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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
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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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