“L’habit ne fait pas le moine”: ENGLISH FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT (Coursera WEEK 2)

How to write an effective resume.

Describe your work experience, education and skills.

Resumes are usually only one or two pages long. And give a short but detailed description of your past job duties and experiences

There are 3 reasons why you need a great resume.

To get the employer's attention and show you are a good match.
To communicate your skills and accomplishment and to get an interview.

How to make your resume easy to read?

Don't give a future employer an excuse to ignore your resume.
If an employer wants to contact you to ask you to come for an interview, here is where they will find your full name and information about how they can communicate with you, like your email address or telephone number.

Headline Summary

you should write the job you are looking for and then include a summary of the skills you have on your headline and summary in your resume.

Work Experience

you can list the jobs you have worked at in the past, including your current job, if you have one. Current job means what job you have now.

College Degrees

Example; She includes her Associate's Degree from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in 2001. If you have more than one qualification, list them in reverse chronological order, similar to your work experience. So you should begin with your most recent degree first and then the one before that after

There are two basic resume formats. One is chronological. The other is functional. Chronological resumes highlight your job history. They list your past work experiences. Functional resumes focus less on experience and more on skills.

A chronological format works best if you have a strong work history. It is a good format when you are looking for a new job in the same field. It shows how your past experience will help with a new job.

A functional format shows what you are able to do. This format helps to show skills that are not part of your work history. It is the best format to use if you are changing careers.

The best resumes are usually a mix of both formats. They give employers important information about your work history. And they also show your strongest skills.

Resume Guide: The Basic Elements Quiz

Connecting Employers with Job Seekers in Today's Economy

Earl Rennison says semantic search is designed to choose the right match from the words or expressions around a key word. He says this helps it get the right match even if a job posting, resume, or other documents use different words to express the same idea. He says better searches will lead to better matches and fill more jobs. Rich Milgram is head of a recruitment company called Beyond.com. He says another problem is that the people who are experts at finding just the right workers were the first ones out of work during the recession.

He also says it will take time for companies to rebuild their workforces, even if they have added new recruiters. The new recruiters do not understand the business that well because they are new, says Rich Milgram.
They do not have a relationship with the hiring managers.
Rich Milgram says companies in need of excellent workers have to do a good job of writing job advertisements that are understandable. And job seekers need to make it clear to hiring managers how they can help their companies.

listening : https://coursera.org/share/ec030c9eacae44bcc3637751efd4c865

Listening Quiz : "Connecting Employers with Job Seekers in Today's Economy"

Using Keywords Effectively

Show that you might be good for the job. It is very important to use keywords no matter what. Use them on the paper copy of your resume. Also use them in the online resume you post to websites.
Make your resume more believable. Name software, like Microsoft Office. This is better than saying "strong computer skills" because it gives more information.
Show that you’re part of the team. You should “speak the language” of people in the job you want. It makes you sound like someone who belongs on the team.

Examples Of Keywords

Keywords are like the special language of a job field. Here are examples of keywords that might come up in a posting for a sales job. They are in bold:

Name/Title of the job (sales assistant – retail)
What they need done (sales order processing)
Responsible for (analyze sales order data)
Skills (strong analytical skills)
Degrees (associate degree in business)
Computer skills (SAP Sales)
Companies (Google)

Finding Keywords For Your Resume You can find great keywords in the posting of the job you want. You can also find keywords on job websites. Write down words you read often on job websites. You can add some of these keywords to your resume later. QUIZ 3 : "Using Keyword Effectively"