Resume Writing

The Objective of a Resume is to….

Get You An Interview!

Why do you need a resume?
 A marketing tool
 YOUR TICKET TO AN INTERVIEW.
 To obtain an interview, not a job
The art of projecting one’s personality

Meaning
 Self-Promotional Document

 An advertisement which sells you

 Explain a professional business proposition

Pop Quiz!
 What is the initial amount of time an employer
takes to review an applicant’s resume?

 Answer:
 15 – 20 seconds minimum
 45 seconds maximum
Someone Once Said:
“YOU NEVER GET A SECOND
CHANCE TO CREATE A FIRST
IMPRESSION.”

Your RESUME is one of your FIRST

IMPRESSIONS with a potential
 EMPLOYER
Resume- hidden messages

Resume You
 Neat  Neat
 Well-organized  Well-organized
 Error free  Attention to detail
 Professional  Careful & Competent
appearance
Questions First …
1) What jobs are you applying for and what skills,
knowledge and tasks are required of them?
2) What are the differences between cover letter and
resume? Their components & Functions?
3) the types of resume?
4) the language styles of cover letter as well as
business letter in general.
Questions for terms
 Bio Data” the shortest form for the Biological Data is the old
fashion terminology for resume and C.V. The term Biodata is
mostly used in India.

 The term “Curriculum Vitae” means C.V is used more in U.K.

It is a Latin word meaning “Course of Life.”

 The term “Resume” is more used in the USA. It is a French

word meaning “Summary
 CV writing tips
 Do your Research
 Use Action Verbs

 Write Clear and Concise sentences

 Restrict your use of first person pronoun

 Use professional Language

 Use area specific terminology

Tips…
 Use “PAR” statement
 Screen out unnecessary or irrelevant

information
 Be positive

 Be as Specific as possible

 Be honest with your resume, never tell a lie

 Proofread your resume many times

The Dos in Resume preparation

 Consider bullet style

 Quantify your achievement

 List your qualification in reverse

chronological order
 Do consider volunteer work experience

 Use white or Off- white paper

 Do Start from a Template

The Dos in Resume preparation
 Use font size of 10-12
 Use non-decorative points

 Use one font and stick to it

 Proofread carefully

 Remember to sign

 Do Consider a Creative or Digital Resume

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The Don’ts in Resume preparation

 Avoid italics, script and underlined words

 Don’t Send it as a Word Document

 Don’t Use More Than Two Lines Per Bullet

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 Don’t Go Overboard With Text Effects
 Don’t Use More Than 2 Fonts

 Don’t Spend All Your Time on the

Design
 Don’t Squish it All In

 Don’t Try to Hide Gaps

 Don’t Use Negative Phrases
You should also be careful of using words with negative
connotations—even if you’re using them in a positive light.
Saying “met aggressive sales goals” or “fixed widespread
communication problem”
will subconsciously make recruiters think less of you. Instead,
write “delivered on ambitious number of sales” or “proposed
and implemented solution to make company communication
easier and more efficient.”
 Controversies
over the format of Resume
 One page or not. (Usu. one page for college grads.)
 To be unique and creative or not. (with caution.)
 Including hobbies and extracurricular activities
or not.
 Personal data (e.g. age and marital status) and
photo.
 No hand written resumes
 Include Weakness or Strength
Types of Resume
 Chronological Resume

 Functional Resume

 Hybrid Resume

 Targeted Resume

 The renewed 2018 versions of resume writing can be seen on

net by the professional resume template
Sections of a Resume
The Header
 What should be included?
 Name
 Permanent and present address
 E-mail address
 Telephone number

 Where should contact information go?

 Top of the page
 Objective Statement
 Purpose
 Communicate the type of position you are interested in
 Examples
 Management trainee position with a specialty retailer.
 Technical sales with an energy related industry in the
Southwest. Long range goals of regional sales
management.
 To obtain a position as field service representative
with XYZ Software Corporation.
Education
 Name of Institution
 Include city and state if not part of the title
 Name of your degree and major
 Bachelor of _________ in ___________
 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration:
Accounting
 List degrees in reverse chronological order
 Most recent degree is listed first
Education
 Date or expected date of graduation
 GraduationDate: May 2014
 Expected Graduation Date: May 2015

 Grand Total
 Majoror overall at least 3.0
 Round down to the nearest tenth
 3.0
not 3.062
 GPA: 4.0, Summa Cum Laude

 High School Information

 Do not include or can be included
Experience
 Use the term "experience"
 What is considered experience?
 Full and part-time jobs
 Self-employment
 Volunteer work
 Practice field, and cooperative education
 Information to include
 Job Title
 Dates of employment
 Company name
 City & State
Listing Responsibilities
 Use bullet points
 Start of each line with an action verb
 Present tense if currently employed
 Past tense if no longer employed
 Vary your choice of verbs

 Tailor skills and experiences to the position for

which you are applying
 Be concise while providing enough detail
Honors & Awards
 Order by dates
 Reverse chronological

 Rank order by importance to the career objective

Professional Affiliations & Activities

 Order by date
 Reverse chronological

 Rank order by importance to the career objective

 Do not say Member of …
 Emphasize your leadership roles
 Spell out the organization’s name:
 Do not use abbreviations or acronyms
One-page Resume of Elon Musk [2018]
 As one of the most accomplished CEO's and leaders in
the worlds, he does not need any introduction, as
simply saying his name would open most of the doors
in the world.
 Elon Musk revolutionized, improved and changed
many industries, from electric vehicles to reusable
rockets to being among the first to create the electronic
payments industry to selling 20.000 flamethrowers in
4 days.
Elon Musk
 With so many achievements and past experiences, one would
be right to think that you would need lots of pages in order to
cover them all.
 However, our team proved the concept of “Less, is More” that
recruiters and employers ask for when receiving job
applications, and through efficient use of design principles
and advice from recruiters we managed to summarize all of
the professional experience of Elon Musk in a one-page
resume.
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