Executive Women International Tucson

2008 Teleseminar Series

Title: The Importance of Teaching Ethics

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Title: Communication Etiquette

Date: November 2008

For more imformation: Visit the corporate website www.executivewomen.org

EWI Online - Climb High with EWI

Have you taken a look at EWI's new online learning options? Engage your opportunity to learn from field experts like Peter Drucker, Tom Hopkins and the Juan Institute! Whether you need to fine-tune your productivity, get tips on how to manage your team, or brush up on your writing skills, these classes offer you professional development second to none!

EWI Online classes are offered in distict suites and are designes for maximum learning, while allowin you to finish at your own pace.

For course descriptions and registration, go to www.executivewomen.org - hover your mouse over the Professional Development link, and choose EWI Online.

If you have any additional questions, contact Misty in the Corporate Office at 801-355-2800

EWI Leadership Conference & Annual Meeting (LCAM)

Dates: September 18 - 20 / Place: Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa - Palm Spring, CA

BE A SPONSOR OF EWI'S 2008 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE & ANNUAL MEETING

Showcase Your Firm or EWI Chapter During EWI's 70th Anniversary

  Choose from amoung these sponsorship opportunities:

• Become an LCAM Event Sponsor
• Sponsor an LCAM Speaker
• Purchase an ad in the LCAM Event Program
• Contribute to the Corporate Reading Rally
• Make an in-kind Donation

  For more information, visit the "Become a Sponsor" page at       www.executivewomen.org or contact Suzette Smith, EWI Executive director at 801-355-2800

Give Your Resume an Extreme Makeover

by Deborah Walker, Career Coach

If you're of the boomer generation, and looking for a new career, you could be getting the cold shoulder from employers. Your hair may be saying under "40", but recruiters put your resume in the geriatric-reject pile. If you're feeling symptoms of age discrimination, your resume could be working against you, making your seem out of date and one step from retirement.

There are three reasons your resume may be keeping you out of interviews. Your resume is due for an update if:

1. Your technology skills date you from the stone age
2. Your key industry words are decades old
3. Your resume format doesn't follow current trends

Don't despair if your resume is out of date. You can perform an extreme makeover by using the following tips.

1. Get current on your industry's technology - be aware that technology terms are often used as keywords to filter the best resumes from electronic databases. If your resume doesn't have them, it may never be seen. Make sure your technology skills aren't leaving you behind. Check job descriptions from various sources within your industry to see what technology skills employers are looking for. Determine what's missing from your resume. Then decide what you need to learn or do in order to fill that technology gap. Adults education, college classes, or even online learning are all great ways to catch up.
2. Make sure your resume reflects current terminology - If you have just been addiing to the same old resume over the years your early entries reflect outdated key words. Bring your resume up to date with the help of publications from your industry's professional associations. If you don't belong to any professional associations, you might be missing out on the latest industry-speak. Another good source for current terminology is online job postings. Search job descriptions in your field for recurring key words. Learn to use the current terminology for your industry for optimum results.
3. Make sure your resume reflects today's trends in resume format and style - A decade back, the reverse-chronological format worked fine for you. But now that you have more experience, it may not be your best choice. The more advanced hybrid format will showcase your skills and expertise to your optimum advantage. With a hybrid resume, potential employers will form an impression of you based on your top accomplishments, not just your most recent job description. Many of the old resume rules just don't apply any more. For Example: "Limit your resume to one page." This idea went out with the advent of electronic resumes. Nothing is harder on the eyes than trying to read a three-page resume squished ont one page. "Your resume should go back no more than ten years." Don't use an arbitrary number to determine how much to include on your resume. Ask yourself, "How far back does my work history relate to my current objective?" "One resume should handle everything." Not so! For greater effectiveness adjust you resume to different functions or industries you'd like to explore.

Finally, make sure you use the correct electronic version. You'll want to have (1) a standard Work Format (for printouts and email attachements), and (2) a Plain Text version for "text only" online forms.

Give your resume an extreme makeover using these tips to get your experience work for you rather than against you. You'll see increased requests for interviews leading to your best career opportunity ever!

Deborah Walker, Career Coach, and former executive recruiter understands from an insider's view the resume errors that can spell disaster for job seekers. Please vist Deb at www.AlphaAdvantage.com

Deb@AlphaAdvantage.com

888-828-0814