How to Write a Resume
How to write an effective resume:
A resume is a marketing tool which help get you an interview
opportunity.
- chronological
- functional
- combination
Format:
Demonstrated ....; researched market.....; performed whatever.
Make a listing of all your experience, choose the format to
display your experience, it may change when you have more working
experience
Basic parts:
- Heading or identification
- Objective
- Education
- Experience
- Honors & Scholarships (Awards)
- Skills
- Activities
- Personal, or Interest or Background (Optional)
Objective
Tells the employer
- What kind of work you are interested in
- What you are hoping to do or
- What are you wish to work in
Experience
- Include paid job and volunteer, summer, and part-time.
- Use action verbs to describe your accomplishments
- Use verbs in present tense for current work you are doing
- Use verbs in past tense for completed experiences
- Check qualifications or requirements of the jobs you are
applying to find action verbs
- You are not required to list tall employment history on your
resume
- Provide enough details to the recruiters, don't assume that
they know everything about you
- Don't be afraid to have two pages
Skills
- Computer
- Languages
- Word typing speed
- be specific, detailed, and competent
Scholarships and Honors (Awards)
arrange by semester, or terms; be specific
Activities
Student organization, position
Personal or Interest or Background
extracurricularactivities, hobbies, or interests
References
Available upon request (if there is enough room)
A separate sheet with all you references information should be
prepared
Difference between CV and Resume
CV could be 10-15 pages, usually CV is for academic openings
Resume is 1 to 2 pages
Certificate
alone as one part
Publication
Could be put in education
Tips for writting a resume
Check, check, and ckeck content flow, grammar, punctuation, and
spellings
1-2 pages
Have a top, bottom, right, left margins of 1 inches
10-12 fonts
good quality paper
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