Resumes That Get Jo
AGENDA
o What is a Resume? o Benefits of a Good Resume o Resume composition o Forms (Types) of Resumes
o Assembling your resume o Printing your resume
What is a Resume?
What is a Resume?
A brief history of your accomplishments that you prepare for potential employers.
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Benefits of a Good Resume
Introduces you Serves as a guide for you and the interview Reminder to the interviewer about you after the interview
Resume composition A heading – name , complete address, home telephone number A job objective Education/training – name & location of schools or programs, dates of attendance, degrees, major, GPA, course work related to job, honors & awards Work experience – names and addresses of employers (dates, duties, major accomplishments) Activities/special skills – personal and special abilities such as skills or foreign language
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Forms (Types) of Resumes Targeted …Non Targeted Chronological form - job experience lists in reverse chronological order +: clear & logical -: with limited experience, gaps are evident Functional form - arrange work experience according to areas of skill +: draws attention to accomplishments -: Some employers are suspicious of gaps
Chronological
Chronological
Functional
Functional
1- Know Yourself The importance of knowing yourself • Getting to know your skills • Naming your skills • The skills summary
2- Knowing Your Personal Qualifications Making a word picture about yourself? * * * *
Your Passion Quick learner Good with my hand Hot head
3- Work Experience Facts & figures (Top 50 Jobs) /Market Research • Who? …With whom did • •
• • •
you work? [Type/Size] What? …What duties did you perform? [JD] Where? …Where did your job fit into the organization? [Different Locations/Traveling] Why? …What goals were you trying to accomplish? [Passion] When? …What timelines were you working under? [Working Hours] How? …What procedures did you follow? [Mission ,Vision]
Try to see your experiences as a professional would UNDERSTATED
Answered phone
PROFESSIONAL
Acted as liaison between clients and legal staff
Try to see your experiences as a professional would UNDERSTATED Wiped tables
PROFESSIONAL
Created healthy environment for customers and maintained positive public image
4- Accomplishments: Describing your Achievements Example: New contract New branch Ideas & Awards New Position
5- Job Skills: Market Awareness & Jobs Evolution
• What are the critical/core skills to a job?
• Think like the employer
Marketing Sales Labs Financial Analysis Human Resources Customer Service
6- Qualification summary: • Who you are? • What you have to offer to an employer (Diversity) • Objective: Get an employer……………..Why?
Qualification summary: a capsule description of yourself
7- Education: • Summarize your education & training Beginning with the highest level of educational achievement, include information such as: university attended, degrees earned, major, minors, grade point average(GPA), date of program completion, and so forth.
7- Education:
Canadian International College, July 2007 Bachelor of Business Administration GPA 3.4/4.0
You do not have to include your GPA on the resume, but if it isn’t included, employers may assume that it is lower than it really is. Always state the grade point scale your school is using.
8- Awards: Recording Recognition • Include relevant activities and honors that you could discuss with your prospective employer or that have given you valuable experience or skills.
9- Memberships:
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Associations, Clubs & Organizations
10- Personal Information: using information to your advantage
Example:
◦ Single (available to travel, working late, ….) • Activities (traveling,…)
11- References: What they are & how to use them
Available on request
Or:
◦ Be sure to talk to them ◦ Information is accurate
12- Your job objectives:
what do you want & what can you contribute?
One to three sentences summary of your area of expertise and career interest Write as complete sentences or as descriptive phrases with minimal punctuation Relate your existing skills directly to the job you are seeking. Demonstrate what you can do for the company rather than what they can do for you
A good objective statement answers questions
• What position(s) are you applying for? • What are your main qualifications? • What are your career goals? • What is your professional identity?
Objective Statement • Avoid over generalized statements:
A position allowing me to utilize my knowledge and expertise in different areas.
• Avoid statements that focus only on what a company can do for you: A position where I gain experience in working on biological problems.
• Make the statement as specific as possible: A position which allows me to apply my background in engineering and high performance computing to biological problems.
Objective examples
Don’t write a novel I smell Fear! Closer…too brief
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Heading KIMBERLY ANN HURST 1305 Palmer Dr. #1276 West Lafayette, IN Boiler@purdue.edu (765) 555-1706
• Put your name & Addresses • permanent and campus phone numbers • email address prominently at the top of your resume
• Avoid using a nickname to identify yourself
Assembling your resume: • Job objective • Qualification summary • Your greatest assets Experience Accomplishments Education Skills Personal qualification
Assembling your resume: • • • •
More assets Awards Personal information Reference
• Note:
Clear Well-organized Dynamic Neat
14- Printing your resume How to get the best results • • • • • • •
UNIQUE Word processing Printing vs. photocopying Paper selection Attractive layout - standard margins Type your resume Proofread carefully
15- Cover letters: • building bridges between resumes & jobs How to get the best results? A cover letter for every resume Writing the cover letter Dear……… Why? What? How? closing
16- Resume tips: DOs
Hook your readers Highlight your strengths Be sure your resume is easy to read Keep your sentences short Support your objective Keep your resume to one or two pages (The 8 Seconds Rule) Answer the important questions….. Highlight accomplishments – tell what you achieved Use action verbs., e.g., supervised, organized, planned, etc.
Resume tips: DON’T Things that you should avoid: 1- ABBREVIATIONS: AFPCA , GHWIHT , MRSRM , ZESN , TWTN Too Many abbreviations make your CV unreadable, Avoid it unless it is commonly recognized . Remember The Rule: KISSS : Keep It Simple , Smart & SHORT
Things that you should Avoid: 2- PERSONAL PRONOUNS: Your CV is all about you, Right? I, Me and My are all redundant , There is no place for personal pronoun (Market Yourself Probably) Remember The Rule: Resume should contain no unnecessary words.
Things that you should Avoid: 3- NEGATIVE WORDS: Boring , Fired , Hate, Conflict, Blocked ..etc Catch recruiter Eye. Remember The Rule: If you have some difficulties , Keep them to the interview
Things that you should Avoid: 4- COLORS: It is not a show, Don’t use colors to make your CV attractive Remember The Rule: Attractiveness is a matter of content
Things that you should Avoid: 5- SPELLING, GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION MISTAKES: Spelling mistakes are the poison to your CV. Write your CV , read it , re-read it and re-read it and re-read it and re-read it ……….. Remember The Rule: A spelling mistake is a sign of Careless person, if you want to be at that position , Do IT & DIY(Do It Yourself) ! Use a spell check or consult a professional writer
Things that you should Avoid: 6- UNNECESSARY INFORMATION: Gender , Religion and detailed Martial status as examples of unnecessary information in your CV. Remember The Rule: Employer doesn’t care that much about what your children are doing.
Things that you should Avoid: 7- PLAY WITH DATES: Don’t play with facts to hide it, only present it in the best way you can. Remember The Rule: IF you hide it now , it will show up UNEXPECTEDLY when you are UNPREPARED, it is a matter of justice. It’s all about TRUST
Things that you should Avoid:
Don’t write CV at the top Don’t put picture unless it is requested (OFFICIAL & PROFESSIONAL) Don’t put any attachment unless it is requested Don’t copy the job description from HR manual to be your objective Avoid repetitive words that make your CV boring
Situations
Your first job Student Reentering the work force Part time job / flexible hours Changing careers Unemployed Fired or laid out
18- Strategic marketing: Thinking like an employer
What has this person done in the past? Does he have the skills? Accomplishments in previous job Expected contribution How quickly can this person learn
19- Working Professional & Adaptation & Being Representative
Role of Ambassador is cleaning window through which other people are looking at our country and culture. Your activities and behaviour are verifing stereotypes through which other people are perceiving place from which you came. wherever you travel, but especially if you become an expat overseas, you are an ambassador . You may feel that once you’re away from everyone and everything you’ve ever known you’ll be free to act how you like, let your hair down, and experiment with your freedom. Even though your actions may be unusual for you, all of your actions will add to an image the host country/place will form about you and the rest of your home country.
Suggested
@ online-reading
https://www.e-cvs.net/new/jobseekers1.asp
http://assamtoday.tripod.com/employme.htm
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Custom/MSN/CareerAdvice/index.h
http://www.susanireland.com/
http://www.careercc.com
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.htm
www.stthomas.edu/career
For More Help Developing Your Resume… Contact:
Mostafa El Rokh 01001532021 rokh_mostafa@hotmail.com Skype: Mostafa.rokh Facebook: www.facebook.com/mostafa.el.rokh Twitter: @elr0kh
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