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Building Your Optimal ImpressionIllinois workNet and Optimal Resume working together for you
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How will you make a great first impression?Illinois workNet and Optimal Resume can help.
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What we will cover• Access your Account
• Document Center Skills Assessment Resume Letters Portfolios Video Resumes Websites Interviews
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Why Optimal ResumeIt’s easy to create an account!
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1. Access ATIM account
2. Log-in using your Illinois workNet account
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• In your account, access Optimal Resume by clicking here
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1. Enter your Career Preferences
2. Hold CTRL for Multiple Selections
3. Save4. You can
change Industry at any time
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Document Center
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Document Center• The Document Center offers storage for files you create or upload
• Access it from the Resume home page
• Access it from the toolbar.
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Skills Assessment
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Skills Assessment1. Select
Assessments
2. Pick the type of assessment
3. Name your assessment
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• Skills listed (35) based upon your industry choice
• Experiences by type
• Add specific anecdotes by skill & experience
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Skills Assessment
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Skills Assessment• Hover over a skill to find out the definition
• Skills may be added or deleted
• Experience categories can be added, deleted or reordered
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Skills Assessment• Select the skill and category
• Click Add
• Enter your anecdote in the box
• Enhance it with document formatting features like bold or italic
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Skills Assessment• Next phase is Abilities
• Same process as Skills
• Abilities listed (52) based upon your industry choice
• Add or delete abilities
• Add, delete or reorder experience
• Select Add to include your anecdotes
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Skills Assessment• Create multiple assessments by industry or Job Family
• Select an occupation from an associated ONET listing
• Review the ONET job details to include appropriate descriptions in your assessment
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• Complete the assessment process by adding your Proficiencies
• Select Add in Proficiency column
• Indicate level of Experience
• Rate your Experience
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• Add comments in the next column
• Add or delete proficiencies
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Skills Assessment• After entering your comments, you can return to edit or add at any time
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Skills Assessment• Manage your assessments from the Document Center
• Select any assessment you created to make edits
• Delete ones you no longer need
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Resume Builder
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Resume Builder• From the Document Center – Select Resume Builder
• Select Create New Resume to get started
• Select one of your existing resumes to edit or delete
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Resume Builder• Create a new resume
• Upload an existing resume You cannot edit a
resume that you upload
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Resume Builder• Three options are available to create a new resume
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Resume Builder• Start from Scratch is for experienced resume writers – you have a blank slate.
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Resume Builder• Browse Samples – provides templates from which you can select a resume to use
• 145 total samples are available
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Resume Builder• Pick from industry category and experience level
• Samples appear at the bottom of the screen
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Resume Builder• Review the sample thumbnail views
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Resume Builder• Review a full-size sample
• When you find one you wish to use, Select Use this Sample
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Resume Builder• After making your selection, the builder automatically enters your contact information
• You can edit the different areas with YOUR information
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Resume Builder• The edit tools help you: Style your resume Format Spellcheck Edit, reorder or delete
sections Offer tips and
instructions
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Resume Builder• Browse Section Sets – allows you to set up your resume with only the sections.
• Enter YOUR information
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Resume Builder• Select from Categories
• Select Resume type
• Standard sections are recommended
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Resume Builder• Items change based upon category selected
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Resume Builder• After making your selection, the blank template opens in the edit screen
• To edit an area, hover over sections, select the colored area to edit
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Resume Builder• The edit box
opens upon selecting a section in all of the editable areas of the document
• Section name can be edited
• Text formatting is editable with standard features
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Resume Builder• Examples
• Action Verbs
• Infobytes
• Help you with suggestions to make your resume stronger
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Resume Builder• Experience allows you to add: Employer Name Employer
Location Employer website Date range of
employment Job Title Job Description
• Use WYSIWYG tools
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Resume Builder• Tools help you make your resume unique. Formatting Spell Check History
• Sections
• Resources
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Resume Builder• Reorder the sections
• Reorder bullets within a section
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Resume Builder• The Skills Section helps you by allowing you to include key terms and phrases from your industry
• Pull terms from your My Skills
• Make use of the ONET tool to help you add the proper keywords
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Resume Builder• Using the My Skills section links you to the items from your Skill Inventory
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Resume Builder• While in the resume builder you have additional tools
Rename, Clone, GPS, Download, Share, Print Preview, To Do, or Switch Resumes
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Resume Builder• GPS - Opt-in to share with employers (covered later)
• Download your finished version
• Share by email or other system
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Resume Builder• Preview the print version
• Make a list of things To Do for your resume
• Switch between resumes in case you need to make multiple changes
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Letter Builder
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Letter Builder• Letter Builder helps you build letters in the same way as the Resume Builder
• Access letters from the Document Center
• Select Create New Letter
• Choose from an existing letter
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Letter Builder• After selecting Create new letter
• Name the letter
• Select Start Letter
• Option to upload a letter Uploaded letters
cannot be edited.
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Letter Builder• Options include:
• Samples
• Types
• Start from Scratch
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Letter Builder• Browsing displays samples based upon Categories & Experience Levels
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Letter Builder• Browsing Letter Types provides types of letters with sample paragraphs
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• Sections are offered with sample language to use
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Letter Builder• The editing tools included as the same across the platform: Examples Action Verbs Infobytes Style Formatting WYSIWYG Tools
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Letter Builder• Starting from Scratch provides only your name and address
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Portfolios
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Portfolio Builder• Access from the Document Center
• Compile your collateral materials in one place for easy access
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Portfolio Builder• Name the portfolio
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Portfolio Builder• Select from a Template or Start from Scratch
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Portfolio Builder• From Templates, determine what type of portfolio you want to create
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Portfolio Builder• Multiple options are available
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Portfolio Builder• The Portfolio starts with the basics, but you can include specific projects
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Upload a file or add a link to a website
Add a file to the portfolio Add special notations
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Portfolio Builder• Store files by project
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Video Resume
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Video Resume• Video Resume gives viewers the opportunity to see how you present yourself
• Video Resumes are a current technology tool in which you share 2-3 minutes about your career
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Video Resume• Select create your resume
• Name your video resume
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Video Resume• Two options are available
• With Teleprompter – provides a script that you create to read during your recording
• Without Teleprompter
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Video Resume• With script – allows you to name your script
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Video Resume• Optimal offers types of scripts from which you can choose, or
• Start from scratch
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Video Resume• Browse Script types provides a synopsis of the type of video resume this would create
• Select a type
• Basic categories are opened
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Video Resume• Select the type of script
• Select the paragraph
• Examples are provided from which you can add to your script
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Video Resume• Add the paragraphs and then edit to include your name and specific company information
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Video Resume• Upon completing your script, adjust your camera and microphone
• You must approve access for Illinois workNet to access your camera and microphone
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Video Resume• Look at the video sample – Is your background
acceptable? Is the lighting favorable? Should you move the
camera up or down? Make adjustments as
needed
• Test the audio Is the microphone
picking up your voice? Is the microphone
picking up background sounds?
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Video Resume• When all items are appropriately adjusted, you can test the teleprompter
• Text size can be adjusted
• Scroll speed can be adjusted
• Ready – Press Record 3 seconds till start
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Video Resume• After you record a segment using either method, you have an option to: Play Redo Save After Save, the next section can be recorded
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Video Resume• After all sections are recorded:
• Add bullet points by section
• Select a background video skin color
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Video Resume• In your bullets:
Use keywords Use action verbs
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Video Resume• Preview your final video as it will appear on your personal website
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Website Builder
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Website Builder• One of the best ways to be found is to have a website
• Use Website Builder tool to create your own branded website on Illinois workNet
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Website Builder• Name your website
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Website Builder• Select the pages that you wish to appear on your website
• Enable the sections from which you want to add documents
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Website Builder• Select a template
Multiple colors Multiple layouts
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Website Builder• Enable a sidebar to include your social media profiles Twitter LinkedIn Blog
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Website Builder• Upon completing the sidebar and pages Activate Website
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After activation – view hits or make changes
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Website Builder• View your website
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Interview Prep• Assessment done
• Skills done
• Resume done
• Letters done
• Video resume done
• Website done
• Interviews??
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Interview Prep• Optimal Resume offers you the opportunity to practice interview questions and see/hear your response
• Name your interview
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Interview Prep• Select the type of interview you would like to practice
• Hover over the category to see what is included
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Interview Prep• Practice options include:
Video – record your voice and image
Audio – record your voice only Text – Type your answers Just Listen – listen to the questions from the interviewers
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Interview Prep• After selecting an interview type
• Questions in the Playlist are shown in parentheses
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Interview Prep• Choose the audio/video and connect to your webcam
• Completed recordings are noted with a green flag
• Share your questions with a career counselor
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Resume GPS
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• Open the resume
• Select Resume GPS
• Check the box to Opt-In
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Resume GPS• After you opt-in complete: Keyword Tags Location Photo Education Information Career Preferences
• Check for: Messages Statistics Online Interviews Videoconferences
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• Questions may be directed to: Illinois workNet– [email protected]
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