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Los Medanos College

Learn how to create an impactful resume and ace your job interviews with resume building and interviewing tips. Maximize your chances of success in your career.

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Los Medanos College

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  1. Los Medanos College Energize your Destiny–California

  2. Key Messages: Resume Building • What does a resume do? • Provides potential employer with vital contact information • Allows you to BRAG about your accomplishments and abilities • Offers an opportunity to differentiate yourself from the 100+ people applying • Shows the employer if you are a good fit for the job • Where do you start? • Start with a copy of someone else's resume • Fill in your information • Limit it to one page • Ask several people to review it for your and provide comments • Carefully check for spelling and grammatical errors

  3. Key Messages: Resume Building • What Information Should a Resume Contain? • Contact Information – name, address, email, phone etc. • Objective – what kind of job do you want? • Experience – What jobs have you done before? Add volunteer work to this section if applicable • Education –What degree are you working towards • Community & leadership experience – Have you helped organize a luncheon, led a Bible study, volunteered at a school, worked on a cleaning staff, etc.? • Special skills or abilities – Can you use a computer? What programs do you know? Do you like to cook, exercise, read? • NOTE: • Take an inventory of your strengths and weaknesses • Once you start writing your resume, Do NOT give up and Do NOT fear failure • Learn from your mistakes! Avoid judgment and self-discouragement! • Be true to yourself, your passion, your dreams

  4. Key Messages: Interviewing Tips • Important items to note: • Preparation is the key to success • Research the prospective employer • Use available resources, e.g. company website, current employees, other professionals in the field • Spend time assessing your skills • Understand job description and list relevant skills relating to position • List specific examples of how and when you demonstrated each skill • Promote your proudest achievements • Include both work and personal examples • Practice your answers to common questions • Show your interest and ask questions • Write a thank you letter within 24 hours of the interview • If you are not contacted in the stated timeframe, call back and restate your interest • Learn from your experience; evaluate what went well as well as areas of improvement and document for the next interview • Use the STAR interview method

  5. Resume example A: The importance of proofreading for Capitalization & punctuation errors Freeport, *TX *June 2014 Brazosport *College Richwood, *TX *May 2014 *Creative

  6. Resume example B:The importance of including relevant skills under the relevant experience Consider moving some of these details and descriptions into the academic section What are you trying to convey to a potential employer by including this? What is the specific honor being recognized?

  7. Resume example C:The importance of being concise and reducing reader confusion Consider reducing overlapping dates & multiple GPA’s; this can cause reader confusion Consider condensing the resume to one page

  8. Helpful job links:Shell Careers website:http://www.shell.us/careersShell Projects & Locations: http://www.shell.us/about-us/projects-and-locations.htmlLife @ Shell video series: http://www.shell.us/careers/life-at-shell.htmlShell Jobs: http://www.shell.us/jobsWCSI Energize Your Future: http://www.shell.us/energizeyourfutureShell Online Assessment Battery: https://www.shell.us/careers/operators-and-crafts/experienced-operators-and-technicians/_jcr_content/par/relatedtopics_ecb6.stream/1488314888386/01206b3667f9e10a264db13cdb377bd994a7702d4ae2723bb533ffac9a7b4939/operations-iab-study-guide.pdfNAPTA (The North American Process Technology Alliance) is an organization that promotes and supports collaboration between industry, educational institutions, government and others in an effort to meet the workforce needs within Process Operations. http://www.naptaonline.org/images/documents/downloads/employers_looking_for_rev10-11b.pdfWhy hire Process Technology Graduates videoProcess Technology: An education that pays videohttp://www.naptaonline.org/videosFounded in 1987, the East Harris County Manufacturing Association (EHCMA) is a professional organization that includes more than 130 manufacturing companies. They are dedicated to providing jobs, upholding environmental standards and providing a better quality of life for neighbors in and around the Greater Houston area.https://www.petrochemworks.com

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