Chapter – 15
Creating a Career and Designing Résumés
Shadowing is the business professional means to spend time watching him or her perform in the work environment. Creating a Professional Inventory of Skills and Abilities are oral and written communication, second languages, problem solving, and computer proficiency. Resume is a written marketing tool that briefly summarizes your skills, abilities, education, and experience for a potential employer. Chorological resume is a traditional format organized by positions held, starting with the most recent. Functional resume presents relevant skills and achievements in categories rather than under job titles. It does not require dates of employment or titles. Targeted resume customized format tailored to a precise career field or job. It contains only the content that applies to a set of job requirements. Integrated resume includes aspects of all the other formats. Scannable resume is format in plain text for electronic scanning systems. Networking is identifying and contacting people you know who can help you find a job or who may refer you to someone who can help.
