Impress your prospective employers with an impressive Resume and increase you chances of getting that JOB

1. RESUME TO
IMPRESS
BY TECHBERRIES

2. WHY DO YOU NEED A RESUME
TO
GET
A
JOB

3. WHY SHOULD IT BE GOOD?
•Your goal is to get an interview
•A resume is a window
•It’s a brochure about you
•The 8 second test
•Brevity and readability

4. THE RESUME OF A “RESUME”
Heading Objective
References Education
Activities Related Skills
Experience

5. HEADING
• Name
• Address
• Telephone / Cell Phone Number
• E-mail address

6. DO’S & DON'T
DO
DON’T

7. OBJECTIVE
 One or two sentences
 Type of position (part time, full time, summer
internship)
What position would you like to find?
 Emphasize how you will use your skills, not what
you want to gain

8. Educational Qualification
• Your most recent educational
information is listed first.
• Include your degree (B.Sc.,
B.A., M.B.A etc.), major,
institution attended,
minor/concentration.
• Add your grade point average
or Percentage.
• Mention academic honors.

9. SUMMARY OF
QUALIFICATIONS
• What makes you the best person
for the job?
• List the top four or five skills &
qualifications here.
• Include skills mentioned in the job
posting if applicable.

10. RELATED SKILLS
• Hard Skills: Can be taught or certified in.
 Software programs and proficiency (Word, PowerPoint,
Excel, FrontPage, AutoCad…)
 Programming languages (include Visual Basic, HTML,
PHP, …)
 Abilities (based on experience)
 Languages and language ability
• Soft Skills: personal attributes
– E.g. Punctual, energetic, flexible, team-player

11. EXPERIENCE
• List all work experience…within reason
• Include accomplishments not just responsibilities
• Job title
• Name of the company
• Dates of employment (years only)
• Location of the company (optional)
Calling this section Experience allows you to include
jobs for which you were not paid. Include:
 Internship
 Volunteer position

12. ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
 Scholarships
 Grants
 Prizes
 Nominations
 Professional societies
 Significant accomplishments
 Committees and leadership roles

13. ACTIVITIES
Maximize this field!!!
• Include relevant courses & Projects
• List computer skills and other vocational programs
• List the relevant seminars and workshops you have
attended
• Include your relevant co-curricular activity. List them all
and have a balance
 Student groups
 Professional affiliations
 Athletic groups

14. REFERENCES
• Provides employer with
background information
• Should be on separate sheet of
matching paper
• 3-4 references are enough
• Given upon request – usually at
interview

15. TYPES OF REFERENCES
• Work – most recent job
(supervisor or manager)
• Academic – professor or
teacher who knows if you are
capable
• Personal/Character – adult who
is able to vouch for your good
character and desirable
personality traits

16. Characteristics Of A
Successful Resume
• Focuses on skills. Uses action words to define the
responsibilities of your job-related experience.
• Easy to read and understand.
• Visually powerful and free of gimmicks.
• One page, or at most 2 pages long.
• Language is grammatically correct.
• Spelling has been checked.
• Formal Style Must always be 100% truthful.
• Contains no inappropriate personal information.
• Produced on a computer.
• Data presented in chronological order

17. BASIC CHECKLIST
• Create an effective layout
• Try to interest your reader visually
• A clean, professional format with a little style
Extra white space makes it easy to read – set margins
 Limit font to two choices
 Easy to read font 12 or 14 pt.
 Categorize information

18. AND FINALLY
• Have at least two friends proof read and
critique
• Run a spell check on your computer before
anyone sees your resume.
• Print it and proof read again
THANK YOU