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Professional Skills

LEARN TO PRESENT YOURSELF ON PAPER

Resume Writing & Cover Letter Workshop 

Transform your resume into a tool that gets you more interviews. Our Resume Writing Workshop is invaluable to anyone seeking employment in the 21st century. Learn how a resume is your first step to getting noticed in this competitive market. 

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Your resume will introduce you and showcase your work experience, highlighting your skills and using your references to your advantage.

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Learn different resume formats and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

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This course includes the use of online resumes and is designed for anyone who wants to create their own resume or improve an existing one.

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What you will learn

  • The different parts of a resume and their purpose

  • Discover your own unique features and skills, and their benefits

  • The resume rules and how they affect the development of a resume

  • The different types of resumes and which one is best suited to develop your own individual resume

  • Develop a cover letter and put the finishing touches on your resume

Our Workshop will discuss: 

  • Components of a Resume

  • Self-Assessment

  • Rules of Resumes

  • A Look at Your Resume

  • Work Experience

  • Skills

  • References

  • Online Resumes

  • Different Resume Styles: Chronological,  Functional & Technical Resumes

  • Formatting Resumes

  • Cover Letters

This workshop is available online or in-person

2 sessions for 1.5 hours each

Total 3 hour

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Requirements

 

Prerequisites:

✓ Experience with any version of Microsoft Word.

✓ Basic computer skills

 

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

✓ This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

 

Software Requirements:

✓ PC: Windows 8 or later.

✓ Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.

✓ Browser: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.

✓ Adobe Acrobat Reader. Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

 

Other:

 âœ“ Email account and capabilities

AND WOW THEM IN PERSON

Interview Skills Training  & Coaching

Improve your interview skills with practice interview sessions. Receive professional feedback, address difficult questions, and receive actionable steps. Gain more by watching videos and recording yourself.

Whether you’re an experienced professional, recent grad, or have gaps in your work history, we all need support to enter the job force. Effective interview skills will help you land the job you've always wanted.

 

At Language Links, our goal is to work with you to improve and use your language skills when under pressure.  Gain the confidence to answer all types of interview questions: behavioral questions, situational questions, and open-ended questions.

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Are you seeking a job?      Are you applying for a volunteer position?    

Are you applying for an educational program?

 

Practice in mock interviews with an expert career professional and gain: 

  • Insight on what recruiters are looking for by researching an organization 

  • Understanding and recommendations around difficult and common questions

  • Feedback from one-on-one individual attention 

  • Two mock sessions either on the telephone or video call 

  • Awareness of your non-verbal communication

  • A better understanding of your strengths, skills and key selling points to handle interviews with confidence

  • Recordings of your mock interview

  • Increased confidence and optimism

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Our Workshop will address:

General

  • Clarify your interview situation and related hiring needs based on sample job postings

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Preparing for interviews

  • Dealing with nerves

  • The practical details

  • Making your research count

  • Anticipating key questions

 

Dealing with interviews

  • Positive first impression

  • What to wear

  • Using your voice

  • Getting to grips with interview questions

  • Brilliant questions to ask the interviewer

 

Handling different types of interview

  • Successful telephone and video interviews

  • Giving presentations

  • Tests and exercises

  • Leaving a positive impression

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Requirements: 

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✓ Positive attitude & Willingness to learn.

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If enrolling for online workshop, the following is also required:

Hardware Requirements:

✓ This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

 

Software Requirements:

✓ PC: Windows 8 or later.

✓ Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.

✓ Browser: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.

This workshop is available online or in-person

6 sessions for 1 hour each

Total 6 hours

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LAND YOUR DREAM JOB

Enroll in both workshops as a package.

Total 12 sessions for 1-hour each

Professional Skills are offered On-Campus and Online

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