Resume Writing, Job Search for the 21st Century - 1

Job Hunting
in the 21st Century:
Using Technology for
Career Search Advantages
An Applicant’s Ultimate Tool to Getting
‘Behind the Recruiters Wall’ for the Career
Seeker’s Advantage in Job Searches

Who Am I?
• I am Dawn D. Boyer, Ph.D., with 22+ years of human
resources, recruiting, and resume writing experience, of which
half those years were in federal government contracting.
• I have re-written over 10,000 resumes (8,000+ in two years!), and
assisted 100s of job seekers get their resume before
recruiters, headhunters, or hiring manager for serious
consideration as a job candidate.
• Transparency & Disclosure: My consulting company helps job
seekers rewrite resumes for job searches.
• If after watching the presentation(s), you don’t / can’t do it
yourself, I can help you with your resume to get that new job.
21st Century Career & Job Search: D. Boyer Consulting, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ©; www.DBoyerConsulting.com
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Before you spent thou$ands
• This video is provided as an alternative to spending
gobs of money you can’t afford for a career assistance
company to rewrite your resume, provide mass-mailings
of hard-copy resumes, and interview training and
feedback, all to pay huge overhead for fancy offices in
high-rises and office buildings.
• The goal – rich, informative training to provide all you
need for a job search – using the skills and knowledge
you already have and will learn to use here, to find that
‘next great job’ – and at a lower cost to you!
21st Century Career & Job Search: D. Boyer Consulting, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ©; www.DBoyerConsulting.com
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Develop a Plan!
• Every trip worth making begins with a goal
• Every trip worth taking has a map to follow
• Successful businesses have a strategic
short- and long-term plan
• Treat your job search as a ‘strategic
business goal’
…Job Searches and Career Planning
should be NO DIFFERENT!
21st Century Career & Job Search: D. Boyer Consulting, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ©; www.DBoyerConsulting.com 4

WARNING!
• This presentation (and other training modules) is not
packed with graphics – BUT you get the most amount of
data possible in a short time period for impactful, valuable,
educational, and useful information.
• Because of lack of pretty pictures, it might be ‘boring’ to
your eyes (e.g., painful to sit and ‘watch’), BUT it is ear
candy for the amount of incredible, valuable, information
• Sit back in a comfy chair – get your pen ready for notes.

Everyone Should Be
An Amateur Job Seeker
• If you are a professional job seeker, you are hopping from
job-to-job, this waves a ‘red flag’ to employers
• Though everyone should be an amateur job seeker, they
should be professional in their career improvement
activities and using professional methods and tools
• A professional resume placed in multiple source locations
increases the odds you can remain an amateur job seeker!
(results = a new, long-term job – fast!)

This is just the tip of the iceberg…
Before we start the training, we share with
you the topics you must know about to
successfully search for a new job.
The following is a list of learning
objectives that showcases what you will
learn in this series of presentations.

Learning Objectives
1. Understand the differences between
20th and 21st Century Job Hunting
Techniques
2. How to Write a Resume using 21st
Century methods for Technology used
by Recruiters

Learning Objectives
3. How to research Job Descriptions to write a
resume for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
4. Understanding recruiter’s practice of
‘resume farming’ for future applicant
placement (company) needs
5. Understanding the process used by Recruiters
using Modern Technology

Learning Objectives
6. Why ‘old school’ advice on resume writing
is harmful to job searches and unfair to job
seekers
7. How to protect your identity as an applicant
8. How to show, not tell, about experience and
achievements

Learning Objectives
9. Creating metrics in Resume for value added to
prove ‘abilities’ (capabilities) with past
achievements
10. Using personality tests to gain an advantage
against other candidates

Learning Objectives
11. Make it easy for recruiters to find you via
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) via
Boolean searches
12. Using newer resume writing/job search tools
& techniques to get your resume higher on
the results queue in search

Learning Objectives
13. Using LinkedIn as a commonly known
‘Recruiter’s Paradise’ for qualified candidate
searches for your skills and experience with:
(a) Profile enrichment
(b) Membership & Participation in groups
(c) Reaching out to develop relationships
(d) Researching Point of Contact data

Learning Objectives
14. Using blog postings to increase SEO
15. Using Job Fairs to find the real recruiters
(company hiring managers)

Learning Objectives
16. Building a one-page cover letter
a) How to research a company to write the
first paragraph of the cover letter to get the
recruiter’s attention
b) How to submit cover letters online and
avoiding ‘virus fear deletion syndrome’

Learning Objectives
17. How to write a resume to match the key
terms, descriptions, and skills written in a
majority of job descriptions posted
18. How to engage the recruiter with the ‘top four
inches’ of your resume – creating the ‘hook’

Learning Objectives
When calls start…its time to make it work:
19.Why it’s OK to suggest a telephonic interview
first to hiring companies
20.How to make your interview memorable to a
hiring manager or panel
21.Presentation = Good 1st impressions

Learning Objectives
22. Simple courteous protocol before, during, and
after the interview
23. Simple tasks before, during, and after the
interview
24. Using body language to subliminally persuade

RESULTS!
Once you start reposting your revised resume with
metrics, increased use of key skill words, on
blogs and social media, and major job boards…
…you will be amazed at the increased
number of communications
you’ll start receiving from
recruiters and headhunters!

At the end of this
presentation /segment
you now know what you
should ‘know’ before you
start your job search

HIRE AN EXPERT!
Visit Now!
http://DBoyerConsulting.com
Contact me at:
Dawn.Boyer@DBoyerConsulting.com
Hire an expert to re-write your resume
to obtain results you are seeking to
advance your career!
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