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Shaun Budde was a long-time employee at Lear Seating in Janesville when the GM Plant closed, taking Lear with it. Finding himself without a job and an opportunity to go back to school, he took it. Picking BTC for the simple reason it was just down the road from his house, Shaun hoped to enter the x-ray tech program. When faced with having to take some prerequisites, he shifted to the Business Management Program, harboring a secret desire to open his own canoe rental business.

Blackhawk recently celebrated the graduation of its GED and HSED students. These programs are critical components of the college’s mission to help students build their future with a flexible education in a supportive environment.

Resumes are a business tool that you’re going to put in front of someone who will decide whether you will be an asset to their company. Employers spend between six and twenty seconds looking at a resume, so keep it short and sweet. Also, make sure it’s directly relevant to the job description of the role for which you’re applying. It’s always good to have several versions on hand. For instance, if you’re applying for healthcare positions, you might have one version for a hospital position, one version for a clinic position, and one version for a home healthcare position.