Tips to Improve Your Resume Writing Skills

Tips to Improve Your Resume Writing SkillsIf you are looking for tips to improve your resume writing, read on. You will be sure to find what you are looking for in this article.First of all, be sure that your resume writing skills do not revolve around the importance of being specific. You can make the title of your resume in very plain English. However, it would really be hard to impress the interviewer if you do not remember to incorporate the keywords, which help the reader to navigate his way through the document.To choose the suitable keywords, you have to be able to search the web and get the idea about the words that you would like to use in your resume. In resume writing, it is important to have a good knowledge about the resume format as well. The wordings, which appear on the resumes must be very appropriate and must definitely not be too long. Furthermore, you have to be capable to put the necessary information to the desired section of the resume.The easiest way to improv e your resume writing skills is to practice writing. Do not get stressed, and try your best. You can use different fonts and styles, color, format, and type of paper.When preparing your resume, you may also include your work experience in it. You may include any details of your interests and educational background.When you are done with your resume, you must immediately send it to the recruiter or interviewers so that they can assess whether the job is something that suits you. By doing this, you are showing the employers that you are serious about your choice, which will be rewarded accordingly.There are some tips to improve your resume writing, which you may try out. Try to write the resume using the keywords and avoiding complicated titles. You can easily get a head start if you include in your resume the same language and ideas, which you can use in any other document.

Trump Announces $200 Million in Apprenticeship Funding

Trump Announces $200 Million in Apprenticeship Funding President Donald Trump announced Thursday a plan to make apprenticeships the core of his strategy to fight unemployment. As part of the administration’s “workforce development week,” the president’s push to train a new generation of workers is geared at matching workers with millions of open jobs and thus, closing the phenomenon known as the “skills gap,” the disparity between the skills employers want and those applicants have. Critics, however, say the announcement doesn’t jive with the deep cuts laid out in his proposed budget, which slashes Labor Department funding by 21% and guts training and employment services aimed at getting unemployed Americans back to work. As the details begin to roll in, here are four things you should know. 1. What is An Apprenticeship? Apprentice programs combine on-the-job training with classroom instruction â€" “earn while you learn” is the phrase Trump has used frequently throughout the last week. Apprenticeships are available across a variety of disciplines, but are most common in the construction, manufacturing, public administration and transportation industries. Today, Trump mentioned expansion into machinery, tech, steel and “roads and bridges.” As of last year, 505,000 people held apprenticeships in the U.S., according to Department of Labor data. About half of the all the active apprentices are in construction, and another 35% are in manufacturing. These programs enjoy a fair amount of bipartisan support, and have gotten a lot of buzz in recent months: In a March roundtable discussion, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff called on Trump to create 5 million apprenticeships in the next five years. Trump endorsed the goal. Such programs are sometimes tapped as alternatives to four-year colleges. Trump’s apprenticeship rollout, he said Thursday, will “place students into great jobs without the crippling debt” that often comes with it. 2. What’s Trump’s plan? Trump’s speech was light on details, but according to the Associated Press, about $200 million will be used for the new program. That nearly doubles the existing level and the funds will be used from the Labor Department. The driving point, officials say, is to give employers, unions and trade groups more flexibility to design their own apprenticeship programs outside the Labor Department’s ultra-specific guidelines. “We have regulations on top of regulations,” Trump said Thursday. “We’re empowering companies, unions, industry groups and federal agencies to go out and create new opportunities for millions of citizens.” 3. So How Will This Work With the Trump Budget? While the executive order is being touted as a strategy to fight unemployment, it follows a proposed budget that axes funding to the Labor Department by 21%, drastically reduces the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and slashes grants aimed at getting unemployed Americans back to work. On Thursday, Trump also touted the importance of getting more women into apprenticeships, but the White House budget eliminates a $1 million women in apprenticeship grants. “The goals of this program will be met with the broader Apprenticeship program,” the budget notes. The proposed budget also drastically reduces funding to the Women’s Bureau, the only federal agency responsible for with advocating for working women. When the president and his daughter Ivanka Trump toured a Wisconsin technical college to promote the plan earlier in the week, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin said the message from the White House “doesn’t match the reality of the budget cuts they are proposing.” 4. Wait, Didn’t Obama Have an Apprenticeship Program? Apprenticeships were a priority for the Obama Administration and in 2015, Obama awarded $175 million in apprenticeship grants â€" the first-ever programmatic funding for registered apprenticeships in the U.S. In 2016, nearly $90 million in grants were appropriated for apprenticeship expansion. On Twitter Thursday, Chris Lu, Former Deputy Labor Secretary under Obama, said Trump’s executive order “is simply a funding shift from other training programs.”

Go BIG Do GOOD Personal Branding via Charitable Acts - Work It Daily

Go BIG Do GOOD Personal Branding via Charitable Acts - Work It Daily This week, I was contacted by a colleague who shared the story of Jason Trembly and his plans to sit on a raft for 36 hours in the middle of a NH river as a way to raise $36,000 for the charity he works for, the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Jason stepped in to sit on the raft after the person who was going to do it had to cancel. He’s being joined by Jason Perry, Marketing Director from the Verizon Wireless Arena who also agreed to hang out with Jay on the raft and help to raise money. These two amazing guys are giving up 36-48 hours to support Wish children who have had their time stolen from them. When I asked why Jason decided to do it, I was told by his colleague, Donna Parker, “The 36-hour event is being held in honor of all Wish families who are on their own life raft, waiting for life-changing news and support. We can make a difference by bringing hope, strength and joy into their lives through the power of a wish. Jason didn’t want that opportunity to pass us by just because we didn’t have someone for the raft.” Talk about commitment to his job and a cause! Of course it got me thinking... Two ways to show your community (and hiring managers) the stuff you are made of are to go BIG and do GOOD via charitable acts! First, Jason is doing something big. This is more than a fundraiser, this is him putting himself out there in a very visible, challenging manner. To me, that says a lot about his character. Second, he’s doing some serious good. If he raises his goal, that money will help to grant a half-dozen wishes of kids with life-threatening illnesses. Who doesn't respect someone who does that much for a worthy cause? I know for certain that all decent employers value talent that believes in helping others. If you are looking for work right now, ask yourself, “What have I done to demonstrate my ability to give?” You may not have money to donate, but you could do something creative like this as a way to show folks your ability to step up. I know what you are thinking: Isn’t that self-serving? I guess you can look at it that way. But candidly, the charity you choose to support won’t see it that way. Right now, non-profit organizations across the country are suffering. Donations are down thanks to the extended recession. They are desperately seeking ways to raise money. So, while you will be doing something to help your personal brand, the reality is the good you are doing for the charity is much bigger. Besides, it will make you feel good! You always hear people in the non-profit world say they don't do it for the money - and it's true! They do it for the satisfaction the work gives them. I’ve been co-chairing a charity event called Wish Racing for the last three years. It takes a lot of work, but it never fails to give me a huge sense of joy and satisfaction. Plus, it always puts life in perspective for me. I’ve also made amazing friends and met some incredible families. The time I spend on this project comes back to me 10-fold. I guess one could say that I selfishly volunteer for the way it makes me feel. So, what do you do to go BIG and do GOOD? Share your stories below and give readers some ideas of what charitable acts they can engage in to help others while also helping their personal brand. J.T. O’Donnell is the founder of CAREEREALISM.com and CEO of CareerHMO.com, a web-based career development company. Photo credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!