More than 1,000 St. Lawrence University students have utilized VMock’s SMART Resume Platform to maximize the impact of their resumes. Most students who have utilized VMock are quite satisfied with the results; 90.7 percent of students who reported using VMock in the Center for Career Excellence’s end-of-year survey last year said that they were either very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with VMock as a resume creation and editing tool.
VMock recently added a new feature for SLU students, offering users tailored feedback on their resumes specific to job and internship descriptions. To take advantage of this tool, simply paste the job description for the position you are applying for into VMock and click on the “Evaluate Resume” button. VMock will give your resume a “Match Score” to reflect how well your current resume fits the job description.
Once completed, VMock will offer an analysis, comparing the keywords from the job description and identifying how many times those keywords appear in your resume. You can then use that feedback to optimize your resume using VMock’s SMART Editor. Once you’re done making changes, you can re-evaluate your resume to see how much your score improves.
Of course, if you don’t have a resume uploaded to VMock yet, you can get started on your own! Visit www.vmock.com/stlawu or scan the QR code at the bottom of this column and use your SLU login credentials to get started. Or, if you prefer a more guided approach, make a resume creation appointment with one of the Center for Career Excellence’s Career Coaching Interns in Handshake (stlawu.joinhandshake.com). You can also drop by our drop-in hours Tuesday-Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. You’ll find us in Student Center 202 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at the Time Out Café in Newell Fieldhouse on Fridays.
The best part of VMock? It’s absolutely FREE for SLU students. Just make sure you don’t forget to add the “stlawu” in the URL (www.vmock.com/stlawu). If you don’t add the /stlawu you’ll be on VMock’s consumer-facing website, and you won’t have full access to all the features.
Get a jump on those summer internship and job applications now! Build a resume in VMock, and you’ll be ready to optimize it to best position yourself for your dream internship or job!