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Meaning, Uses, Purpose andTypes of Resumes



”To summarize” (French)

A 1-2 page BRIEF summary of your skills, experiences,

accomplishments, and educationto capture a prospective

employer’s interest.



USES OF A RESUME New Job

Promotion within an

organization

Change of Career



PURPOSE OF A RESUME A resume will

communicate your

experience. A resume will

communicate your skills.

A resume shows youreducation related to aspecific position to anemployer.



RESUME=MARKETING TOOL

Door opener

A self advertisement

You make yourself “wanted” rightaway

Allows the employer to assess yourqualifications quickly

Prescreening process before aninterview



RESUME FACTS

Resumes are read for 15 secondsor less

Employer makes a mental pictureof the applicant

They look for key words

Among hundreds of resumes, yourresume should stand out



RESUMEvs.

CURRICULUM VITAEResumes are a more concise

presentation of credentials

A Curriculum Vitae is more in-depth and detailed



WHAT A RESUME WILL DO FOR

YOU

A good resume does

not guarantee a job,but it shows that youtake your career

seriouslyIt means that you have

put time and thoughtin communicating your

goals



WHAT A RESUME WILL DO FORYOU

A good resume helps you

attract a prospectiveemployer and prevents youfrom being placed in the

“NO” file. Network- circulating your

resume allows you to havemore options



WHAT A RESUME WILL DO FOR

YOU

Resumes also serve as a self-assessment tool, an opportunity tocomplete a self-inventory and seewhere you have been, where youwould like to go or fill the spaces

in between

Evaluation of your career to setfuture goals



FUNCTIONS OF A RESUME

1. Serves as a self-inventory,preparing you before a job hunt

to recall all that you’veaccomplished.

2. An extended calling card, whose

purpose is to get invited in for aninterview



FUNCTIONS OF A RESUME

3. Can be the agenda foran interview, affording

the interviewer aspringboard to launchher inquiry about you

4. Can be easier recall forthe employer after theinterview, or for thewhole committee



Characteristic of an Effective

Resume The resume should beattractive and easy toread.

The resume cannotcontain typing, spelling,grammatical or factualmistakes.

Should make theapplicant appearqualified as possiblewithout lying.



THE EFFECTIVE RESUME

Must make a good impression

APPEARANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT

Typos and crumpled paper are a no-no If appearance is important CONTENT IS

CRUCIAL

Information in your resume should be:

Well-organized Easy-to-read

Result-oriented



An effective resume should:

Show the employer how she willbenefit

Stress your accomplishments andshow that you are an excellentprospect with talent to offer

Provide data that proves you haveconsistently contributed to the

success of the organization(Ex: Marketing Head of the AC College night

and increased ticket sales by 80% fromthe previous year)



Types of Resumes

Chronological List previous jobs in order from themost to the least recent

Functional Organizes jobs based on the skillsrequired to perform them rather thanthe order in which they were worked

Psychological Contains both types with shortsummary of strengths. This utilizesprinciples of priming (preparing the

reader for what is to come) andprimacy ( early impressions are moreimportant and short-term memory (thelist should not be longer than seven

items.



FUNCTIONAL RESUME If you don’t have a stable work

history

Will present your experience andaccomplishments in the best light

Qualifications, experience and

accomplishments are groupedtogether to areas of skill, ratherthan to positions



FUNCTIONAL RESUME

Groupings Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Organizational Skills

Customer Service Experience

Technical Experience Instructional Experience

Sales Experience



FUNCTIONAL RESUME

WORKS BEST WHEN: You have little or no relevant

experience

Have a number of similar workexperience which requirerepeating the same points

Have so much good material tosay that it would take 3 pages ormore



Functional Resume

Divided into 2 parts a QUALIFICATION ANDWORK HISTORY

QUALIFICATION section is divided intomajor functions or SKILLS. Identify 3-6major areas required in that position(Leadership, Sales, Research etc.)

WORK HISTORY is in reverse, date jobtitle, company/organization, location(no job description details)



WRITING THE RESUME



SIMPLE STEPS IN

WRITING A RESUME1. Compile information about

yourself.

2. Identify your skills andaccomplishments.

3. Choose a resume format

4. Write the first draft

5. Add style

6. Proofread the final document



NAME AND ADDRESS1. Full Name

2. Main Home Address

3. City Address

4. Contact Information

5. Formal email address (Ex:[email protected],Not:[email protected])

mailto:[email protected]




KATHERINE D. MENDOZA 501 Garnet St.

Executive Village, Paranaque

(02)801-6722 / (0920)887-6543

[email protected]



KATHERINE D. MENDOZA (02) 801-6722 / (0920)887-6543

[email protected]

CITY ADDRESS PROVINCIAL ADDRESS501 Garnet St. 4253 West Lacson St.Sunny Village, Pque 1200 Bacolod City 1900



CAREER OBJECTIVE Will make the employer

determine right away what you

want to do It will help meet the employer’s

need

The lack of an objective means a

jobseeker that does not knowwhat she wants



CAREER OBJECTIVE

ENTRY-LEVEL JOBSAnalyze:

To secure an entry-level position in a bank.

To begin a marketing career in the real estate

industry as a Sales Executive in a progressive

development company

To enter the Advertising industry as an Account

Executive in an innovative agency



CAREER OBJECTIVE

INTERNSHIPAnalyze:

A summer internship in a television network.

A summer internship in the marketing

department of a multinational company.

A summer internship in the marketing and salesdepartments of a multinational FMCG company.



CAREER OBJECTIVE

ENTRY-LEVEL JOBSFill in the blanks:

A ______ position where my skills in

______ and _____ would be anasset in an organization valuing

_________.

An entry-level position where skills incommunication and public relationswould be an asset in an organization

valuing customer satisfaction.



EDUCATION

-Name of school, location anddate/expected of graduation

-Employers are not interested

in details of your primaryschools

-For college transferees,include previous school

-Make sure that you canpresentcertificates/transcriptsfrom all schools you havelisted



EDUCATION

Graduating with Honors and GPA-If your grades are good, feel free

to put your GPA ex: 1.1 / 1,include the scale

Volunteer experience

-Add volunteer experience that

gave school credits ex: ISSP



RELEVANT COURSES

All courses or subjects that are relatedto the job you are applying for

Advertising 101 and 201, Integrated

Marketing Communication, Creative

Writing…



EDUCATION

Bachelor in Communication, Major inAdvertising and Public Relations

Assumption College, MakatiExpected Graduation March 2008GPA 1.3 / 1Related Courses: Advertising 101 and

102, Integrated MarketingCommunication, BrandManagement, Public Relations,Women and Media



WORK EXPERIENCE

-Internship-Part-time work

-Full-time work ex: family store



EXPERIENCE

Art Assistant, ACE AdvertisingCompany, Makati (Summer of

2005)Barista, STARBUCKS Coffee

Greenbelt (2004 present)



EXTRA-CURRICULAR

ACTIVITIES Organizations and leadership

positions

Social or Civil Activities

Health, fitness or sports activities

Employers are looking for “doers”–productive people

Your activities show that you’rewell-rounded with interestsoutside work



EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Associate Editor, ACTimes (SY 2005-2006)

VP, YCPA Organization(SY 2004-2005)



AWARDS AND

SCHOLARSHIPS

List awards that canrelate to the position

you are applying for

Special Recognition

Dean’s List or

Leadership Certificates



AWARDS

Mother Rosa Honor Roll, First Honor

2003-present)

Best VP, Assumption College StudentOrganizations (2005)



SEMINARS ATTENDED

This is very importantfor technical positions

ex: PhilippineAssociation for NationalAdvertisers conferencefor students

If you haven’t attendedany seminars skip thispart



RESEARCH PAPER

For Graduating Seniorswho are currently doing

their thesis

For Junior who have

made their mini-thesis



PERSONAL BACKGROUND

A brief description of yourself

Languages, computer proficiency,theoretical and workingknowledge

Personal information



REFERENCES

Furnished upon request

Prepare a list of teachers, past

bosses, mentors and instructorswho have agreed to be yourreference



SKILLS CHECK



SKILLS

Defined as the abilityto do something well,especially as a resultof experience

Most skills aretransferable to other

work settings and canbe grouped in manyways



SKILLS

The key to marketing your skillssuccessfully is developing effectiveaccomplishments statements.

Skills assessment is the most time

consuming part of preparing yourresume and it is the MOSTIMPORTANT

Identifying your skills is essentialnot only for writing an effectiveresume, it is to identify what youcan do best.



SKILLS

One way is to showfunctional skills of workingwith people, data or

information and things orobjects.

Another way is to look atintellectual, attitudinal,creative, leadership andproblem-solving skills



HARD SKILLS

OR Technical Skills – demonstrates your ability or

knowledge base

Example: ComputerLanguages, Typing Speeds,years of management, andtools utilized



SOFT SKILLS

Conveyed as a result of your accomplishments

Ex: Communication,

interpersonal andmotivation skills



PAR Method

Problem-Action-Results

1. Think of a problem you have had

in your org, an area when youknew things could be done better

2. Recall what action you took tosolve that problem and what skills

you utilized.3. Write the results.



SAMPLE SKILLS Analytical/Proble

m Solving Skills

Flexibility/Versatil

ity

Interpersonal

Oral/WrittenCommunication

Organizational/Planning

Time Management

Motivation

Leadership

Self-starter/Initiative

Team Player



ACTION VERBS FOR SKILLS

Administer Analyze Apply Approve

Assign Attain Conduct Consolidate Contract Coordinate Delegate Determine Develop

Direct Evaluate Execute Formalize

Form Found Hire Implement Improve Increase Initiate Inspire Manage

Operate

Organize

Oversee

Pioneer

Plan Prioritize

Produce

Promote

Recommend Recruit

Represent

Review

Schedule

Select

Solve

Spearhead

Sponsor

Start Strengthen

Supervise

Train

Utilize



COMMUNICATION VERBS

Address

Arbitrate

Arrange

Author

Brief

Collaborate

Consult

Contact

Convince Correspond

Demonstrate

develop

Direct

Dissuade

Draft

Edit

Enlist Explain

Familiarize

Formulate

Influence Inform

Interpret

Listen

Market

Mediate

Moderate

Motivate

Negotiate

Persuade Present

Promote

Publish

Publicize Reconcile

Recruit

Report

Respond

Secure

Sell

Solicit

Speak

Summarize Translate

Write



PART FOUR

RESUME DO’S & DON’TS



RESUME DO’S

Keep it simple, clean and easy toread

Use clean white/off white paper

Choose a professional lookingfont (Times New Roman, Arial,Garamond, Century Gothic or

Book Antiqua)



RESUME DO’S

Font size 11 or 12

Capitalize or bold resume

headings Be sure that typefaces, spacing

and capitalization are consistent

Laser print your resume and giveit a sharp and professional look



RESUME DO’S

PROOFREAD: Be sure punctuationand spelling are correct

Use short concise sentencesEx: Effected in the solution of (solved), engaged in the operation(operated), offered assistance in

the facilitation (facilitated)



RESUME DO’S

Quantify Results Ex: Worked with the JPIA org

officers and increased attendance ingeneral assemblies by 50%

Use parallel statements

Ex: Reconcile Statements, Approve

purchases, train tellers

Ex: Planned, implemented andevaluated the events



RESUME DONT’S

Don’t leave gaps betweenemployment

Don’t include age, sex, race,religion, or political affiliation

Don’t include height, weight,health or marital status

Don’t list salary history or

requirements Don’t include days in dates, only

months and years



RESUME DONT’S

Don’t use abbreviations that arenot known

Don’t include hobbies or personalinterests that are irrelevant

Don’t place cute icons and logos

Don’t use different font colors orpaper



SUBMITTING YOUR RESUME1. Make a Cover Letter2. One-page Functional Resume with:

o A professional 2x2 or passportsize pictureo Attached to the right hand corner

ALL CONTENTS SHOULD BE IN ASHORT BROWN ENVELOPE



SEATWORK1.Make the first draft of your

resume

2.Follow the official AssumptionFormat



ASSUMPTION FORMAT

OHP



HOMEWORK

Submit in your first draft today at theDSA office and the HARD COPY onMONDAY, December 7, 2009 to:

Ms. LINA AUSTRIASecretary, DSA Office



HOMEWORK: FINAL

-Corrections of your hardcopy will begiven by the Admissions office onJanuary 8 (Friday)

-Block Reps will pick up the resumesfor revision in time for the AC JobFair.

-Missing a deadline means automaticfailure in this course. No excuses.



REMINDERS

Have a professional photo taken

White/blue background

Collared button down blouse orblazer

A touch of make-up



HOMEWORK

Open a brand new email address

• Initials or name and last name

• Example:• [email protected] • [email protected]

• [email protected]

FORMAL EMAIL ADDRESSES ONLY









HAVE FUN WRITINGYOUR RESUMES!

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