A resume is a structured document summarizing an individual's education, experiences, skills, and accomplishments pertinent to a specific job field. Its primary purpose is to secure job interviews by effectively showcasing qualifications in a clear and organized manner. Resumes should generally be one to two pages and include essential components like contact information, job objectives, education, and employment history, while avoiding personal details such as religion and marital status.

2. What is
Resume?A resume is a summary of your relevant
education,experiences, skills and accomplishments
relevant to the field of work you are entering.
The resume is a simple, well-organized profile of
your qualifications.
A concise one to two page document that
highlights your most relevant experiences and
skills tailored to each position to which you are
applying
Your Résumé is your Advertisement

3. Purpose of Resume
The purpose of a resume is a way to get your
“foot in the door”– to get you an interview.
The purpose of a resume is to motivate an
employer to interview you. It should work in unison
with a cover letter to emphasize your strengths
and document your skills.
" Interviews get jobs; Resumes get
interviews"

4. Resumes are appropriate to submit for most
positionsin fields like business and public service. A
resume must have a clean, concise, organized,
and professional appearance. It should be easy to
scan and key information should stand out. A
resume should be one page - a general rule to follow
is no more than one page for every ten years of
experience.
Maximum number of pages=2
The first resumes
1482 - Leonardo De Vinci writes the first professional
resume

5. Opens the
Door In the job search, paper
is the great equalizer. Most
employers want to see you
on paper before meeting
you in person.

6. A good resume make you visible

7. Bad impression of resume

8. THE 20 SECOND
RULE
The personnel directors of America’s top corporations say
again and again that if you haven’t presented the most
important information about yourself in the top half of the
first page of your resume, you can probably forget about
getting the job.
The head of personnel management for one of the largest
and most prestigious employers in the Washington, D.C.
area told the authors that she allows 20 seconds to scan
each resume she receives. If in that brief time, she does not
see anything that gets her attention,she rejects the resume.
Taken from The 110 Biggest Mistakes Job Hunters Makeby Richard L. Hermann and Linda P. Sutherland

9. SOME STEPS OF RESUME
DEVELOPMENT
• Analyze the Job Description
• Choose a Format
• Catch your reader's eye.
• Before emailing your resume, try to find out the
employer’s format preference
• Proof reading
• Do not include on a resume:
• religion, race, gender, high school information
(unless applying for an internship and it is
relevant), marital status, height/weight,
birthplace, date of birth, or a photograph

10. Specific Components of
a Resume
Contact information—What is your name and
how can you be reached?
Objective—What do you want to do?
Experience —What can you do?
Education—What have you learned?
Employment—What have you done?
Every resume needs to include certain
categories of information,as identified in the
other sections of this toolkit.Your resume
should provide answers to these questions:

12. Contact Information
The header ofyour resume should include
your name,address,phone number,and
email address,if you regularly use it. When
submitting a paper version ofyour
resume,it is visually appealing to use a
large font for your name.Include both a
local and permanent address and a phone
number so that an employer can easily
reach you.This is especially important for
graduating students

13. Job Objective
Although optional,a job objective statement shows
employers the direction you want to go,your
work preferences,and serves as a focal point for
employers to review and analyze your resume.It
allows employersto immediately identify the kind
ofposition you want.Education
In this section,include any information about your
degree(s),including where and when you
graduated;date(s);major,minor,orconcentration;certif
ication;and academic awards and honors. Make
sure you use the official names for
schools,degrees,and majors/minors

14. Education???
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN

15. Employment History
The way you structure the “experience”section will
depend on what you are looking for and what
you have done.This section lists in chronological
order the positions you have held,names and
locations of employers,and dates employed.You
should also list responsibilities, achievements,
significant contributions,and demonstrated
skills.*Stick to the What/Where/When
format
A resume reference is someone who can verify the
information you have provided in your resume and
can provide information about your character. If you
are new to the work force, they can be personal
references: former teacher / professor, acquaintance,
coach, etc.; or if you are using past work references,
they can be former bosses, clients, managers,
supervisors, etc. References are people who you
References

16. Resume Formats
Chronological Format
Functional Format
Combination Format

17. Resume Formats
Chronological Format:
The chronological résumé
begins with a list of the
job applicant's previous
work history. This list of
jobs appears in reverse
chronological order, with
the most recent job listed
first. The strength of this
type of résumé is that it
showcases the depth and
breadth of the work
history for a prospective
employer. A chronological

18. Functional Format
The functional résumé emphasizes particular job skills
and experience rather than job history. The
functional résumé is popular with job seekers who
have gaps in their work history or have a varied
and erratic work history. It is also a good choice for
recent college graduates who may not have much
job experience, and have skills from experiences
other than gainful employment.

19. Combination
The combination résumé incorporates characteristics of the
chronological and the functional/skills résumé. Generally,
the combination résumé begins with a description of
specific skills and qualifications and then is followed by
employment history, listed in reverse-chronological
order.

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