This document provides guidance on creating an effective resume. It discusses resume structure and components, including headings, summaries, experience, education, and formatting. Key tips include limiting the resume to one to two pages, using action verbs, and tailoring the resume to the specific job. Different resume styles like reverse chronological, functional, and skills-based are also covered. The workshop aims to help attendees create a resume that highlights their qualifications and lands more job interviews.

1. Resume Workshop Workshop duration approximately 60 minutes

2. The Transition 101 Model Are you prepared to do each one of these steps? Resume Workshop Anger Help Me!! Stress Relief New Friends Foundation Onboarding Plan Get a Job Offer Networking Resume Cover Letter Interview Layoff/Quit/Fired Marketing Plan No Plan = 2 strikes to start

23. S ell don’t T ell You MUST NOTE: Sending a beautiful resume with an error is like going to an interview with spinach on your teeth. Please spell check!!!

24. Resume Workshop A Day in Company ABC’s HR Shoes Exercise You work for a company and you just got back from a Career Fair and have a stack of resumes to go through to select a candidate to interview for your company’s position. You have less than one minute to review each resume and choose which candidate will get the invitation for an interview. Be prepared to say what you would look for to chose one candidate over the others.

30. Reverse Chronological MSCU, Wilton CT. Working as a consultant. Various major projects such as M&A, Facility relocation and online banking. Vertrue, Inc, Norwalk CT. Worked as a Senior Director. Managed all Shared Service Applications. Exec2Tech, LLC, Danbury CT. Private consulting business specialized with providing expertise with ERP selection/implementation and M&A Resume Styles Work Experience: 2008-Present 2004-2008 2003-2004 Resume Workshop

32. Functional Resume Style Experience: Director IT (January 1990-April 1997)—Coca-Cola NY * Budget of 10 Million * Staff of 50 IT professionals * Responsible for 21 locations VP & CIO (April 1997-July 2003) * Budget of 25 Million * Staff of 45 IT professionals * Responsible for 9 locations Resume Styles Example based on CIO roles Resume Workshop

34. Skills Resume Style Skills: Communication Skills *Invited to present at many Oracle User and International user group meetings in CA and FL *Invited to present to many network group meetings on various job search topics *Presented at many SAP User group meeting on topics related to interfacing and configuring SAP Training Skills *Trained new employees in the use of the SDLC standards for project management *Trained all employees periodically on FDA Validation for computers and the importance of the validation Resume Styles Resume Workshop