If
you’re just looking for a summer job or plunging into the job market, the one
thing you’ll need, and future employers expect, is a resume. This is often one
of the most difficult parts of the process for people, distilling a lifetime of
job skills or making the most of academic and volunteer experiences onto one
page. Whenever I’ve sat down to create a resume, I fret about wording and
formatting to the point where I could spend hours working on it, but most
people don’t have that kind of time.
Optimal Resume is an
online database that simplifies the resume writing process. After creating a
personal account, you can import an existing resume, choose from a template
based on occupation and skill level, or build one from the ground up. Optimal
Resume goes a step further with help in crafting cover letters and uploading
your resume to professional and social sites to connect you with potential
employers. It also allows you to present materials online in your own
professional website.
Happy
job hunting!
--Anna
H., Jamestown Bluffs
