Writing With Purpose
Resume Writing Skills
Select relevant evidence and write accomplishment statements that tailor your resume to the role you want.
Through relevant workplace examples, this course develops skills in resumes tailored to target roles. Participants learn to select relevant evidence, write accomplishment statements, and edit format, with a focus on practical follow-through.
What you'll learn
- Identify the elements of an effective resume and what employers are looking for
- Develop strategies to organize your resume and make yourself stand out
- Apply techniques to write in a clear and concise manner
- Use course methods to select relevant evidence, write accomplishment statements, and edit format in a workplace scenario.
- Develop a targeted resume section aligned to a relevant work need.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify a workplace need connected to resumes tailored to target roles.
- Select an appropriate way to select relevant evidence, write accomplishment statements, and edit format.
- Explain the reasoning behind that choice and identify its limitations.
- Produce a targeted resume section that addresses a relevant work need.
- Set review points for a targeted resume section and identify one adjustment.