Writing a Resume

What is a Resume 

• The term resume comes from the French and means a "summary." 

• A summary of your qualifications, skills, and achievements.

• It shows a future employer what you have done in the past.

 What does a Resume do?
• A Resume details our

• skills and training, work experience, and education, and

• the accomplishments you have made with past employers.

• It should inform the employer of your career objective

 What is the Difference Between
CV and Resume

• A resume is a one page summary of your work experience and

background relevant to the job you are applying to.
• A resume should only include those details about your work
experience and skills that are relevant to the job 

• A CV is a longer academic diary that includes all your

experience, certificates, and publications.
• a CV should detail the whole course of your career.
 Difference Between
CV and Resume

• A resume is a brief summary of your skills and experience over one or

two pages, a CV is more detailed and can stretch well beyond two pages.

• The resume will be tailored to each position whereas the CV will stay
put and any changes will be in the cover letter.

• CV is intended to be a full record of your career history and a resume is

a brief, targeted list of skills and achievements.
  
What is a CV?

• 
• A CV (full form Curriculum Vitae which is Latin for “course of life”)
• It is an in-depth document which describes the whole course of your
career in full detail.
• It’s usually two- or three-page long
• A Curriculum Vitae contains details about your education, professional
career, publications, awards, honors, and other achievements.

• In the USA and Canada, a CV is used only for academic applications:

academic jobs, grants, research fellowships, etc.
 What Is a Curriculum Vitae?

• U.S. curriculum vitae, submitted for jobs in academia,

scientific research, and medical fields, are credential-
based, providing a comprehensive (and often lengthy)
listing of one’s education, certifications, research
experience, and professional affiliations and memberships.2
•   
• A curriculum vitae (CV) provides a summary of your
experience and skills.
 Resume

• 

• A resume (or résumé, from French “to sum up”) is a short, concise

document used for job applications in the US and Canada. The purpose of
a resume is to provide recruiters with a brief overview of the candidate’s
work history. A good resume should be targeted at a specific job and one
to two pages long.
 What is a Resume

• Most resumes are competency-based: they are personal

marketing documents intended to showcase the candidate’s
skills, notable achievements, and work experience to the
greatest advantage.
How to build your resume

1. Add your contact information

2. Include a summary and objective

3. Add your work experience

4. Include your education 

5. List relevant skills

6. Explain your achievements and awards