How to write a Resume

1. Resume Building

2. What is a CV?
 A Curriculum Vitae includes a summary of your
educational and academic backgrounds as well as
teaching and research experience, publications,
presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other
details.
 It is used when applying for academic, education,
scientific or research positions.

3. What is a Resume?
 A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills,
experience and education.
 It focuses more on skills and accomplishments.
 Sometimes CV and Resume are interchangeable.
 Resumes are common in America
 CV are used throughout most of the world.

4. What is a Bio Data?
 Bio Data the short form for Biographical Data, is the
old-fashioned terminology for Resume or C.V.
 The emphasis in a bio data is on personal particulars
like date of birth, religion, sex, race, nationality,
residence, marital status, and the like.
 Next comes a chronological listing of education and
experience.
 The things normally found in a resume, that is specific
skills for the job in question comes last, and are
seldom included.

5. Resume Section
1) Contact Information
2) Address
3) Objective (What job you are applying)
4) Summary of Qualifications (optional)
5) Employment History (Reverse chronology with last three experience)
6) Education
7) Skills (Relevant to job)
8) Activities (optional includes professional or community projects)
9) References (optional)

6. Contact Information
1. Name
2. Mailing address
3. Daytime phone
4. Night time phone
5. Cell phone
6. Fax
7. Email

7. Objective
1. With a particular company
2. In a specific field of employment
3. For a specific job

8. Summary of Qualifications
1. Publications
2. Awards
3. Achievements

9. Employment History
1. A reverse chronological record of employment
2. Military Experience
3. Paid Internships

10. Education
1. Colleges
2. Trade School
3. Honors & awards
4. Advanced Career Training
5. Continuing Education

11. Skills
1. Technical Skills (i.e. office machines you can operate,
programming skills)
2. Office Skills (e.g. clerical skills like filing, data entry
skills, bookkeeping or accounting skills)
3. Languages
4. Organizational (e.g. seminars, events, presentations)
5. Sales skills
6. Administrative
7. Licenses
8. Certifications

12. Activities
1. Professional
2. Community Service
3. Memberships
4. Volunteer Work

13. Resume Writing Styles
 Paper
 Columns
 Fonts
 Text alignment
 Bulleted list
 Graphical elements

14. Types of Resume
 Chronological
 Experience
 Education
 Extra skills/Interests
 Functional Format
 Stress on skills
 For jobs with a different field
 Gap in experience
 Little experience
 Combinational Format
 Highlights skills in a particular field
 Improvement and achievement in a specific field

15. Sample Format