Reading & Writing Skills Week 6 Lesson

Reading & Writing Skills Week 6 Lesson

​Identifying the Unique Features of and Requirements in Composing Professional Correspondence

by Miss Salonga

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​​A resumé is a structured, written summary of a person’s education, employment background, job qualifications and other data. This is considered the first direct step to getting a job. (Rodriguez & Tiongson, 2016)

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​Features of a Resumé (Adams, 2012)

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1. Heading. This shows the job applicant’s full name, current address, and personal contact information. The contact information should include the applicant’s mobile number, landline, and e-mail address.

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2. Employment history. It presents a list of jobs, previous and current, held by the job applicant. It includes the names of the companies, the duration of the job applicant’s employment, and a summary of his or her duties in each company.

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​3. Special abilities/skills. This part presents the job applicant’s abilities or skills relevant to the job.

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4. Education. This presents the name of the school where the job applicant graduated, his or her degree(s), and his or her year of graduation. Class rank, honors/advanced courses that the applicant may have taken can be included, if these are noteworthy.

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5. References. This part presents a list of people who can vouch for the job applicant’s abilities, talents, and skills. The list may include former professors or bosses.

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​Other features of a resumé (Salyer, 2012)

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​1. Professional licenses and certificates. This section includes any appropriate professional license or certificate that the job applicant has obtained. It may appear before or after the Employment History section.

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2. Related experience. This part presents any special training that the job applicant may have received. They may not be relevant to the job,

but they must contribute to the applicant’s image as a professional.

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​3. Professional affiliations. This part presents the job applicant’s association with other organizations in his or her field. It can be a summary of the applicant’s significant positions and contributions to the organizations.

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4. Hobbies and Interests. This part presents the activities that the applicant likes doing outside work. Though this part is optional, it gives the hiring officer a hint of the applicant’s personality.

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​Different types of résumés: (Adams, 2012)

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1. Chronological resumé

This resumé presents a job applicant’s professional experience in reverse chronological order; that is, it begins with the individual’s current job or with the most recent job that he or she has held. This resumé is said to be the easiest type of resumé.

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​2. Functional resumé

This type of resumé presents the job applicant’s professional experience by his or her major skills.

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​Features of an Application for College Admission Letter (Adams, 2012)

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1. Heading. This includes the applicant’s name and address.

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2. Date. This states when the letter was written.

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3. Inside address. This contains the full name and title of the head of admissions and the school’s name and its address.

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​4. Salutation. This phrase typically begins with the word Dear and is punctuated with a colon. The word Dear is usually followed by the title of the hiring manager and the hiring manager’s last name.

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5. Body. This part is very important. The applicant’s message should be clear, concise, and precise enough to set him/her apart from the other applicants and to make the admissions officer think that he/she might be a good addition to the school.

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​​6. Complimentary close. This phrase begins with a capitalized word and usually ends in a comma.

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7. Signature. The printed name of the sender is set four lines below the complimentary close. The applicant signs his or her name on top of the printed text.