RW 5th monthly

• Resume

  • it is a short account (1-2 pages) of an applicant’s experience, qualifications, and achievements. 
  • Its goal is to capture the reader’s interest.
• • Most resumes only get a 20-30 seconds scan by the reader.
  • It must have enough impact to grab the attention of the prospective employer.
  • It must show not only the skills but also demonstrates the applicant's success.
  • Sales tool
• Two main types of resume

  Chronological

  -         “reverse-chronological”

  -         a most common type of resume

  -         lists previous jobs and dates; most recent employment first

  -         identifies work accomplishments and skills that are connected to each job

  -         Prioritizes and lists your work experience and achievements from most to least recent

  -         Used with a rich work history
• Functional

  -         “Skill-based resume”

  -         Skills > Job history

  -         uses a career profile instead of objective

  -         focuses on job seeker's knowledge; skills, and abilities

  -          lists company names, titles, and job dates at the bottom

  -         may list the number of years' experience in a function

  -         Used for students or recent graduates have significant gaps in career or have changed industries or positions multiple times
• Components of a resume

  1.    Contact information

  2.    Summary of qualifications

  3.    Objective Statement

  4.    Employment History

  5.    Education

  6.    Skills

  7.    Training

  8.    Organizations

  9.    Professional Licensure and Certifications

  10.  Honors and Wards

  11.  References
• New Graduates or Entry-level applicants

  1.    Contact information

  2.    Resume Objective

  3.    Education

  4.    Experience

  5.    Extracurriculars

  6.    Skills

  7.    Hobbies and Interest
• 1.    Contact information

  a.    List your professional name, followed by your contact number, and email address (Professional)
• 1.    Resume Objective

  a.    Short, specific statement that outlines your professional goals
• 1.    Education

  a.    List relevant education starting with the highest.

  b.    Include the degree, year graduated, school name, and its location
• 1.    Experience

  a.    List experiences such as part-time work, internship, volunteer work, summer job
• 1.    Extracurriculars

  a.    Extra-academic activities which includes sports, student government, clubs/organizations, volunteering and etc.
• 1.    Skills

  a.    Core strengths or core competencies both hard and soft skills

  b.    Hard skills                                 

  c.    Soft skills
• a.    Hard skills: teachable abilities or skill sets that are easy to quantify

                                            i.    Proficiency in a foreign language

                                           ii.    A degree or certificates

                                          iii.    Typing speed

                                         iv.    Machine Operation

                                          v.    Computer programming
• a.    Soft skill: “people skills” or “interpersonal skills”, subjective

                                            i.    Communication

                                           ii.    Flexibility

                                          iii.    Leadership

                                         iv.    Teamwork

                                          v.    Time Management
• 1.    Hobbies and Interest

  a.    List hobbies if they include skills that are also important for the job
• Correspondence

  -         Communication in the form of letters

  -         Writing letters is not yet obsolete (totally gone)

  -         Exchanging letters with someone (eg. Complain letters, letter of inquiry, job application letters, and more)

  -         There is a personal touch

  -         Could be within the company, other organizations and many more
• College Admission

  -         A letter that shows that a person is interested in the university while justifying why he/she is qualified at the same time.

  -         Presents academic qualifications, accomplishments, and reasons for applying for admission

  -         Follows a standard business format
• Parts in the body of the letters:

  1. Introduction
  2. Body
  3. Conclusion
• o   Introduction

  §  State who you are and what you are applying for.

  §  State an eye-catching statement about yourself that will cause the reader to continue reading your qualifications.

  §  Show your enthusiasm to study at the university you are applying to.
• o   Body

  §  Present your academic qualifications, extracurricular involvement, community activity engagements, and personal qualities with specific evidence

  §   Organize your thoughts and segregate them into paragraphs. You may separate sections by theme.

  §  State the benefits the university can obtain by admitting you. Do not just give facts; explain how these facts will benefit the university.
• o   Conclusion

  §  Indicate your interest in an interview.

  §  Indicate how the interviewer can contact you.

  §  Express your hope for a positive response from the Admission Director.

  §  Say, thank you.
• Employment

  -         A letter that an applicant writes to a company for organization when applying for a job

  -         Follows a standard business format

  -         The body consists of 6 paragraphs which are suggestions according to Baracenos, 2013.
• Standard Business Formats

  1. Block Formatting
  2. Modified Block Formatting
  3. Semi Block Formatting
• The structure of the standard business format differs in terms of:

  1.    Indentation

  2.    Way the parts are placed

  3.    Punctuation marks
• Parts of a Business Letter

  1.    Heading

  2.    Date/Dateline

  3.    Inside Address

  4.    Salutation

  5.    Body

  6.    Closing or complimentary close

  7.    Typed name and signature
• 1.    Heading

  a.    The address of the sender

  b.    Includes the following information:

                                            i.    Full name, sender’s address, sender’s mailing address, phone number, and email address (optional)

  c.    Sender’s address: where the sender is geographically located

  d.    Sender’s mailing address or postal address: where the sender get his/her mail

  e.    Email address: used to both send and receive email messages over the internet
• 1.    Date/Dateline

  a.    The day the letter is sent

  b.    The most commonly used format is the American Date format (Month, day, year)

  c.    Do not abbreviate the month and always include all four digits of the year

  d.    To provide the context of when it is written
• 1.    Inside Address

  a.    The name and address of the person or business you are sending the letter to, otherwise known as the addressee

  b.    If the name of the hiring manager is not available, you can put the company but don’t settle for less

   
• 1.    Salutation

  a.    The letter greeting

  b.    Begin with Dear followed by a courtesy title and the person’s name

                                            i.    Ex: Dear Mr. Reynolds:

  c.    When the name is unknown but the title or position is available, address the receiver as

                                            i.    Ex: Dear Sales Director:

  d.    When the name or title is unknown, use

                                            i.    Ex: To whom it may concern:

  e.    Formal letter (:)

  f.     Informal letter (,)
• 1.    Body

  a.    The longest part of the letter

  b.    Introduction

                                            i.    Paragraph states the purpose of the letter

  c.    Main content

                                            i.    Conveys all necessary detailed information

  d.    Summary

                                            i.    Restates the letter intent, information provided and offers instructions or an inquiry regarding follow-up correspondence

  e.    Single-spaced with two spaces between each paragraph
• 1.    Closing or complimentary close

  a.    A courtesy signal at the end of each letter, sometimes called the complimentary closing

  b.    Capitalize only the first word of your closing

                                            i.    Ex: Respectfully yours

  c.    Add a comma after the closing
• 1.    Typed name and signature

  a.    In letters that are sent via email, the signature is simply the sender’s name and title typed immediately below the complimentary dose

  b.    When a letter is mailed, faxed, or hand-delivered, there should be a large enough space below the closing and above the typed name and title for the sender to provide his/her hand-written signature
• 8 C's in letter writing

  1. Clarity
  2. Conciseness
  3. Consideration
  4. Courtesy
  5. Concreteness
  6. Cheerfulness
  7. Character
  8. Correctness
• • Clarity: ideas are clear and logical
• Conciseness: direct to the point, “the shorter the better.”
• Consideration: uses the “you” approach
• Courtesy: respects the reader
• Concreteness: uses vivid words
• Cheerfulness: optimistic in tone
• Character: provides a window to the writer’s soul