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Punctuation plays a central role in conveying meaning to the reader. Punctuation provides structure and organization to the written language you use. How should this sentence be punctuated? Woman without her man is nothing If you want an answer to this, click here.Has using your smartphone gotten you into bad habits where it comes to […]
Text-Speak in the Workplace
All choices in communication are of terrific importance. Modern-day shorthand (text-speak) is very useful, and entirely appropriate. (Did that just say what I think it said?) Yes, TXT shorthand is the right answer–when it’s used with the right audience. You can draw an analogy here to using profanity. Vulgar language, when used with the correct […]
IN-PERSON: Résumé Writing, Networking, & Interviewing Workshop
Event Phone: 516-317-2900
It’s time to move on—or maybe you’ve been “in transition” for too long. Either way, you need some input so that you know what others see when they look at your résumé.
Your résumé will win—or lose—an interview for you. If it makes you stand out from the crowd, then it is successful. If you are perceived as “just like everybody else,” then it’s time to revise and improve the document that represents you on paper.
Participants will engage in a two-part training session to improve and refine their résumés, networking, and interviewing. Opportunities to engage in one-on-one Résumé Building & Review sessions can be offered as well.
The Résumé Writing, Networking, & Interviewing Workshop will cover:
- Résumé Preparation
- Résumé Formatting
- Cover Letter
- Principles of Networking
- Successful interviewing role play
In this training session, participants will:
- Create a complete and correct résumé, a marketing tool to attract attention, generate interest, describe accomplishments, and invite contact.
- Discover, address, and improve self-marketing messages to provide prospective employers with a systematic assessment of skills related to their specific work objectives.
- Examine work-related skills and be more able to increase personal alignment with organizational mission and goals.
What to Bring:
- A draft of your current résumé (if available)
- A list of job descriptions you are targeting
Join us for this transformative workshop and take a significant step towards achieving your career goals!
Format—Résumé Writing, Networking, & Interviewing Workshop is an 8-hour class for up to 10 people.
Rich Atkins is the Managing Director of Improving Communications, a New York-based corporate training firm that, in addition to Speaker Services, offers Business Writing, Public Speaking & Presentation Skills, Sales and Negotiation, Customer Service, Leadership, Staff Development, and Human Resources training. He is also the Director of Improving Communications UK and Improving Communications IE.
Venue: Jay Suites - Madison Avenue
Venue Phone: 212-385-1260
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64 fully-furnished office suites on the third and fourth floors of a 26-story building more…
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