Monday Movers: "Roots & Resumes"

Special Guest: Dr. Henry Louis Gates, "Finding Your Roots"
Season 5 of "Finding Your Roots" will premiere on January 8, 2019 with 10 new episodes.
Urban View's Joe Madison will be featured on the episode entitled, "All In The Family".
Educators are encouraged to visit, "Finding Your Roots: The Seedlings" website for Lessons Plans. Click here for Classroom Materials.

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Books of the Day (giveaways):
"The Hidden History of America At War" by Kenneth C. Davis
"Don't Know Much About The American Presidents" by Kenneth C. Davis

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Special Guest: Torin Ellis, Diversity Strategist:
Resume Tips:

1. Don't wait until the last minute to update your resume.
2. Be willing to put some work in. (research your industry, understand what compensation should look like for you)
3. Make sure your resume is not overly embellished in terms of skills, titles, & roles.
4. Make sure your dates line up.
5. Remove the "Objective" sentence.
6. Don't include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. in your "skills" section.  (It's 2018 and it's a given that you should already know it. Don't mention it.)

For more tips, get Torin Ellis' book, "Rip The Resume".