NCPMI Career Workshop - How to Write Powerful Cover Letters and Resumes

Meeting Agenda:

 5:30 to 6:00 Networking

 6:00 to 7:40 Workshop

 7:40 to 8:00 Questions and wrap up 

PDU Credit: 1.5 Hours  

Abstract of the workshop:  

This workshop is specifically designed to meet the needs of those seeking ways to effectively create powerful cover letters and resumes that will get their foot in the door to receive an invitation to interview.  This workshop will assist participants in creating a cover letter to show personality, curiosity, and an interest in the field they are applying to work.  Attendees will create winning resumes that communicate their strengths and focus on achievements to show the value they bring to an organization. This workshop requires pre-work that must be completed and is most effective for those who have:

 *Documented and organized their achievements;

 *Have a sample job description, created a cover letter, created a resume; and

 *Researched the company they are seeking to obtain employment.

 

NOTE: Asterisk denotes pre-work. Please bring a stapled copy of your pre-work for the facilitator.

Key Learning Outcomes: Initiating and Planning Your Cover Letter

• What You Write and How You Write it
• Did You Do Your Research?
• Type of Cover Letters * Create and Bring your cover letter
• Know and Assess Skills and Preferences
  • Analyzing Accomplishments
  • *Bring a copy of your accomplishments from various stages of your work career
  • *Bring a copy of your accomplishments from your volunteer assignments

 

Key Learning Outcomes: Executing, Monitoring and Controlling the Resume Rules

• Choose Your Resume Format  (samples provided)
  • Chronological
  • Functional
  • Targeted
• Action Verbs (For use with all formats)
• Phrases (For use with all formats)
• Helpful Headings (For use with Functional Resumes)
• Prepare Your Resume to be Read
  • Communicate Value- Not Just Information
  • Use the CAR approach when documenting your achievements

Who should attend?

Anyone seeking employment or career advancements with external or internal organizations:

Unemployed, under-employed, individuals pending a layoff, employees unhappy with their current employment and individuals ready for a career change.

About the facilitator:

Maxine Phillips is a Certified Business Coach, Certified Highlands Consultant, Author of TRANSFORMATION Write + Share + Live, Creator of the Achievement Mindset Process™ (AMP™), and a seasoned Manager with over twenty-five years in human resources management, employee relations, leadership, and employee and organizational development. She provided leadership and professional education consultation to organizations such as ABB, Adecco, AT & T (formerly Illinois Bell and Southwestern Bell), Collin College (formerly Collin County Community College), Ericsson, Headway, and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. She is the President of GAMMS UNLIMITED, a professional career coaching organization. Maxine is the recipient of NCPMI Grateful Appreciation for Outstanding Commitment Award for Career Development and recipient of the Sanofi “GIVE” Award for her leadership and commitment to the American Diabetes Association. She also serves as an Executive Board Member of the American Diabetes Association Community Leadership Board and past Chair for Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes for Eastern, North Carolina. Maxine’s passion is to assist those who come with an expectation to excel in life by discovering and living on purpose! She is proud to say, I AM WHO I WAS BORN TO BE!