The Resume Lesson

Resume

By Jo-an Salungkit

subject: READING AND WRITING

Learning Competencies

​1. Identify the unique features and requirements in composing professional correspondence.

2. Compose professional correspondence following the properties of well- written texts and process approach to writing. ​

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Objectives ​

1. Define resume

2. Discuss and identify the features and requirements of a resume.

3. Write a sample of a resume.​

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Resume

​Derived from the French word "resumer" which means "sum up"

It contains a written summary of an applicant's education, work experience, accomplishments, and needed skills for the job. ​

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1. Chronological Resume

2. Functional Resume

3. Combination or Hybrid Resume​

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Three types of Resumes​

• ​Most common used

• Provides clear information in job titles, areas of responsibility, periods of study, and employment.​

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​Chronological Resume​

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1. Personal details

2. career objective

3. employment history

4. ​education

5. professional associations

6. references ​

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What headings should you use with this format?​

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• New graduate

• Your career objective is different from your experience.

• you have been absent from the job market for any length of time.​

• It is designed to stress the qualifications ​of the job seeker with less emphasis on specific employers and dates.

2. Functional Resume

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​When to use this format

​- A combination of chronological and functional resume.

• The most popular resume format, used to modernize chronological resumes and tailor your skills to the job. ​

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3. Combination or Hybrid Resume​

​- You have limited work experience in the field you are applying for, but work experience in other fields.

• You are applying for a job in highly traditional field. (ex: law, accounting)

​When do you use this format?

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• personal details

• career objective

• education

• employment history

• skills

• professional associations

• extracurricular activities/interest

• references​

​Format​

​- contains basic information about the applicants.

( Complete name, current address, email, contact number.​

​​1. Heading

​career goals or intention for the job application of an applicant.

​​2. Objectives

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​soft skills ( good communicator, flexible and reliable and ect.

3. Professional Summary​

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- Certifications and​ Recognition recieved.

​​4. Expertise and Achievement

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​- Employment

History

5. Work Experience​

• Applicants Degree or Academic Qualifications​

6. Educational Background​

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​- Provide employers information about you and your work.

7. References​

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Tips for effective resume writing

1. Use consistent spacing throughout, and evenly sized margins on all sides if possible.

2. Stick with traditional formatting: white page, black text, readable font

3. Choose non- decorative font such as Arial, Times New Roman, Calibri

4. Ideally, your font size should be no larger than 12 and not smaller than 10.5

5. Use action verbs to describe your experience ( developed, increased, solved and etc.) ​

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6. ​Briefly discuss your responsibilities and include statistics that will help the employer with the order of magnitude.

7. Only include significant accomplishments

8. Do not exaggerate the importance of your achievements...​

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