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Effective Resume Writing II

Effective Resume Writing II. by Adrian O’Donnell. Editing Your Resume. Contents. Name and Contact Details Objective Profile Skills Education Professional Experience Other Information. 1. Name and Contact Details.

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Effective Resume Writing II

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  1. Effective Resume Writing II by Adrian O’Donnell

  2. Editing Your Resume

  3. Contents • Name and Contact Details • Objective • Profile • Skills • Education • Professional Experience • Other Information

  4. 1. Name and Contact Details James Hung Hsu1, Sec. 3, Chung-hsiao E. Rd., Taipei, 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C. 886-2-2771-2171EC0106@HOTMAIL.COM Consider the relative importance of the information!

  5. Which of these looks best? James Hung Hsu1, Sec. 3, Chung-hsiao E. Rd., Taipei, 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C. 886-2-2771-2171EC0106@HOTMAIL.COM James Hung Hsu1, Sec. 3, Chunghsiao E. Rd., Taipei, 10608, Taiwan, 886-2-2771-2171EC0106@HOTMAIL.COM James Hung Hsu1, Sec.3, Chunghsiao E. Rd., Taipei, 10608, 02-2771-2171, eco106@hotmail.com

  6. CHANG Lien 5F, No.9, Lane 169, +886.985 035 285 Beixin Road, Danshui Town, www.ChangLien.com Taipei County 25165, Taiwan changlien@changlien.com +886.2 2625 2578 What impression does this give?

  7. How about this? Honey ChiangAddress：25, Jen Ai Road, Puli Township, Nantou CountyPhone (home)：049-2788686 mobile：0980353535E-Mail：skyangels@yahoo.com

  8. Honey Chiang25, Jen Ai Road, Puli Township, Nantou County 049-2788686 0980 353535skyangels@yahoo.com This one looks more symmetrical! More Concise! Simple!

  9. Yong-Kai Lin 1, sec. 3, Chung-Hsiao E. Rd. Taipei - 10608 Taiwan e-mail: t5319006@ntut.edu.tw Tel: 02-27712171 ext. 2146 How about this?

  10. 2. Objectives Objective： water conservancy and flood control projects How clear is the objective?

  11. Objective & Goal To apply for the “Campus Execution Officer” at ASUS Technology Ltd. In addition to the printed materials, resume and autobiography, Chennien has also built a specific candidate website: www.ChenNien-ASUS.info which provides all of the soft copies mentioned above. Title is repetitive. Second sentence does not seem apt!

  12. OBJECTIVE Campus Execution Officer at ASUS Technology Ltd. Simple and direct. Correct job title? Can it be made more appealing?

  13. OBJECTIVE Designed, developed, and achieved research work through standing alone or team work. I have already published the academic paper which is referred to as “ Design of a multiband CPW-fed printed monopole Antenna for DCS-1800, 3.5 GHz WiMAX, and 2.4/5.2/5.8 GHz WLAN applications ” in National Symposium on telecommunications 2009. Is this an objective or some history?

  14. Objective To obtain a sales assistant position of English teaching material in which I may use my knowledge and experience with responsibility for all aspects of a sales assistant. Check with someone that it is easy to understand!

  15. 3. Profiles (Summary)

  16. Short sentences providing background and aim. Profile Ph. D. candidate in Electrical Engineering. 4 years of research experience in power electronics field. Leader for several industrial sponsored projects. Excellent communicator. Seeking to work at power electronics design companies. NB: Numbers under 10 may be written in full.

  17. Good profile but be careful of stylistic mistakes! PROFILE An Electrical Engineering person who is professional in Motor Control and Power Converter Design. Self-motivation, efficient-working and responsible for teamwork. Provide Analytical, knowledge applying and problem solving skills for company. Provides professional knowledge, analytical and problem solving skills for company.

  18. 4. Skills SKILLS • PCB design with Protel 99SE • Model analysis and simulation with Matlab, Ispice and Pspice • Programming with VHDL, C language and Assembly Language • Implement software design based on FPGA • Paper survey for specify topic Check for errors and that the information is clear!

  19. Valuable information is provided but how easy is it to read and how well is it presented? TECHNICAL SKILLS • Analytical, Research, and Professional Knowledge Skills- Accomplished my research and received my master degree base on all these skills above. Good at using professional software such as IE3D, HFSS, Microsoft Office Visio, Mplab ide. Operated professional software such as AWR Design Environment Evaluation, AutoCAD 2002, Advanced design system, Protel. • Motivating People, Problem Solving, Teamwork Skills- Serviced as The corporal of army about one year and acquired all these skills above. • Responsible, Communicating, Public Speaking Skills- Engaged in researching assistant and teaching assistant about one year and developed all these skills above.

  20. Showing evidence • Abilities • Leadership – assigning tasks and motivating team member to achieve project deadlines • Professional skills – designing power supplies for different applications • Professional skills – received electrical wiring certificates • Professional skills – DSP/FPGA programming skills • Communication – improved language and cultural knowledge in USA (1992~1996) • Public speaking – presented a paper at IEEE ECCE international conference (2009)

  21. Showing abilities Research assistant, NTUT, Taipei 2008 Oct-2009 Sep • Assisted the teacher about all aspects of her research. • Able to complied related information systematically. • Analyzed the assembled data. • Accomplished poster presentation about sociolinguistics at NTUST, Taipei • Presented paper about pragmatics at NTUT, Taipei English teacher, Joy, Tainan 2006 Aug-2007 Jul • Guided classes and taught English • Designed lesson plans • Responsible for students’ performance • Negotiated with students’ parents and teachers • Coordinated with foreign teachers But be consistent/logical with tenses!

  22. 5. Education Education ： National Taipei University of Technology Department of Civil Engineering Relevant Courses ： Hydrology Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Hydrodynamics Soil Mechanics How is the layout?

  23. Education National Taipei University of Technology - Civil Engineering Courses-Hydrology - Soil and Water Conservation Engineering - Hydrodynamics - Soil Mechanics Dates???? Grades???? Skills????

  24. Remember you are trying to sell yourself! Education National Taipei University of Technology Grad - Jun 2012 Department of Civil Engineering Try to raise the reader’s interest with some detail.

  25. Informative but how easy is it to skim? EDUCATION • BS, MS and Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan. The major subject is Power Electronics. • Title of master dissertation: Design and Implementation of a High Efficiency Bidirectional DC/DC Converter • Title of Ph. D. dissertation: Dead-Time Elimination Method and Current Polarity Detection Circuit without Separate Power Sources for Three-Phase Inverter • Continuing education: Study on Thermodynamics and Theory of Communication

  26. Shows history but not selling one’s skills EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE • Computer and communication graduate school, National Taipei University of Technology (2009-present) • The Corporal of army, R.O.C. (2007-2008) • Researching assistant, National Taipei University of Technology (2006-2007) • Teaching assistant, National Taipei University of Technology (2006-2007)

  27. Better layout but still no skills! Education National Taipei University of Technology (2009-present) - Computer and Communication Graduate school Professional Experience - Corporal in Army, R.O.C. (2007-2008) - Research Assistant, National Taipei University of Technology (2006-2007) - Teaching Assistant, National Taipei University of Technology (2006-2007)

  28. 6. Professional Experience Experience Not yet have any experience. Never give negative information!

  29. Shows experience backed up by evidence! EXPERIENCE • Research assistant of motor projects in NTUT, Jul 2007 – present • Assisted 4 projects about motor control in past 2 years • Scheduled the Gantt chart for each project • Designed the hardware and software for each project • Verified the performance of motor drive • Solved the cost problem for motor drive • Implemented sensorless control for motor drive • Wrote reports and a application notes for finished project

  30. More evidence of skills that an employer looks for. • Part-time teacher for exercise of Linear Electronics in NTUT, Feb 2008 – Jul 2008 • Prepared slides for lectures • Interpreted specialized knowledge for students • Guided students for exercise of linear electronics

  31. More evidence! How about visual impact? • Research assistant of power conversion projects in NTUT, Mar 2005 – Jun 2008 • Supplied 4 projects about power converter • Directed juniors to solve problems • Performed hardware and software design for power converter • Tested the performance of power converter • Completed reports for finished project • Electronic Engineering in Xiang-Yi Ltd. in Taipei, Jun 2004 – Sep 2004 • Achieved software development for step-counter • Improved the measurement accuracy of step-counter

  32. Experience • Order • Job Title or Name of Firm? • Dates • Other Headings

  33. Job Title or Name of Firm Job Title • Software Engineer Name of Firm • Microsoft Whichever appears more impressive! (but be consistent)

  34. Dates • Parentheses • Use month/year for short periods • Use year for long periods • IGNORE days

  35. Alternate Headings • Professional History • Professional Experience NOT - Employment or Work History

  36. 7. Other Information Skills & Languages English (Knowledge), Chinese Mandarin (Native) Computers: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power point. Technician Certificate, Republic of China (class C skill category of Surveying) July31, 2008 Technician Certificate, Republic of China (class B skill category of Surveying-Engineering) February 27, 2009 Personal Birth date: June 15th 1991 Taiwan Citizen Female Single. Quantify if possible. Avoid personal details that are not relevant!

  37. Clearly presented ability.Spot any inconsistencies? Languages • Mandarin Chinese (Native speaker) • English (upper intermediate) TOEIC score 935 Languages • Mandarin Chinese (native speaker) • Taiwanese (native speaker) • English (intermediate) TOEIC score 800

  38. Listing achievements Achievements • Developed a converter switching method and published a paper in IEEE transaction on power electronics • Accomplished 6 industrial sponsored projects, including Hitachi, Renesas and ITRI • Attended in Philips I2C design contest

  39. Qualities • Able to effectively communicate complex technical, engineering, and industry related terminology and concepts to people from a broad cross-section of professional backgrounds. • Totally dedicated to providing the highest level of professional and personal service in order to bring about "Total Customer Satisfaction.“ Show evidence – relate ability to real practice!

  40. Assess how relevant and overall value when deciding how much information to give and where to put it. PUBLISHED JOURNALS • Y. S. Lai and Y. K. Lin, “Novel Back-EMF Detection Technique of Brushless DC Motor Drives for Wide Range Control Without Using Current and Position Sensors,” IEEETrans. on Power Electron., Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 934 - 940, 2008. • Y. S. Lai and Y. K. Lin, “Quicken the pulse - Assessing pulse-width modulation techniques for brushless dc motor drives,” IEEE Ind. Appl. Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 34 - 44, 2008. • Y. K. Lin and Y. S. Lai, “Dead-Time Elimination of PWM-Controlled Inverter/Converter without Separate Power Sources for Current Polarity Detection Circuit,” IEEETrans. on Ind. Electron, Vol. 56, No. 6, pp. 2121 - 2127, 2009. Full information indicates very important in relation to the job!

  41. Formula for Writing Achievements • What set of skills you used. • Who it helped. • A quantifiable measure of how it helped. Here's a list of bullet points that are NOT achievements: • Trained a developer. • Wrote some code. • Learnt OO / UML / Design Patterns.

  42. Overview To Writing A Resume To stand out from the rest, you need to address the needs of the employer.

  43. Ask yourself what qualities and abilities would make an excellent candidate for this employer. • Write down each of these on a sheet of paper and put them into some order of priority.

  44. Your next assignment is to address how you can demonstrate your fit to each of the things that are wanted. • Brainstorm everything you have done that addresses those issues, not necessarily work related.

  45. Split your resume into two sections • The first section is where you identify how you have met the employer's needs - your advertisement about you. This is where you honestly assert your objectives and your abilities to benefit the employer. • The second section is your evidence, including your employment history, academic qualifications etc.

  46. Section One - ‘Advertisement' • Career Objective • Summary (Profile) • Skills and Accomplishments

  47. Section Two - Evidence • Professional Experience • Education • Awards • Professional Memberships of Affiliations • Community Involvement • Publications • Personal Interests

  48. High Impact Targeted CV?

  49. Who gets the interview and job offer? Best candidate suited for the job? Not necessarily! Candidate who has the best CV? Very likely!

  50. A good CV will focus on using your skills to deliver value to a potential client, rather than telling the employer what you want to get out of the position. The employer is paying you to help them, not the other way around. Putting your career aims on a CV is like a salesman trying to convince you to buy their products because ‘they will get good commission and be able to afford a lovely new home!’

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