Job Application Resumes and C.Vs Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

A brochure selling a product Your C.V / Resume is a brochure The brochure sells a product (You) High quality products have high quality brochures High quality companies spend more time developing their products High quality companies make sure the packaging looks right Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

What a resume is not A history of your past A story of your personal life Your likes and dislikes Your hobbies Your dreams Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

Basic C.V format 1. Contact information 2. Education history 3. Employment history (training etc.) 4. Special Skills 5. Achievements Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

P-A-R P = Problems (solved) A = Actions (taken) Results (accomplishments) The PAR format shows you can:  Solve problems  Show initiative  Get results Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

What’s special about you? Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014) Show that you already have some of the skills they are looking for  Have you ever had a part-time job?  Have you ever helped someone do something?  Have you ever been a member of a club?  Have you had a position of responsibility at school or MMTC?  Have you ever taken care of anybody or anything?  Have you ever been responsible for housework / cleaning  Have you ever taught anybody anything?  Have you ever participated in a game / event / competition  Have you ever helped organize an event / ceremony

You have more skills than you think Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014) ActivitySkills learned Daily trip to market for mumBudgeting, accounting Taking care of my junior cadetsPlanning activities, time management, problem solving Helping with sports dayCreativity, supervising, problem solving Team leaderMotivating, managing, people skills

Your experience List any jobs you have done Highlight key skills in it (Key words) List any activities events etc. Highlight key skills in it Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

P-A-R prepares you for interviews So, what was your greatest accomplishment at MMTC? So, can you give me an example of when you have had to solve a problem? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

Matching your resume to the job Look at the job advertisements Highlight any key words Look at your experience Make sentences that fit in with the key words Match skills that fit in with the key words Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

Format Every sentence starts with a power verb Avoid the use of personal pronouns If you can delete a word … do it! Recruiters want to skim the resume and get the key information Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

20 Seconds 200 resumes for one interview 20 seconds spent reading a resume First 2 lines of objective First 3 words of each experience Compnay, skills, responsibilities Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

Objective A position that utilizes my skills and qualifications to achieve my ambitions I want exactly the job you are offering. I am the best candidate because I recognize the qualities that are most important to you and I have them. I want to make a contribution to your company. Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

Personal Information Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014) Personal information : Age: 23 Nationality: Thai Religion: Buddhism Height: 83 kg Weight: 177 cm Marital Status: Single Military Service: Passed

Education Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014) Education 2011-Present : Navigation science, Merchant Marine Training Centre, Paknam, Samutprakan GPA : 3.16, Will receive graduation : Math-science program at Assuption School, Bangna, Samutprakan, GPA: 3.05

Training Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014) Sea Training Experience Sea training on MV.Sakorn Wisai 15 days, Bangkok to Singapore Duties / Responsibilities: -Planning navigation route -Checking safety equipments and fire fighting equipments -Handling wheel when the ship is underway -Sounding fresh water and ballast water -Communicating with other vessel for safe-navigation -Recording logbook -Measuring the altitude of the sun with sextant -Finding position of vessel by using astronomy and GPS and Island

Certificates Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014) Certificates and Training -Security awareness training for all seafarers -Medical first aid -Elementary fist aid -Fire prevention and Fire fighting -Personal survival techniques -Personal safety and social responsibility

Work Experience Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014) Jul Mar 2014 : Surveyer at Mersk.Co,Ltd. Responsibilities: -Inspecting cargo quality -Ensuring good quality of cargo -Recording quantity of cargo -Managing trucks to carry cargo -Issuing permits for trucks Jan Apr 2012 : Cashier at 7-Eleven Responsibilities: -Receiving money from customers - Receiving deliveries -Arranging products on the shelf -Cleaning the store -Checking product stock

Projects Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014) Activities : - Organising a project to help build toilet facilities at a school - Heading the fitness club at MMTC - Assisting in the preparation of ‘Freshy Week’ activities - Managing parking areas on graduation day - Being responsible for the welfare of cadets staying in dormitories - Planning trip to plant trees at Bang Saen

Skills Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014) Skills - Basic maintenance and repair the vessel’s machineries - Basic welding, lathing and grinding steel - Work shop operation - Basic English communication skill - Work well under pressure and Hard working - Basic speaking, reading and writing in English