4. 1) WRITING A RESUME
WHAT IS A RESUME ?
A Resume is a Professional document to show and reveal various
information about you to a potential employer:
IS WRITING A RESUME THE SAME THING THAN WRITING A REPORT ?
They have similarities, a Report & a Resume are professional documents,
so they must be :
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PROFESSIONALY
WRITEN
PROFESSIONALY
LOOK
PROFESSIONAL
To make your resume professional, it must have the correct STRUCTURE, the
correct CONTENT and the correct FORMAT.
5. LET’S READ & THINK
With the documents given to you, you must :
- Find the family of
information
that
should appear in a
Resume
WRITEN PROFESSIONALY
LOOK
PROFESSIONAL
-Find for each family the type of
information and details that must
be given
-Find the Format a resume
should follow
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+
- Find the classic mistake that
must not be done in each family
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PROFESSIONALY
- Find the classic mistake
that must not be done for a
resume to look professional
Example :
A resume must have :
- Personal details
In Personal Details you must write :
-Full name
-Address
Classic Mistake:
- Never write your weight, size etc
Format of Resume:
-A resume must
portrait format
be
in
Classic Mistake:
-A resume should
exceed 4 pages
not
6. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF A RESUME ?
A traditional Resume must have the following 7 sections (parts) :
Brief
Introduction
Education
Experience
Personal
Information
Generic Skills
Affiliation &
Contribution
Passion
What IS THE CORRECT CONTENT FOR EACH SECTIONS ?
7. PERSONAL
INFORMATION
BRIEF
INTRODUCTION
- Name
- Birth Date and Age
- Status (single etc)
- Phone Number
- Email
- Address
- ID Picture
- No Private Information (ID number etc)
- No information on physical attribute (weight..)
- No information on health condition
- No funky email (ex: coconut@gmail.com)
- No funky ID picture
- The type of job you are
looking for.
- Why are you passionate
(motivated by this type of
job?
- What is you professional
goal?
- Never write you are looking for a specific position
- Do not explain your passion for the type of job in an over
sweet way.
- Write a goal that is reasonable and achievable
8. EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
AFFILIATION
CONTRIBUTIO
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- Month/Year of graduation
- Name of qualification
- Field of study
- Place of study
- Never write about your results
- Never write the duration of study, only the graduation time
(except if you did not graduate)
- Write the qualification from the latest to the oldest
- Duration of work
- Position
- Department
- Main Duties/Tasks
- Achievements
- Name of company
-Location of company
- Never forget to write about any working experience
- The Duties/Tasks must be written in a “sexy” way.
- Name of Association you
are a member
- Achievements for this
association (if any)
- Remove this section if you are not member of any
association
- This section is for professional membership only
9. GENERIC
SKILLS
- List the language you can
speak or write or read
- Indicate your level for
each language
- List all the software you
can use
- Indicate your level for
each software
- Be very carefully when indicating your level. You must give
your true level and make sure you can prove your level
during the interview.
PASSION
- List your hobbies
- List association your are
member or any social
activities
- Select hobbies that sound “sexy”
- Be careful when indicating your hobbies, you must be able
to talk about them during the interview.
10. 2) WRITING A LETTER
IS A LETTER A PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENT ?
Yes a letter can be a professional document if sent for work reason (letter to
supplier, letter to inform employee etc. Like Report and Resume, a professional
letter must be :
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PROFESSIONALY
WRITEN
PROFESSIONALY
LOOK
PROFESSIONAL
HOW DOES A PROFESSIONAL LETTER LOOK LIKE?
11. Name of sender:
Date
Address:
Topic of the letter
Opening
Explanation
of the situation
Reason for the
situation to
take place
Formal apologies
Formal ending
Closing Greetings
Greetings
12. LET’S TRY WRITING A LETTER
In group, you must write a letter to :
To :
Why:
