RESUME WRITING

• A resume is usually attached to the

application letter; the former is placed
after the latter.
• The resume is a vivid word picture of
you; its purpose is to interest the
employer so he or she will call you for
an interview.
Preparing and Writing a Winning
Resume
• Your resume must be visually appealing.
• Be consistent with the style you choose to use
• Use correct format
Types of Resume
• Resume writing is a continuous process. There are two
types of resume writing.
a. Basic resume
it is shorter and much more specific, including
only important information about oneself that the
employer needs to know.
b. Curriculum Vitae
The documents that provide information about
the life of the author
Curriculum Vitae
• As a general guideline, a curriculum
vitae contains the detailed
information of the following:
a. Personal information
b. Educational Qualifications
c. Employment history and experience
d. Certificates and licenses
e. Researches, papers and publications
f. Grants, scholarships and fellowships
g. Honors, recognition and awards
h. Professional associations and activities
i. Specialization, special trainings and skills
j. Foreign studies and travel
k. Language competencies
l. Technical and computer skills
m. Other vital details or information about the researcher’s
experience and feats
Goals of Resume Writing
• The first goal of resume writing is to convince the prospective
employer that one is apt for the job and can quickly learn
from it. It means winning an interview first and ultimately
landing on the desired job. What an employer wants or is
expected to see from a resume to consider one for a job are
the following:
a. One is qualified for a particular job
b. One would be an asset to the organization
Resume Writing
• The three basic formats of a resume are:
a. Chronological Resume
- Is one in which a person’s experience is described from most to least recent and
focuses on the progression of the person’s career.
b. Functional Resume
- Focuses on a person’s accomplishments
c. Combination Resume
- Includes a chronology of jobs and which highlights a person’s accomplishment as
they apply to those jobs
Resume Contents
• The basic contents of a resume are:
a. Name and address including the contact number and email address.
b. Education
c. Work experience
d. Licenses, training and skills awards and honors
e. references
Types and Design of Resume
• Functional Resume
• Emphasizes on either the education or work experiences of the person,
whichever is stronger or more relevant for the job.
• Thematic Resume
• Provides category of skills to highlight the qualifications of the person for
the job and to easily spark the interest of the employer.
• Objective Resume
• A very lean but mean because it only summarizes the sections which are
very commonly found in a thematic resume.
• Detailed Resume
• Highlights the responsibilities and provides statements about the
efficiency and quality of performance.
Do’s and Don’ts of Resume Making
• Among the do’s of writing a resume are:
• Make it enticing ad easy to read (MEER)
• Keep it simple stupid (KISS)
• Highlights the accomplishment, duties and skills (HADS)
• Make it strongly focused, attractive and neat (SWAN)
• Simplify the profile, objective and the career goal (SPOC)
• Summarize the education, work experience and
credentials (SEEC); and
• Condense the opening and closing statements. (COCS)
Do’s and Don’ts of Resume Making
• The top to common pitfalls or mistakes in writing a resume are:
• Typos and grammatical errors
• Lack of specifics
• Attempting one-size-fits-all-employers resume
• Highlighting duties instead of accomplishments
• Going too long or cutting the things too short
• Writing a bad objective
• No action verbs
• Leaving off important information
• Visually too busy (unattractive)
• Incorrect contact information (Vogt, 2007)
Guidelines in Writing a Resume
• The following are the basic guidelines of writing a resume:
• Typos, grammatical errors and details
• Good format and style
• Simple, clear and concise
• Correct objective
•Some other contents of a resume that
could be included depending on the
position sought are (a) publications
and presentations, (b) languages, (c)
special skills and talents, (d) extra-
curricular affiliations and activities, (e)
travel and study abroad, etc.