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Work Experience
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Collecting
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Sorting Don't Forget
Signs of learning and improvement
• Your responsibilities An increasing trend?
• Skills used in the jobs. Did you develop more?
• To mention promotions if any
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Leadership
• Your leadership or supervisory roles if any
• The role you played in a team
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Achievements
• The results of your work in quantifiable terms if any
• To mention written documents or reports you have produced
• To samples of your work available for inspection
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Resume Format
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Planning
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Trying out both formats
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Two Formats
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Chronological
• Present your items in REVERSE chronological order
• State time period in which work experience took place
• Preferred format for most employers
• Recommended format for fresh graduates
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Functional
• Highlight specific skills or work experience related to job
• Dates are omitted or made inconspicuous
• Format preferred by those who are changing careers
• Not recommended for fresh graduates
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Resume Organization
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Organizing
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Selecting
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Writing and rewriting
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Pruning
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Highlighting
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Optional
Interests
• Optional
• Only used when your interests support your objective and career goals
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Required
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Objective
• Concise statement indicating your career goals
• Include job title and the name of the company
• Address your immediate plans
• State the skills you possess required by the job
• Make changes to suit each job you apply for
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Education
• Include institutions, degree, major, graduation date, and GPA (only if above a 3.0)
• List degree and major first if relevant to your objective
• Do not include high school information
• List relevant coursework
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Work Experience
• Include employer, location, position, title, dates of employment, and a concise description of your responsibilities
• Describe your achievements, the skills you gained. List most important job responsibilities first
• Don’t omit practical jobs like waiting tables, life guarding, etc.
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Skills
• Include your level of proficiency with any foreign language, computer, lab skills, etc.
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Recommended
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Activities and Organizational Involvement
• List professional memberships or involvement in campus related to your field
• Make note of leadership positions you’ve held, along with accomplish-ments
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References
• Reference list belongs on a separate page
• Include name, tile, organization, phone number, fax, and e-mail of your references
• Ask their permission before listing them on your reference page
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Opening Paragraph
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State why are you writing
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State how you learnt of the position
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Basic information about yourself
Cautions
• Do not send resume without a cover letter
• Do not make reader guess what you are looking for
• Be very specific about what you want:
summer job
temp position
internship
etc.
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Spotlights
• Tell reader exactly how you found out about the job:
friend
relative
newspaper
flyer
web site
• Provide the person's name if appropriate
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Second Paragraph
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State why are you interested in the post
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Show that you have a good grasp of the job requirements
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Convince the employer that you are the right person for the job
Spotlights
• Try to convince the reader to look at your resume
• Call attention to the elements of your background--education leadership experience
that are relevant to the position you are seeking
• Be VERY specific
• Consider adding a short paragraph to indicate your enthusiasm, motivation and skills that are called for by the job
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Final Paragraph
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Indicate your wish for an interview
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Indicate you want to learn more about the job
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Show your willingness to visit the company
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Show your readiness to provide additional information
Spotlights
• Indicate when you will be available
• Indicate you will follow up
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Personal Profile Statement
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Good for accompanying CV and interviews
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Describe some aspects of your personality
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Show positive attributes that help portray your character at its best
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Use separate page
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It is optional
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