161: The Résumé That Gets You Hired in L&D

📅 Originally Recorded: June 19, 2025Live iSpring Webinar

🎧 Listen to Learn:In this packed and practical episode, Holly Owens guides transitioning educators, aspiring instructional designers, and L&D professionals through the strategies and insights behind crafting a résumé that gets you noticed by both humans and ATS bots.

💡 Key Topics Covered:

✅ What really gets your résumé traction (hint: it’s not fancy formatting)

✅ How to highlight transferable skills from teaching and HR roles

✅ Why you shouldn’t erase your teaching experience—reframe it instead

✅ What recruiters and hiring managers actually look at (in just 6–8 seconds!)

✅ Navigating the ATS system: formatting, keywords, and avoiding the pitfalls

✅ What to call yourself if you’re not “officially” an instructional designer yet

✅ When and how to tailor your résumé (without losing your mind)

✅ A live walkthrough of Holly’s résumé + top tips to make yours stand out

✅ The power of a short “about me” video as a résumé booster

✅ Portfolio tips, free tools to build one fast, and what counts as experience (spoiler: a lot more than you think)

🎯 Audience Takeaways:Whether you’re just getting started in L&D or pivoting from a classroom, this episode delivers a step-by-step breakdown of how to turn your résumé into a powerful storytelling tool. You’ll walk away with the tools to reframe your experience, build momentum, and stop getting ghosted.

🧰 Tools & Resources Mentioned:

• ​iSpring Learning Exchange Community
• ​Google Sites (for quick & free portfolios)
• ​Gen AI tools for crafting summaries (with caution!)
• ​AI Resume Tools like Teal HQ
• ​Holly’s Résumé Walkthrough + Tips

📣 Special Invitation:Join Holly’s 2-Day L&D Résumé Workshop in July — an intensive live + async experience where she shares all her secrets. Get a 10% discount for attending the webinar by using the code HOLLY at checkout. 📌 Register Here

🗣 Notable Quotes:

“You’re not starting over. You’re pivoting. Honor your experience—don’t erase it.”“If you have 60–70% of the qualifications… apply anyway.”“The résumé is just one part of the puzzle—it's not the thing that gets you hired.”

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