This document provides guidance on creating an effective resume. It discusses that a resume is used to get an interview, not a job, by interesting the employer in your abilities and making a positive first impression. There are three main types of resumes: chronological, functional, and combinational. The key components of a resume include a heading, job objective, profile summary, work experience, education, and skills/abilities. Additional components like activities, honors and certifications can be included if relevant. The document provides tips for better presentation such as being concise, targeted, and focusing on the employer's needs. It cautions against including unnecessary information like salaries, references, or lies.

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Resume Writing

2.  An advertisement of you
 A snapshot of who you are and your personal,
professional, educational and work qualifications

3. Why do we need a resume?
 To get an interview,
not a job!
 Interest the employer
in your abilities
 Give a positive first
impression of you in
10-20 seconds

4. Types of Resume
1) Chronological Resume: Provide history of your work
experience.
2) Functional Resume: This allows the reader to see all of the
accomplishments and qualifications of the job applicant presented
in a logical fashion.
3) Combinational Resume: Present the knowledge, skills and
abilities gained from work in a reverse-chronological order

5. Resume Components
 Heading
 Job Objective
 Profile Summary
 Work Experience
 Education
 Skills and Abilities
 Other

6. Resume Components
Heading
 Name
 Address
 Phone number(s)
 Email address
Be sure to check your
phone and email
messages
periodically!

7. Resume Components
Job Objective
 A short statement that tells the employer what specific position
you’re applying for
 Directly reflects the position applying for
 Should be concise and specific
 A software sales position in an organization seeking an extraordinary record of generating new accounts,
exceeding sales targets and enthusiastic customer relations
 A goal-oriented professional targeting for entry level assignments in XX (Functional Area) with XX industry
preferably in XX location

8. Resume Components
Profile Summary
 What makes you the best candidate for this job?
(ie: qualifications, skills, abilities, years of
experience, work ethic and values,
accomplishments, etc.)
 Must reflect what is required in the job description
 One paragraph or 3-5 bulleted statements
 Most important part of your resume; catches and
keeps the reader’s attention

9. Resume Components
Education
 Reverse chronological order
 Required: Degree, major, school, year of
graduation
 Extra: GPA (if over 3.0), minors, honors, specific
related courses
 Professional training may also be listed either
under Education or Training

10. Resume Components
Additional Resume Components
Any of these can be added if they
are relevant to the position you are
applying for:
 Activities
 Honors
 Certifications
 Achievements
 Awards
 Licenses
 Professional Affiliations

11. GUIDELINES FOR A BETTER PRESENTATION
 The resume is visually enticing
 There is uniformity and consistency in the use of italics, capital letters,
bullets, boldface, and underlining
 There are absolutely no errors
 All the basic, expected information is included
 It is targeted
 Strengths are highlighted / weaknesses de-emphasized
 Shorter is usually better
 Watch your verb tense
 Writing is concise and to the point
 Focus on the employer’s needs, not yours

12. WHAT NOT TO PUT ON A RESUME
 Don't title your resume as Resume and start with your full name
 Don't go over one page
 Don't use fancy fonts
 Don’t use personal pronouns "I", "my" or "me"
 Don’t use colorful paper – white, buff or beige is standard
 Don’t say you were laid off or fired from your last position
 Fluffy rambling “objective” statements
 Salary information
 Don’t include “references available upon requests.” If they want them they will
ask
 Don’t ever lie on your resume

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