English for

Academic and
Professional
Purposes
PREPARED BY: MARY LOUISE F. REFORMA, LPT
ON-THE-JOB TEXTS
LESSON 13
RESUMÉ
LESSON 13
RESUMÉ
■ A record of both an applicant’s personal
background and accomplishments
■ Information to include must be truthful and
accurate
■ This gives an overview of yourself to the
hiring administrators when you apply for a
job
CHRONOLOGICAL Format
■ used to emphasize the applicant’s work
experiences progress
■ starts with the complete work experiences,
followed by the educational background
CHRONOLOGICAL Format
■ best used if the applicant is applying for a
job related to his previous experiences,
and has ten to fifteen years work
experiences
FUNCTIONAL Format
■ focuses on the skills, not on the work
history
■ best used if the applicant changed career; a
high school or college student entering the
industry
FUNCTIONAL Format
COMBINATION OR HYBRID
Format
■ combines the chronological and functional
format
■ works best for applicants aiming for a
career change or wanting to present both
skills and accomplishments
FEATURES OF A RESUMÉ
HEADING: Feature of Resumé
■ Complete name
■ Current address
■ Contact details (contact number and email
address)
HEADING: Feature of Resumé
OBJECTIVES: Feature of Resumé
■ reflects the applicant’s career goals and
intention for applying for the job
■ write a direct and specific objective that
contains what you want to achieve in your
career and what the employer could expect
from you
HEADING: Feature of Resumé
EXPERTISE and ACHIEVEMENT:
Feature of Resumé
■ professional skills/ qualifications
■ includes personal and technical skill
including the certifications and recognition
received
EXPERTISE and ACHIEVEMENT: Feature of Resumé
WORK EXPERIENCE: Feature of Resumé

■ Employment history; relevant experience

■ If you have no work experience yet, write
first the educational background, and
include the optional part: Trainings and
Seminars Attended
WORK EXPERIENCE: Feature of Resumé
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Feature of Resumé
■ Also Academics/ Academic Qualifications
■ Write your degree together with your
major, minor or concentration (if there is
any), school and year attended.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Feature of Resumé
BUSINESS LETTERS
LESSON 13
BUSINESS LETTERS
■ An official form of communication used
for several purposes such as:
– Presenting a proposal
– Filling for a leave
– Applying for a job
■ Usually formal and direct to the point
THE APPLICATION LETTER
PARTS OF AN APPLICATION LETTER
HEADING
■written on the top most part of the
paper
■includes an applicant’s address
HEADING
DATE

INSIDE
ADDRESS
GREETING or Salutation
■ written to indicate for whom a letter is;
■ should start with the word “Dear” followed
by his/her last name;
■ end the salutation with a colon (:)
GREETING
BODY
■ the most critical and crucial part in your
paper;
■ includes the information on the job that you
are applying for, the experiences and the
skills that you possess;
■ usually is a 2-3 paragraph part.
BODY
COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE

■ a way of politely finishing the letter.

COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE
IDENTIFICATION

■ shows the name of the sender of the

letter.
IDENTIFICATION
MEMORANDUM
MEMORANDUM
■ A short written piece issued by a person in
authority which is meant to take effect within
the workplace.
■ A document issued to announce an
appointment or applicant to a new position, to
reprimand an erring employee, to invite to a
meeting, etc.
BUSINESS LETTER
FORMATS
FULL BLOCK
FORMAT
FULL BLOCK FORMAT

■ the contents of the letter are all justified

to the left
 MODIFIED BLOCK FORMAT
DATE and
ADDRESS
INSIDE
ADDRESS

COMPLIMENTARY
CLOSE and
IDENTIFICATION
MODIFIED BLOCK FORMAT

■ the date, inside address, complimentary

close and identification are on the right
side of the paper
SEMI BLOCK FORMAT

DATE and ADDRESS

INSIDE
ADDRESS

COMPLIMENTARY
CLOSE and
IDENTIFICATION
SEMI BLOCK FORMAT
■ The address of the applicant,
complimentary close and identification
are on the right side while the date and
inside address are on the left
■ Additionally, each first line of the
paragraphs of the body are indented