These fully customizable Resume Writing Skills training materials are for trainers to run workshops on how to write a resume.
What’s Included in the Training Materials
With these Resume training materials for teaching resume writing, instantly download
✔ 52 PowerPoint slide deck (includes tutor notes on each slide)
✔ 83-page Trainers workbook
✔ Course documents (including sign-in sheet, course evaluation sheet, course outline, suggested reading list document)
✔ Participants’ workbook, which includes a list of further readings.
✔ 12 handouts including resume samples and a resume writing and planning worksheet.
✔ Course certificate (printable to hand to participants)
✔ A PDF guide with suggestions on how to adapt the activities for teaching the course online, if you ever need to.
Documents are delivered using MS Word, PDF (in case you do not have MS Word), and PowerPoint.
Examples from the Resume Writing Training Materials
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Duration
- One day
The course is structured around its learning objectives, so every learning objective constitutes a sub-section of the course, and you can easily break the course down into chunks if need be.
Why Resume Writing Skills are Important
A person’s resume is the first thing that a potential employer sees about them, so it is vital that they manage to grab the employer’s attention. A good resume increases their chance of getting a job, but a bad resume is guaranteed to lose them the opportunity to get a job.
Many recruiters have to go through hundreds of resumes in a short amount of time. As a result, they are very unlikely to read each one carefully. Instead, they often scan resumes in less than 20 seconds each and try to identify weaknesses and strengths quickly, so they can shortlist candidates quickly.
This is why it is not enough for people to write a list of their experiences and skills when applying for a job. Their resume needs to stand out from the crowd, so it is worth spending time writing it and strategizing.
The aim of a resume is to make a prospective employer want to invite the applicant for an interview. So, how can someone make their resume stand out quickly when they apply for a job?
Writing an effective resume involves a lot more than many people think.
There are strategies that people can use to highlight their strengths, skills, and experience in their resume.
The good news is that these strategies can be learned.
These Resume Writing Skills training course materials are designed for trainers to teach these strategies to their students.
What are the Benefits of Offering Resume Writing Training Workshops as a Trainer?
As long as there are people applying for jobs, they will need to learn how to write an effective resume. So, teaching resume writing workshops on this topic is always going to be relevant.
Also, as the job market becomes more and more competitive, job applicants will need to perfect their resume writing skills to make sure that their resumes get noticed by potential employers.
This is where you, as a trainer, can help make a difference while providing teaching on a topic that is always in demand.
Other training packages that you may offer as part of a career-planning teaching portfolio are:
- Life Planning and Goal Setting training materials – to help your participants plan successfully for their future.
- Starting a Home Business training materials – to guide your students towards successfully starting a business working from home.
Why Buy Off-the-Shelf Customizable Training Materials?
Whether you are running your training online or in person, there are several benefits of buying ready-to-use corporate training materials.
- You save a lot of time. We have already done the research, created a lesson plan with the activities, and designed the materials (such as PowerPoint slides and handouts).
- You can edit the materials as you like to adapt them to your audience and add your logo.
- The materials are yours to keep and use for your own courses as you wish.
- The training materials are available for you to download instantly as soon as you buy them.
- Our training materials can be adapted for teaching as an online course if needed, using platforms such as Adobe Connect or Zoom.
Who Are These Training Course Materials for?
This resume writing skills training materials kit is for trainers looking to provide training for individuals of any age who are searching for a job or want to change their career path.
Individuals who will benefit from attending this type of workshop include:
- Students who are looking to apply for their first job.
- Experienced professionals who want to seek a new job, either because they want to change their career path or because they have lost their old job.
- People of any age and level of experience who are applying for a job and want to increase their chances of getting an interview.
Delivery Method
Our Resume Writing Skills training course materials are designed for a trainer to teach a group of people, either face-to-face or online.
Even though the training is designed to be teacher-led, there are activities to actively involve the students. These include discussions and a resume planning worksheet that students fill in gradually as the training progresses.
So, the trainer will introduce the participants to the concepts involved in writing an effective resume, and then participants will gradually apply the concepts as they write a draft of their resume.
Outline and Objectives
The aim of these training course materials is to help your participants write an effective resume and cover letter.
The materials are designed to guide your participants through every stage of writing a resume and cover letter, using practical activities.
At the end of the training, your participants should be able to:
✔ Identify what a resume is and its purpose.
✔ Plan and write an effective resume.
✔ Identify different types of resumes and when to use them.
✔ Write an effective cover letter.
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What topics are covered in the Resume Teaching Materials?
In these resume writing skills training materials, the following topics are included:
What a Resume Is and What It Is for
- Purposes of a resume
- Use of the word “resume” around the world
- Some facts about resumes
Writing an Effective Resume – Strategies and Ideas
- Reasons why resumes get screened out
- Targeting a resume to the job or career you want
- Identifying your relevant skills and experience
- Guidance on writing a resume section by section (including heading, summary, work history, education, and other additional information)
- Turning job duties into accomplishments
- Things to leave out
- Formatting a resume
- Proofreading strategy
- Good practices for sending a resume
- Resume types (chronological, functional, skills-based, and combination)
- Basic tips on using other media to get noticed, in addition to the traditional written resume
Writing an Effective Cover Letter
- The purpose and content of a cover letter
- The structure of a cover letter
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