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Job Search Tips and Tools According to MN Future Work, between 2008 and 2018, new jobs in Minnesota requiring postsecondary education and training will grow by 152,000, while jobs for high school graduates and dropouts will grow by just 28,000. Completing your degree, diploma or certificate gives you the edge to succeed!
Building a Resume A resume is used by potential employers to find out as much as possible about a job applicant quickly. Employers often use resumes to eliminate applicants who present themselves poorly. Whether or not an applicant is chosen for an interview may be determined in just a glance. Therefore, the appearance and type of resume is just as important as the content of the resume. To learn more about building a resume click here.
Pre-Resume Process Inventorying transferable skills is crucial to the development of a resume. A transferable skill is a general skill used in one situation that can be transferred to another situation. The pre-resume process is the time to examine life skills and determine how they can be translated into work skills. The worksheets below are designed to assist in translating skills obtained in college, travel, military services, volunteer work, parenting, hobbies, sports (and the list goes on) into transferable work skills. Identifying college experiences, transferable skills and accomplishments to put on a resume. Using your extracurricular, volunteer, and community activities on a resume. Listing previous work accomplishments on your resume. Capturing your skills from any aspect of your life and making them applicable to any job. Portray your college skills as transferable and applicable to your post-college career
Writing a Focus or Objective Statement A good objective or focus state provides a means of marketing the applicants technical and interpersonal skills. The statement should list the skills the applicant brings to the job as well as the benefits the employer receives from hiring the applicant. Listing an objective or focus statement on a resume shows that the applicant is goal oriented and serious about their career. The worksheets below are designed to take the applicant through the steps of putting together a focused objective or focus statement. How to write an Objective or Focus Statement on a resume. Examples of Resumes by Professions General
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