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Building

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.

What we will cover

• Access your Account

• Document Center

Skills Assessment

Resume

Letters

Portfolios

Video Resumes

Websites

Interviews

Why Optimal Resume It’s easy to create an account!

1. Go to www.illinoisworknet.com/resume a. Click on Optimal Resume

2. Log-in using your Illinois workNet account

www.illinoisworknet.com/resume

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

• The Document Center offers storage for files you create or upload.

• Access it from the Resume home page.

• Access it from the toolbar.

Skills Assessment

1. Select Assessments

2. Pick the type of assessment

3. Name your assessment

• Skills listed (35) based upon your industry choice

• Experiences by type

• Add specific anecdotes by skill & experience

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

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

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

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

• Complete the assessment process by adding your Proficiencies

• Select Add in Proficiency column

• Indicate level of Experience

• Rate your Experience

Skills Assessment

• Add comments in the next column

• Add or delete proficiencies

Skills Assessment

• After entering your comments, you can return to edit or add at any time

Skills Assessment

• Manage your assessments from the Document Center

• Select any assessment you created to make edits

• Delete ones you no longer need

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

Resume Builder

• Create a new resume

• Upload an existing resume You cannot edit a resume

that you upload

Resume Builder

• Three options are available to create a new resume

Resume Builder

• Start from Scratch is for experienced resume writers – you have a blank slate

Resume Builder

• Browse Samples – provides templates from which you can select a resume to use

• 145 total samples are available

Resume Builder

• Pick from industry category and experience level

• Samples appear at the bottom of the screen

Resume Builder

• Review the sample thumbnail views

Resume Builder

• Review a full-size sample

• When you find one you wish to use, Select Use this Sample

Resume Builder

• After making your selection, the builder automatically enters your contact information

• You can edit the different areas with YOUR information

Resume Builder

• The edit tools help you: Style your resume

Format

Spellcheck

Edit, reorder or delete sections

Offer tips and instructions

Resume Builder

• Browse Section Sets – allows you to set up your resume with only the sections

• Enter YOUR information

Resume Builder

• Select from Categories

• Select Resume type

• Standard sections are recommended

Resume Builder

• Items change based upon category selected

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

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

Resume Builder

• Examples

• Action Verbs

• Infobytes

• Help you with suggestions to make your resume stronger

Resume Builder

• Experience allows you to add: Employer Name

Employer Location

Employer website

Date range of employment

Job Title

Job Description

• Use WYSIWYG tools

Resume Builder

• Tools help you make your resume unique. Formatting

Spell Check

History

• Sections

• Resources

Resume Builder

• Reorder the sections

• Reorder bullets within a section

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

Resume Builder

• Using the My Skills section links you to the items from your Skill Inventory

Resume Builder

• While in the resume builder you have additional tools Rename, Clone, GPS, Download, Share, Print Preview, To Do, or Switch Resumes

Resume Builder

• GPS - Opt-in to share with employers (covered later)

• Download your finished version

• Share by email or other system

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

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

Letter Builder

• After selecting Create new letter

• Name the letter

• Select Start Letter

• Option to upload a letter Uploaded letters cannot

be edited.

Letter Builder

• Options include:

• Samples

• Types

• Start from Scratch

Letter Builder

• Browsing displays samples based upon Categories & Experience Levels

Letter Builder

• Browsing Letter Types provides types of letters with sample paragraphs

Letter Builder

• Sections are offered with sample language to use

Letter Builder

• The editing tools included as the same across the platform: Examples

Action Verbs

Infobytes

Formatting

WYSIWYG

Letter Builder

• Starting from Scratch provides only your name and address

Portfolios

Portfolio Builder

• Access from the Document Center

• Compile your collateral materials in one place for easy access

Portfolio Builder

• Name the portfolio

Portfolio Builder

• Select from a Template or Start from Scratch

Portfolio Builder

• From Templates, determine what type of portfolio you want to create

Portfolio Builder

• Multiple options are available

Portfolio Builder

• The Portfolio starts with the basics, but you can include specific projects

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

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

Video Resume

• Select create your resume

• Name your video resume

Video Resume

• Two options are available

• With Teleprompter – provides a script that you create to read during your recording

• Without Teleprompter

Video Resume

• With script – allows you to name your script

Video Resume

• Optimal offers types of scripts from which you can choose, or

• Start from scratch

Video Resume

• Browse Script types provides a synopsis of the type of video resume this would create

• Select a type

• Basic categories are opened

Video Resume

• Select the type of script

• Select the paragraph

• Examples are provided from which you can add to your script

Video Resume

• Add the paragraphs and then edit to include your name and specific company information

Video Resume

• Upon completing your script, adjust your camera and microphone

• You must approve access for Illinois workNet to access your camera and microphone

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?

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

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

Video Resume

• After all sections are recorded:

• Add bullet points by section

• Select a background video skin color

Video Resume

• In your bullets:

Use keywords

Use action verbs

Video Resume

• Preview your final video as it will appear on your personal website

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

Website Builder

• Name your website

Website Builder

• Select the pages that you wish to appear on your website

• Enable the sections from which you want to add documents

Website Builder

• Select a template Multiple colors

Multiple layouts

Website Builder

• Enable a sidebar to include your social media profiles

Twitter

Website Builder

• Upon completing the sidebar and pages Activate Website

After activation – view hits or make changes

Website Builder

• View your website

Video Resume Skills

Portfolio Resume

Interview Prep

• Assessment done

• Skills done

• Resume done

• Letters done

• Video resume done

• Website done

• Interviews??

Interview Prep

• Optimal Resume offers you the opportunity to practice interview questions and see/hear your response

• Name your interview

Interview Prep

• Select the type of interview you would like to practice

• Hover over the category to see what is included

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

Interview Prep

• After selecting an interview type

• Questions in the Playlist are shown in parenthesis

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

Resume GPS

• 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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