validate your value presentation
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Presented by Bob Nealon, Career CoachNorth Campus Career Center
Validate Your Value
Do candidates lie on their resume?
Yes, they do!!
58% of hiring managers caught a candidate lying on
their resume!
Source: CareerBuilder 2014 Survey
2014 CareerBuilder Study found:
• 57% of candidates had embellished his/her skill set
• 55% of candidates had embellished his/her responsibilities
• 42% of candidates misrepresented dates of employment
• 34% of candidates misrepresented his/her job title
• 33% of candidates misrepresented his/her academic degree(s)
• 26% of candidates misrepresented his/her employers
• And more…
How can you be different from those
candidates?
Validate Your Value3 things to do
#1:• Develop a separate reference sheet
document with professional references that match up with the jobs on your resume
• Have it available at all times as it is powerful to inform a prospective employer you have references immediately available, here’s what they’ll say, and I have a reference sheet with this information
#2:
• Develop a “Prove It” manual – this allows you to show proof for what you claim.
• You could include copies of favorable performance reviews, degrees, reference letters, reports, licenses, transcripts, notes/letters/e-mails of appreciation, and much more
#3:
• Develop an impactful LinkedIn presence with skills endorsements and recommendations
• Ask connections to write a LinkedIn recommendation and endorse your skills.
• It is no longer just your claim…someone else is validating your skill and success. That can be very powerful on your behalf
Questions?
Reminder:
Broward College Resources• Your North Campus Career Center Staff
• Resume Writing, Interviewing, Job Search Strategy, and more
• Assessment Tools including Career Coach and FOCUS 2
• Internship EDGE
• Student job bank @ www.broward.edu/ccn
Contact me for an appointmentMy Contact Information:
Bob NealonCareer Coach Specialist
Broward College – North CampusBuilding 46, Room 238 (Career Center)
Phone: (954) 201-2270E-Mail: [email protected]
Connect with me through LinkedIn @ www.linkedin.com/in/BobNealon
Thank you for attending!