Building Your Optimal ImpressionIllinois workNet and Optimal Resume working together for you

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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 ResumeIt’s easy to create an account!

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1. Access ATIM account

2. Log-in using your Illinois workNet account

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• In your account, access Optimal Resume by clicking here

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1. Enter your Career Preferences

2. Hold CTRL for Multiple Selections

3. Save4. You can

change Industry at any time

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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 Assessment1. 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• 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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• Add comments in the next column

• Add or delete proficiencies

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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• 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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• Sections are offered with sample language to use

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Letter Builder• The editing tools included as the same across the platform: Examples Action Verbs Infobytes Style Formatting WYSIWYG Tools

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Letter Builder• 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

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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

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• 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 Twitter LinkedIn 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

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Website Builder• View your website

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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 parentheses

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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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• Open the resume

• Select Resume GPS

• Check the box to Opt-In

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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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