Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Resume, and
Curriculum Vitae
What’s our Objective?
- Determine contents of an application letter;
- Distinguish a resume from a curriculum vitae;
- Identify strategies in preparing an effective
resume;
- Prepare an effective application letter;
- Write an effective resume/curriculum vitae.
Before you can secure a job you
want after graduating from college,
you need to undergo the application
process first.
It all starts with your job
application letter and
resume.
Job Application Letter
- Also termed as ‘cover letter’ or ‘letter of
intent’
- It states your intention to work in an
organization, institution, or company.
Cover Letter
Purposes:
- A response to a job advertisement
- An unsolicited inquiry to a prospective employer
- A letter to a recruitment agency
Cover Letter
Regardless of the circumstance, it is wise
to research about the company and the
job you are interested in. You may call the
company’s
Human Resource Department (HRD) for
further information or to get a copy of the
company brochure.
Cover Letter
University of the East – Caloocan needs student assistants for the following offices:
-I.T. DEPARTMENT
(knowledgeable of basic programming)
-LIBRARY
(knowledgeable of printed and electronic academic sources)
-OFFICE OF REGISTRAR
(knowledgeable of basic document management)
-STUDENTS’ DISCIPLINE OFFICE
(knowledgeable of students’ handbook, school rules)
-SPORTS and CULTURAL OFFICE
(knowledgeable of arts and culture)
Hard skills are abilities specific to the Soft skills, on the other hand, are
job and/or industry. Generally, these abilities that can be applied in any job.
are more technical skills you learn in Often, soft skills may be referred to as
school, training, or experience on the “people skills” or “social skills”. This
job. This includes: include:
Software Problem-solving
Foreign languages Time management
Operating certain equipment Leadership
Skills
Trainings
Indicate related trainings that showcase
your expertise in a certain field.
Include the title of the award, the organization/institution that gave the award,
and date of awarding.
References or Character References
• Coworker
• Co-volunteer or volunteer leader
• Coach
• Client or customer
• Vendor or business acquaintance
• Professor or academic advisor
• Personal or professional mentor
• Fellow student or graduate from
an educational program
• Functional
• Best for entry-level job seekers, those making a career
change, or an applicant with a bad work history.
• Highlights skills and responsibilities in a general way
under headings that represent different areas of
expertise instead of job titles.
Types of Resume
• Targeted
• Contains career objective that you want to achieve. It only
lists capabilities that match the objective.
• Combined
• Combines the features of chronological and functional
CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME
Source:
https://www.livecareer.com/how-to-write-a-resu
me
FUNCTIONAL RESUME