1.5 Preparing employment document: RESUME WRITING

1. (week 3: 1st meeting ) 1.5 Preparing employment document: RESUME WRITING

2. What Will a Resume Do? • Enable you to assess your strengths, skills, abilities and experience - thereby preparing you for the interview process • Act as a reminder of you to the employer/interviewer after you're done interviewing • Be a basis for the interviewer to justify your hiring

3. i) Types of Resume There are four types of resume : • Chronological resume: • It has details about your objective, skill sets, educational details and experience history in a chronological order. • It is best suited for the people with very good work experience. • Targeted resume: • The skills, educational details, projects undertaken, relevant experience are highlighted to make the resume customized or targeted • Functional resume: • If a person wants to enter a new field, or if there is a gap in his/her career, functional resume is best suited for that. • Combination resume: • It emphasizes on skills and relevant experience and then elaborates about the total work history

4. ii) Formats of Resume Creating your resume is a simple six step process. 

5. Your résumé's heading should contain the following items: • Your full, complete name with middle initial.  Use at least 14 pt. for your name.  Avoid nicknames. • Your full address.  Do not abbreviate words such as road, avenue, boulevard, etc. 

6. Your city, state and zip code.  The state may be abbreviated with two capital letters - no periods or spaces. • Your telephone number with area code.  If you have an answering machine, record a neutral greeting. • Add your e-mail address.Note: Choose an e-mail address that sounds professional.

7. Your resume objective is a statement of what kind of job you are seeking. For example, an objective for a teacher might be: Seeking a position as an English or Reading instructor at the secondary level. OR “Seeking part-time position as service person in a restaurant.” Short and sweet…to the point for a future employer to see!

8. In this section indicate the name of your school from which you are graduating and the year of graduation. • Your most recent educational information is listed first. • Add your grade point average (GPA) if it is higher than 3.0. • Mention academic honors.

9. SAMPLES: • June 2003, Smithtown High School, Smithtown, NY with a 3.55 GPA. • Will graduate in June 2003 from Smithtown High School, Smithtown, NY. I have developed the following workplace competencies: • Will graduate in June 2005.  Would like to continue to work with corporation throughout summer and school year.

10. If you are a senior in the last quarter of your school year, you should include your plans for post graduation.  For example: • Will attend Bucknell University, PA in the fall to major in Business Management.  Would consider returning to corporation during school breaks. • Will attend SUNY Stony Brook in the fall to major in Science.  would like to continue working part-time while attending college. • Seeking full time employment after graduation.

11. Reading Writing Math Science History All employers are looking for validation that you have mastered the basic skills ofreading, writing, math, science and etc. To validate your mastery of these subjects you may use examples from your high school education. . SAMPLES: National and State Standards: SAT Scores: Verbal 515; Math 490 FCAT Scores: Math Reading Achieved an A on my ten-page, term paper for English on the topic of "Comparison of American Authors.“ Average in Math courses for two years

12. Special Skills : Most typically includes computer and language skills, and may also include job specific skills of any sort: • Computer skills: List languages, systems and programs • Language skills: Specify language and your level of proficiency

13. Your work experience can come in the form of: • Paid job. • Non-paid internship. • Shadowing experience • Volunteer Experience • A class field trip. • Childcare, babysitting, etc. • Lawn maintenance, housekeeping, etc.

14. Briefly give the employer an overview of work that has taught you skills. • Use action words to describe your job duties. • Include your work experience in reverse chronological order—that is, put your last job first and work backward to your first, relevant job. Include: • Title of position, • Name of organization • Location of work (town, state) • Dates of employment • Describe your work responsibilities with emphasis on specific skills and achievements.  Check the Job Description web page for ideas.

15. Samples: Counter person, Parkson KLCC, GF, 1st & 2nd Floor, SuriaKLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Center, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, 2/5/2011-10/1/2012 Duties included: Handling money, helping customers, and cleaning. Computer Technician, DL Smart Enterprise, No.45, Jalan Kemuliaan 6, Taman University, 81300 Skudai, Johor, 7/2/2011 to 28/2/2012 Duties include: Upgrading processors, RAM, video and sound cards, and installing new computers.

16. Resume Checkup • Run a spell check on your computer before anyone sees your resume. • Have a friend look at your resume. • Ask another friend to proofread. • Is it one page? • Does it sell your abilities to an employer?

17. Resume Samples Clearly Defined Sections Skill labels next..

18. Resume Samples Skill Labels

19. iii) Language for Resume Keyword for resume preparation (1)

20. iii) Language for Resume….contKeyword for resume preparation (2)

21. iii) Language for Resume….contKeyword for resume preparation (3)

22. iv) Drafting a Resume • In attempting to write a cover letter, write a draft first not a finished cover letter. • Some tips for getting started in writing your resume. • Begin by assembling the basic sections of your resume. At this point, don not worry about the order or wording of each section. • As you write, remember that resumes use more concise language than other documents. • Use ‘Language for Resume’ provided in the notes (module). • To show employers what you are capable of, do not forget to include transferable skills and accomplishments. • Make good use of keywords by integrating information you have gathered in your research

23. iv) Drafting a Resume…. cont • Here are some examples:

24. Writing a Resume Activities Circle your answers to complete the CV Quiz

25. Writing a Resume Activities…cont Select one job advertisement that you may want to apply. Then, read ‘Language for Resume’ input. Discuss what action words or phrases may work for your resume. Compare these words to the items in your resumes. Discuss ways you could strengthen the action words on your resumes by adding your own vocabulary.

26. Writing a Resume Activities…cont In groups of three (3), share your resume with peers to receive feedback about your design and content of your resume. Use Resume Peer Review Guidebelow to do this.

27. NOTE: For next class, please bring a copy of a job advertisement you found online or in the newspaper. Also, print pages 22-27 of the module.

28. (week 3: 2ndmeeting ) 1.5.1: WRITING aRESUME

29. Create a resume based on a job description that are available online or in the newspaper by following the guidelines below: • It should follow chronological resume type • It should include your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and etc. (refer to format of writing resume) • It should use proper language for resume