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• RESUME - summary of qualifications
• RESUME - tool to market yourself
• RESUME - short document describing your education, work history, and a document showing a list of your achievements
• Reverse-Chronological Format

  • traditional
  • first: recent job (moves backward)
  • flexible since can be used with any level of experience
  • ideal for fresh graduates
• REVERSE-CHRONOLOGICAL FORMAT

  
• FUNCTIONAL FORMAT

  • focus is applicant's abilities
  • ideal for experts
  • used to hide gaps or weakness for one's unemployment
• FUNCTIONAL FORMAT

  
• COMBINATION FORMAT

  • joint of chronological and function formats
  • used if applicants want to highlight a developed skill within a specific career
• COMBINATION FORMAT

  A) contact information

  B) resume introduction

  C) professional experience

  D) education

  E) additional sections

  
• THE 4-PART FRAMEWORK

  A) THE TOP HALF

  
• THE 4-PART FRAMEWORK

  A) EXPERIENCE

  
• THE 4-PART FRAMEWORK

  A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING

  
• THE 4-PART FRAMEWORK

  A) SPECIAL SKILLS AND OTHER SECTIONS

  
• HEADLINES

  • underline, capitalize, bold, bullets to distinguish title, headlines, and descriptions
  • white spaces and margins to make the resume more understandable
  • Word Document file - uploading
  • PDF - submitting to a person
• HARD AND SOFT SKILLS

  A) teachable

  B) behaviors

  
• APPLICATION LETTER

  • letter of intent
  • discussion of intention to be admitted in a specific course in college
  • cover letter
  • introduces yourself to a prospective employer
  • formal document when applying for a job
• KINDS OF APPLICATION LETTER

  1. SOLICITED APPLICATION LETTER - applying for a posted job opening, responding to an employment advertisement
  2. UNSOLICITED APPLICATION LETTER - used to pitch yourself to a potential employer, introduction of yourself to a company
• PARTS OF APPLICATION LETTER

  Introduction - purpose, where and how he learned of the vacancy, summary statement of special qualifications

  Body - desire and convince the reader, highlights of educational background and experiences, resume sheet/qualification summary

  Conclusion - suggestion of an action, tells the prospective employer what you wish the employer to do