Writing for Business Success/Business writing in action/Video signpost Saylor 5
View video – Saylor Academy: Resumes [4:27 min.] This video provides a brief audiovisual summary of the five main resume types described in your text.
View video series – Cayuhoga Community College Career Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA: Resumes That Get Results. This video series provides detailed practical guidance on how to maximize effective presentation in all sections of your resume, and prepare for behaviour-based interviews. As you view these videos, keep your resume handy to work through the revision process recommended in the Chapter 9.5 exercises.
Part 1: Goals and Objectives [2:56 min.], Part 2: Guidelines for Resume Development [3:19 min.]. Part 3: Chronological and Functional Resume Types [2:39 min. ], Part 4: The Resume Header [4:58 min.], Part 5: The Summary Section [2:14 min.], Part 6: The Employment Experience Section [4:51], Part 7: Accomplishment Statements and the SAR Process [8:49 min.], Part 8: The Education and Optional Sections [7:26 min. ], and Part 9: Cover Letters, References, and Thank You Notes [4:50 min.].
View Part 1: Goals and Objectives. Note: The downloadable worksheet referrred to in this video can be accessed by searching for ‘resume worksheet’ on the college’s Career Center website.
View Part 7: Accomplishment Statements and the SAR Process.
View Part 9: Cover Letters, References and Thank You Notes.
