MODERN & FUTURE TRENDS IN RESUME WRITING

1. MODERN & FUTURE TRENDS IN RESUME WRITING Presented by: John H. Silver, D.C.G. Employment & Career Consultant, Speaker, Trainer.

3. 6 Seconds! Resume Review

4. “Penny wise but pound foolish!” A little knowledge of wiring can burn down your house. A little knowledge of the tax laws can put you in jail. And a little knowledge of resume writing can sabotage your career • You’ve already invested heavily in your education. You’ve paid your dues, built key business relationships, and fended off competitors. So why blow off that investment on a crappy, half-baked, cheapskate resume that turns off readers and buries your chances for an interview? Donald Burns, National Resume award winner

5. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath. Legend has it that Leonardo Da Vinci invented the first professional profile in 1482 which we call as the résumé. Ken Georgie Mathew Who invented the resume?

6. What is thepurpose of a resume?

7. A: Get a job? • B: Create referrals? • C: Generate curiosity? • D: Generate a job interview? 1: A? 4: B? 2: A & B? 5: C? 3: B & D? 6: D? Purpose of a resume …

8. The Bad & The Ugly

9. MS. T. BLACK 155 North Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90210 Mailing Address: Post Office Box 777, Beverly Hills, CA 90213 1.424.200.1234 .1.213.805.45678 Email: xxxxxxlady@aol. com PROFILE OBJECTIVE: Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Executive Secretary, Administrative Assistant, Corporate Receptionist, Administrative Secretary, Marketing/Adv. Coordinator SPECIAL SKILLS, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS: • Microsoft Office Programs/Suite/XP; Access, SAP, Quicken, QuickBooks, Quicken, Quark Express • Superior Inter-personal communication, creative critical thinking, innovative, problem solving • Strong organizational/judgment; takes the initiative, proactive follow-up, scanning and imaging EDUCATIONAL PROFILE: Los Angeles ORT Technical Institute, Los Angeles, CA 2008 - (18 units) Computer Graphics and Computer Design Butte-Glenn College, Oroville and Chico campuses, CA Graduated 2001 (18 units) • Business Administration, Communications, Teambuilding & Leadership, Social Science • Microsoft Office Programs,’ Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Access, Internet Email • Business Management, Accounting (10- key-touchy, Business English, Social Science Yuba College, Marysville & Live Oak campuses, CA Graduated 1999 • Microsoft Office Programs: Excel, Word (Intermediate & Advanced) Catherine Business College, Burbank, CA 18 units • Business Management, Real Estate, Business Law, Communications, Keyboarding, Accounting Lawton Medical College, Van Nuys, CA 18 units • Medical Transcription, Medical Data En fry, Medical Terminology, Medical Front and Back Office Procedure The American Academy of Theatre Arts, Los Angeles, CA • Professional Acting, Improvisational Courses, Professional Modeling, Speech, Live Theatre (Plays.) EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY: 2009-Present Meet-a-Spouse, Los Angeles, CA (Part-time Private Sales, Marketing, Advertising and Promotions Representative Contractor) Los Angeles Professional Match Making Services Television: Honolulu Hawaii Television Cable: The Learning Channel’s Mysteries of Mating, The Learning Channel’s A Personal Story; Major Network: MTV Documentary - Rob & Big Black, E Networks - Dr.90210, The WB - The Greg Berendt Show, NBC’s The Other Half, NBC’s Life Moments ABC’s Extreme Makeover, Radio: Honolulu Hawaii FM Radio, KABC 710 AM Talk Radio Los Angeles: The former KIEV 870 Talk Radio Los Angeles, 97.1 The FM Talk Radio Los Angeles; The former KRLA 1110 Talk Radio Los Angeles, KOGO 600 AM Talk Radio Los Angeles; KFI 640 AM Talk Radio Los Angeles, Independent Films: Divan - Jewish American Princess. Responsible for research, setting up and attending VIP events, online marketing, secretarial, clerical and social network marketing, etc.

10. Page 2 of 5 8/2007-3/2008 Law Offices of Richard Anybody, Beverly Hills, CA FULL-TIME Front Office Coordinator/Manager, Legal Secretary, Legal, Corporate, Executive Assistant, Corporate Receptionist, to Mr. Richard Anybody Reasonable for responding to all of his daily emails; personal and business, composing daily correspondence, detailed, oriented documents, litigation filings, completing coordination of court calendar, and multiple calendars and schedules with various clients, heavy computer and scanning legal and non-legal documents daily, ordering and monitoring office supplies, case management, general file storage and retrieval, formal shorthand, liaison with clients and heavy client services, coordinating his television appearances, legal and technical computer work bulk mailings, conferences, meetings, and seminar appearances, developing marketing, and promotional research to promote his legal firm, heavy telephones, personal duties and functions for his home and spouse, reservation, travel accommodations internationally and nationally, his firm is in the practice of law in the areas of Student Visas, Exchange, Visitors Visa, Temporary Work Visa, 0 Visas & P Visa, Treaty Traders & Investors, B-i Visa — Business, Ministers or Workers-R Visa, B-2 Visa (Tourist Visa), I Visa-Members of the Media, Working on an F-2/M-2 visa, F-2/M-2 verses F-I, Nonacadernic (M-i) Visa, Academic (F-i) Visa. Specializing in immigration issues for the entertainment industry, representing foreign celebrities from all over the world. Extensive experience in business immigration matters, including immigration compliance audits and providing clients with long-term corporate immigration strategies, family-based immigration petitions, as well as waiver and deportation cases. Assisting the trans-national migration of entertainment industry personnel. Front Office Coordinating, ordering office supplies &maintaining equiptment. 2009-2009 Talent, Entertainment and Music Ltd. Chatsworth, CA (Private Human Resources Generalist, Administrative Assistant Contractor) Responsible for implantation of W-2 documents, editing W-2, proofreading. and final distribution for mailing to respective clients, administrative, coordinated distribution of mailing W-2 forms to clients, preformed various administrative, secretarial, and clerical duties and functions. 2005-2007 Disney Studios; Disney Corporate Communications, Disney Consumer Products, (Private Disney/ABC Cable Network, Inc., Disney Corporate Credit and Collections, STARZ Contractor) Entertainment, Inc./Anchor Bay Entertainment, IDT, Film Roman, Inc., Imagine Entertainment, Inc., Federal Emergency Management Association (F.E.M.A.)/Teletech Government solutions, Inc., Richard Ziman Real Estate Investments, D. Wong and Associates, Fowler law firm, Quinn, Emanual, Urguhart, Olive & Hedge law firm, Wells Fargo Corporate Headquarters, Los Angeles County Department of Consumer Affairs Executive Offices, Screen Actors Guild Insurance and Pension Plans Glendale, Burbank, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, CA Executive Assistant to C Level Executives (Senior VP and Executive Vice President’s) Handled heavy travel accommodations, T&E. budgets, reports. projections, proposals, confidential correspondence and memorandum, internet research, Outlook emails, extensive detailed emails, coordinating multiple conference calls, seminars. synergies, and meetings. 2008-Present Chris Consultant, Los Angeles, CA 2003-2 005 Executive Assistant, Legal Secretary, Legal Typist (2nd job) 1998-2001 Prepared legal documents for clients; unlawful detainer, civil litigation, trusts, wills, letters, dissertations, thesis, college papers, newsletters, general and corporate documents, charts, marketing and advertising designs, mottos. proofreader, dissolution of marriage, criminal litigation, wills, trusts, unlawful detainers, summons and complaints, palimony agreements.

11. J. R. Cast1364 Main Street Los angeles, C.A. 90333 (323) 123-4567 Job Objective: Career Services Specialist Experience: Sperion/Pasadenal4-08,2-09/Bin Filler. Put boxes in bins. Stock clerk. Jarrow Indus/Santa Fe Springs/7-07,3-08/Powder worker. Helpmates/Los angeles/i 2-06,6-7/Office Clerk,Customer Service. Reference: Available on request.

12. Is the traditional resume becoming obsolete?

13. Chronological: • Documenting work experience, duties/responsibilities beginning with the most recent. • Functional: • Collection of your qualifications categorized in skills areas or functions. • These areas are organized in order of relevance and/or importance. • Composite: • Combination of the chronological and functional formats. • Documents functional skills and related qualifications. • Followed by a reverse-chronological employment history. • Electronic: • Companies require the applicant to complete on-line forms with education, experience, work history and skills. • Proof read carefully – no capacity to spell check. Resume Styles

14. What is the Reader looking for in the Resume

15. Attractiveness • Easiness to scan – read • Objective - Profile • Buzz words - relating to Skill Competency • Education level • Employment History • Review remaining resume information. • Refer to Linked-In, FaceBook, Instrigram & other SM sites. Screening….

16. Objective Vs. Profile • Qualifying Skills: • Document 8 - 10 relevant skills in support the objective – profile. • Education: • Reverse Chronological Dates? • Document high school? • College – University = Name, City and State. • Indicate major and/or areas of specializations. • Professional Experience - Accomplishments –Achievements • Quantify, Qualify & Results. • Use action verbs and emphasize skill competency. • Bullets for drawing attention. • The most important/relevant accomplishments for the beginning and end statements. • Work Experience: • Organize in reverse chronological order. • Job Title, Organization, City?, State? & Dates vs Years? Resume Components

17. Today’s Resume should be a fluid document. • Able to be modified, adjusted & customized. • Resume Package: • Cover-Letter • Resume (One page if possible) • Addendum (Optional) (additional support material) Resume Package

19. Cover Letter

20. Addendum

21. Could you respond to a job vacancy by sending? • A: resume only? • B: resume and cover-letter? • C: cover-letter & addendum? • D: cover-letter, resume & addendum? • E: resume & addendum? • Any of the above. True or False

22. New Innovations

23. Video Resume = Visual • Graphic Resume = Flow chart • Auctor Vitae = Written -Past, Present & Future New Innovations

24. Da Vinci authored and actualized many achievements in his life time and also authored and left many of his aspirations to future generations to actualize. Your past is linked to your career path, and reaches out to the future. Don’t just record the past (résumé “to summarize”). Be the author of life events. Auctor Vitae. Definitions

25. Graphic Resume

26. Graphic Resume

27. Graphic Resume

28. 1980’s and 1990’s • Video resumes were recorded and distributed on VHS tapes. Because of limited availability of resources, production time and value were difficult to attain. As a result, video resumes during this span were not as prevalent. • 2000’s • Video resumes were beginning to pick up in popularity once the Internet became ingrained into everyday life. During this time, online video creation and sharing became much easier with tools like webcams and YouTube. • 2012 • Platforms, like Spark Hire, catered to creating and sharing video resumes easily and efficiently now make it possible for anyone in any field to apply with their own Profile Video. • Why should I use one? • Video resumes are an enhancement, not a replacement, to the traditional resume. As such, they offer the chance to expand and show the skills you have to offer, not just to recite what’s already on your resume. In fact, your 60 second video resume can give you a better chance to get noticed by employers, as paper resumes are only looked by recruiters for up to six seconds before a decision is made. • What do employers get from it? • Aside from finding out what skills and work you’ve accomplished, video resumes also reveal facets of your personality a paper resume simply can’t communicate. Employers often use it as a pre-screening tool to evaluate your “fit” into their company, or if you’re aligned with their attitudes, values, and mission. History of the Video Resume

29. By the time the resume is finalized, it may have been written several times & have different versions, this is OK. Make sure the resume has been proof read by several people = NO Mistakes. Always have an updated resume! After all the work, what is the purpose of the Resume? “To generate curiosity so someone will want to speak with you!” Resume

30. John H. Silver, D.C.G. Employment & Career Consultant, Speaker, Trainer Email: john@jhowardandassociates.com Telephone: 661.803.1072 Fax: 661.298.8630 www.jhowardandassociates.com