Don’t tell my boss that I’m updating my resume 😊

As of today, there is a new resume writing tool in TEL! As I’ve been playing around with the new resume writing tool, my initial thoughts overall it seems very intuitive to use and the templates are modern and visually appealing. The ability to create urls to share your resume is a nice addition since it has various levels of permissions built in. I think this will definitely be helpful for job searchers at all levels!

On January 31, a new resume tool within TERC will become available through a partnership with VisualCV, a well-established consumer service for facilitating the creation of resumes and cover letters. Through this integration of VisualCV Resume Creator, TERC users now gain access to:

18 default templates for creating well-designed resumes, with additional textual examples provided by industry and experience level
Various editing options, including a text-based form editor, a visual editor, and the ability to upload existing resumes
A cover letter editor, which includes three sample templates
A website editor, which lets users quickly create a website for their resume that can be shared with potential employers
An external library of 5,000 resume examples across varied industries

The current Resume Builder and new VisualCV Resume Creator will both remain available in TERC for a transition period. A notification will be added in TERC to advise when the Resume Builder will be removed in order to give time for patrons to save existing resume information or import a previous resume into the new resume writing tool. Further information on timeline will be forthcoming from Gale.

Go to Testing & Education Reference Center

(if you don’t have a TERC account, you will have to create one)

Navigate to the College Prep menu
Choose Resume Writing from the dropdown menu
Choose VisualCV Resume Creator
Create a new resume or import from a template

Additional Information

Do I need to do anything to my library links to use this new feature? No URL changes are required for these updates.

Will there be any trainings or webinars are this new feature? Webinars will be scheduled shortly and any in person TEL trainings covering TERC will include the new resume writing tool.

Do we have a sense of how long the transition period will be? Gale is targeting keeping the existing tool in place until the end of May but I’ll send out more info when that date is confirmed.

Is there a plan to migrate existing resumes in Resume Builder to VisualCV Resume Creator or will users have to create new resumes in VisualCV Resume Creator before the transition date cut off? Data will not be migrated; however, Visual CV does feature an Import tool that allows users to upload any existing resumes. Users who have created resumes in Resume Builder can download their existing resumes as PDF or Word files and upload them to the new tool.

Is there a mechanism for users to remove resumes from their account? Users can manually delete resumes or submit a formal request to be forgotten to [log in to unmask] or through Gale Technical Support.

Besides the messaging within TERC, will a message be sent to TERC users that have listed their emails and have created resumes? No, unfortunately we are not permitted to contact individuals directly. However, if users miss the in-product notification, we will retain the data for a period of time and will be able to facilitate direct requests for users wishing to obtain any previously created resumes.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks!

Andrea

Andrea Zielke

TEL Administrator

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