HOW TO DO A SCANNABLE RESUME

THE WORD ON ‘SCANNABLE RESUMES’

Scannable is NOT the same as electronic. Electronic you can send by on line. Many companies are beginning to ask for a scannable resume. They then scan your resume by KEY WORDS. Contact company to see if they scan resumes.  Have one ready just in case!  If they do want a scannable – send them a scannable and your regular one.  IDENTIFY WHICH IS WHICH.

Name on top line only

Address and phone number under name

Plain text, no graphics, borders, lines, shading, italics or bolding NO TEMPLATE

Popular font only 12 font – Times Paltino, Arial, Universal, Helvetica,

Job specific key words: DO use industry terms, buzzwords, jargon, hard skills, commonly used trade terms, job titles, departments, key functions, relevant personality traits, computer hardware and software, programming languages, academic degrees, fields of study, foreign languages.

EVERYTHING RELEVANT TO YOUR JOB OBJECTIVE

Print your scannable resume on high resolution paper. Send original, not a photocopy. Large envelope. DO NOT FOLD OR STAPLES.

Cool trick: Transform your “regular” résumé into a scannable by adding a KEY WORD SECTION at the top or bottom with heading: “Key Words.”

See what our librarians came up with now!

http://libguides.castleton.edu/content.php?pid=151131&sid=1456217#4650279

Winding down to winding up for the holidays. I am going out to buy the smallest pair of hockey skates I can find for my new grandson. Yes, he's only 14 weeks old, but Gram is still responsible for buying the "first" pair of hockey skates!  I am here till the 22nd to help with resumes, etc. And I will be back Jan 4. Happy and safe holidays! Judith

FEDERAL STUDENT JOB OPP IN WILLISTON

We have received the student vacancy announcement below from another
office. There are two available vacancies for the Student Temporary
Employment Program with the Office of Human Capital and Training,
Business Center. 
Student Positions Available (2)
  Organization: The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Human
Capital and Training, Business Center in Williston, VT, is currently
accepting applications for Student Temporary Employment  Program (STEP).

 Closing Date:  Applications will be accepted until Friday, December 17,
2010.

 Work Location:  237 Harvest Lane, Williston, Vermont

 Work Hours:  Part-time during the academic year; to work school
vacations, and full-time during summers; however, work schedules should
not conflict with the student's academic schedule.


Job Summary:  Positions will involve duties as assigned in budget,
acquisitions, scheduling, and other program areas as needed.  Students
will gain valuable professional, administrative and/or technical
on-the-job training and experience.  Ideal candidates will have computer
skills, i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; strong writing,
editing and grammar skills; analytical skills, be a self-starter and
have a strong work ethic.


Eligible candidates must be:  U .S. Citizen and Enrolled at least
half-time in a degree granting program in an accredited institution, and
possess an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better on a 4.0
scale.



Other Information: You must be a United States Citizen to apply.  Equal
Employment Opportunity Employer.  Satisfactory background check and drug
test will be required.  



Application package must contain the following information:
  - Resume
  - Transcripts
  - Other supporting documents, if applicable (i.e., Veteran , DD-214;
former federal employee, SF-50; etc.)



To apply, send application package by mail or email to:  

               

Email:  Mary.Liscinsky@dhs.gov     Phone:  802-288-7900



Department of Homeland Security        
USCIS, HCT Business Center              
Attn:  Mary Liscinsky
70 Kimball Avenue
South Burlington, VT  05403



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Thank you,



Elizabeth Szwaja

Mission Support Specialist

DHS-ICE-Burlington Finance Center

Phone: 802.288.7772

Fax: 802.288.1230

Twitter jobs

I didn't know there were jobs posted on Twitter. Did you?  I had heard some recruiters were using twitter and I didn't "get it"...now I do! I went on and typed in illustrators of children's books just for phone and in that list of tweets were several indicating open positions for graphic artists, etc. Wow.