Within CareerQuest, UMGC students and alumni can access the VMock SMART Career Tools which helps create powerful resumes and accelerates the career journey. VMock leverages technologies like data science, machine learning, and natural language processing to provide instant personalized feedback on resumes based on criteria gathered from employers and global best practices. Continue reading to learn about all the tools provided by VMock that can assist you in your job search journey.
SMART Resume
SMART Resume provides users with an initial score benchmarked against their cohort. This score also comes with detailed and personalized feedback to help guide users on how to improve their document to exceed industry standards. The feedback is segmented into five core modules:
- Impact
- Presentation
- Competencies
- Bullet
- Section-level feedback
The Network Feedback module allows users to share and receive feedback from their network or career advisors. Feedback is dynamic, adjusting as users make improvements to their resume, guiding each step of improvement to create a worldclass resume.
SMART Editor
VMock SMART Editor helps users achieve all-star profile strength and provides instant score improvement with live feedback. VMock’s machine learning engines scan resumes to offer instant and targeted sample suggestions for each bullet. Utilize real time guidance from SMART Editor to make your resume stand out and maximize your job-search outcomes. It allows users to create their resume online on VMock Platform, or it can easily convert their existing resume to another template requirement.
Resume Optimizer
VMock Resume Optimizer allows users to optimize their resume around a particular job description or target career. It highlights the missing priority keywords and bridges any skills gap with respect to the uploaded job description or selected career track. It also assesses formatting and content placement to ensure that the resume of the user is compliant with tracking systems used by recruiters. It has been seamlessly integrated with SMART Editor allowing users to edit their resume online with real time feedback and customized suggestions based on their targeted job description.
Aspire
VMock Aspire helps create a compelling LinkedIn profile with targeted and personalized recommendations to improve the language, content, and key terms for recruiter search optimization. With Aspire, users strengthen their search engine ranking, improve profile visibility, and create a consistent narrative from resume to public profile. Based on intelligent skill gap analysis and analytics, users get personalized feedback on key skills to highlight and align their LinkedIn profile with their aspirations.
Elevator Pitch
Elevator Pitch analyzes interviews holistically and instantly reveals hidden crucial information in body language, enunciation, and content. There is instant feedback on non-verbal communication, delivery of the speech, diction, and content strength. It provides ease of practicing for interviews.
Mock Interviews
VMock’s Mock Interviews provides built-in mock interview sets for 100+ career tracks for students to practice. Users can create their own custom mock interview from the “Question Library” section on the platform. Students can attempt assignments floated by career coaches and receive artificial intelligence feedback.
