Start, Build, Grow
This stage focuses on getting ready to enter or return to the workforce.
What is Start?
This section appears near the top of a resume and briefly introduces your experience, strengths, and career goal.
What is a professional summary?
This document describes the duties, qualifications, schedule, and skills an employer wants.
What is a job description?
Arriving about 10 to 15 minutes before an interview demonstrates this quality.
What is punctuality?
Arriving on time, completing assignments, and following through on commitments demonstrate this quality.
What is dependability?
This stage is for someone who has some experience but wants to strengthen their skills or find a better opportunity.
What is Build?
Words such as assisted, organized, managed, prepared, and completed belong to this important resume category.
What are action words?
This is the practice of building professional relationships that may lead to job information, referrals, or opportunities.
What is networking?
Looking at the interviewer, listening carefully, and speaking clearly demonstrate these skills.
What are communication skills?
Listening to feedback and working respectfully with coworkers demonstrate this workplace skill.
What is teamwork?
This stage focuses on advancement, leadership, or long-term career goals.
What is Grow?
This resume section usually includes your job title, employer, location, dates, and accomplishments.
What is work history?
This person has agreed to speak positively about your work habits, skills, or character.
What is a professional reference?
This should be researched before an interview so you understand the employer’s services, values, and open position.
What is the company or organization?
Organizing tasks and deciding which responsibilities must be completed first demonstrates this skill.
What is prioritization?
These are abilities gained through work, volunteering, education, recovery, caregiving, or life experience that can be used in a new job.
What are transferable skills?
These important words are taken from a job posting and included naturally in a resume to show that an applicant matches the position.
What are keywords?
This is the appropriate action to take after submitting an application when the employer’s instructions allow it.
What is following up professionally?
This interview method organizes an example by explaining the Situation, Task, Action, and Result.
What is the STAR method?
Adjusting appropriately when a supervisor changes an assignment or an unexpected situation occurs demonstrates this quality.
What is adaptability?
This written statement identifies what you want to accomplish in your career and helps guide your job search.
What is a career goal?
Instead of writing “Responsible for helping customers,” a stronger resume statement begins this way and explains what you did.
What is “Assisted customers with purchases, returns, and product questions”?
This workplace and career support system may provide job leads, training, resume assistance, and connections to employers.
What is Workforce Development?
When asked about a weakness, a strong answer identifies an honest area for improvement and includes this additional information.
What are the steps you are taking to improve?
This professional practice includes arriving prepared, communicating respectfully, maintaining appropriate boundaries, and taking responsibility for your actions.
What is workplace professionalism?