In this video, we go over the outline of your resume because in lectures after this one, we will go over how to write every part of the resume that we outline here.

How to use the job-objective section of the resume to guide potential employers, and help your resume stand out.

Walkthrough of Canva to help you find visually-appealing resume templates. These are templates just for visual effects, not templates for writing the resume. In this course, we don't use templates for writing the resume because we focus on writing original and compelling ideas. But for nicer visual effects, Canva's resume templates are very helpful.

Example of writing the objective statement on the resume.

In this lecture, we cover how to write the skills section of the resume, and how to make this section help you stand out and impress potential employers in different ways.

The previous lecture covered the skills section of the resume theoretically, and in this video we begin writing this section line by line.

How to make the skills section of your resume not only show your specific skills, but also portray you as also someone with leadership qualities.

In the skills section of your resume, we focus on one of the lines to stand out in an extra way to grab the attention of the employer. We call it the super line because it's extra effective.

Discussion of what to write in the "core skills" section of your resume. This is a good chance to show that you are an ideal for for a job and to add keywords to your resume for when you post it on job sites or LinkedIn where employers search by keywords.

Another approach to writing effective lines in the part of your resume where you discuss your latest job.

Additional verbs to choose from for your resume that make the experience section of your resume look better and more compelling.

How to create the references section in your resume.

This is a lecture I added after a student asked me a good question that I thought would be helpful for everyone. I discuss whether to write the resume in first person or third person, and the impressions these make when they are read.

How to effectively write the hobbies section of your resume to make them consistent with getting the job and remaining an attractive job applicant.

Additional creative ways to make your resume stand out.

How to follow up after you submit your resume.

Some of my students ask whether it's ok to embellish things on their resume. In this video I address why you don't have to embellish on your resume if you honestly express what's best about you in a clear way, and how to write about yourself truthfully and well on your resume.

Exercise for writing your resume so you can get better at it.

Answer to the resume writing exercise from the previous video.

Section introduction video to the section where we cover how to write a cover letter that goes in addition to your resume to help make your resume be seen as more professionally created and handled.

In this video, we go over an example of a cover letter for a resume so we have a good example to work from and use as inspiration.

Just a quick video about how to send the resume and cover letter in PDF format.

Just like we can make the design of our resume look visually more appealing, we can do the same for our cover letter - all for free with Canva.

Discussion of how to handle basic fonts and which to use - both in the resume and the cover letter.

Exercise to write a business letter or cover letter.

Exercise answer for writing a business letter or cover letter.

Curriculum Vitae is similar to a resume, but there are some differences. In this video I discuss the theory behind the difference, and how to adjust your Curriculum Vitae to differ from a resume.

How to take the resume you've written in this course, and turn it into a Curriculum Vitae if you need a Curriculum Vitae.

Section introduction to how to use your resume to look for positions on job websites.

How to fill out your profile so you can post your resume on a job website.

Discussion of applicant tracking systems, and how to make your resume take advantage of those.

After a potential employer likes your resume, they will often invite you to do a phone screen before an in-person job interview, and this video is an introduction to the section of this course where we discuss how to perform well on phone screens.

Options and strategies for how to answer the question on the phone screen when the potential employer asks if you have question for them.

After a potential employer likes your resume and invites you on a phone screen job interview, they typically ask many common questions, and in this video I give you the strategies for how to answer these questions well.

If you read the job description before the phone screen, you can get insight on what to emphasize during the phone screen. That will help you direct the conversation in a productive direction.

In case you have a technical resume and interview, this video discusses a few nuances associated with that.

Once potential employers like your resume, they will invite you to take the next steps, which is to do an interview. In this video we introduce the upcoming section of the course, which is about preparing for the job interview.

More on preparing for the job interview after your resume did its job and opened the door for you to get the interview.

After the resume! At what time of the day it's best to schedule your interview.

Tips to prepare for your job interview by helping you not be nervous during the job interview. And if you can't get rid of nervousness completely, these tips will help you significantly decrease nervousness so you can appear more confident during the job interview, and present your best self.

This is a unique, time-based checklist for what to do to prepare for your interview. This checklist begins as soon as you schedule your interview, and what to do every day before the interview. It also goes over your time management during the day of the interview.

This lecture discusses a unique type of job interview that is actually relatively frequent - job interview over lunch, coffee, or involving food in other ways. I discuss how to conduct yourself, and how to show that you will be a good fit in a team you are potentially joining.

People have a love and hate relationship with recruiters, and in this video I discuss some options of working well with recruiters, and how they can help you if you send them your resume.

After the resume! Section introduction to this part of the course on common interview questions and how to best handle them.

After the resume! How to have a strategy going into the job interview.

After the resume! Building your story for the interview so you can stay consistent in how you answer questions and the image of yourself that you want to portray.

After the resume! When to follow up after your job interview.

After the resume! During your interview, how to strategically discuss what you like to do outside of work.

After the resume! How to answer the popular job interview question when potential employers ask you if you have questions for them.

After the resume! Planning your strategy for how to answer common interview questions like when you are asked about career goals so your answer is consistent with the rest of the story you are trying to paint for your potential employer.

After the resume! In case you have employment gaps in your resume, how to address those during the job interview.

How to respond when you are asked to walk people through your resume.

Sometimes during the job interview, you are asked which industry news sources you follow. In this video, I answer how to answer that strategically and intelligently.

After the resume! On the job interview, when people ask you about your strengths and weaknesses, this video gives you the strategy to answer that question.

After the resume! When on the job interview, you are asked  how much you know about the company at which you are interviewing, here is how to answer that questions strategically.

After the resume! When on the job interview you are asked if the company can do anything better, that is a tricky question to answer, and in this video I give you the strategy to answer it.

After the resume! How to deal with the pressure of the interview and also how to deal with pressure when you are at a job.

After the resume! How to answer a question you might get on a job interview about whether you have had conflicts on the team and how you dealt with them.

For your job interview, this video is an introduction to communication through body language. This is for after you send out your resume, potential employers like it, and invite you in for an interview.

After companies like your resume and invite you to job interviews, you have to be interesting and compelling when you meet your potential employers in person. In this video, I talk about common solutions to that.

Section introduction. After a company likes your resume and invites you to an interview. Plus, for later when you negotiate salary.

Clear definition of assertive communication. You use assertive communication after a company likes your resume and invites you to an interview, and later hopefully when you negotiate salary after they give you a job offer.