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Building
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Optimal
Impression Illinois workNet and Optimal Resume working together for you.
How will you make a great first impression? Illinois workNet and Optimal Resume can help.
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What we will cover
• Access your Account
• Document Center
Skills Assessment
Resume
Letters
Portfolios
Video Resumes
Websites
Interviews
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Why Optimal Resume It’s easy to create an account!
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1. Go to www.illinoisworknet.com/resume a. Click on Optimal Resume
2. Log-in using your Illinois workNet account
www.illinoisworknet.com/resume
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1. Complete any Contact Information that may be missing.
2. Enter your Career Preferences.
3. Hold CTRL for Multiple Selections.
4. Save. 5. You can change
Industry at any time.
Document Center
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Document Center
• The Document Center offers storage for files you create or upload.
• Access it from the Resume home page.
• Access it from the toolbar.
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Skills Assessment
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Skills Assessment
1. Select Assessments
2. Pick the type of assessment
3. Name your assessment
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• Skills listed (35) based upon your industry choice
• Experiences by type
• Add specific anecdotes by skill & experience
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Skills Assessment
Skills Assessment
• Hover over a skill to find out the definition
• Skills may be added or deleted
• Experience categories can be added, deleted or reordered
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Skills Assessment
• Select the skill and category
• Click Add
• Enter your anecdote in the box
• Enhance it with document formatting features like bold or italic
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Skills Assessment
• Next phase is Abilities
• Same process as Skills
• Abilities listed (52) based upon your industry choice
• Add or delete abilities
• Add, delete or reorder experience
• Select Add to include your anecdotes
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Skills Assessment
• Create multiple assessments by industry or Job Family
• Select an occupation from an associated ONET listing
• Review the ONET job details to include appropriate descriptions in your assessment
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• Complete the assessment process by adding your Proficiencies
• Select Add in Proficiency column
• Indicate level of Experience
• Rate your Experience
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Skills Assessment
• Add comments in the next column
• Add or delete proficiencies
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Skills Assessment
Skills Assessment
• After entering your comments, you can return to edit or add at any time
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Skills Assessment
• Manage your assessments from the Document Center
• Select any assessment you created to make edits
• Delete ones you no longer need
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Resume Builder
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Resume Builder
• From the Document Center – Select Resume Builder
• Select Create New Resume to get started
• Select one of your existing resumes to edit or delete
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Resume Builder
• Create a new resume
• Upload an existing resume You cannot edit a resume
that you upload
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Resume Builder
• Three options are available to create a new resume
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Resume Builder
• Start from Scratch is for experienced resume writers – you have a blank slate
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Resume Builder
• Browse Samples – provides templates from which you can select a resume to use
• 145 total samples are available
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Resume Builder
• Pick from industry category and experience level
• Samples appear at the bottom of the screen
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Resume Builder
• Review the sample thumbnail views
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Resume Builder
• Review a full-size sample
• When you find one you wish to use, Select Use this Sample
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Resume Builder
• After making your selection, the builder automatically enters your contact information
• You can edit the different areas with YOUR information
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Resume Builder
• The edit tools help you: Style your resume
Format
Spellcheck
Edit, reorder or delete sections
Offer tips and instructions
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Resume Builder
• Browse Section Sets – allows you to set up your resume with only the sections
• Enter YOUR information
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Resume Builder
• Select from Categories
• Select Resume type
• Standard sections are recommended
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Resume Builder
• Items change based upon category selected
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Resume Builder
• After making your selection, the blank template opens in the edit screen
• To edit an area, hover over sections, select the colored area to edit
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Resume Builder
• The edit box opens upon selecting a section in all of the editable areas of the document
• Section name can be edited
• Text formatting is editable with standard features
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Resume Builder
• Examples
• Action Verbs
• Infobytes
• Help you with suggestions to make your resume stronger
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Resume Builder
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Resume Builder
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Resume Builder
• Experience allows you to add: Employer Name
Employer Location
Employer website
Date range of employment
Job Title
Job Description
• Use WYSIWYG tools
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Resume Builder
• Tools help you make your resume unique. Formatting
Spell Check
History
• Sections
• Resources
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Resume Builder
• Reorder the sections
• Reorder bullets within a section
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Resume Builder
• The Skills Section helps you by allowing you to include key terms and phrases from your industry
• Pull terms from your My Skills
• Make use of the ONET tool to help you add the proper keywords
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Resume Builder
• Using the My Skills section links you to the items from your Skill Inventory
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Resume Builder
• While in the resume builder you have additional tools Rename, Clone, GPS, Download, Share, Print Preview, To Do, or Switch Resumes
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Resume Builder
• GPS - Opt-in to share with employers (covered later)
• Download your finished version
• Share by email or other system
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Resume Builder
• Preview the print version
• Make a list of things To Do for your resume
• Switch between resumes in case you need to make multiple changes
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Letter Builder
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Letter Builder
• Letter Builder helps you build letters in the same way as the Resume Builder
• Access letters from the Document Center
• Select Create New Letter
• Choose from an existing letter
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Letter Builder
• After selecting Create new letter
• Name the letter
• Select Start Letter
• Option to upload a letter Uploaded letters cannot
be edited.
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Letter Builder
• Options include:
• Samples
• Types
• Start from Scratch
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Letter Builder
• Browsing displays samples based upon Categories & Experience Levels
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Letter Builder
• Browsing Letter Types provides types of letters with sample paragraphs
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Letter Builder
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• Sections are offered with sample language to use
Letter Builder
• The editing tools included as the same across the platform: Examples
Action Verbs
Infobytes
Style
Formatting
WYSIWYG
Tools
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• Starting from Scratch provides only your name and address
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Portfolios
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Portfolio Builder
• Access from the Document Center
• Compile your collateral materials in one place for easy access
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Portfolio Builder
• Name the portfolio
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Portfolio Builder
• Select from a Template or Start from Scratch
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Portfolio Builder
• From Templates, determine what type of portfolio you want to create
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Portfolio Builder
• Multiple options are available
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Portfolio Builder
• The Portfolio starts with the basics, but you can include specific projects
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Upload a file or add a link to a website
Add a file to the portfolio Add special notations
Portfolio Builder
• Store files by project
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Video Resume
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Video Resume
• Video Resume gives viewers the opportunity to see how you present yourself
• Video Resumes are a current technology tool in which you share 2-3 minutes about your career
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Video Resume
• Select create your resume
• Name your video resume
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Video Resume
• Two options are available
• With Teleprompter – provides a script that you create to read during your recording
• Without Teleprompter
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Video Resume
• With script – allows you to name your script
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Video Resume
• Optimal offers types of scripts from which you can choose, or
• Start from scratch
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Video Resume
• Browse Script types provides a synopsis of the type of video resume this would create
• Select a type
• Basic categories are opened
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Video Resume
• Select the type of script
• Select the paragraph
• Examples are provided from which you can add to your script
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Video Resume
• Add the paragraphs and then edit to include your name and specific company information
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Video Resume
• Upon completing your script, adjust your camera and microphone
• You must approve access for Illinois workNet to access your camera and microphone
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Video Resume
• Look at the video sample – Is your background
acceptable?
Is the lighting favorable?
Should you move the camera up or down?
Make adjustments as needed
• Test the audio Is the microphone picking
up your voice?
Is the microphone picking up background sounds?
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Video Resume
• When all items are appropriately adjusted, you can test the teleprompter
• Text size can be adjusted
• Scroll speed can be adjusted
• Ready – Press Record 3 seconds till start
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Video Resume
• After you record a segment using either method, you have an option to: Play Redo Save After Save, the
next section can be recorded
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Video Resume
• After all sections are recorded:
• Add bullet points by section
• Select a background video skin color
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Video Resume
• In your bullets:
Use keywords
Use action verbs
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Video Resume
• Preview your final video as it will appear on your personal website
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Website Builder
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Website Builder
• One of the best ways to be found is to have a website
• Use Website Builder tool to create your own branded website on Illinois workNet
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Website Builder
• Name your website
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Website Builder
• Select the pages that you wish to appear on your website
• Enable the sections from which you want to add documents
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Website Builder
• Select a template Multiple colors
Multiple layouts
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Website Builder
• Enable a sidebar to include your social media profiles
Blog
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Website Builder
• Upon completing the sidebar and pages Activate Website
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After activation – view hits or make changes
Website Builder
• View your website
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Video Resume Skills
Portfolio Resume
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Interview Prep
• Assessment done
• Skills done
• Resume done
• Letters done
• Video resume done
• Website done
• Interviews??
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Interview Prep
• Optimal Resume offers you the opportunity to practice interview questions and see/hear your response
• Name your interview
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Interview Prep
• Select the type of interview you would like to practice
• Hover over the category to see what is included
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Interview Prep
• Practice options include:
Video – record your voice and image
Audio – record your voice only
Text – Type your answers
Just Listen – listen to the questions from the interviewers
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Interview Prep
• After selecting an interview type
• Questions in the Playlist are shown in parenthesis
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Interview Prep
• Choose the audio/video and connect to your webcam
• Completed recordings are noted with a green flag
• Share your questions with a career counselor
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Resume GPS
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Resume GPS
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• Open the resume
• Select Resume GPS
• Check the box to Opt-In
Resume GPS
• After you opt-in complete: Keyword Tags Location Photo Education Information Career Preferences
• Check for: Messages Statistics Online Interviews Videoconferences
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• Questions may be directed to: Illinois workNet– [email protected]
To see archived videos about the program:
OR: http://www.youtube.com/illinoisworknet
To get information on our upcoming webinars, follow us on social media:
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