LESSON 8:
IDENTIFYING THE UNIQUE
FEATURES OF AND
REQUIREMENT IN WRITING
RESUME AND APPLICATION FOR
EMPLOYMENT
What is Resume?
It originated from the French word résumé
which means "summary". It is a concise
document that highlights your education, work
experiences, and other qualifications such as
your skills and strengths.
a marketing document that capture your skills
and capability
submitted together with an application letter
What are the aims of research?
highlights your skills and strenths that will convince
your future employer of your fitness to the job
will tell your future employer that you are the most
qualified and you have what it takes for the job
must stimulate interest and desire to call you for
interview among hundreds of resumes submitted
What are the Elements of Resume?
1. Personal Details
It is typically written at the very top of
the page, which usually includes your
name, address, e-mail, and cellphone
number.
2. Objective
it is written to convey your goals
or highlights experience
3. Personal Profile
a. Age
e. Weight
b. Birthday
f. Height
c. Mother's Information
g. Blood Type
d. Father's Information
4. Educational Background
- In writing you should list the
most the most recent first
a. College
b. Senior High School
c. Junior High School
d. Elementary
5. Major Achievement
It refers to a significant accomplishmebt or success you
had in a previous role, highlighting a notable positive
impact you made, whether it was increasing sales,
completing a complex project, or excceding expectations
in specific area, demonstrating your capabilities to a
potential employer.
6. Skills
It is your ability to do a specific task or solve a
problem with some level of proficiency, and
they're typically divided into hard skills and soft
skills. If you want to create an effective resume
that catches the hiring manager's attention, you
need to mention both hard and soft skills.
• Hard skills involve the technical knowledge or
know-how one can gain through experience,
training, or education. While hard skills are essential
for completing tasks in just about any job, they’re
also teachable and easily measurable.
• Examples of hard skills are: machinery skills,
software skills, and language ups
• The attributes and habits that describe how you
work individually or with others are known as soft
skills. Generally speaking, soft skills aren’t job-
specific, so they’re transferable skills that
indirectly help you adapt to the work environment
and company culture.
• Example of soft skills are: Time management,
communication,adaptability,problem-solving,
teamwork, and creativity
7. References
2 to 3 reliable people to
endorse you; could be former
professor or employer.
Types of Resume
1. Chronological Resume
2. Functional Resume
3. Combination Resume
1.Chronological Resume
hits your work history in reverse
order, starting with your current or
most recent job and working
backmosts
Advantages: Disadvantages:
• Easy to write
• Calls attention to
• Emphasizes steady employment employment gaps
record
•Skills can be difficult to
• Employers like to see job titles, spot unless they are listed
level of responsibility, and dates of in the most recent job
your work history
Best use:
Emphasizes past career growth and
development in the same career. Or
when the name of the former employer
is maybe significant to prospective
employer
Don't use if:
There are gaps in your work history,
when calling attention to your age could
be a probleb, you have change jobs
often, or you are entering the job
market for first or after a long absence
2. Function Resume
focuses on skills and strengths
important to employer.
Omits specific dates, names, and place
De-emphasizes a spotty work history
Advantages:
• De-emphasizes a spotty work history
•Allows you to highlight specific
strengths and transferable skills that
might not be obvious when outlined in
purely chronological order
Disadvantages:
• No detailed work history
• Content may appear to lack depth
• Disliked by many employers
• It makes them think you may be trying to hide your
age, employment gaps, lackof relevant experience,
lack of career progression or underemployment
Best use:
• Emphasizes transferable skills you have used
in volunteer work, paid work, or coursework
• Use this or a combination resume if you are a
new graduate, have limited work experience,
are changing careers or doing freelance work, or
you do not want to call attention to your age
Don't use if:
• You want to emphasize growth
or development or if your duties
and responsibilities in recent job
were limited
3. Combination Resume
blends the flexibility and the
strength of the other two
types of resume
Advantages:
• Allow how the skills you have
used in the past apply the job
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