resume lesson

RESUME

CURRICULUM VITAE)

What is a resume?

What is a resume?

• Curriculum Vitae (resume, in American English) - comes from Latin and literally means "the course of one's life."

• It is the answer to “What can you do for me?”

• Your CV is a biographical summary of your life and is usually written to describe details of education and achievements in chronological order.

• The interview gets you the job, the Resume gets you the interview!

What is a resume?

What is a resume?

• Your resume must sell you in seconds • Your resume is a marketing tool, not a

personal document. • Your resume highlights your

accomplishments, not job duties • Your resume must focus on your future,

not your past.• Your resume shows the skills you enjoy

What Will a Resume Do?

Help organize your thoughts

Enable you to assess your abilities and experience

Let employer/interviewer remember you after the interview

Provide a basis for the interviewer to justify your hiring

Things to

remember: •No typing errors.

•No Abbreviations.

•Do not tell a lie.

•Do not include any negative information.

Do’s of Resume Writing

• 1 to 2 page.

• 11-14 font size.

• Times New Roman, Arial, Bookman etc.

• Be consistent with fonts/size/bold/italics etc.

• Your name should be largest font on page.

• Write in third person.

Avoid• Height, weight, place of birth, marital status,

ethnic identity, etc.

• The word "Resume" at the top!

• Any statement that begins with "I" or "My"

• Reasons for leaving previous job(s)

• References.

• Religion affiliations, political affiliations

1) Contact (Personal)

Information • Name : (largest font, centered at the top

page)

• (Date of Birth)

• Address:

• Telephone Number : +77………

• Email Address:


Information


Information

Bashirova Safiya Ilgisovnakv.35, 55/1, pr. Respubliki, Temirtau,

Karagandinskaya oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan, 101400

+7702-8-222-999, +77779481777

[email protected]

2) The Career

Objective

• Keep it short

• Never write an objective with “I”

• Do not exceed more than two lines

• If you can't be specific about the job you're applying for any reason, don't use an objective.

Example:

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in your Financial Planning group that utilizes the achievements, skills, strategic thinking and leadership abilities.

2) The Career

Objective

2) The Career

Objective Bashirova Safiya Ilgisovna

kv.35, 55/1, pr. Respubliki, Temirtau,

Karagandinskaya oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan, 101400

+7702-8-222-999, +77779481777

[email protected]

OBJECTIVE:

to obtain a position as a sales manager that will allow me to use my knowledge in management and marketing and take advantage of my desire to work in sales.

3) Education

• List the universities, institutes and colleges you have attended in reverse chronological order

• Include your degree or any certificates, names of major courses, school names and courses relevant to the job you are applying for.

• If you graduated with honors, you should definitely include this and write “graduated with high honors”

• Don’t include your high school

• Examinations and qualifications

AWARDS - you should introduce this header right after the education. Here is the place to mention scholarships, stages abroad you had to compete for, prizes in contests, any kind of distinction.

3) Education

Practice

4) WorkingExperience

• Reverse chronological order.

• List what you actually did and achieved in that job.

• Don't feel ashamed with what you did, don't try to diminish your accomplishments!

• The idea is that when you apply for a job you have to show growth-potential.

• Five Components: - Job Title - Name of Employer- Location- Dates of employment - Description

• Exclude- Unaccountable gaps.- Street address, supervisor names, telephone number or reason for leaving.


Use ‘dynamic’ and ‘action’ verbs such as:

• Attained• Accomplished• Conducted• Established• Facilitated• Founded• Managed• Organized• Planned• Created• Developed• Sold• Solved• Managed• Designed

5) Skills and

Interests• Languages - list here all the languages you speak, with

a one-word description of your knowledge of that language. We suggest the following scale: conversational/beginning, intermediate, advanced, and fluent, native. List any certificates and/or results like TOEFL scores, with date.

• Computer Skills - Employers expect computer literacy. List hardware, software, and operating systems with which you are familiar. Write everything you know, including Internet browsers and text editing skills.

• Interests and Activities - here you may list any sport activities, singing, playing an instrument, photography, They will be particularly interested in activities where you have leadership or responsibility, or which involve you in relating to others in a team. If you have been involved in any type of volunteer work, do give details.

5) Skills and

Interests

5) Skills and

Interests

• Honors Spanish Award from Indiana University, South Bend

• Sunday School Teacher for seven years at Prairie View Lutheran Church

• President of Junior Achievement International Business.

6) References

• Here you can list with contact details persons ready to recommend you.

• Generally a reference sheet consists of the name, title, phone number and email address of two or three academic and/or business references.

• Do not use relatives, friends or other students as references.

• Ask the permission of references before giving their names and numbers.

• Do not send to employers unless they request it.

• It’s better to write: “References available upon request”

• Example:

resume lesson

Education

karagandinskaya

largest font

telephone

job

dont

names

objective

skills