In today’s competitive and uncertain job market, you need to always be at your best
and ready to respond at a moment’s notice. That begins by having a polished, focused
resume, practiced interview skills, and being equipped with the latest job hunting
tools. To that end, the Corporate Facilities Council and IFMA have partnered with
OptimalResume.com to provide this value-laden, cutting-edge service to you, our valued
council member, at no additional cost.
Optimal Resume offers 8 modules brainstormed to help you create a professional resume
and cover letter, present your work accomplishments in various media forms, identify
your professional and interpersonal skills, master interview techniques, and make
it available online 24 hours a day to potential employers.
If you need help, there is an assemblage of recorded video tutorials always available
online as well as regularly scheduled live interactive training sessions.
Take a moment to review the career-building modules below or jump to the registration
instructions and begin the process of Career Development 2.0 immediately.
Don’t wait! Openings are limited.
Letter Builder
The letter builder combines expert advice and high-quality samples to help you create focused, targeted letters for almost every opportunity. To get started, browse the different categories of sample letters. If you find a sample that fits your objective, select it to begin editing. If you don't see any relevant samples, you can always build your letter from scratch.
Resume Builder
Use the Resume builder to easily and quickly create an impressive, professional resume, which you can share online or download and print. The builder combines expert advice, high-quality samples and actionable job market information to help you create focused, targeted resumes for every job opportunity. Resumes can be downloaded in three common formats: Microsoft Word compatible, PDF, and HTML.
Skill Assessment
If you are thinking of changing careers or are entering the workforce for the first time, the skills assessment module is a great place to start. Skills assessments can help you identify and present your transferable skills and abilities to prospective employers and are especially helpful for creating targeted resumes and cover letters, and preparing for job interviews.
Video Resume
The video resume module makes it easy to introduce yourself and highlight your professional capabilities to prospective employers. To create a video resume, you're going to need both a webcam and microphone. After allowing the software access to your drivers, simply select your camera and microphone from the drop-down menus, and you're ready to begin.
Resume GPS ™
By placing your resume in the ResumeGPS database, you'll give employers the chance to find and contact you with employment opportunities. The ResumeGPS database is a collection of searchable resumes. An employer searches for the kind of candidate they're looking for and sees matching resumes.
Interview Prep
The interview prep module makes it easy to role play to refine your interviewing skills from the comfort of your own home or office. You control all aspects of your practice session, including the interview type, the number of questions, your response format, and the interviewer. Each practice session can be recorded if you wish, and can include up to 20 interview questions.
Portfolio Builder
The portfolio builder helps you create an online gallery of your work that can be displayed as a page on your Optimal Resume website, shared as a link, or downloaded as a zipped file. Online portfolios document your education, work samples, and skills. The portfolio builder supports many common document, image, audio, and video file types.
Website Builder
You can create a customized website that includes a variety of professional documents, as well as links to your social networking profiles, like LinkedIn and Twitter. You also have the option to index your site with major search engines. That improves your "Google footprint" so hiring managers are immediately impressed when they Google your name.
1. Follow this link to the official IFMA CFC Optimal Resume website.
