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Resume lesson
The document provides information about what a resume is and tips for writing an effective resume. It defines a resume as a biographical summary of one's life and qualifications written in chronological order. An effective resume gets the applicant an interview by selling their accomplishments and skills to an employer in a concise marketing tool. It should be 1-2 pages, use a basic font, and include sections for contact information, career objective, education, work experience, skills, and references.
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Resume lesson
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- 3. What is a resume? • Curriculum Vitae (resume, in American English) - comes from Latin and literally means "the course of one's life." • It is the answer to “What can you do for me?” • Your CV is a biographical summary of your life and is usually written to describe details of education and achievements in chronological order. • The interview gets you the job, the Resume gets you the interview!
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- 8. Do’s of ResumeWriting • 1 to 2 page. • 11-14 font size. • Times New Roman, Arial, Bookman etc. • Be consistent with fonts/size/bold/italics etc. • Your name should be largest font on page. • Write in third person.
- 9. Avoid • Height, weight,place of birth, marital status, ethnic identity, etc. • The word "Resume" at the top! • Any statement that begins with "I" or "My" • Reasons for leaving previous job(s) • References. • Religion affiliations, political affiliations
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- 12. 1) Contact (Personal) Information
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- 16. 2) The Career Objective • Keep it short • Never write an objective with “I” • Do not exceed more than two lines • If you can't be specific about the job you're applying for any reason, don't use an objective. Example: OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in your Financial Planning group that utilizes the achievements, skills, strategic thinking and leadership abilities.
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- 18. 2) The Career Objective Bashirova Safiya Ilgisovna kv.35, 55/1, pr. Respubliki, Temirtau, Karagandinskaya oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan, 101400 +7702-8-222-999, +77779481777 safcat@mail.ru OBJECTIVE: to obtain a position as a sales manager that will allow me to use my knowledge in management and marketing and take advantage of my desire to work in sales.
- 20. 3) Education • List the universities, institutes and colleges you have attended in reverse chronological order • Include your degree or any certificates, names of major courses, school names and courses relevant to the job you are applying for. • If you graduated with honors, you should definitely include this and write “graduated with high honors” • Don’t include your high school • Examinations and qualifications AWARDS - you should introduce this header right after the education. Here is the place to mention scholarships, stages abroad you had to compete for, prizes in contests, any kind of distinction.
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- 25. 4) Working Experience • Reverse chronological order. • List what you actually did and achieved in that job. • Don't feel ashamed with what you did, don't try to diminish your accomplishments! • The idea is that when you apply for a job you have to show growth-potential. • Five Components: - Job Title - Name of Employer - Location - Dates of employment - Description • Exclude - Unaccountable gaps. - Street address, supervisor names, telephone number or reason for leaving.
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- 30. 5) Skills and Interests • Languages - list here all the languages you speak, with a one- word description of your knowledge of that language. We suggest the following scale: conversational/beginning, intermediate, advanced, and fluent, native. List any certificates and/or results like TOEFL scores, with date. • Computer Skills - Employers expect computer literacy. List hardware, software, and operating systems with which you are familiar. Write everything you know, including Internet browsers and text editing skills. • Interests and Activities - here you may list any sport activities, singing, playing an instrument, photography, They will be particularly interested in activities where you have leadership or responsibility, or which involve you in relating to others in a team. If you have been involved in any type of volunteer work, do give details.
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- 33. 6) References • Here you can list with contact details persons ready to recommend you. • Generally a reference sheet consists of the name, title, phone number and email address of two or three academic and/or business references. • Do not use relatives, friends or other students as references. • Ask the permission of references before giving their names and numbers. • Do not send to employers unless they request it. • It’s better to write: “References available upon request” • Example: