Get virtual training for a new type of job market

Video job interviews, computer resume screening

KGUN9 IS WORKING TO HELP YOUREBOUND FROM CORONAVIRUS --AND RETURN EVEN STRONGER.

AS 9ON YOUR SIDE'S CRAIG SMITHREPORTS -- THAT CAN MEANSEARCHING FOR A BETTER JOB --BUT YOUR FIRST JOB COULD BELEARNING HOW TO DO WELL IN AJOB APPLICATION PROCESS THEVIRUS HAS CHANGED.CRAIG: A LOT OF US HAVE HAD TOTEACH OURSELVES HOW TO VIDEOCONFERENCE AND IF YOU'RE NOTCOMFORTABLE WITH SOMETHINGLIKE THIS, YOU'D BETTER GETCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE THERE'S ANEXCELLENT CHANCE THIS IS HOWYOU'LL DO JOB INTERVIEWS NOW."APPLYING FOR A JOB WAS ALREADYCHANGING BEFORE SOCIALDISTANCING MADE IT EVEN LESSLIKELY YOU'LL HAVE ANIN-PERSON INTERVIEW FOR THEFIRST PARTS OF THE PROCESS.NOW BECAUSE OF SOCIALDISTANCING PIMA COUNTY'S ONESTOP JOB CENTER IS OFFERINGVIRTUAL CLASSES TO HELP YOUSUCCEED IN THE NEW WAYS TOAPPLY.

THE FIRST LESSON IS HOWTO KEEP THE SHOCK OF A LAYOFFFROM HOLDING YOU BACK.

IT'SABOUT YOU KNOW HOW TO GETTHROUGH THE STRESS OF THISTIME, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE UNDERA LOT OF PRESSURE, JUST JUSTWITH A LAYOFF, BUT A LAYOFF INTHESE TIMES IS EVEN MORE SO.SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT HOW TOHOW TO DECOMPRESS YOUR STRESS.THE ON-LINE LEARNING COVERSOTHER ISSUES YOU'D USUALLYLEARN IN PERSON, LIKE HOW TOWRITE A RESUME THAT CONTAINSTHE RIGHT KEYWORDS--- THE ONESCOMPUTERS SCREEN FOR TO DECIDEWHO GETS TO INTERVIEW WITH AREAL HUMAN.

YOU WANT TO MAKESURE THAT YOU'RE CLOSELYMATCHING YOUR RESUME AND COVERLETTER WITH THE SKILLSDESCRIBED IN THE MINIMUMQUALIFICATIONS AND OFTEN THEPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS.

MOREADVICE FOR JOB HUNTINGINCLUDES CLEANING UP WHAT YOUPOST ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

IT CANMAKE AN IMPRESSION, BUT MAYBENOT THE IMPRESSION THAT'LLCLINCH A NEW JOB.

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