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What position is expected to have the highest growth percentage between now and 2032?
A) Data Scientists
B) Nurse Practitioners
C) Financial Managers
D) Taxi Drivers
Who are Nurse Practitioners?
With expected growth of 35.4% and an average salary of $127,750, this is a great career path to consider
This free service helps employers find qualified candidates by posting job openings and searching resumes.
What is Maine JobLink - our platform for job listing and recruitment assistance?
This section at the top of a resume gives a quick snapshot of your skills and experience.
What is a summary (or professional summary)?
This common opening prompt invites candidates to summarize their background and experience.
What is “Tell me about yourself?”
Make sure you have an appropriate answer ready to go. This is an ice breaker as much as a question. Employers want you to get comfortable talking with them, not your biography. Keep it short and to the point.
This first step in a successful job search involves identifying your skills, interests, and career goals.
What is a self-assessment?
The O*Net Interest Profiler is a tool available in the CareerCenter that can assist you in homing in on your career goals!
Which profession is expected to add more jobs by 2032?
A) Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
B) Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
Who are telecommunications line installers?
Welding is actually projected to decline slightly, while lineman positions are expected to increase by 6%
This program allows employers to train new hires while being reimbursed for a portion of their wages.
What is On-the-Job Training (OJT)?
Available through our WIOA partner, On-the-Job Training gives your employer financial support while they provide you with the training you need to perform the job at the highest capacity
This resume strategy involves adjusting your skills and keywords to match a specific job posting.
What is tailoring a resume?
With the advent of AI tools, tailoring your resume to a specific job or position is quick and easy. We highly recommend doing so to ensure recruiters and hiring managers see that you're a great match for their positions!
Researching a company before an interview helps you better answer questions and show this quality.
What is preparation (or genuine interest in the employer)?
You can usually find a brief history of a company on the "About" portion of their website.
Setting aside specific time each day or week for job searching helps create this important habit.
What is consistency (or a structured job search routine)?
Establishing a consistent job search routine can help you avoid feeling overwhelmed and keep your progress on track.
Which profession has a higher average annual salary?
A) Lawyer
B) Construction Manager
What is a Lawyer?
But it's close! The average for Lawyers is $122,810 a year.
Construction Managers average $112,210!
CareerCenters provide this service to help businesses meet multiple candidates in one place.
What are job fairs or hiring events?
We hold Hiring Events monthly at the CareerCenter, as well as hosting larger events around the state and even virtual hiring events!
This type of resume format emphasizes skills and abilities over chronological work history.
What is a functional resume or skills-based resume?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This interview method encourages candidates to answer using Situation, Task, Action, and Result.
What is the STAR method?
Many jobs are filled through this method of connecting with people rather than applying online.
What is networking?
Our monthly Hiring Events provide great opportunities to network with employers who are hiring now in our area.
Which job is projected to have the highest growth in the number of positions by 2032?
A) Restaurant Cooks
B) Home Health Aides
C) Nurse Practitioners
D) Software Developers
What is A) Restaurant Cooks
DAILY DOUBLE!
This service connects employers with labor market trends, wage data, and industry insights to make informed hiring decisions.
What is Labor Market Information (LMI)?
Found on the CWRI Website, it's a clearing house of information related to the job market and includes salary information, and job outlooks.
Including numbers like percentages or dollar amounts in your resume helps demonstrate this.
What is measurable impact, quantifiable achievements, or Key Performance Indicators?
Make your resume show up your successes! Instead of saying "Managed Inventory", consider adding your actual results: "Reduced shrink by 4% per quarter".
This type of question asks how you handled a past situation to predict future performance.
What is a behavioral interview question?
You can recognize them because they usually start with "Tell me about a time when..."
This type of goal-setting method focuses on being Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Question: What are SMART goals?
A state agency that provides labor market information, job and wage information, and employment outlook.
What is the Center for Workforce Research and Information?
Employers can partner with CareerCenters to develop this pipeline of future workers through structured learning.
What are registered apprenticeships?
Maine's registered Apprenticeship Program is rapidly becoming a model for the Nation because of the wide variety of apprenticeships available through the program.
Many employers use this software to scan resumes for keywords before a human ever reads them.
What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?
At the end of an interview, asking thoughtful questions about the role or company shows this.
What is engagement (or interest in the position)?
This is also your opportunity to showcase any strengths you didn't get a chance to talk about.
This online tool allows job seekers to build a professional profile and connect with employers and recruiters.
What is LinkedIn?