| Graduation approaches and students from vocational | | | | and helps vocational students to focus the recruiters' |
| training programs and career education programs are | | | | attention on what they are seeking. |
| busy writing resumes, filling out applications and | | | | 6. What is a Resume Distribution Services? Resume |
| preparing for interviews. To help focus the job search, | | | | distribution services will send your resume to |
| here are the top 10 resume FAQs, in no particular | | | | thousands of recruiters, headhunters, and potential |
| order, being asked about resume writing from students | | | | employers. There are definitely pros and cons of using |
| in vocational programs. | | | | these services and they should not be relied on, as |
| 1. What errors do students and grads from vocational | | | | your only job search strategy. |
| or career training programs make on resumes? | | | | 7. Should I email my resume or copy and paste it in the |
| Graduates forget to emphasize hands-on training and | | | | body of my email? Both are acceptable. Pay close |
| overlook projects. They sometimes overlook jobs and | | | | attention to the employers' instructions for applying and |
| volunteer work done before entering their career | | | | keep your email communications professional. |
| education and vocational training programs. | | | | 8. Can I use a Functional Resume as a graduate of a |
| 2. How long should my resume be? It really depends. | | | | career training program? Yes. Many graduates of |
| The key to good resume writing is relevance. Make | | | | vocational training programs are actually people who |
| the best case possible for why your skills meet | | | | are reentering the workforce. Use the functional |
| employer needs. While the one-page resume is still the | | | | resume to group skills around specific competency |
| standard for new grads, the two-page resume may | | | | areas. |
| be necessary sometimes. | | | | 9. Should I include my references on a resume? No. |
| 3. What are industry "keywords" and why do I include | | | | Generally, you do not include your references on your |
| them in my resume? Keywords are specific resume | | | | resume. Pay close attention to the employer requests |
| words and phrases that employers use to find | | | | and follow the job application instructions. |
| candidates. Employers will search scannable resumes | | | | 10. What is the biggest complaint from employers |
| by using these phrases specific to their industry. Job | | | | about the resumes from vocational or career training |
| seekers also use keywords and phrases to search | | | | programs? Recruiters and hiring managers |
| for jobs. | | | | acknowledge that the number one resume writing |
| 4. What is a Video Resume? The video resume is a | | | | blunder which causes them to discard resumes, is |
| short video created by job seekers to showcase job | | | | grammar and spelling errors. Get help to proof read |
| skills, competencies and qualifications. | | | | your resume when you complete your vocational |
| 5. Should I use an objective statement to my resume? | | | | training. |
| The resume objective sets the tone for the resume | | | | |