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Creating an Express Resume

Click on the Create Express Resume hyperlink in the My Resumes section of the My Accounts page. The Create New Express Resume screen appears.

Entering a Resume Title

You must enter a title for your resume. Employers looking at resumes will see the title first, so you should include words that highlight your skills, experience, or area of specialty.

    1. Click on the Resume Title field, and type a title for your resume up to 120 characters including spaces.

Entering Resume Contact Information

    1. If you do not want potential employers to view your contact information, select the Make Confidential check box.
      Note: If you choose to make your resume confidential, you must select E-mail as your contact method to preserve your anonymity and provide a valid e-mail address.
    2. Choose one or more of the contact methods by selecting the appropriate check box (Address, Phone, Fax, or E-mail).
    3. The information you supplied when you registered with America's Job Bank already appears on this screen. You may add to or change the information as necessary.
    4. When you have finished, click on the PROCEED TO NEXT STEP button. The second Create New Resume screen, Step 2. Enter Job Information and Location appears.
      Or
      Click the PREVIEW button to see what your resume looks like at this point.
      Or
      Click the SAVE TO FINISH LATER button. Your incomplete resume is saved with the Resume Title you assigned. You can access this resume or delete it from the My Resumes screen. See "My Resumes" for additional instructions.

Entering Job Information and Location

You must add at least one job title to your resume. You can choose one, two, or three job titles for your resume. You must also specify the Zip code(s), city(ies), state(s) or country(ies) where you want to work.

    1. Click on the Select Title button. The Job Searching screen appears.
    2. Select the category that best describes the job you are looking for.
    3. The category you select expands to list sub-categories and occupations.
      Note: Job categories are in bold. Individual occupations are in normal type.
    4. Select a job title by clicking on it. The title you select appears on your resume.
      Note: To delete a job title from your resume, select the Delete hyperlink to the right of the job title. The job title is removed from your resume.
    5. Click on the text box, and write a job objective (maximum 2000 characters) that describes the position or positions you are looking for. For an example of a job objective, click on the Sample Job Objective hyperlink to the left of the text box. A window will open displaying a sample job objective.
      Note: The job objective you write becomes the summary that employers see when they are reviewing resumes.
    6. If you want to define your work location by Zip Code, select the Zip Code or City, State radio button. Select a radius in miles from the drop-down list, and type the Zip Code or a U.S. city and state in the field to the right. You can choose up to three Zip Codes or U.S. cities.
    7. If you want to define your work location by state, select the State radio button, and select from one to three states from the three drop-down lists.
    8. If you want to define your work location by country, select the Country radio button, and select from one to three countries from the three drop-down lists.

Entering Education Level

Use this section to indicate your education level.

    1. Indicate your Education Level by selecting the appropriate radio button.

Entering Skills and Abilities

You can use this section to enter any skills and abilities that would enhance your employability.

    1. Click on the text box, and type a description of your skills and abilities.
      Note: Click on the Sample Skills hypertext link to view an example.
      Or
       Click on one of the hyperlinks displayed under View typical skill for: at the right of the text box. A list of predefined skills and abilities for the job title you selected appear. You can copy and paste predefined skills and abilities into the text box.
      Note: You should consider editing any predefined skills and abilities to reflect your unique qualifications.

      2. Click the PREVIEW button to see what your resume looks like at this point.
      Or
      Click the SAVE TO FINISH LATER button. Your incomplete resume is saved with the Resume Title you assigned. You can access this resume or delete it from the My Resumes screen. See "My Resumes" for additional instructions.
      Or
      Select the Activate check box to make this your active resume on America’s Job Bank.
      And/Or
      Click the SAVE RESUME button. Your resume is saved, and the Resume Completed screen appears.

Resume Completed

The Resume Completed screen displays your Resume Number.

Click the PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION button to display your resume in a format that is easily printable.
Or
Click the DUPLICATE RESUME button to build another resume based on this resume. The first Create New Resume screen appears with all the fields pre-filled with the information you entered in this resume.
Or
Click the CREATE NEW RESUME button to build a completely new resume. The first Create New Resume screen appears.
Or
Click on the SEARCH FOR JOBS button, and select the Add as a Job Scout check box if applicable (see "Using Job Scout" for more information). A Job Title Search based on the information in this resume is initiated. See "Using Job Title Search" for further instructions.

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