The document outlines the importance of credentials in job applications, detailing the requirements for resumes, application letters, and forms. It provides guidelines on writing resumes, filling out application forms, and securing necessary documents like barangay and police clearances, as well as medical certificates. Additionally, it emphasizes the significance of effective job interview skills and offers an overview of activities related to work immersion, such as creating resumes and participating in mock interviews.

1. APPRECIATING
Importance of
Credentials!
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2. E X P E C T A T I O N S
• Get familiarized with the
different credentials for a job;
• Practice filling out forms and
writing application letter; and
• Give the importance of the
functions of credentials for a job.

3. One of the duties and responsibilities
of the Work Immersion students is to
prepare the documentations and
reports required in the curriculum
and by the partner institution. It is
assumed that after your work
immersion, you either study in college
or land for a job.
• involves the reading and writing of
on-the-job texts
• official company documents
L E S S O N

4. R E S U M E
• Resume is a short document used to
summarize a job seeker’s experience
and qualifications for a prospective
employer.
• It includes the job seeker’s contact
information, work experience,
education, and relevant skills in support
of a job application.

5. CONCEPT OF RESUME
Through this record of both your personal background
and accomplishments, it helps the employers to
evaluate whether you are qualified for a particular job or
not
• A well-organized, tailored
resume will increase your
chances of landing in an
interview.
IMPORTANCE
• It gives the hiring manager
an overview of the
qualifications you have for
the job for which you’re
applying.

6. T I P S I N W R I T I N G R E S U M E
• Begin resume by writing your full name, address, telephone
contact number
• Write an objective.
• Use dynamic action verbs such as accomplished,
collaborated, encouraged, established, facilitated, founded,
managed, etc.
• Begin work experience with your most recent job.
• Do not use the subject 'I', use tenses in the past, except for
your present job.
• Place your work experience before your education.
• Ask for permission to use someone as a reference before you
interview for a position.
• Your entire resume should ideally not be any longer than one
page.

7. APPLICATION LETTER
Also known as a cover letter • is a summary of
your strongest and
most relevant skills
and abilities that
will be expanded in
your resume or
selection criteria.

8. APPLICATION FORM
• An application form is an official
document that employers want
their job candidates to fill in while
applying for a job. The employer
would ask a series of questions
that candidates must answer.

9. GUIDELINES IN FILLING OUT
APPLICATION FORM
• Read the whole form carefully before completing it.
• Make a rough copy and ask someone to check it.
• Write neatly and use black ink
• Follow instructions exactly, it may ask for BLOCK CAPITALS in
some sections.
• Write your address in full, not forgetting the post code.
• Make sure you list all course and qualifications.
• Complete the section on previous employment
• Use the opportunity to sell yourself in the section which asks for
further information.
• Check if your application is accurate and has no misspelled words.
• Keep a copy of your application form for future reference.
• Use your Personal Education Plan (PEP)/progress file and action
plan to help you complete the form.
• Return your application form promptly
• Don’t leave blank spaces, (N/A or NONE)

10. O T H E R D O C U M E N T S
Barangay clearance Police clearance Mayor’s clearance Medical Certificate

11. • This certificate is usually
requested for employment
requirements, ID application,
supporting documents in
application to government
agencies, supporting documents
to medical certificates,
Affidavits, and whenever any
office requests or requires it.
BARANGAY CLEARANCE

12. BARANGAY CLEARANCE
REQUIREMENTS:
• Recent Cedula (Community
Tax Certificate)
• Application Form
• Application Fee
Steps in securing the Barangay
Certificate (may vary in different
barangays)

13. • Police Clearance is a
document issued to a
person to prove and
certify that he/she is
free and cleared from
any case, liability,
crime, offense, and
bad record in the local
town or municipality
he/ she is currently
residing.
POLICE CLEARANCE
The Police Department or PNP Station is
authorized to issue this certificate to any
individual under its jurisdiction.

14. • Police Clearance is usually
requested when you apply for a job
either local or abroad or when you
need to show some supporting
documents in applying for an ID
like passport or when a
government agency or any office
requires it. Police clearance is valid
for 6 months while NBI is valid for
one year.
POLICE CLEARANCE
REQUIREMENTS:

15. • Individuals need to secure a Mayor’s
Clearance before they can apply for
a firearms license. This is especially
true of applicants to the Philippine
National Police (PNP). Some schools
and overseas employment agencies
require their students/recruits to
secure a Certificate of Good Moral
Character before they are allowed to
enroll or apply.
MAYOR'S CLEARANCE

16. MAYOR'S CLEARANCE
REQUIREMENTS:
• Original Copy of Police Clearance
• Latest Community Tax Certificate
• Official Receipt from the Municipal
Treasury Office

17. • Practitioners may only
sign medical certificates
they believe, to be
completely accurate. This
includes the practitioner’s
own observations as well
as information provided
by the patient. Any
medical statements in the
certificate must have a
factual basis.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
Practitioners may only sign medical certificates
they believe, to be completely accurate.

18. WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A
MEDICAL CERTFICATE
• Being in the form of an official, original & hard
copy document.
• The name and address of the practitioner
issuing the certificate are clearly stated.
• Date of the certificate is written and signed by
the practitioner.
• Date of the medical examination.
• The condition of degree of incapacity of the
patient.
• Be addressed to the party requiring the
certificate as evidence of illness, for example,
an employer, insurer or magistrate.

19. JOB INTERVIEW SKILLS
• A job interview is an interview
consisting of a conversation between
a job applicant and a representative
of an employer which is conducted to
assess whether the applicant should
be hired. How you answer questions
during job interview can have a big
impact on you being hired or
accepted as an employee.

20. THE INTERVIEW IS FREQUENTLY
IMPROMPTU IN CHARACTER.
THERE ARE TWO GENERAL TYPES:
1. Private interview consists of talking
between an employer and a job applicant
or between school official and student
seeking admission into college.
2. The public interview is a formal or
informal talk performed before a large
group of audience who may or may not
be present within the premises where the
interview takes place.

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ACTIVITIES
• My Resume
• Application Letter Making
• Mock Interview
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22. THANK YOU
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