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Print this page Work Ready: Resume Writing, Cover Letters & Personal Brand

A strong job application needs to show an employer quickly and clearly why you are worth meeting. Work Ready: Resume Writing, Cover Letters & Personal Brand is a hands-on one-day course that will help you improve the way you present your experience, skills and achievements when applying for work. You will learn what employers look for in a resume, work directly on your own resume or CV, practise turning responsibilities into stronger achievement statements and draft a cover letter for a real vacancy. You will also explore how to create or improve your LinkedIn profile so that your professional strengths are presented consistently online.

Build your own Work Ready program: Take this course on its own, or enrol in other courses in the Work Ready series to strengthen your career direction, job-search and interview skills, and workplace readiness. Enrol in multiple Work Ready courses at the same time and your discount will be applied automatically:

2 courses – 25% discount
3 courses – 35% discount
All 4 courses – 40% discount

The first 25 participants to enrol in all four Work Ready courses will also receive a 12-month LinkedIn Premium subscription, valued at $360.

DELIVERY MODE

Face to face

COURSE OUTLINE

Bring your current resume or CV if you have one. If you are starting from scratch, the course will help you identify the information and experience you can use to begin building one.

Understand what employers look for when reviewing resumes and job applications
Review your current resume and identify areas that are strong, unclear or missing
Tailor your resume to highlight experience and transferable skills relevant to a particular role
Turn routine duties into stronger statements that demonstrate skills, achievements and results
Use the STAR approach to identify evidence and examples from your experience
Draft a targeted cover letter that explains your suitability, motivation and interest in an organisation
Create or improve key areas of your LinkedIn profile, including your headline, About section, skills and career summary
Develop a clearer and more consistent professional profile across your applications and online presence

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

Develop a targeted resume that highlights relevant skills, experience and achievements
Draft an effective cover letter tailored to a specific role
Create or improve a LinkedIn profile that presents their professional strengths clearly