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Revitalise your resume - Stay on the Path

INTRODUCTION

An introduction to Stay on the Path (4:59)

SECTION A: START ON YOUR RESUMÉ JOURNEY

A01 Learn the three key resume mistakes (4:00)
A02 Review some really bad resumés (2:50)
A03 Break down a job ad - part 1 (4:08)
A04 Break down a job ad - part 2 (4:51)
A05 Break down a job ad - part 3 (1:49)

SECTION B: REMOVE CONTENT FROM YOUR RESUMÉ

B01 Remove discriminatory data (4:22)
B02 Remove personal data (2:07)
B03 Remove biographies (1:26)
B04 Remove unnecessary qualifications (3:44)
B05 Remove unnecessary jobs (2:47)
B06 Remove unnecessary skills (2:15)
B07 Highlight job descriptions (1:10)
B08 Remove task descriptions and waffle (2:46)
B09 Remove jargon and acronyms (1:30)
B10 Remove red flags (3:34)
B11 Remove copied and pasted content (1:35)
B12 Remove referees (2:24)
B13 Remove 'I' and ‘It’s all about me’ (3:55)
B14 Remove lies (2:11)
B15 Update your electronic resumé (3:05)

SECTION C: CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR

C01 Not Grammar 101 (1:00)
C02 Consistent tenses (1:29)
C03 You're v Your (1:59)
C04 It's v Its (2:03)
C05 They’re v There v Their (1:36)
C06 To v Too v Two (0:49)
C07 Who v That v Which (5:02)
C08 Affect v Effect (1:33)
C09 The Oxford comma (1:53)
C10 The regular comma (1:04)
C11 Apostrophes (0:36)
C12 UK v US English (1:40)

SECTION D: CORRECT OR ADD CONTENT TO YOUR RESUMÉ

D01 What benefitted them (2:21)
D02 Skills that will help the company (1:17)
D03 Skills that match the vacant role (1:43)
D04 Include botwords (3:04)
D05 Use standard job titles (1:28)
D06 Clean up your social media (1:01)
D07 Use active voice (1:52)
D08 Use strong action verbs (3:28)
D09 Introducing magical metrics (6:21)
D10 Evaluate your resume (3:44)
D11 Oh Paddington! (1:48)
D12 Add magical metrics (0:20)
D13 Make every word count (1:07)
D14 What more do you need? (3:18)

SECTION E: WHAT IF?

E01 What if I want a skills section? (0:52)
E02 What if I want a Hobbies & Interests section? (2:34)
E03 What if my age is an issue? (And date formatting) (4:33)

SECTION F: FINE TUNE THE CONTENT OF YOUR RESUMÉ

F01 Order your information (3:13)
F02 Proof-read your resumé (5:13)

SECTION G: FORMAT YOUR RESUMÉ

G01 Format to beat the bots (4:56)
G02 Really bad resumés (4:22)
G03 Choose your fonts (0:26)
G04 Set your margins (1:48)
G05 Format your bullet points (6:31)
G06 Add a splash of colour (2:28)
G07 Proof-read your resumé (yes, again) (0:20)

SECTION H: TEST YOUR RESUMÉ

H01 Scan your resumé (3:06)
H02 The Ten Second Test (3:17)
H03 Set a file name (2:50)

SECTION I: WHEN YOU JUST CAN'T WIN

I01 Too many resumés (1:04)
I02 Random decisions (2:14)
I03 Discrimination (1:55)
I04 Hiring by hobbies (1:36)
I05 The vacancy is filled (1:00)

SECTION J: WORTH A SHOT

J01 Contact the recruiter (5:10)
J02 Snail mail (1:30)
J03 Think outside the box (3:19)

SECTION K: CRAFT A CLEVER COVER LETTER

K01 How NOT to write a cover letter (1:03)
K02 Return to the job ad (1:17)
K03 Write your cover letter (11:06)
K04 Evaluate your cover letter (5:53)
K05 Format your cover letter (2:24)

SECTION L: JOB INTEVIEW HINTS

L01 Not Job interviews 101 (1:07)
L02 Overcome job interview anxiety (1:34)
L03 Watch your pronunciation (1:09)
L04 Don’t talk too much (1:26)
L05 Review your task descriptions (1:44)
L06 When to walk a two-way street (2:50)
L07 Never bad-mouth previous employers (1:51)
L08 Words matter (1:55)
L09 Use positive language (1:14)
L10 GOOD LUCK!!! (0:45)

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