TheCurriculumVitaeorResumeisatwo-minutecommercialaboutyou.

Itwillnotgetyouajob…itmaygetyouaninterviewWHATISARESUME?

·Asummaryofyourworkrelatedinformation

WHATISARESUMEFOR?

Theemployerwantstoreceiveaconcise,honest&amrelevantsummaryofyou.Fromreadingtheresumetheemployerwantstoknow:

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Whataretheskillsandpersonalqualitiesofthisalicant?

·Canthisalicantdothejob?

·Willthisalicantfitin?

Youwanttoproduceadocumentthatmakesyoulookasgoodaoible.Attheendofreadingtheresumeyouwanttheemployerto:

·Giveyouaninterview(andafterthat)

·Giveyouajob

STYLESOFRESUMES

TheChronologicalResume(seeexample):

·Isthemostcommonandcoervativeformofpresentation

·Isoftereferredbysmalltomediumsizedorganisatio

·Arrangesyourexperienceandeducationinreversechronologicalorder

·Isgoodfordemotratingyourgrowthandcontinuityinasingleprofeion

·Ismostsuitedtopeoplewhohavenothadlongperiodsofunemployment

TheFunctionalResume(seeexample):

·Organisesthejob-relatedaectsofyourbackgroundbytherelevantfunctioyouperformed

·Headingsrelatemoretoyourskillsandcompetenciesthanemployersorjobtitles

·Indicatesthatyouarecapableofmakingasignificantchangeinyourcareer

·Iswellsuitedtostudentswhohavegainedvaluableexperiencethroughanumberofunrelatedjoandcourses

·Usesacommonresumestyle,withwhichmostemployersarefamiliarandfeelsomewhatcomfortable

·Isoftereferredbylargeorganisatio

·Eliminatesrepetitionofjobduties

·Camouflagesundesirablecharacteristicuchalackofcareerprogreorcontinuity,jobhoing,lengthy/frequentunemployment,lackofrequiredexperience/education,age

TheAcademicResume:

·Emphasisesacademicqualificatio,articleublished,bookswritten(ifany),conferencepapersdelivered,profeionaldevelopment

·Suitedtoacademicstafforpostgraduatestudenteekinganacademicposition

TheImaginativeResume:

Thityleismosteffectiveforpeoplewhoareseekingemploymentinafield,whichdemandscreativityandinpiduality,suchasgraphicdesign,creativewritingormarketing.Someemployershoweverpreferamorecoervativeresumestyle.Youshouldresearchyourcompaniesthoroughlytoseeiftheyareopentocreativestyles.Thistypeofresumeactsasamini-portfolioandcaeimpreiveifwell-designed.

TheCombinationResume:

Asthereioaoluterightorwronginresumewriting,youcancombinethestylesinanywaywhichmakesyourparticularbackgroundlookthebest

SOMEUSEFULTIFORAGOODRESUME

·Thereiooneoptimalstyleorformat

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Matchtheresumestyletothecompany/positionyouwant:

Coervativecompany…coervativeresume

·Presentationandclarityareveryimportant

·Beconcise

·Includerelevantandpositiveinformationonly

·Behonest,beabletoexplain/proveeverythingonyourresume.Rememberyourresumeisoftenusedasthebasisofquestioinaninterview

·Layoutshouldbecoistentandreaderfriendly

·Usecleartypestyles

·Useareasonablefontsizeforthetext(~size12)

·Avoid"fontmania"-theexceiveuseofdifferentfonts,italics,bold,underlined,ETC!

·Notcluttered–lotsofwhiteace

·Usebulletpointsandrelevantsubheadings

·Useshortstatementsiointformratherthanlengthysentencesorparagraphs

·Onlyuseareviatiothatarewidelyunderstood(Bewareoftechnicaljargon)

·Eliminateexceivepunctuation

·Checkforellingandgrammaticalerrors

·Haveallindentsinalignment

·Usealaserprinter

·Pagepeakhouldnotlitlists,paragraphs,etc.

·UseA4goodqualitypaperandusuallypicksubtlecolourwhite,buff,pastel

·Printononesideofthepaper

·UseanA4envelopeforposting

·Bindersandfancycoversareseldomworthwhile

COMMONRESUMEHEADINGS

Toknowwhichofthefollowingsubheadingsyouaregoingtouseyouhavetoknow:Whoisthisresumefor?Resumesmustbetargetedtoaparticularemployer,positionorjobtype.Itisimpoibletoproducearesumewithouthavingsuchafocus.Aone-sizefitsallresumedoeotexist.

Therearenoecificheadingsyouhavetouse.Youmustselectorinventheadingsthatshowyouinthebestpoiblelightandarerelevanttothejobforwhichyouarealying.

Thereioparticularorderinwhichyoumustpresentyourinformatioutoneusuallyputsthemostrecentorimpreiveinformationfirst.

HEADINGSABOUTYOURPERSONALINFORMATION

Name,Addre,PhoneNo.Mobile,Fax,E-mail

·Personal

·PersonalData/Details

·Summary

·History

·Profile

HEADINGSABOUTYOURCAREERPLA

·Objective

·CareerObjective/Ambition

·Fiveyearplan

HEADINGUMMARISINGWHATYOUHAVEDONE

·CareerOverview/Summary

·CareerHighlights/Achievements

HEADINGSABOUTYOUREDUCATION

Formal,Tertiary,TAFE,SecondarySchool

·Qualificatio

·FormalQualificatio

·Education

·RelevantEducationandTraining

·EducationalQualificatio/Achievements/History/Experience/Record/Background

·AcademicQualificatio/Achievements/History/Experience/Record/Background

·ProfeionalQualificatio/Development/Training

·AdditionalTraining

·TrainingCoursesAttended

·ShortCourses

·JobRelatedCourses

·ConferencesAttended

·Licences

·Certificatio

·Accreditatio

·Examinatio

HEADINGSABOUTTHEJOYOUHAVEHELD

Profeional,General,Voluntary

·Experience

·Employment

·EmploymentHistory/Experience/Record/Background

·WorkHistory/Experience/Record/Background

·ProfeionalEmployment/Background

·CareerHistory/Record/Background

·CommunityInvolvement

·CommunityService

·Voluntarywork

·PositioHeld

·Aointments

HEADINGSABOUTYOURECIALACHIEVEMENTS

ecialachievementscaninclude:Profeional,Personal,orting,andKey

·Achievements

·Accomplishments

·StateRepresentation

·Scholarshi

·Awards

·Publicatio

·Portfolio

·ConferencePapersDelivered

·Articleublished

·Honours

·Prizes

HEADINGSABOUTWHATYOUCANDO

Areasofexpertisecouldincludetechnical:computer,keyboard,testing,languagesor;genericskills:communication,interpersonal,judgement,problemsolving.Includeinformationaboutyourlevelofexpertise&am/orlengthofexperience.

·Knowledge

·Skills

·TechnicalSkills

·SkillSummary

·AreasofExpertise

·MainCapabilities

·Competencies

·Relevantskills

·CareerSkillummary

·ProfeionalSkillsandAchievements

·SummaryofQualificatio

·Strengths

·KeyKnowledgeArea

·KeyCompetencies

·DemotratedAbilities

·PersonalAttributes

HEADINGSABOUTTHEGROUYOUHAVEJOINED

Profeional,Social,Recreational

·Membershi

·ProfeionalAffiliation/Membershi

·PositioofReoibilityHeld

HEADINGSABOUTWHATYOUDOINYOURARETIME

·Hoies/Interests/Activities/Leisure

·CommunityInvolvement

·CommunityActivities

HEADINGSABOUTOTHERSWHOWILLEAKPOSITIVELYONYOURBEHALF

Itiotalwaysaropriatetoincludetheseinyourresume

·Referees

·References

·AdditionalReferences

HEADINGSWHICHAREUSUALLYIRRELEVANT

·DateofBirth/Age

·PlaceofBirth

·Nationality

·EthnicOrigin

·MaritalStatus

·Religion

·NumberofChildren

·Health

·HeightandWeight