WRITING A RESUME & LETTER
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PART 2
SELF EVALUATION & SETTING PROFESSIONAL GOAL
WRITING RESUME &LETTER
ATTENDING JOB INTERVIEW
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
1) WRITING A RESUME
CONTENT OF PART 2
2) WRITING A LETTER
IS WRITING A RESUME THE SAME THING THAN WRITING A REPORT ?
They have similarities, a Report & a Resume are professional documents,
so they must be :
To make your resume professional, it must have the correct STRUCTURE, the correct CONTENT and the correct FORMAT.
STRUCTURED PROFESSIONALY
WRITEN PROFESSIONALY
LOOKPROFESSIONAL
1) WRITING A RESUME
A Resume is a Professional document to show and reveal various information about you to a potential employer:
WHAT IS A RESUME ?
STRUCTURED PROFESSIONALY
- Find the family of information that should appear in a Resume
LET’S READ & THINK
With the documents given to you, you must :
WRITEN PROFESSIONALY
-Find for each family the type of information and details that must be given
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- Find the classic mistake that must not be done in each family
LOOK PROFESSIONAL
-Find the Format a resume should follow
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- Find the classic mistake that must not be done for a resume to look professional
A resume must have :
- Personal details
In Personal Details you must write :
-Full name-Address
Classic Mistake: - Never write your weight, size etc
Format of Resume:
-A resume must be in portrait format
Classic Mistake:
-A resume should not exceed 4 pages
Example :
Personal Information
Brief Introduction
Affiliation & Contribution
Education Experience
Generic Skills
Passion
WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF A RESUME ?
A traditional Resume must have the following 7 sections (parts) :
What IS THE CORRECT CONTENT FOR EACH SECTIONS ?
PERSONALINFORMATION
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
- Name - Birth Date and Age- Status (single etc)- Phone Number- Email- Address- ID Picture
- No Private Information (ID number etc)- No information on physical attribute (weight..)- No information on health condition- No funky email (ex: [email protected])- No funky ID picture
- The type of job you are looking for.- Why are you passionate (motivated by this type of job?- What is you professional goal?
- Never write you are looking for a specific position- Do not explain your passion for the type of job in an over sweet way.- Write a goal that is reasonable and achievable
AFFILIATIONCONTRIBUTIO
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EDUCATION
- Month/Year of graduation - Name of qualification- Field of study- Place of study
- Never write about your results- Never write the duration of study, only the graduation time (except if you did not graduate)- Write the qualification from the latest to the oldest
EXPERIENCE
- Duration of work- Position- Department- Main Duties/Tasks- Achievements- Name of company -Location of company
- Never forget to write about any working experience- The Duties/Tasks must be written in a “sexy” way.
- Name of Association you are a member- Achievements for this association (if any)
- Remove this section if you are not member of any association- This section is for professional membership only
GENERIC SKILLS
- List the language you can speak or write or read- Indicate your level for each language- List all the software you can use- Indicate your level for each software
- Be very carefully when indicating your level. You must give your true level and make sure you can prove your level during the interview.
PASSION
- List your hobbies- List association your are member or any social activities
- Select hobbies that sound “sexy”- Be careful when indicating your hobbies, you must be able to talk about them during the interview.
2) WRITING A LETTER
IS A LETTER A PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENT ?
Yes a letter can be a professional document if sent for work reason (letter to supplier, letter to inform employee etc. Like Report and
Resume, a professional letter must be :
STRUCTURED PROFESSIONALY
WRITEN PROFESSIONALY
LOOKPROFESSIONAL
HOW DOES A PROFESSIONAL LETTER LOOK LIKE?
Name of sender:
Address:
Topic of the letter
Opening Greetings
Date
Explanation of the situation
Reason for the situation to take place
Formal apologies
Formal ending
Closing Greetings
To :
Why:
LET’S TRY WRITING A LETTER
In group, you must write a letter to :
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