1. How to Create Resume

2. Your Resume… Opens The Door
In the job search, paper is the great equalizer. Most employers want to see you on paper before meeting you in person.

3. Basic Job Search Principle
Marketing Your Resume
Basic Job Search Principle =
Market Yourself!

4. Purpose of a Resume Marketing Tool – sells YOU!
Summarizes how your skills and abilities can contribute to their company.
Helps get you a Job Interview
Employer screening tool

5. The Importance of Career Decision Making in the Resume-Writing Process
To write the most effective resume, you need to know what career field you want.
Research:
The career field you would like to pursue
Where the jobs are and who is hiring
What qualifications and credentials you need to attain
How to best market your qualifications

6. Before you start to write a resume, do your homework first.
You must have knowledge about yourself.
Why do you want to apply for a particular job.
Your Skill Sets that you have to offer.
Detail information about the post and company.
Refer various publications, newspapers, internet to know more about the company.

7. Resume Formats
Chronological
Functional
Combination
Targeted

8. Resume Formats Chronological
Focuses on your work history with most recent position first
Easy for employers to follow your career history
Shows career progression and growth

9. Resume Formats Functional Resume
Focuses on your skills and experience. Skills are grouped into functional areas
Used most often when changing careers or if there are employment gaps

10. Resume Formats Combination Resume
Combination of the Chronological & Functional resumes
Highlights skills and provides the chronological work history that some employers prefer

11. Resume Formats Targeted Resume -Customized to a specific job
-Written specifically to the employer’s needs

12. The one that best positions
RESUMES
Which Resume is Best?
The one that best positions
your experience for
the open position!

13. Resume Types
Paper (Traditional) Resume
Electronic

14. Paper (Traditional) Resumes: Presentation Tips & Guidelines
Professional look and feel, good visual appeal, white space for readability
Page Length – 1 to 2 pages
Font – Tahoma, Arial, Times New Roman, or Verdana
Font Size – 10 to 12 points
Font Styles – bold, italics, & capitalization to highlight key areas
Paper Color – white, light gray or ivory
Proof read and Spell Check
Place your name and page # on all subsequent pages of your resume

15. Electronic Resumes: Presentation Tips and Guidelines
Resumes Sent as an Attachment
Use “Printed” or “Traditional” Resume Format
Professional look and feel, visually appealing
Microsoft Word most common – save as Rich Text Format (RTF) unless posting suggests otherwise
Resumes Pasted in the Body of An
Copy and paste resume into
Always check formatting before you send!
Review it before you send it!

16. Sections of a Resume
Contact Information
Objective Statement
Summary of Qualifications
Experience
Employment History
Education/Training

17. Sections of a Resume: Contact Information
SANJEEV SHARMA 123 Pearl Street Banjara Hills INDORE (MP) Home(0731) Cell: ( )
Sanjeev Sharma
123 Pearl Street
Banjara Hills
INDORE (MP)
Home(0731)
Cell: ( )

18. Sections of a Resume: Career Objective Statement
Targeted Objective (preferred)
Lists specific job and company you are applying for
General Objective (optional)
When you do not know company or specific job applying for
Posting on a career website
Attending Job Fair and handing out resumes

19. Writing Career Objectives
Concise, short and to the point
Target your career objective whenever possible. Don’t make the employer guess
Be specific – don’t write:
“Seeking a challenging position with a large company that will provide an opportunity for growth and advancement.”
What can you do for the employer?

20. Write Career Objective Statements
Exercise #1
Write Career Objective Statements

21. Sections of a Resume: Summary of Qualifications
Highlights your key skill areas – draws attention to specific skills that support your job goal
Paragraph or bulleted list
Should include your Security Clearance if you have one

22. Write a Summary of Qualifications
Exercise #2
Write a Summary of Qualifications

23. Sections of a Resume: Experience
Lists your results and/or achievements that relate to the position desired
Not a job description!
Answers the question, “What is this individual going to do for me?”
Use numbers, percentages, statistics, examples to illustrate achievements

24. Writing Accomplishment Statements
Allows employers to visualize your contribution
Statements should contain
--Value added results
--Action you took to achieve results

25. Identify Your Skills and Accomplishments
Use the Transferable Skills Inventory
Select the skills that relate to the job you want
Sell your resume by highlighting your major accomplishments and achievements
Employers want to know…
“What skills can you offer me?”

26. Write Experience and Some Accomplishment Statements
Exercise #3
Write Experience and Some Accomplishment Statements

27. Sections of a Resume: Employment History
Chronological Resume
- Dates, position, location & experience
Functional Resume
- Does not include an employment history
Combination Resume
Dates, position & location
Targeted Resume

28. Write the Employment History
Exercise #4
Write the Employment History

29. Develop the Education and Training Section of the Resume
Exercise #5
Develop the Education and Training Section of the Resume

30. What NOT To Include On A Resume
These items are not recommended
on a resume:
Marital Status - Hobbies
Age - Height & Weight
Race - Salary
Photograph - References
Religious or Political Affiliations
Names, ages and number of children

31. Now let’s tie all of the elements together start drafting your resume!
Final Exercise
Now let’s tie all of the elements together
and
start drafting your resume!

32. Resume Review and Quality Assurance
Carefully review your resume
Poorly written resumes and typographical errors result in being “screened” out
Suggested Reviewers
Office Staff
Veteran’s Representatives at your local One-Stop Career Center
HR Professional
Co-workers/Colleagues
Professional in the career field

33. Congratulations!
You are now well on your way to completing your resume
Remember that your resume is a
“work-in-progress”
Use this draft resume as a guide to develop and fine tune your final product
Use the resources at your Offices. They are there to assist you. Make an appointment today!

34. How Resumes Are Submitted
“Printed” or Traditional Paper Resume
Electronic Resume

35. Ways to Market Your Resume
Networking - #1 method!
Personal Referrals
Targeted job search campaigns
Professional Associations
Job Fairs
Newspaper or print ads
Posting your resume online
Responding to online job postings
Corporate websites
In person cold calls

36. In Summary… Resumes: Speak for you when you’re not there
Serve as a marketing tool
Must highlight your ability to do the job
Should result in you
getting an interview

37. Queries
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38. THANK YOU