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Professional Personality
Development programmeManish Kumar
manish.kumar@abesit.in
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Curriculum Vitae
Covering Letter
Email Id preparation and Drafting Professional Emails
Modules
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This presentation is aimed at providing students with some
basic guidelines with respect to
professional curriculum vitae preparation,
covering letter
preparation of professional email ids and draftingprofessional emails.
Objective
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The current pattern of the Curriculum Vitae.
Presentation of skills ,knowledge and achievements in apositive and effective manner.
Develop Curriculum Vitae as per the requirement of thejob.
Curriculum Vitae : Objective of the module
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A curriculum vitae, commonly referred to as CV
Is a detailed synopsis
That includes a summary of personal, educational, professionalbackground and experience with achievements.
A CV is the most flexible and convenient way to make applications.
It conveys personal details in the way that presents the candidate in thebest possible light.
A CV is a marketing document about skills, abilities, qualifications andexperience to employers.
What is Curriculum Vitae?
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Curriculum Vitae
When Required?
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Sample CVRitish Kumar
Note* Dont put data in tables.* Fill data in reverse chronological order.
E-mail: - kumar.ritish@gmail.com
Ph No.:
Mob. No.:
Passport No-
PAN No-
Permanent Address:
Present Address:
Personal Data:
Fathers Name :Date of Birth :Gender :
Nationality :Languages :
Objective
Project Experience
Professional Experience
Technical Expertise
Technical Qualification
Educational Qualification
Personal Skills
Date:-
Place:- (Ritish Kumar)
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1 to 2 page. 10-12 font size. Times New Roman, Arial, Bookman, Trebuchet,
Lucida Sans, Garamond, Verdana etc. Be consistent with fonts/size/bold/italics etc. Spread out information. Indented or bulleted statements. Bolding of headings. Your name should be largest font on page. Experience and Academic qualification in reverse
chronological order Write in third person.
DOs
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Height, weight, place of birth, marital status, race,caste, religion and health.
Fancy Fonts, Clip art .
Bordered paper. Fold resume, dont stuff into envelope, dont
crumple. The word "Resume" at the top!
Avoid Details of Travels. Any statement that begins with "I" or "My" Reasons for leaving previous job(s). Salary Information. References : Religious affiliations, political
affiliations.
Donts
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To obtain an entry level position in a well established
company which will allow professional growth whileworking.
To be part of a well-established company where I canutilise and develop my knowledge and skills.
I would like to be a part of an organisation where I coulduse and enhance my knowledge and talent for thedevelopment of both the organisation and self.
Sample objectives that can beincorporated in a cv
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Covering Letter
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Student should be able to understand that coveringletter is meant to:
express ones interest to the employer regarding theorganization.
express effectively how ones education andexperience directly relate to the position applied for.
learn how to suggest a possible meeting with theemployer.
Covering letter : Objective of the module
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The covering letter puts flesh on the bare bones of the CV.
It points out to the employer the information showing thatthe job seeker has the qualities the job calls for, and makes astatement about himself and his suitability for the job.
It should give the personal touch that CV will intrinsicallylack.
It is a positive, formal introduction outlining how thecandidate heard about the opportunity, listing the enclosed
documents (such as CV).
What is covering letter?
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It provides an outline why the candidate is interested
in the role and the organization, demonstrating indepth research and mature reflection on how theopportunity fits into the jobseeker career plans.
It also high light candidates key skills andexperiences. It ends positively outlining when thecandidate will be available for interview
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COVERING LETTER template
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Take your time with each letter/application
Find out the hiring manager's name, and open the letterwith a proper greeting.
Identify the position you're applying for, including the jobcode or reference number (if there is one).
Give reasons for why you are applying and why you
would be a successful employee for the organisation sell yourself!
Tailor your answers to the specific organisation makethem unique to that organization.
Keep your sentences specific, short and precise
Dos
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Go for quality rather than quantity
Make sure you present your letter and CVprofessionally set it out logically and coherently.
Limit your covering letter to one side of A4 if possible any longer and the attention of the reader willwander.
Use a formal tone and sign off the letterappropriately.
Do end with a statement of intent.
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Rush your applications
Use an informal tone for your letter
Send out numerous generic covering letters
Use long, vague sentences and WAFFLE!
Make statements about yourself which are untrue orwhich you are unable to evidence.
Focus entirely on yourself, make sure you balance yourletter between yourself and the organisation you areapplying to
Donts
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Rush or neglect the presentation of your CV and letter,
good presentation is essential. Sign off the letter in an informal mannere.g. thanks,
cheers or even no sign off is deplorable!
Use illegible fonts and colors on the letter this is not
professional! Go on for more than one page. Two pages is the absolute
limit, any more than this and it is likely the employer willnot even read your application as it is too time consuming!
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Strictly avoid funky email ids.
Employers are dissuaded.
Email Id preparation and
Drafting Professional Emails
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An email id reflecting the candidates name andsurname.
What is professional email id?
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rahul.kumar@gmail.com
rakesh.singh@rediffmail.com
Examples of professional email ids
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Drafting professional emails
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Standardized elements
To Cc
Bcc
Subject
Message Attachments
Structure of Email
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Dear Sir/Mr.,
Or
Dear Maam/Ms.,
salutation
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Make the sentences shortonly the essentials.
Professional Emails are Formal.(Informallanguage/Slangs/Smilies/Icons)
Be courteous .
Avoid flaming (anger displays).
Emails fast pace often leads to incorrect writing.(DoDouble Check before sending)
Error-filled writing conveys ignorance.
General Email WritingConsiderations
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Closing statement should be (Regards).
Traditional letter closes (Sincerely)sometimes used in formal messages.
Closing the Email Message
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Dear Maam,
PFA herewith the covering letter and myresume.
Regards,
Rahul Kumar
Mobile:Student of B.Tech(Electronics Engineering)
ABES IT Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad
Sample professional email: different from a covering letter
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Dear Maam/Sir,This email is in response to your advertisement published in
Times Of India, Ascent dated 21-1-2013.
I am a student of BTech Final year.I have done myinternship projectPFA my resume with this email.
Would be eagerly awaiting an early reply from your end.
Regards,Rahul Kumar,Mobile:Student of BTech(Electronics Engineering)ABES IT Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad
Sample email :equivalent to acovering letter
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Refrain from sending the same mail to multiple employers.
Every professional email should be customized accordingto the receiver.
Avoid writing email when :
Angry
Upset
Stressed
In a Rush
To depict eagerness
A word of caution
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Select job from newspaper.
Cut the same advertisement
Prepare Resume and Covering letter as per therequirement of the job applied for.
Submit the hard copy of the same with the cutting ofthe advertisement to the CR by 13th of March 2013.
Send a soft copy of both resume and Covering letter toppa@abesit.in by 19th of March 2013 through a formalemail id.
NOW WHAT TO DO ?
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ThankYou!!
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