Tips for Success Resume Writing

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TIPS FORTIPS FORSUCCESSSUCCESSYour Guide to Writing a Winning Resume


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Recognize global hiring trends;Define what a resume is;Distinguish a resume from a CV andevaluate when to use each;Decide what resume format to use on

different occasions;lan on how to write their resumes; !Recognize what common mista"es toavoid in resume writing#

Learning Objectives

$t the end of this session% the participants willbe able to&


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Ho far can !ourresu"e go#

$lobal Recruit"ent Tren%s


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+ Concise document t(picall( not longerthan one to two pages

+ Contains one,s personal bac"ground%

educational bac"ground% professionale-periences% credentials andachievements

+ .erves as a personal mar"eting

communication+ Goal is to ma"e an individual stand out

from the competition

&'at is a resu"e#


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&'at is a CV#

+ .tands for Curriculum Vitae+ /atin translation is 0course of life1+ 2n3depth document that can be laid out

over two or more pages+ Contains a high level of detail about

(our achievements+

Goal is to document one,s careerbiograph( including publications%research% presentations% awards% etc#


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RESU(E CVLengt' 4rief !

concise 5637pages8

/ong ! detailed57 pages ormore8

Purpose Cover s"ills !achievements

Cover thecareer histor(9

biograph(La!out Customizable .tatic

Resu"e vs) CV


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T!pes of Resu"e For"ats

C'ronological+ Commonl( used b( :ob hunters; preferred b(

most recruiters

+ .hows (our emplo(ment histor( in reversechronological order% with (our current positionat the top of the list

+ Wor"s best when (ou have sta(ed consistentwith (our career

+ Contains the ff& b:ective% .ummar(%


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Functional+ =ighlights what (ou can do%

achievements and "e( competencies

+ Wor"s best when (ou want to drawattention awa( from (our wor"e-perience due to :ob hopping%emplo(ment gaps% shift in career% etc#

+ Contains the ff& b:ective% $ccomplishments% Capabilities%


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Co"bine%+ Gives (ou the best of chronological

and functional formats+ Wor"s best when (ou want to shift to

another career while having somerelevant s"ills for the new field

+ Contains the ff& b:ective% .ummar(% $ccomplishments%


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$oo% Personal *ata Section


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Parts of a Resu"e

Objective+ .tates a general description of the wor"

and wor" environment (ou want to focus on

+ ?se behavioral verbs when writingob:ectives in different domains&3 Cognitive

3 $ffective3 s(chomotor


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+a% Objectives


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$oo% Objective


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Parts of a Resu"e

Su""ar!+ >umber of (ears of professional

e-perience

+ $reas of e-pertise and career highlights+ ?ni@ue s"ills and competencies+ ther information underlining (our

particular @ualifications for the :ob+ b:ective of this section is to tell the

emplo(er what (ou want and what (oucan do


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+a% Su""ar! Section


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$oo% Su""ar! Section


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+a% E,perience Section


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$oo% E,perience Section


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Parts of a Resu"e

E%ucation

+ $cademic bac"ground

+ Recognitions received+


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Parts of a Resu"e

References+ Customize references depending on the

position applied for

+ 2nclude the updated and complete contactdetails

+ .ee" the approval of (our referencesbefore writing their names down


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&riting !our Resu"e

Re"in%ers-+ ut the most important information on

top#

+ Custom3fit (our resume to theposition9compan( (ou,re appl(ing for#

+ $ssociate relevant e-periences to thecompan(,s values#

+ ?se numbers# .upport (our pastachievements with actual data#


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Pitfalls to .voi%

+ T(pos and grammatical errors+ 2ncorrect contact details+ /eaving off important information+ rinting on legal3sized papers% board papers or

scented sheets+ ?sing highfaluting words+ /(ing or e-aggerating# .tic" to what (ou,ve got#

+ Writing 0available upon re@uest1 on thereference section


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