In today’s world of job search, customized résumés are essential. Customization can help beat the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by using keywords from the job description, and gives qualified candidates a better chance of avoiding the “black hole” of online applications. This workshop focuses on ways to tailor your résumé to highlight the key components of a job description, and you will begin to develop portions of your own résumé that match the job requirements to perform a specific role. By using a hiring company’s own words and reflecting their needs within your accomplishment statements, and including relevant keywords, you may be viewed more easily as a qualified candidate, and one who stands out.

Presented by a TBJL Career Strategist

Workshop Goals:

• Develop a version of your résumé that closely matches a job description
• Present your accomplishments as ways to solve company/organizational problems
• Incorporate keywords in a logical way that is identified by search engines and scanners

What We Will Cover:

• How to tailor your résumé to the job description
• How to customize your summary to the key elements in a job description
• Ways to successfully modify accomplishment statements
• Analyze and assess job descriptions for what is most important
• Identify the keywords that will make your résumé stand out
• Determine what to include/exclude on your résumé

Materials Needed:
Please bring two copies of your résumé and a recent job description for which you’ve applied or for which you are considering applying.

Workshop Length: 2½ hours.  Participants should plan to arrive 15 minutes early.

Who Should Attend:
Unemployed and underemployed individuals looking to work in a professional environment and seeking relevant and practical information or advice regarding the next steps in their job search or career path. This includes individuals in mid-career transition, women re-entering the workforce after a hiatus, military veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce, recent college graduates launching their careers, and mature workers not ready or able to retire.

Cost to Attend:
Free for TBJL Full Program Participants and $15 for guests.

Dress:
Business casual.
Out of consideration for other participants, we ask that all candidates refrain from wearing fragrances, perfume, and cologne.

Where:
TampaBay-Job-Links
Jack Roth Center for Career Development
4100 West Kennedy Blvd. Suite 206
Tampa, FL 33609

Reservations Required:
Seating is limited to 18 participants. Please email rsvp@tjbl.org, or call (813) 344-0200.