Resume

• Resume

  • is a tool that summarizes your skills, educational background, experiences, and other qualifications.
  • It can be considered a sales tool in the sense that it helps you market your skills to a prospective employer, in the same manner that a product is advertised in a magazine.
• Curriculum Vitae - is a more detailed type of resume.
• Parts of Resume

  • Contact Information
  • Summary of Qualifications
  • Objective Statement
  • Employment History
  • Education
  • Skills
  • Trainings (Reverse Chronological)
  • Organization (Reverse Chronological)
  • Professional Licensure and Certification
  • Honors and Awards (Reverse Chronological)
  • References (2-3 People)
• Parts of Resume

  Contact Information

  • Name, address, contact number, and email address.
• Parts of Resume

  Summary of Qualifications

  • Professional Experiences (only if you have at least five years of professional experience)
• Parts of Resume

  Objective Statement

  • This is appropriate for recent graduates. It includes job title, industry, and what you can offer to the company.
• Parts of Resume

  Employment History

  • Position/Job Title
  • Company
  • Inclusive Dates
• Parts of Resume

  Education

  • Degree
  • School Name
  • Inclusive Dates
  • Honors/Awards
• Parts of Resume

  Skills

  • Soft Skills and Technical Skills
• Parts of Resume

  References

  • Name
  • Position
  • Contact Number
• Hard skills

  • Specific competencies, skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to perform a specific task or role.
  • Skills: Microsoft Office, Interpreting data, Financial planning, Copywriting, Troubleshooting, Project management, Spoken languages

   
• Soft Skills

  • Personality traits, social competencies and skills, knowledge, and abilities used to perform interpersonal activities and unique tasks.
  • Skills: Communication skills, Timekeeping, Critical Thinking, Leadership skills, Motivation, Ambition, Negotiating