By: Eva Mae A.

Adena, RPm
Job hunting

Document requirements

Preparing for examinations

Creating your COVER LETTER

Creating your RESUME

#1 Job hunt
newspaper
online
Referrals
#2 Prepare your documents
Requirements for employment:
Transcript of Records
Certificate of Good Moral
Diploma
PSA Birth Certificate
NBI clearance
Profession ID photos (1x1, 2x2, passport size)
Certificates
PRC ID
#3 Prepare for examinations
 Integrity
Ability Test
Test

Job-knowledge
Test

Interest Personality
Inventories Test
#4 create your cover letter
Content:
1st paragraph: the fact that your résumé is
enclosed, the name of the job you are
applying for, and how you know about the job
opening
2nd paragraph: states that you are qualified for
the job and provides about three reasons why.
This paragraph should be only four or five
sentences in length and should not rehash the
content of your résumé.
Content:
3rd paragraph: explains why you are interested in
the particular company to which you are
applying.
Final paragraph: closes your letter and provides
information on how you can best be reached.
Though your phone number will be on your
résumé, this paragraph is a good place to tell
the employer the best days and times to reach
you.
#5 create your resume
a brief written account of personal,
educational, and professional
qualifications and experience,
as that prepared by
an applicant for a job
RESUME – CURRICULUM VITAE – BIODATA
PURPOSE:

a quick advertisement of your

professional qualifications to
secure you an interview
 The most important sections for a
resume are:
• Name
• Contact Information
• Professional Resume Summary
• Work Experience
• Skills
• Education
 Content:
Name
Address
Contact information
Professional email address
jackieromano12@gmail.com
theo_salinas@yahoo.com
cellphone number
e-mail address
“fun” email address
biebersuperfan@yahoo.com
cutiepie143@gmail.com

LinkedIn profile URL or other SNS accounts

* These information are usually located in the uppermost part of
your resume or sometimes used as heading
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
 Content:
 Resume Objective vs. Professional Resume Summary

What is a Professional Resume Summary?

• A professional resume summary provides a convincing
snapshot of your skills and experience is favored by
recruiters. The best resume will have space for two or
three lines of text at the very top of the page for a
summary of what follows.
• The main goal of the summary is to ‘hook’ the reader,
providing encouragement to keep reading.
“An independent and self-motivated graduate
with proven and tested business, procurement,
sales, and marketing skills. A strong link
between theoretical knowledge from an MSc,
practical internships and a part-time job.”

Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
 Content:
 Work experience Position
Duration of employment

Kinship Staff (August 2016 – May 2017)

SOS Children’s Village Tacloban, Inc., Name of organization
Address of
Brgy. , Tigbao-Diit, Tacloban City organization

Compiled and organized personal records of

191 beneficiaries for DSWD inspection. Disbursed
P200,000 worth of monthly allowance to
beneficiaries and provided other services.
Summary of work activities
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
 Content:
Education
Program graduated
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College
Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City
University graduated
June 27, 2016
Address of your university

Date graduated
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
 Content:
 Skills- mastered knowledge
Hard skills
• Financial ratio analysis
• Proficiency with specific
software
• Written or verbal
communication
• Negotiation
• Equipment operation
Soft skills
• Emotional intelligence
• Active listener
• Leadership
• Mentoring towards
others
• Critical thinker
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
 Content:
References
Prof. Pierce S. Docena Name of reference person
Assistant Professor Position/designation of reference person
University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College
Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City
Organization where the reference
0917 123 3452 His/her contact number person belongs
jjhu@up.edu.ph
Address of the organization
His/her email address

*there should be 3 references provided

*usually comes last in the resume
Sample 1
 Content:
Extra sections to consider:
• Achievements (E.g.: scholarships or industry
awards).
• Organizations (E.g.: memberships in professional
associations).
• Certifications/Licensures (E.g.: professional
designations).
• Conferences/Courses attended.
• Languages spoken.
• Voluntary work.
Types of Resume:
1. Reverse Chronological resume – ideal for people with
plenty of work experience that is relevant to the role
which they are seeking.
2. Functional/skills-based resume – if you lack relevant
work experience because you are a student/recent
graduate, or you are looking to make a career change,
this format is a good choice.
3. Psychological resume/Combination resume/hybrid –
this is a great choice if you have a diverse set of skills
and work experiences that you feel are relevant to the
desired role.
 starting point!

1. What am I most proud of in my

academic/professional life? What are my
strengths? What are my selling points?
Create a master resume.
2. Analyze the requirements of the job you
want to apply for.
3. Compare the competencies required with
what you have now.
 TIPS: content
1. Honesty is the best policy. Do not commit
RESUME FRAUD.
2. Don’t put everything in it. Only include
qualifications that are relevant to the job you
are applying for.
3. Focus on accomplishments rather than
responsibilities.
4. Describe your skills and accomplishments with
each employer by using action words.
E.g.: Coordinated, Developed, Achieved, Launched,
etc.
 TIPS: content
5. Use active language
For example, you may have a job description that
reads:
“During my time at Freedom Inc, I ran multiple
team-based projects and helped each team
member with various tasks associated with each
project.”
This example could be shortened and strengthened
in the following way:
“Led multiple team-based projects and effectively
coordinated group tasks.”
 TIPS: content
6. Be consistent in the verb-tense
7. Use as many facts, figures, and numbers as
you can in your bullet points. How many
people were impacted by your work? By what
percentage did you exceed your goals?
8. Put the Best Stuff “Above the Fold”
9. Keep it (Reverse) Chronological
10. Make Your Contact Info Prominent
 TIPS: content
11. Do not use too much jargon. Assume your
resume will be read both by technical experts
and a non-technical layperson.
12. Avoid using I, me, we, us.
13. Eliminate unnecessary words to save space
and get your points across efficiently (E.g.:
adverbs, such as greatly, fairly, creatively)
14. Do not use “References Available Upon
Request”
 TIPS: format
1. Use easy to read font. Arial, Times New
Roman, Calibri or Century Gothic.
2. Keep your font size between 10 to 12 points.
3. Margin space should be approximately one
inch around the edges. You can increase your
margins but they should stay below two
inches or decrease your margin not less 0.5
inch.
 TIPS: format
4. Leave a space between lines to enhance
readability. If you have too much white
space, you might consider making your lines
spaced by 1.15 or 1.5.
5. Write in short sentences.
6. Distinguish categories clearly with headings
that are bold, underlined or CAPITALIZED.
7. Use bullets, underlining and capitalizing
sparingly to guide the reader to detail within a
category.
 TIPS: format

8. Make it brief. Keep resumes to one page, if

possible; however, two pages is acceptable.
 TIPS:
• Proofread and edit. AVOID ERRORS.
• Get opinions on your resume.
• You might consider having multiple versions of
your resume tailored to the jobs you’re
applying for.
• Save it as a PDF.
• Name your file smartly.
(E.g.: Smith_Resume_ABC_Corporation)
• Constantly update your resume.
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