1. WRITING CV
like an expert

2. Building Toward A Career
Understanding Today’s Changing Workplace
Globalization
Technology
Information
Team-based organization
Cost-cutting initiatives
Flexible employment
Increasing entrepreneurism
Hiring Practices Affected
Employers
Temporary workers
Outsource
Employee
Moving co’ to co’
Balance quality of life
Self employment

3. Do You Have What Employers Are Looking For?
What Do You Have To Offer:
Functional Skills
List down 10 achievements
Identify related specific skills
Education And Experience
In-School
Extracurricular activities
Personality Traits
List down 4 or 5 most important qualities
Ask if needed

4. What Do You Want To Do? What would you enjoy doing everyday?
What specific compensation do you expect?
What size company would?
Type of operations
Location
Corporate Culture

5. “keep on learning so you will keep on growing”
Chances of getting a job are increased by career building efforts
Career building efforts don’t stop after you are hired

6. Approach To The Employment Process
Learn About The Organization
Look For Job Opening
Respond To Job Opening
 network!

7. Preparing Resume / CV educational employment background
Resume is a structured written summary of your
educational
employment background
and shows your qualifications for a job
Purpose  to get to an interview
to create interest

8. Fallacies & Facts Fallacy Fact
The purpose of a resume is to list all your skills and abilities.
A good resume will get you the job you want.
Your resume will be read carefully and thoroughly by an interested employer.
The more good information you present about yourself in your resume, the better.
If you want a really good resume, have it prepared by a resume service.
Fact
The purpose of a resume is to kindle employer interest and generate an interview
All a resume can do is get you in the door
Your resume probably has less than 45 seconds to make an impression
Too much information on a resume may actually kill the reader’s appetite to know more
Prepare your own resume – unless the position is especially high-level or specialized. Even then, you should check carefully before using a service

9. 3-Step Making CV Planning________ Writing__________ Completing_____
Analyze
Study your purpose and your audience to tailor your message for maximum effect
Investigate
Gather relevant information about you and more about the employer
Adapt
Highlight those skills and qualifications that match each employer
Planning________
Organize
Choose the most appropriate resume format
Compose
Make your letter friendly, businesslike, and slightly more formal than usual. For resumes, use action verbs and make your style direct, brief and crisp
Writing__________
Revise
Evaluate content, revising for both clarity and conciseness
Produce
Ensure a clean, sharp look whether your message is printed, or online
Proofread
Look carefully for errors in spelling and mechanics that can detract from your professionalism
Completing_____

10. Planning Investigate Pertinent Information
Dates, duties, accomplishments of any prefvious jobs
Educational experiences, i.e.:
Formal degrees, skill certificates, academic awards, scholarships
Personal endeavor:
Membership in association
Club or professional organization
Presentations to community group

11. Be sure to adapt a “you” attitude
Planning
Adapt To Your Audience
Be sure to adapt a “you” attitude
What key qualifications will be looking for
Which of these qualifications are greatest strengths
What quality would set you apart from other candidates

12. Writing Convey 7 Qualities: Think in terms of results
Know how to set things done
Are well rounded
Show signs of progress
Have personal standards of excellence
Are flexible and willing to try new things
Possess strong communication skills

13. Writing Emphasize that has a bearing on your career objectives
Minimize/exclude irrelevant or counter productive
BUT don’t distort the facts!

14. Writing Common Problems Frequent job changes Gaps in work history
Grouping
Gaps in work history
Experience and education background
Inexperience
Do related volunteer work
Relevant course work and internships
Offer “willing to…” attitudes
Overqualification
Long term employment in one company
Job termination for cause
Criminal record

15. Writing CV Format - Chronological
Work experience dominates
List of your jobs sequentially
Describe responsibilities & accomplishments
Just Graduates
Put your educational qualifications focus on academic credentials
Advantages:
Employers are familiar
Highlight growth and career progression
Highlight employment continuity and stability
Example: Roberto Cortez

16. Writing CV Format - Functional
Emphasizes:
List of skills and accomplishments
Useful for people who are:
Just entering the job market
Redirect their careers
Advantages:
Can easily see what are your skills/competencies
Can emphasize earlier job experience
Can emphasize any lack of career progress or lengthy unemployment
Disadvantage:
Suspicuous, ‘hide something’
Example: Glenda Jones

17. Writing CV Format - Combination
Not commonly used
Disadvantage:
Tend to be longer
Can be repetitious
Example: Erica Vorkamp

18. Tips to Impress
Leave out the “I”  use strong action verbs

19. Example weak statements vs active statements that show results
Responsible for developing a new filing system
I was in charge of customer complains and all ordering problems
Won a trip to Europe for opening the most new customer accounts in my department
Member of special campus task force to resolve student problems with existing cafeteria assignments
Active Statements
Developed a new filing system that reduced paperwork by 50 percent
Handled all customer complaints and resolved all product order discrepancies
Generated the highest number of new customer accounts in my department
Assisted in implementing new campus dining program allowing students to eat ant any college dorm

20. Traditional Name and Address
Career objective or summary of qualification
Education
Name, location, term of enrollment
Major field of study
Significant skills & abilities in course
Degree/certificates
Uncomplete yet  expected date of completion

21. Traditional Work Experience, Skills And Accomplishments
List Job in chronological order, include part-time
States the names and location of the employer
describe if necessary
State your functional title
Quantify skills and accomplishments
Describe other skills, language, travel experience, ability in computer or other equipment

22. Traditional Activities and Achievements Personal Data
List projects that require leadership, organization, teamwork, cooperation eg. member of “Senat Mahasiswa” or “BEM” ;
list down skills you learned in these activities and explain how these are related to the job you’re applying for.
Personal Data
Provide only the personal data that will help you get the job

23. Completing Revise “you” attitude Produce Proofread Common problems
Too long
Too short
Hard to read
Wordy
Too slick
Amateurish
Poorly reproduced
Misspelled - ungrammatical
Boastful
Produce
Proofread
 Checklist Writing Resume

24. Application Letters Explains: is YOUR OWN STYLE What you’re sending
Why you’re sending it
How they can benefit from reading it
is YOUR OWN STYLE
 Checklist Application Letter