Welcome to the advanced resume creation module. This module will help you learn to tailor your resume to align with specific opportunities. Before you begin this module, you must have a job, internship, graduate school, or other opportunity that requires a tailored resume.
Advanced Resume Module
Lesson 1: From Good to Great: What Makes a Resume Stand Out?
Learning Objective: Understand the characteristics of a high-impact, tailored resume and recognize how tailoring makes a resume more persuasive and effective for a specific opportunity.
This lesson includes:
Intro video: From Good to Great: What Makes a Resume Stand Out?
Lesson 1: What Tailoring Really Means (and Why It Matters)
Encouragement
Estimated completion time: 5 minutes
Lesson 2: Tailoring Your Resume
Learning Objective: Learn how to analyze a job description, identify keywords, and determine which resume sections and bullet points need to be updated for alignment with a specific opportunity.
This lesson includes:
Lesson 2: Tailoring your Resume
Activity: Identifying Keywords
Tailoring Checklist
Encouragement
Estimated completion time: 10-12 minutes
Lesson 3: Writing Better Bullet Points
Learning Objective: Use advanced techniques like the CAR (Challenge, Action, Result) method to rewrite bullet points that highlight accomplishments, impact, and relevance to the job description.
Lesson 3: Writing Better Bullet Points
Activity: Creating Tailored Bullet Points Using CAR
Writing Better Bullet Points Checklist
Encouragement
Estimated completion time: 10-12 minutes
Lesson 4: Formatting for Professional Impact
Learning Objective: Apply formatting best practices to improve the readability and visual structure of your resume for both human reviewers and applicant tracking systems (ATS).
Lesson 4: Formatting for Professional Impact
Activity: Resume Formatting Audit
Resume Formatting Checklist
Encouragement
Estimated completion time: 8-9 minutes
Lesson 5: Advanced Tips and Professional Polish
Learning Objective: Integrate advanced refinements to your resume, including professional contact information, optional resume sections, and resume etiquette that demonstrates attention to detail.
Lesson 5: Advanced Tips and Professional Polish
Activity: Professional Polish Audit
Resume Polishing Checklist
Encouragement
Estimated completion time: 10 minutes
Lesson 6: Getting Feedback and Finalizing Your Resume
Learning Objective: Construct clear and concise bullet points that describe key tasks using action verbs aligned with relevant professional skills.
Lesson 6: Getting Feedback and Finalizing Your Resume
Checklist – Is My Resume Ready to Submit?
Encouragement
Estimated completion time: 5-6 minutes
Optional Lesson: Using AI Tools (like ChatGPT) to Tailor Your Resume
Learning Objective: Explore how to use generative AI tools like ChatGPT ethically and effectively to identify keywords, refine resume content, and strengthen alignment with a specific job opportunity.
Optional Lesson: Using AI Tools (like ChatGPT) to Tailor Your Resume
Optional Activity: Practice using AI prompts to tailor your resume
Optional Using AI Tools Checklist
Encouragement
Estimated completion time: 8-10 minutes
Module estimated completion time: 48-53 minutes without optional lesson | 58-63 minutes with optional lesson