Résumé a summary of one's personal data, educational background and training, business of professional experience and qualifications, and achievement highlights. An advertisement to prospective employers.
A resume becomes impressive not only because of the remarkable achievements of a person but also because of the way it is organized.
UNIQUE FEATURES OF A RESUME
COMPONENT - name, contact details, objective, work experience, education, and achievements.
UNIQUE FEATURES OF A RESUME
COMPONENT - name, contact details, objective, work experience, education, and achievements.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATIONS
↳ Accuracy
↳ Organization
↳ Conciseness
↳ Relevance
↳ Recency
↳ Check for errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
Do not write long sentences - use typographical devices (bullets) and grammaticaldevices (parallelism) to highlight key information.
Keep an eye on the dates you put in your résumé
Objective - states what you intend to accomplish for your career advancement.
Education - provides details of your academic achievements
Related Experience - provides details of the job you handled that are related to the position you are applying for.
Licenses - provides details of your professional licenses.
Qualifications - provides description of your personal qualities that match the requirements of the job.
ManagementExperience - provides details of previous jobs that put you in charge of a situation or people.
Professional Affiliation - provides details of organizations or companies that you are connected with.
CommunityInvolvement - provides details of volunteer work that you have done to support the community.
Internship - provides details of actual performance of tasks involved in your profession.
Financial Experience - provides description of experience in managing money.
Publication and Membership - provides details of your published works such as research, books, and the like.
Areas of Expertise - states specialization
CareerProgression - provides details about your promotion and series of jobs that help you to achieve your career goals.
KeyAccomplishments - provides details of your achievements at work that contribute to the achievement of the company’s goals.
References - provides details about the people who are not related to you but know you as trustworthy and proficient in your field.
REVISING
↳ Do necessary revisions on your draft if you answered “no” to any of the questions in the revision checklist below. Add more or eliminate details if necessary.
EDITING - Proofread your draft if you think that your résumé needs no further revision; that is, if you have conformed to the factors to be considered when writing a résumé. Check for spelling, punctuation, format, and grammatical errors.