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• Résumé


  A concise document that highlights your education, work experiences, and other qualifications such as your skills and strengths. It aims to convince your prospective employer that you are the best candidate for the position you are applying for.
• Basic Features of a Résumé


  • Heading
  • Objective
  • Education
  • Experience
  • Skills
• Heading


  The element of your résumé that indicates your full name, address, phone numbers (both personal and business), and e-mail address
• Objective

  Your career goal. It should specifically match the job or position you are applying for. Career objective in a résumé is usually expressed in a one-liner statement that sums up the job you are seeking.
• Education


  The feature of the résumé that presents your educational attainment. Employers will be impressed to see your highest educational attainment.
• Education


  • University of the Philippines Diliman
  • BA English Studies
  • Honors and Awards: Magna Cum Laude, Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award, Highest GWA in the Program: 1.3
  • Special Training: Summer Exchange Studentship University of California Berkeley California, USA
• Experience


  Your employment history. Employers want to know if you have past experiences directly or indirectly related to the job you are seeking.
• Experience


  • Instructor of English University of Pangasinan
  • Volunteer Teacher UP Gurong Pahinungod
• Skills


  Your special abilities or talents that may be relevant to the job you are pursuing. Fluency in foreign languages like French, Spanish, or Chinese will be a special skill.
• Skills


  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Proficient in Spanish, Filipino, Ilocano, and Pangasinense
• Application Letter


  A letter that expresses your intention to apply for a job. It contains your specific qualifications in relation to the position you are seeking to fill. It has introduction, body, and closing.
• Introduction


  The part of the application letter where you express your interest in the position and state the reason for writing the letter.
• Introduction


  • I am writing to express my interest for the position of accounting assistant in your company.
  • I am writing to apply for the marketing assistant position as advertised in the September 10, 2017 edition of the Manila Daily.
  • I was pleased to learn from Dr. Ong that your office is in need of a graduate assistant. Thus, I am writing to express my interest in the position.
• Body


  The part of the application letter where you explain your qualifications and how they match the requirements of the position you are applying for.
• Body


  • As my résumé indicates, I have a degree in accounting, which I obtained from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. In my final year in college, I worked as an intern at the XYZ Company Philippines where I had my first actual auditing and accounting experience. Although I am a fresh graduate, I strongly believe that my academic experience as well as my on-the-job training qualifies me for the position.
  • As a former marketing officer for a publishing company for two years, I was largely exposed to marketing and promotional activities. Specifically, I had been trained to perform a wide range of tasks from conceptualizing ideas and researching and gathering data for promotional projects. In addition to this, I possess a customer-focused personality, which I believe is a very important quality of a marketing officer. Hence, I strongly believe that I can be of great assistance to your company should you consider me for the position.
  • I am currently in a residency status accomplishing my final requirements for the MBA program and I see this opportunity as a meaningful work experience while completing my graduate education. In addition to my good scholastic standing in my program, I have good research skills and clerical know-how. I strongly believe that I can be of great assistance to your department.
• Closing


  The part of the application letter where you express your availability for an interview and provide your contact information.
• Closing


  • Should you have questions regarding my qualifications, I would be pleased to be interviewed by you at your convenience. You can reach me through my mobile phone at this number: 09366500441 or through my e-mail at this address: [e-mail]. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you for your time and consideration.
• Components of an Application Letter

  • Heading
  • Date
  • Inside Address
  • Salutation
  • Body
  • Closing
• Heading


  Also called Return Address and Letterhead, this bears the necessary information about your identity as the letter sender. These include your full name, complete address, contact numbers, and e-mail address.
• Date


  This is the date when you wrote the letter. It comes immediately after the heading.
• Inside Address


  This is the component of the letter that has the necessary information about the identity of the person you are writing to. These include the recipient's full name and designation, the company or institution in which the recipient is affiliated, the address of the company or institution, and postal code.
• Salutation


  This is also referred to as a greeting. Generically, salutation starts with "Dear" and followed by the last name of the recipient.
• Body


  The body is the meat of the letter that is presented through paragraphs. In an application letter, it is the part where you explain your purpose in writing the letter and reasons why you are qualified for the position.
• Complimentary Close


  This component of the letter signals the closing of your letter. It is a short polite closing that ends with a comma (,).
• Complimentary Close


  • Sincerely, (UK & US styles)
  • Yours truly, (US Style)
  • Yours sincerely, (UK Style)
  • Sincerely yours, (US Style)
  • Yours faithfully, (UK Style)
• Signature


  This is the last part of your letter. This appears immediately below the complimentary close. Make sure to affix your signature over your full name.