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May 17. 2006
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College Access Builds with Agreement
Students can earn
degree between
schools
Officials from Portland Com
munity College, Marylhurst Uni
versity, and Columbia Gorge and
Tillamook Bay community col
leges have formalized a partner
ship to improve student access
to undergraduate education.
The agreem ent supports stu
dents and prom otes successful
undergraduate education expe
riences for those who wish to
attend more than one institu
tion.
“We are delighted to sign this
articulation with Marylhurst Uni
versity so that PCC students will
now have another local option, at
a high quality university, to con
tinue their education toward
bachelor’s degrees and beyond,”
said PCC D istrict President
Preston Pulliams, during a recent
ceremony.
The new partnership will pro
vide numerous benefits for PCC
students including improved ac
cess to undergraduate education,
increased educational choices,
enhanced access to support ser
Tillamook Bay Community College President Ralph Orr (from left), Columbia Gorge Community College Dean o f Instruction Susan Wolff, Portland Community College
District President Preston Pulliams and Marylhurst University President Nancy Wilgenbusch formalize an agreement to open all four colleges to students from any o f
the four schools.
vices and individualized assis
tance in designing educational
plans with an eye toward career
options.
PCC students taking advan
tage of the partnership will have
access to new curricular choices
and will be able to tailor their
educational experiences to fit
personal goals, preferences and
needs.
“We will provide a seamless
transfer process between our
institutions and help each stu
dent use the excellent educa
tion they received at PCC as the
fo u n d a tio n to e a rn in g a
bachelor’s degree at Marylhurst
U niversity,” said M arylhurst
University President Dr. Nancy
W ilgenbusch. “This agreement
is about serving students and
helping them be as successful
as they can.”
The agreement also extends to
the smaller colleges, Tillamook
andColumbiaGorge. “Being from
a rural college and small, it is
integral that our students have
the opportunity to reach their
dreams,” said Columbia Gorge
Community College Dean of In
struction Susan Wolff. “This dual
enrollment agreement gives them
that opportunity.”
Customizing Job Resumes to Employer’s Needs
Avoid ‘one
size fits all’
approach
A ccording to em ploym ent
specialists, most hiring profes
sionals are frustrated by ge
neric resumes that do not clearly
com m unicate how the candi
date meets the requirem ents for
the job.
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Brad Fredericks, co-founder
ofR esum eD octor.com , said job
seekers often make the mistake
o f having a ‘one-size-fits all’
resume with no regard as to
who is about to read it.
“The problem is that every
jo b opening has a d ifferent set
o f requirem ents, m eaning that
your resum e m ust be cu sto m
ized to specifically show how
you are qualified each tim e
you send it o u t,” F redericks
said. “ S ending out a generic
resum e is like a steak house
that advertises its vegetarian
m enu. If you know your cu s
tom ers are asking for steak,
than d o n ’t w aste your tim e
pushing the big salad .”
H ere are foursteps for cu s
tom izing your resum e:
♦First, identify and w rite
dow n the key points and re
quirem ents sought by the em
p lo y er. C o n cen tra te on the
tangible skills and am ount o f
expertise needed for the job.
D isregard vague w ords such
as “team p lay er” or "problem
so lv er” in the jo b description
and instead focus on the co n
crete skills and education b e
ing sought.
*Create a powerful headline
statement. Begin with a concise
statem ent conveying your title,
industry background, area of ex
pertise and am ount o f exper
tise. If an em ployer were skim
ming hundreds of resumes fo ra
specific type o f professional.
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♦Sum m arize your relevant
skills. C learly address all o f
the relevant points that the
em ployer requires w ith a su m
m ary at the top o f your re
sum e. Use concise statem ents
and succinct language - co m
plete sentences are not nec
essary .
*Go beyond the jo b descrip
tion. M any poorly w ritten jo b
descriptions fail to include im
portant inform ation such as
the co m p an y ’s industry, the
product they produce, o r even
specific skills or resp o n sib ili
ties the jo b entails. In these
situations, do your ow n re
search using the Internet or
telephone to fill in these gaps
yourself. You will need to know
this info rm atio n if you get
called to the interview , so a d
d ressing this critical inform a
tion early w ill set y o u r resum e
apart from the others.
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