Presented by Bob Nealon, Career CoachNorth Campus Career Center

Validate Your Value

Do candidates lie on their resume?

Yes, they do!!

58% of hiring managers caught a candidate lying on

their resume!

Source: CareerBuilder 2014 Survey

2014 CareerBuilder Study found:

• 57% of candidates had embellished his/her skill set

• 55% of candidates had embellished his/her responsibilities

• 42% of candidates misrepresented dates of employment

• 34% of candidates misrepresented his/her job title

• 33% of candidates misrepresented his/her academic degree(s)

• 26% of candidates misrepresented his/her employers

• And more…

How can you be different from those

candidates?

Validate Your Value3 things to do

#1:• Develop a separate reference sheet

document with professional references that match up with the jobs on your resume

• Have it available at all times as it is powerful to inform a prospective employer you have references immediately available, here’s what they’ll say, and I have a reference sheet with this information

#2:

• Develop a “Prove It” manual – this allows you to show proof for what you claim.

• You could include copies of favorable performance reviews, degrees, reference letters, reports, licenses, transcripts, notes/letters/e-mails of appreciation, and much more

#3:

• Develop an impactful LinkedIn presence with skills endorsements and recommendations

• Ask connections to write a LinkedIn recommendation and endorse your skills.

• It is no longer just your claim…someone else is validating your skill and success. That can be very powerful on your behalf

Questions?

Reminder:

Broward College Resources• Your North Campus Career Center Staff

• Resume Writing, Interviewing, Job Search Strategy, and more

• Assessment Tools including Career Coach and FOCUS 2

• Internship EDGE

• Student job bank @ www.broward.edu/ccn

Contact me for an appointmentMy Contact Information:

Bob NealonCareer Coach Specialist

Broward College – North CampusBuilding 46, Room 238 (Career Center)

Phone: (954) 201-2270E-Mail: RNealon@broward.edu

Connect with me through LinkedIn @ www.linkedin.com/in/BobNealon

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