovery4Wellbeing: http://asanctuary4wellbeing.webs.com/ Jennifer worked for Sutter County Superintendent of Schools Office & the Sutter County One Stop as a Career Advisor & trainer for about eight years. During that time she provided assistance to youth & adults in work readiness activities (i.e. career and job fairs), workshops & counseling services. Additionally, she acted as a liaison to connect business & education throughout the community. She also provided this resume and cover letter training to Beale AFB for a couple of years. This training for those who were about to separate from the military. She now lives and works in UT as an educator. - MS in Educational Counseling, PPS Credential - BS in Zoology (human biology emphasis) - Train-the-trainer Certified, CSU Sacramento

6. JOB OBJECTIVE: A job objective should be listed at the top of each resume. It should be Specific for each job (Don't worry about flowery words; be specific & professional) CAREER PROFILE: Another way to state the career you seek SUMMARY OF SKILLS: Highlight your skills (bullet statements) SUMMARY STATEMENT: Write a statement about your personality or skills that makes you a good fit for the employer. RELEVANT SKILLS: (List w/ bullets or aligned tabs) RELEVENT EXPERIENCE: (Chronological is preferred by employers = Includes dates & every job in order) VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: Show how your experience would help you be qualified for that position & benefit the employer. EDUCATION: (If more than two years old or not pertinent to job, then put at the bottom of the page) LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: Should be relevant to employment; list expiration date &/or when they were acquired PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: List professional clubs and services rendered TRAINING: List training that lead to certifications or certificates of completion RELEVANT COURSES: List training that didn’t lead to a degree, but shows knowledge in a needed area SOME OF THE HEADINGS YOU MIGHT USE ON A RESUME…

18. BUZZ WORDS A term used when a human-being (not a computer) does the pre-screening, and they are looking for specific action words that are important to the job itself, and/or industry. KEY WORDS A term used when automated systems are tracking specific words for the purpose of pre-screening resumes. The tracking system is usually looking for nouns. E-RESUME A resume adapted to ASCII format (no bullets, simple font, etc), and sent by email. HIT When an automated tracking system searches for a keyword and finds it. DEFINITION OF TERMS

20. AMY MATTHEWS Harvard University Box C-23123 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-555-1849 E-mail: amatthews@harvard.edu OBJECTIVE Health management position utilizing my education and skills with a growing firm. QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Several years experience and education in health management, leading to the development of communications, client relations, order processing, interpersonal, accounting, marketing, health policy, leadership, and management skills. SYSTEMS SKILLS Microsoft Office, HTML/Web publishing, WordPerfect, PageMaker. HEALTH MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE -Assistant to the Director, Stacey G. Houndly Breast Center Foundation. *Public Health Representative, Cambridge Area Public Health Administration. -Coordinator, Harvard University Public Health Awareness Week, 1996, 1997. COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE -Solicited donations from Harvard alumni and parents for Harvard University while serving as a phone-a-thon caller on several occasions. -Honed interpersonal communications while volunteering for a political campaign through distributing literature door-to-door, fielding questions, and making phone calls to local constituents. EDUCATION B.S., Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts -Major: Health Sciences -Minor: Management Scannable Resume Sample You can write a narrative and use commas ( , ) to separate the list of education, skills and experience that should be included. You can use hyphens (-) or an asterisks (*) in front of each statement; to define them under their skill sets.

22. LOOK AT... KEY RESEARCH & LEARNING WEBSITES (I.E. MONSTER.COM; O*NET) -JOB DESCRIPTIONS -KEY WORDS -KEY PHRASES

27. Cover Letters or Letters of Interest

29. Resource: http://www.careerperfect.com/content/resume-examples/executive-assistant-sample-cover-letter-scannable/ ; March 13, 2007 *Used for educational purposes only