Free "In Person"/Zoom Event: "Professional Critique" & "ATS"

6 p.m. - 7 p.m.: "Professional Critique":

This meeting will be only.

• Optimize your resume's keywords and formatting to maximize compatibility with current Applicant Tracking Systems
• Align your resume to the correct style, layout, tone and formatting, including keywords, sentence structure, spelling and grammar
• Learn how to include your latest experience, skill set, certifications and education, and how to numerically quantify your contributions
• Learn how to ensure that your resume is the correct length, and that its content is being optimized for employers, including its most important and relevant information
• Determine what should (and shouldn't) be included on your resume
• Learn how to optimize keywords to align your resume with specific opportunities
• Tailor your resume to affirmatively include career change(s) or gap(s)
• Determine what name and contact information should be included, and what should be included in the summary or objective statement, to optimize job candidacy

Personalized Resume Review:

• Learn how to come to a job interview prepared
• Learn how to convey technical skills, team skills, intelligence and attitude in an interview
• Learn how to convey specific skills and knowledge during the interview
• Learn how to convey the most appropriate answer, in an interview, to a specific interviewer
• Learn how to convey current and relevant skills, while distinguishing them from past performance
• Effectively communicate your professional skills during interview(s) of various time lengths
• Learn how to compensate for technical inadequacies during a phone or Zoom interview
• Learn how to avoid fatigue after traveling for an interview

Personalized Interview Coaching:

• Assess your professional strengths, and create customized strategies to optimize your strengths and manage areas of improvement
• Evaluate and prioritize your professional goals, and create strategies and specific timelines to achieve each
• Learn how to minimize the risk of being a "close second" for a job

In Person:

St. Hubert Ministry Center

729 Grand Canyon

Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169

7 - 9 p.m.: "Recognizing Applicant Tracking Systems":

Discover strategies for tailoring your resume to match specific job descriptions and optimizing it for Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).

Gain insights on using ATS tools to identify missing keywords and improve your chances of landing an interview.

Whether you are updating an old resume or starting fresh, these tips will help you present yourself as the best candidate for the job.

Bruce Bennett, a career coach who provides LinkedIn Training, Career Counseling, and Coaching & Mentoring for job seekers and individuals, will provide strategies on how to optimize your resume for Applicant Tracking Systems.

Bruce's interviewing experience in the private sector provided valuable insight into how to evaluate interviews and how to make recommendations to candidates on how they could better articulate their skills and capabilities.

Bruce also has experience about the job search process from working in an outplacement service. He has conducted presentations for job clubs, networking groups, colleges and libraries, and has conducted mock interviews for the McHenry County Workforce Network for years.

Bruce currently works with the McHenry County Workforce Network, conducting the Internet Job Seeker Series, which educates people in their job search. His work includes information about applicant tracking systems, resumes and LinkedIn. He empowers job seekers in their career advancement(s)or transition(s).

Please note, that by registering for this event, you will be added to our monthly email newsletter. Please feel free to send any questions to [email protected].

In Person:

St. Hubert Ministry Center

729 Grand Canyon

Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169

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Additional Resources:

To contact the St. Hubert Job & Networking Ministry, send an email to [email protected], or call (708) 232-6535.

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