Resumes, Online Reputation, and Presentation

This unit refines students’ resume-writing and professional presentation skills, covering formats (chronological, functional, hybrid), summaries, accomplishments, keywords, grammar, and proofing. It also teaches how to manage online profiles, job-alert tools, and screening risks, and how to address sensitive information so resumes are tailored, polished, and employer-ready for workplace entry.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze job descriptions to extract relevant keywords and core competencies and map them to resume sections for targeted customization
• Apply appropriate resume formats, style conventions, and summary/accomplishment statements to produce a polished core resume and a handout-ready version
• Demonstrate strategies for creating and editing social profiles, blogs, RSS/job alerts, and other online assets to protect reputation and support job search activities
• Evaluate and address grammar, chilling or sensitive information (gaps, ex-offender status), and reference selection to produce a final proofed resume and supporting materials ready for submission