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A resume is a document that provides an employer with a detailed statement of a job candidate's prior work experience, education, and accomplishments. The resume often supplies an employment objective; a summary of skills, knowledge, and potential contributions; a summary of civic, professional, and philanthropic volunteer work; a list of certifications; and mention of any additional, relevant coursework. A resume is used to apply for your posted jobs and is sent in response to your advertisement or request for applicants. The resume is generally accompanied by a customized cover letter. Receipt of a resume from a job candidate in response to a job posting does not eliminate the need for your candidate to fill out an employment application at a later date. Employers should use a candidate's resume to weed out unqualified candidates for advertised positions. Savvy candidates customize their resume and cover letter to help you, the potential employer, quickly determine that they are qualified for your job opening. Types of Resumes: There are several basic types of resumes used to apply for job openings. Depending on your personal circumstances, choose a chronological, a functional, combination, or a targeted resume. Chronological Resume: A chronological resume starts by listing your work history, with the most recent position listed first. Your jobs are listed in reverse chronological order with your current, or most recent job, first. Employers typically prefer this type of resume because it's easy to see what jobs you have held and when you have worked at them. This type of resume works well for job seekers with a strong, solid work history. Functional Resume: A functional resume focuses on your skills and experience, rather than on your chronological work history. It is used most often by people who are changing careers or who have gaps in their employment history. Combination Resume: A combination resume lists your skills and experience first. Your employment history is listed next. With this type of resume you can highlight the skills you have that are relevant to the job you are applying for, and also provide the chronological work history that employers prefer. Targeted Resume: A targeted resume is a resume that is customized so that it specifically highlights the experience and skills you have that are relevant to the job you are applying for. It definitely takes more work to write a targeted resume than to just click to apply with your existing resume. However, it's well worth the effort, especially when applying for jobs that are a perfect match for your qualifications and experience. Parts of a Rsum Basic 1. Contact Information Be sure to include your Full name, Address, contact numbers and email address. 2. Educational Attainment This includes schools from elementary, high school, college and vocational or postgraduate studies.: Course/Program, Name and address of the school, SY, (Honors received) 3. Skills and Interests List at least 3 skills that best fit the job you are applying for. Mentioning your interest will give them the idea of what you are good at. 4. Work Experiences this is a list of your employment history, with the job description, job title name and address of the company and years of service. 5. Character references A list of reliable people who knows your character and who knows you personally. You cannot put any relatives up to the fourth degree on this part. This should include the full name, position, name and address of the company and the contact number.

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Miscellaneous 1. Honors Received you may want to include this on your educational attainment/background, but if you have several awards you need to list it down separately. 2. Seminars Attended it will give them the idea of how far can you go and how wide is your knowledge about jobrelated things other than school topics. 3. Memberships/Organization It might also give them the idea of what are you interested in and how can you become of help to their company in the future.

The Differences between a Resume and a CV There are several differences between a curriculum vitae and a resume. A curriculum vitae is a longer (up to two or more pages), more detailed synopsis of your background and skills. A CV includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details. As with a resume, you may need different versions of a CV for different types of positions. Like a resume, curriculum vitae should include your name, contact information, education, skills and experience. In addition to the basics, a CV includes research and teaching experience, publications, grants and fellowships, professional associations and licenses, awards and other information relevant to the position you are applying for. Start by making a list of all your background information, then organize it into categories. Make sure you include dates on all the publications you include. Tips: 1. When writing your first resume never pad it or make it longer than a page; employers arent expecting a long work history from a first time worker. 2. You may see a lot of things on this list that appear as donts on resume and job hunting websites but remember that this is your first resume and the rules change once you have some work experience or career oriented education. 3. Dont lie and always be true to who you are. Any deception will be very obvious to an experienced interviewer and will cost you the job.

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