MODULE 4

• Resume


  A formal document that serves to show a person's career background and skills, to help a candidate land a new job
• Common elements of a resume

  • Heading
  • Objective
  • Education
  • Experience
  • Activities
  • Summary of Skills
  • References
• Purpose of a resume

  To introduce you to prospective employers, provide a snapshot of your career, impress prospective employers, demonstrate your communication skills
• Types of resumes

  • Functional resume
  • Chronological resume
• Grades

  • Grades are very important to colleges, many have a minimum GPA requirement
• Application essay


  Allows you to show your uniqueness, should be honest and provide supplemental information
• Job application letter


  Also known as a cover letter, should be sent with your resume when applying for jobs, explains why you are qualified for the position
• Writing guidelines for job application letters


  • Length should be no more than one page, use standard formatting and font
• Advantages of email

  • Emails are delivered extremely fast when compared to traditional post
  • Emails can be sent 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
  • Webmail means emails can be sent and received from any computer, anywhere in the world, that has an internet connection
  • Cheap - when using broadband, each email sent is effectively free
  • Emails can be sent to one person or several people
• Disadvantages of email


  • The recipient needs access to the internet to receive email
  • Viruses are easily spread via email attachments
  • Phishing - sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be a legitimate company to scam the user
  • No guarantee the mail will be read until the user logs on and checks their email
  • Spam - unsolicited email, (junk mail)
• Parts of an email message


  • Sender (From)
  • Recipients (To)
  • CC (Carbon Copy)
  • BCC (Blind Carbon Copy)
  • Subject
  • Attachment
  • Email body
  • Signature
  • Disclaimer
  • Style
• Sender (From)


  Sender email address
• Recipients (To)


  People the email is addressed to and who need to respond
• CC (Carbon Copy)


  People who receive a copy of the email but are not expected to respond
• BCC (Blind Carbon Copy)


  People who receive a copy of the email secretly and are not expected to respond
• Subject


  A headline that grabs the recipient's attention and summarizes the email content
• Attachment


  A document, picture, or other file that is sent along with the email
• Email body


  The main content of the email, which should be appropriate, polite, and brief
• Signature


  Information about the sender, including their name, title, organization, contact details
• Disclaimer


  Text that denies responsibility for something
• Style


  The overall layout, fonts, word choice, and personality conveyed in the email