With a soaring unemployment rate in North Carolina, people who are out-of-work are turning to experts for tips to stand out to prospective employers.

The Capital Area Joblink Career Center System has seen about a 26 percent increase in traffic in the last few months, and more people are out-of-work for longer periods of time, said Ray Riordan, career counselor.

Riordan led a series of job hunting workshops Wednesday at the Electronic Information Center in downtown Raleigh.

"There is a good chance, if you equip yourself properly, that you can go out and find work," he said.

A group attended an afternoon session to learn how to create resumes that get results.

"In my case, it's gaps in my employment history, and I didn't quite know how to explain that," said Laverne Currie.

"Given my age and my background, resume writing had changed greatly since I wrote my first resume," said Robert Britt, who hasn't been unemployed in decades.

Riordan said to think of your resume like it's a movie trailer-it should show your best attributes in a clear and concise way, and leave your audience wanting more.

"It's tough to capture all that you are in such a small document," he said.

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