Resume and Cover Letter Writing Support

A resume and cover letter are typically expected in applying for a job. In fact, a well-written resume and cover letter can make the difference between being selected for an interview or an employer moving on to the next candidate. According to Forbes.com and Human Resource Executive (Dec. 2009 issue), the average recruiter/employer/hiring manager spends 5 - 7 seconds scanning a cover letter/resume. If it catches their attention, they spend an additional 30 - 60 seconds reviewing it further.

To assist students in developing their resume and cover letter, High School Interns has established a Resource Center where high school students can obtain one-on-one assistance from an experienced professional in resume and cover letter writing. Students can meet with a HSi Career Specialist in person or do a telephone session. Each session is one hour in length and students can choose to do one or both sessions - Resume Writing Session, and/or Cover Letter Writing Session. The cost per session is $90, and the session time is arranged between the student and the HSi Career Specialist by mutual agreement.

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HSi Career Specialists

Telephone Session Only

Rose Ford
Bio

Rose Ford

• As a retired Career Consultant for Internal Revenue Service, I continue to offer my skills to those seeking job placement and career advancement. During these trying times where employment opportunities are scarce and the competition is fierce, I have 14 years of extensive hands on experience in assisting individuals with resumes, cover letters and interviewing techniques. I coach potential employees on how to present facts, job history and experience in a convincing and engaging manner to land the job interview.

I am a native Memphian. I received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Education from Lane College in Jackson, Tn. I received the following certifications associated with Career Consulting: Global Career Consultant Certification from Florida State University; Myers Briggs Type Indicator Personality Assessment certification from Otto Kroeger Center in Virginia; and Behavioral Interviewing Certification.

• During my 30 years at IRS, I worked in various positions including Tax Examiner, Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor, Manager, Personnel Staffing Specialist, Program Analyst and Career Consultant. As a Career Consultant for the last 14 years at IRS, I provided career advice through one on one consultations, group workshops, and skills and personality assessments. I designed, developed and delivered customized workshops and seminars that focused on self-development as it relates to job performance and job interaction. I successfully conducted training sessions for nearly 1200 employees, managers, and executives each year. The topics ranged from interpersonal skills, team building, goal setting, stress, interviewing techniques, organization skills, habits of successful employees and Myers-Briggs personality assessments. The workshops were specific to the group and also included development plans and continued follow-ups and skills assessments. I was coordinator of IRS’s Time To Read program for 11 years and acted as a mentor to many of the employees by giving practical guidance and advice.

• During the downsizing of the service my duties were to assist with outplacement needs and act as a liaison between the employee and Memphis Career Centers. My efforts were well received as some employees were able to land jobs within the service by relocating and others were able to start new careers.

Face-to-Face Session Only

Pete Prichard
Bio

Pete Prichard

Pete has a diverse background that spans the width of several careers, employment and educational experiences. They have contributed to his knowledge and understanding of what works and what doesn't work for students and graduates when conducting a contemporary job search. This is especially relevant to those with limited or no job search or employment experience.

He has over twenty years of diverse experience as an U.S. Air Force instructor and trainer, police department recruiting and training coordinator, vocational rehabilitation consultant and job placement specialist, JTPA placement and job search coach, and employment/staffing temp agency supervisor. He has worked as a drug and alcohol abuse prevention counselor in an Alaskan native school system, and wrote a monthly newspaper column chronicling his experiences working with students in the Arctic. As a director of career services and community relations, and as a campus administrator in a proprietary business school responsible for resolving retention and employment issues, he has worked with at-risk and non traditional students providing counseling and guidance on how to identify and establish career and occupational goals that lead to self-sufficiency, independence, solid employment opportunities and on-the-job success. Much of his energies are focused on developing and marshalling self-motivational skills that allow individuals to continually move forward with their lives and careers in a self-initiating and creative way. Pete is the first to admit that his approach is not always the end-all answer to every job search issue that comes up in today's evolving job market, but what he does offer is a basic foundation upon which to build and apply proven principles that prepare the individual for successfully adapting to the changes that do occur in the job market.

Pete, a Certified GCDF (Global Career Development Facilitator), is a graduate of the Lila Atchison School of Community Service and Public Affairs at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon achieving Master and Bachelor degrees, and an Associates degree in Criminal Justice disciplines from Shasta Junior College in Redding, California. He has completed additional post-graduate work in the teaching of at-risk students, communications, educational and instructional disciplines, curriculum and lesson plan design and development through the University of Oregon, University of Alaska and Western Michigan University. He is a graduate of the NRI School of Nonfiction Writing in Washington, D.C. His unique style of developing and conducting job search training materials and classes make it a worthwhile, productive and fun learning experience for his students and clients.

Pete continues his research for the benefit of students and clients and is currently involved in a research and writing project focusing on improving the operation of career service centers in proprietary two-year degree-granting colleges and business schools catering to the needs of students and employers. His most recent publications are the Y.O.U. Job Search Guide - Thirteen Steps To Your Employment Success, (directed at inexperienced job searchers, proprietary business college and senior high school students), and an Instructor's Manual for those desiring to teach Y.O.U. Job Search Guide Principles. Pete is available to provide student job search training and train the trainer workshops for those interested in learning how to present Y.O.U. Job Search Guide concepts and materials.