Resumes
PA CareerLink recommends that most resumes should be this many pages in length if possible.
What is one page?
Including this with your resume helps you stand out from the crowd and enables you to emphasize key points that might be overlooked in your resume.
What is a cover letter?
This is the first thing you need to do on the PA CareerLink website before accessing job search tools and workshops.
What is create an account?
In a modern interview, you’re most likely to be asked to describe this type of past experience to show how you’d handle future situations.
What is a behavioral interview question?
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What is PA CareerLink?
This resume format is the traditional one used by most job seekers. It lists your jobs most recent first.
What is a chronological resume?
This first section of a cover letter should grab the reader’s attention and state the job you’re applying for.
What is the opening paragraph?
You can find workshops on topics such as resume writing, interviewing, and navigating the site itself under this tab in the navigation bar.
What is the "Events" section?
This acronym is used to structure your answers to behavioral questions by describing a Situation, Task, Action, and Result.
What is the STAR method?
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What are the four Philadelphia CareerLink locations?
This resume format emphasizes the skills you've acquired during your career and is good choice for those pivoting to a new direction, have held many positions at one employer, or having had the same job responsibilities with several employers.
What is a functional resume?
You should always address your cover letter to this person when possible, rather than using “To Whom It May Concern.”
Who is the hiring manager?
This feature helps match your skills and preferences to open positions in your area.
What is the job search or job matching tool?
In the STAR method, this is the part of your answer where you describe what you specifically did to address the situation.
What is the Action?
Personalized counseling and planning, structured supported job-finding services, employment training, and job readiness workshops, and resume review services.
What are some ways PA CareerLink can support me in my career search?
This software tool is used by most employers to track candidates applying for jobs. It will also scores your resume based on a keyword match to the open position.
What is an Applicant Tracking System (or ATS)?
This part of the cover letter should explain why you're a strong fit for the position and how your skills match the job description.
What is the middle (second) paragraph?
You can track your job search activities, such as applications and interviews, using this feature of the PA CareerLink website.
What is the Activity Tracker?
This is the best kind of outcome to include in the “Result” part of your STAR story.
What is a measurable or positive result?
This PA CareerLink partner can assist you with financial goals and obstacles.
What is CLARIFY?
Include this kind of statement, which quantifies your achievements, in your summary section to make your resume shine bright.
What is a S.T.A.R statement?
When writing your closing paragraph, you should always include this action-oriented sentence.
What is a request for an interview?
Selecting this filter, identified by the green keystone symbol icon, when using the job search feature will display only this type of employer in your search results.
What is a registered PA CareerLink employer?
When asked, “Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a coworker,” you should answer using this method, rather than just describing your feelings.
What is the STAR method?
This PA CareerLink support can help you navigate and apply for supports, apprenticeships, and on-the-job training programs and even act as a liaison between you and a potential employer. We advise you to include this additional force to assist in your quest for work.
What is a workforce advisor?