Professional Development Event
Resumes to Interviews: Student and Early Career Strategies for a Successful Job Search
31 January 2023 • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | Room 2000 (Level 2 West)
Open to all technical attendees.
No advance registration is required. However, seating is limited and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Liz Helton, Resume Writer and Career Strategist for Holian Associates, will lead us through effective strategies and techniques for a successful job search such as: compiling resumes, writing cover letters, and interviewing tips. The primary goal of the course is to provide creative and proven techniques for new college graduates and professionals to plan and conduct their job search and secure a dream job. Creative and comprehensive job search techniques will be discussed as well as actual resume and interviewing examples and tips. Anyone who is getting ready to enter the work force who wants to answer questions such as, "when and how do I start my job search?," "what kind of cover letter and resume gets noticed?" or "how do I sell myself in an interview?" will benefit from taking this course.
Learning Outcomes
This course will enable you to:
• start and create your job search plan
• create an online networking presence
• build and write effective cover letters and resumes that get noticed
• avoid common resume and cover letter mistakes
• interview with confidence
Intended Audience
Graduate students, new graduates, early-career professionals, or anyone wishing to learn more about creating a job search plan, writing an effective cover letter and resume that gets you noticed, and techniques for successful interviews.
No advance registration is required. However, seating is limited and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Liz Helton, Resume Writer and Career Strategist for Holian Associates, will lead us through effective strategies and techniques for a successful job search such as: compiling resumes, writing cover letters, and interviewing tips. The primary goal of the course is to provide creative and proven techniques for new college graduates and professionals to plan and conduct their job search and secure a dream job. Creative and comprehensive job search techniques will be discussed as well as actual resume and interviewing examples and tips. Anyone who is getting ready to enter the work force who wants to answer questions such as, "when and how do I start my job search?," "what kind of cover letter and resume gets noticed?" or "how do I sell myself in an interview?" will benefit from taking this course.
Learning Outcomes
This course will enable you to:
• start and create your job search plan
• create an online networking presence
• build and write effective cover letters and resumes that get noticed
• avoid common resume and cover letter mistakes
• interview with confidence
Intended Audience
Graduate students, new graduates, early-career professionals, or anyone wishing to learn more about creating a job search plan, writing an effective cover letter and resume that gets you noticed, and techniques for successful interviews.