Insider's Guide / Contents

Section 1 - Create A High Impact Resume

• What is a Resume?
• Resume Strategies
  • STRATEGY #1: Clarify Your Objective
  • VisualCV Advantage: Multiple Versions
  • STRATEGY #2: Organize Your Material
  • STRATEGY #3: Emphasize Performance and Results
• Write Your Resume:
  • Write Your Resume: Introduction
    • Be Clear About Who You Are
    • Paint the Picture of the Ideal Candidate
    • Examples: Introduction
    • Alex Diaz
    • Sylvie St. Pierre
    • Frank Reynolds
    • VisualCV Advantage: Supporting Proof
  • Write Your Resume: Experience
    • VisualCV Advantage: Company Information
    • Examples: Experience
    • Alex Diaz
    • Sylvie St. Pierre
    • Frank Reynolds
  • Write Your Resume: Education
    • Examples: Education
    • Alex Diaz
    • Sylvie St. Pierre
    • Frank Reynolds
  • Write Your Resume: The Extras
    • VisualCV Advantage: Different Levels of Privacy and Protection
    • Examples: The Extras
    • Alex Diaz
    • Sylvie St. Pierre
    • Frank Reynolds
• Your resume is complete: What's next?

Section 2 - Special Information for New Grads

• Begin with the End in Mind
• More Alike than Different
• Focus on Core Competencies
• Mine Your Experiences
• Meredith's Story
• VisualCV Advantage: Continuous Updates/Career Management
• Examples
  • Meredith Jones (new grad)
  • Meredith Jones (2 years post-grad)

Section 3 - Build Your Portfolio

• Enhancement, Not Replacement
• Navigating the VisualCV
• Building Your Portfolio
  • Documents
  • VisualCV Advantages: Privacy Protection and Permanence
  • Images
  • Video
  • VisualCV Advantage: Multiple Videos
  • Audio
  • Charts
  • Hyperlinks
  • Summing It Up
• Video Resume Tips
  • Keep It Short
  • Stay Focused
  • Tune In to Your Listeners
  • Create Killer Content
  • Present With Power
  • Prepare Your Message
  • Be Yourself

Section 4: Steer Your Career

• It's All About Branding and Visibility
• Four Fundamentals
  • STRATEGY #1: Cultivate Your Network
  • STRATEGY #2: Add to Your Network
  • VisualCV Advantage: Network Management
  • STRATEGY #3: Network Purposefully and Stay on Message
  • VisualCV Advantage: Permission Marketing
  • STRATEGY #4: Keep Your VisualCV Up to Date
  • VisualCV Advantage: Efficiency
• Bonus Strategies for Job Seekers
• Beyond the Job Search