1. When you create an account with RiseKit, you'll be directed to complete four steps in order to be considered "job ready" by your assigned support staff and in order to be recommended to recruiters through RiseKit's Recommendation Engine. The most important step is to define your experience and skills by adding a resume.
2. After entering your account, navigate to the Home screen and click Upload Resume.
3. You'll be presented with two options: Upload Existing Resume or Start from Scratch using RiseKit's Resume Builder. Click Start Building.
Adding Work Experience
4. Start by adding a work experience. You will need to add your most recent job title and the company you worked for.
When done, click Next.
5. Define how long you worked in the role by adding start and end dates (month, year). If you are currently still actively working in the role, select "I currently work here." When done, click Next.
6. To save you time and energy, RiseKit automatically generates a list of responsibilities that apply to the job title you submitted. Select all that apply. You may also add additional responsibilities, if they are not included in the provided list. When done, click Next.
Adding Skills
7. Choose from the generated list of skills that you may have used or developed while in the role. You, again, can select all that apply (up to 10) and/or add your own if not listed.
When done, click Add to resumé.
8. You'll return to Resume homepage where you'll see that your work experience, responsibilities, and skills have been added to your account. Repeat the process by clicking Add next to Work Experience until you have at least 2 work experiences with at least 2 responsibilities under each.
*These minimums are put in place so your resume meets the industry standards and basic expectations of recruiters.
Adding Education & Certifications
9. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and add any education history or certifications you've earned and would like included on your resume.
10. Under Education, add the school or institution you attended, the degree/certificate you earned, and the year you graduated. When done, click Next.
11. Under Certifications, add the title of the certification you earned. To list more than one, click Add Certification to bring up an additional field. When done, click Next.
Adding Basic Contact Info
12. Lastly: ensure that your basic contact info includes the correct phone number and/or email address you wish recruiters to use when they want to contact you. Click Edit to make any adjustments to what will be listed as part of your resume.
13. You may download the resume you've built at any time by clicking the Download PDF button in the top right of the Resume home page. However, your new resume will not be added to your account until you have met the minimum requirements:
At least 2 work experiences with at least 2 responsibilities listed under each.
At least 5 skills listed.
*These required minimums are put in place to ensure you meet certain standards. Under the same approach, our platform will let you know when you've added too many work experiences. This is because we want to keep your resume to one page so recruiters can focus on your most relevant, recent job history.
If these requirements are not met, you will see the label, "Draft" at the top of the screen.
When you have met these requirements, the label will change to "Published" -- indicating that your newly built resume has been automatically added to your account and is now viewable by recruiters.
Here's how the final product will look:
