Although this excellent video will mostly appeal to students finishing high school, it's also a great practical resource for anyone who needs to put together a job hunting “calling card.” Everyone needs a resume, according to the friendly career counselor host of this fine how-to guide that incorporates well-acted vignettes featuring young people hoping to make a start in various careers. Viewers will learn how to create a personal inventory of skills, education, and experience, as well as apply the useful acronym COLORS (communication, organization, leadership, originality, responsibility, and scientific/technical skills) to help shape the information on the page. Depending on the situation, the job seeker might choose a functional resume style, leaning more toward skills and education; a chronological resume, based on work experience; a resume that combines the two approaches; or one that adopts more of a newsletter style. Combining both practical and creative advice, together with good onscreen graphics of the basic building blocks of a resume, this is a comprehensive resource sure to be useful in high school, academic, and public library career collections. Highly recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (E. Gieschen)
Resumes: A How-To Guide
(2007) 22 min. DVD or VHS: $89.95. Films Media Group. PPR. Closed captioned. ISBN: 978-1-60467-047-9 (dvd), 978-1-60467-392-0 (vhs). Volume 23, Issue 6
Resumes: A How-To Guide
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