Who is OptimalResume?

• Founded in 2005.

• Serving over 2 million job seekers across hundreds of

universities, workforce centers, libraries, and

professional organizations.

What is OptimalResume?

On-Demand Career Learning Tools:

• OptimalResume and OptimalLetter – Resumes & Cover Letters

• OptimalEfolio and OptimalWebsite – Portfolios & Online Sharing

• OptimalInterview – Interview Preparation

• OptimalVideo Resume – Professional Presentation

• OptimalAssessment – Skills Mapping & Inventories

What is OptimalResume?

API Solutions – Bring the best elements of OptimalResume into your own website or portal!

• OptimalInterview API – Offering over 24,000 question and coaching videos, categorized by occupation.

• We also manage custom API projects for clients with highly specialized needs or visions.

How OptimalResume Serves WIOA

1. High-Intensity Career Services

• OptimalResume was designed with individualized career services in mind.

• Expansive selection of resources tailored to every occupation, including the most in-demand fields.

• Ability to customize content to meet the needs of individual groups:

• Low-income job seekers

• Youth

• Unskilled or low-skilled workers

• Veterans

2. Data-Driven Strategy

• Detailed reports available through Administrative control panel.

• Collect information on:

• Accounts Registered

• Logins

• Documents Created

• Document Review Status

• Identify engagement and usage levels of specific career center locations.

2. Data-Driven Strategy

Example of some of the reports available to administrators:

3. Work-Based Training

• Integrate custom resume, letter, and interview templates to aid work

training programs.

• Utilize OptimalResume as an instruction and learning aid for your career

preparation workshops.

• Your on-site workshops

• Your online workshops

• Trainings hosted by OptimalResume are available

3. Work-Based Training

Create custom interview templates for workshops and trainings:

4. Resources for Youth

• Templates available across multiple experience levels, including an “In

Training” category for candidates still undergoing relevant training.

• Resume section examples targeted to high school students.

• Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy designed to accommodate registered

users under age 18.

4. Resources for Youth

Resume writing examples specifically designed for high school students:

5. Career Pathways

• Occupation-based resources designed to support exploration of

new career paths.

• Skills Assessments provides insight on relevant skills needed for

desired occupations.

• User-friendly integration of O*Net data into the OptimalResume

system for added convenience.

5. Career Pathways

Skills Assessment worksheet with O*Net integration:

6. Educational Opportunities

• OptimalResume got its start with colleges and universities, and has

become an essential tool for college career centers.

• Resources available to help candidates interested in pursuing a degree

program, such as Admissions Interviews, Portfolio Templates, and Resume

Templates.

• Build consistency with colleges and universities in your region.

6. Educational Opportunities

Example of portfolio template designed for college admissions:

7. Priority Group Services

• Feature custom templates and resources designed to serve priority

groups.

• Review Center offers additional services and communication opportunities

for targeted users.

7. Priority Group Services

Use the Review Center to target users in certain groups for further document review/feedback:

8. Streamlining of Services

• On-Demand Access offers a single portal for all products and features.

Register once to access the entire Career & Talent Suite.

• Cloud hosted software provides access for the Job Seeker from any

internet-connected computer.

• Integrate an API product into your own portal to create a single

destination for all of your resources.

8. Streamlining of Services

On-Demand Portal: API:

9. Expansion of Outreach

• OptimalResume is available 24/7 from any location (home, career

center, library, school).

• Reach workers who need basic career services and are unable to visit

career center in person.

• Career learning resources can be used to supplement career services

appointments, both elevating the discussion and making in-person

time more efficient.

9. Expansion of Outreach

OptimalResume has helped organizations reach over 2 million job seekers,

many of whom are unable to visit their career centers in-person during

business hours. Our goal is to provide access and empowerment to job

seekers, and to the organizations who serve them.

Dave McNasby, CEO

OptimalResume is ready to meet your

organization’s exact needs with both pre-made

and custom API solutions

Contact our Career Learning Solutions team at

info@optimalresume.com to arrange a demo

and learn more.