Your resume still represents a key that can open or close many doors. How has the ideal resume evolved over the past few years in this new world of social media? What are key items to include, and red flags to avoid in your resume?

Now you have an interview. How do you ensure that you can take full advantage of this opportunity? How do you make the right impression within the first ten minutes, avoid common interview mistakes, and close the deal?

Course Series

This course is included in the following series:

7 CoursesManaging Your Career

  1. Why You Need to Compete in Your Career
  2. What is The Road Map to Career Success?
  3. Target Your Next Job: How to Develop Your Personal Marketing Plan
  4. Building A Great Corporate Resume
  5. Interview Essentials and Resume Writing Course
  6. Job Interview Skills Training
  7. Succession Planning
Learning Objectives
  • Build a compelling resume that shows you can satisfy the needs of the employer and that sets you apart from the others
  • Focus the interview on the employer's needs and your skills
Last updated/reviewed: March 6, 2024
17 Reviews (80 ratings)

Reviews

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Anonymous Author
I think this presentation provides many useful information, but some of the stuff presented is unrealistic. The example of the 'lady with the red dress' cannot be applied in real world, because usually a company's management will not accept the request of an interviewee whose application was unsuccessful for a second meeting. Also in most cases companies would refrain from providing a complete "and honest" feedback due to the high subjectivity that would usually be involved in the selection process.

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Member's Profile
This was a great confidence builder. A lot of ground covered, easy to understand, with great examples. Over the past year and a half I have reviewed this course twice, and took it for credit, after becoming a member. Each time I learned something new.

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Member's Profile
Excellent Tips for an effective resume/interview! I will definitely use these methods in my career pursuits. This would also be useful at the High School and College Levels to prepare students on how to market themselves.

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Anonymous Author
This course shed light on what I can do outside of crafting a good resume, such as the importance of the summary statement, profile, and interview pointers.

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Member's Profile
An excellent summary of job hunting tips for the 21st century, entailing the modern approach to resume writing and interviewing skills

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Anonymous Author
The quality of recording was not top notch, but the content was very useful. i think it can be good for an level of job seakers.

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Anonymous Author
I enjoyed listening to Moshe Kravitz as a speaker. He made a a number of excellent and practical points that I will utilize.

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Anonymous Author
Good examples of what to do. What not to do is probably even more important to know and he covers that as well.

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Member's Profile
Straight to the point. It was a quick course with basic questions, though good things to keep in mind.

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Anonymous Author
breaking down something many would assume would be general knowledge when it isn't.

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Anonymous Author
Great practical tips and examples. I will definitely refer to this video again.

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Anonymous Author
Provided some helpful information. Background noise was distracting at times.

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Anonymous Author
Very informative and offered a different perspective to the interview process.

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Anonymous Author
Very helpful refresher for those who have not updated their resume in years.

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Anonymous Author
Provides well-reasoned alternatives to so-called traditional resumes.

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Member's Profile
There was annoying background noise during the presentation

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Anonymous Author
Good information and tips.

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
Course Questions and Answers(2 Questions)
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I think this presentation provides many useful information, but some of the stuff presented is unrealistic. The example of the 'lady with the red dress' cannot be applied in real world, because usually a company's management will not accept the request of an interviewee whose application was unsuccessful for a second meeting. Also in most cases companies would refrain from providing a complete "and honest" feedback due to the high subjectivity that would usually be involved in the selection process.

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Thank you, Anonymous, for your positive evaluation, and especially for posing two excellent questions. The challenges that you identify serve to highlight the difference between a

WEBINAR - that can deliver general concepts and
PRIVATE COACHING - that can develop customized strategies.

A coach can work with an individual client to address these and other challenges in light of the factors that are present in his unique situation.

Regarding the two challenges you identify:

1. “The example of the ‘lady with the red dress’ cannot be applied in real world, because usually a company’s management will not accept the request of an interviewee whose application was unsuccessful for a second meeting.”

You are 100% correct. Usually…management will not accept the request…for a second meeting. So how did this lady get a second chance? This is a real case that actually happened. Knowing that management had strong interest in her as a candidate, yet had serious reservations, she wrote a proposal aimed at getting her back in the door, affording the opportunity to address their concerns. They were interested enough to invite her back to present her proposal.

2. “In most cases companies would refrain from providing a complete ‘and honest’ feedback…”

Again you are 100% correct. In MOST cases you will not get COMPLETE feedback.
 In some cases they will not respond at all to questions about how you compare to the ofher candidates
 In some cases (surprisingly) they will respond rather freely and fully.
 And in many cases they will respond partially, especially if you break up the issue into small pieces and ask specific questions such as,
How would you describe the ideal candidate for this position?
Which are the most important qualifications?
How do I compare to this ideal candidate?
Have you met with anyone who has all the qualifications of this ideal candidate?
Etc.

As we know in Finance, even a partial reduction of uncertainty based on incomplete information can be extremely valuable.

Thanks again for the great questions. Feel free to be in touch if you think that I could be of help to you.

Moshe Kravitz
CareerCoachatGotoWorkSoon [dot] com
845.821.2780

Instructor for this course
Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Proper Resume Etiquette
  Resume DO's and DON'Ts7:28
  Resume as a Marketing Tool5:20
  Structure of Resume and Sample Summary Statements9:08
The Interview Process
  Structure of an Interview10:34
  Structure of an Interview Cont. and Q&A6:23
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
  Slides: Essentials of Resumes and InterviewingPDF
  Interview Essentials & Resume Writing Course Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW & TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam