Federal Financial Management

UMUC Career Services had a lot to offer. Before this class, I can honestly say, I did not know about all these resources. Thanks Professor Kaufman for suggesting your students to explore UMUC Career Services. I learned that UMUC Career Services offers Mentors Program, Internplus, Network and Job Search. All resources are great tools to help students gain employment after gain their degree or assist before they gain their degree.

Compare your resume to a specific job description and receive tailoring suggestions. I noticed that on each page, they had a header which included my name and home phone number and page numbers. The only thing I did not like is, they took out my cell number off my resume. Also, it took out the month that I started for each job. I received a 5.1 for my score on Job Focus Score. I did not give a job target when I uploaded my resume. Not sure if that’s why I received a 5.1. But my resume did identify alit of green areas meaning I targeted job description in the job market. When I went to the Content Suggestions section, it suggested job skills that I would have forgotten to add on my resume. The updated suggestions that was given was valid but I could really only use 1. (For this position, specialized experience includes developing the forecasts based on previous-year expenditures; consolidating information regarding all personnel, expenses, capital equipment, and other resources.) I really did not understand the value of the removed info. It really did not make since. Under Focus Resume, I click Auto Focus, it recalculate my 5.1 to 8.2. I’m assuming my resume is better based on Resunate standards. It seems that my resume remove information that may not be important and made my resume shorter. It left my current job description with a lot of data but made the other jobs one or two bullet points of job description. Not sure if I like the second revised resume but it did help me focus on key job description areas. I personal feel resonate is a great tool. I will truly us this tool more often instead of paying a resume company to help me with my resume.

Based on my resume, a lot of what we are talking about in this class has to do with my job.