Unit IV:

Writing for
Different
Context
 “The future belongs to those who
believe in the beauty of their dreams”.

-Eleanor Roosevelt
 Atthe end of the lesson, the learners
are able to:
› Identify the unique features and
requirements in composing a professional
resume.
› Discuss the importance and give qualities
of a good resume.
› Write an effective and persuasive
resume.
a. Why do we need to
write a resume?

b. What do you think

makes a good resume?
 is a summary of background, skills and
qualifications, which is sent to employers for
review.
 Consider it to be your personal marketing
brochure with the goal of gaining the
employer’s attention and to giving them the
information they need to bring you to the
next step in the hiring process, an interview.
 Your resume is often the first document that
an employer would typically look at, so it
serves as your first impression in the
employment process.
 A well-written and formatted resume tells
the employer a lot about your
professionalism, and improves the
chances for receiving an interview.

 Consider that employers compare

resumes to decide who to interview.
 The best way to begin writing your
resume is do a self-assessment.

 Quantify your accomplishments and

help the reader to understand what
you are capable of.
 Position your resume by considering
the qualifications and requirements for
the job being pursued and addressing
those in the resume.

 Resume writing is an ongoing process

and will likely continue throughout
your career.
 Unprofessional, cutesy email address.
 The Statement of Objective and
Summary are unprofessional and not
workplace-relevant.
 Photography might be a skill for her,
but she has not emphasized how she
has used this skill professionally.
 Time availability should not be
included on a resume.
 There are several typos.

 Uses unprofessional wording (e.g.,

"awesome," "cool," "cute," "pics"), as well as
inappropriate clipart and exclamation points,
which have no place in a resume.

 No date is listed for her high school diploma;

there is no description of coursework that
might be relevant to the workplace.

 Her work history isn’t in order (jobs should be

listed in reverse chronological order), and she
included a questionable volunteer
experience (cupcake tester) under Work
Experience.
 Her descriptions of past job duties fail
to emphasize skills gained (e.g., "flip
burgers and fill condiment
containers"), and also reflect
negatively on her customer service
skills (e.g.,"deal with annoying
customer requests").
 Includes information that doesn’t
pertain to job skills (hobbies should
only be listed if they are highly related
to the job for which one is applying)
(ex. Eye color, height, religion)
 Based on the professionally stated
objective, there are listed skills that are
relevant to his chosen career field.
 Had no spelling errors or
inappropriate/unprofessional wording.
 Arranged his work history in reverse
chronological order.
 Described past job duties in a way
that emphasizes his skills and
leadership qualities.
 The most common font to use is Times
New Roman, in black and size 12
points.
 Other serif fonts (with tails) to consider
that are easy to read include:
Georgie, Bell MT,Goudy Old Style,
Garamond.
 Popular sans serif (no tails) fonts
include: Arial, Tahoma, Century
Gothic and Lucida Sans.
 Any of the above fonts would be
reasonable for a resume as long as
you consistently use one font only.
 Make your headings and name stand
out, think of your resume like a blog
post or newspaper article.
 Make headlines bold, Italicize,
capitalize or underline. And feel free
to increase the font size to 14-16
points.
 Try and keep your resume to one
page, leave the reader wanting to
know more.
 Resume formats are a bit more
debatable than resume font or size. But,
obviously you want the most important
information first.
 Contact information. List your full name,
address and contact information at the
top of thepage. You should center the
information and be sure to bold and
capitalize your name.
 Value statement. State the role you are
applying for and what values you bring to
the job.
 Objectives state what you are trying to
accomplish, value statements explain
why youshould be hired.
 Core strength. List industry keywords and
specific skill-sets that pertain to your job
and
 industry. This is a high level overview of
your qualifications and industry
knowledge.
 Experience. However, if education is not the
strongest component of your resume, go
ahead and list your experience first, starting
with your most current job and all your
responsibilities.
 Education. Clearly state your schooling from
the most recent institution you’ve attended,
 with all dates, locations and certification
received.
 Honors & awards. After education and
experience, you can list your professional
skills and any relevant awards or
certifications.
 Students create their own
resume and encode it directly
on a computer, following
format in creating a good
resume.Submit their work via
uploading in FB Group or
through USB.
 Learners will find a partner to exchange
their resume and then critique it.
 They needed to highlight the areas for
improvement and the strong points of
the resume.