This document provides guidance on preparing a job application. It discusses including a self-assessment that outlines one's skills, accomplishments, interests, and values. For skills, it recommends using action verbs to describe dynamic abilities. For accomplishments, it suggests including both professional and personal achievements. Knowing one's interests can help determine what types of jobs to pursue. Personal values should also be considered to find the best career fit. The document then discusses sources of career information and common sections included in resumes such as work experience, education, and achievements.
2. SELF ASSESSMENT
• Snow your skills
• Know your accomplishments
• Know your interests
• Know your personal values
3. KNOW YOUR SKILLS
Verbs suggest action; using them to describes your skills gives the
impression that you are a dynamic person
• Enjoy analyzing financial data
• Administered a program of ten students working with minority businesses
• Prepared consulting proposals in response to tender offers
• Involved in student planning for the admissions officers
• Helped prepare the evaluating document for core courses in our school
• Coordinated off campus internships
• Delighted to speak before groups both in school and to outside groups
4. KNOW YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT
• Records accomplishments. That may be trivial to you may be important to
some one else.
• Winning the scholarship award allowed me to travel to Europe
• Reducing the labor hours required for product changeover resulted in a
savings of (work related project)
• Travelling resulted in a major paper and proposal for entering the east
European market (intercultural exposure)
• Speaking French and Spanish allowed me to head a student study group
to Europe (knowledge of foreign languages)
5. KNOW YOUR INTERESTS
• Analyzing your interests preferences and attitudes can help you
determine to what type of job you can use your skills.
• Which jobs have I enjoyed the most? Why?
• Do I prefer to work with figures, machines, people, or idea?
• What do I like to do with my free time?
• Which things have brought me high satisfaction?
• Which hobbies do I enjoy the most?
• And many other self analysis question….
6. KNOW YOUR PERSONAL VALUES
• A desire to help people, a desire to work with them in a personal manner. A
concern the make the world a better place in which to live.
• A position of major responsibility you would also receive a size able salary
and high recognition.
• A wish to face risk, you would have to be willing to travel and be concerned
with exciting tasks.
• An idea place in which to work; people would know one another. The
atmosphere would be friendly and warm.
• A desire to accomplish much on your own. A keen interest in being your
own boss
7. MARKET ASSESSMENT
• Written sources of career and job information’’
• Trade publications, libraries, placement offices are principal
places to locate information on possible functional jobs areas.
• Innumerable sources exist. Your school library, local and even the
career or placement center at your school have countless
articles and books on careers and job information. We included
here just a few classic, representative samples,
8. OPENING SECTION
Consistently writers and researches suggest similar inclusions in a resume.
The information below is based on recent survey of steps. Note the similarly
in the following list with those suggested in this book;
Preparation is essential
Identification of self and company interests.
Work experience.
Professional objectives,
Education qualifications.
Achievements.
9. MAJOR SECTIONS OF RESUME
• Work experience
• A employment names dates, location; titles and positions held;
specific accomplishments preceded by a verb
• B volunteer work
• Achievements, awards, services activites
• School and community achievements, honours, offices,
publications
• Travel, language, self support other facts
10. SECTIONS OF RESUME
• Opening section,
• A your name, address (school and/or home), telephone numbers, fax
number, or E-mail address
• B your job or career objective
• C your basic qualifications (optional_)
• Education
• A schooling beyond high school; names and locations, date attended,
degree and certificates
• B major, significant pertinent courses; academic honors; grade- point averge
special skills ; significant achievements