PREPARATION OF RESUME AND

APPLICATION LETTER
Why do we need What do you think
to write a makes a good
resume? resume?
BASIC STEPS IN WRITING a RESUME
1 Review professional
resume examples

Do a self- assessment
2
3 4
Write your
resume

Match your skills to the 5

one in the job Proofread
advertisement before sending
 Curriculum Vitae Resume
Is a detailed Is a brief summary
summary of of personal,
professional and educational,
educational histories professional
used for job experiences used
applications. for job
applications.
 CURRICULUM VITAE

outlines your entire

RESUME
educational and
professional history,
along with major
accomplishments,
publications, and A resume layout and
other credentials, so its content is meant
it is almost always
more than two to be selective and
pages in length. concise.
RESUME

• is a summary of
background, skills
and qualifications,
which is sent to
employers for
review.
CURRICULUM VITAE RESUME
 THREE TYPES OF RESUME FORMATS
Reverse chronological
resume format Functional/skills-based Combination
resume format resume format

the most popular – ideal format if you this is a great choice if

resume format and is lack relevant work you have a diverse set
ideal for people with experience because you of skills and work
plenty of work experiences that you
are a student/recent
experience feel are relevant to the
graduate desired role.
 Reverse chronological
resume format

WORK EXPERIENCE
Functional/skills-based
resume format
Combination
resume format
 PARTS OF RESUME
II. Educational
Background
- The list of all
the school
attended,
I. Personal degree taken,
Information awards
- Name received and
- Address year
- Cellphone graduated.
number, email - Must be
address arrange in
- Telephone reverse
chronological
order
IV. EXPERIENCE
AND
ELIGIBILIGY V. Extra
Curricular
Experience/
Involvement

VI. TRAININGS
AND SEMINAR
VII. AWARDS
AND
RECOGNITION

VIII. CHARACTER
REFERENCE

IX. Name and

Signature
FORMAT OF A RESUME

1 Times New Roman, in

black and size 12 points.

Other serif fonts (with tails) to

2 consider that are easy to read

include: Georgia, Bell MT,
Goudy Old Style, Garamond
Popular sans serif (no

3 tails) fonts include: Arial,

Tahoma, Century Gothic
and Lucida Sans.

4 Minimum of 1 page and

maximum of 3 pages.
Long bond paper.
 DO’S and DON’TS IN WRITING RESUME

Don’t use unprofessional email address like

05 bebelove4ever_28@yahoo.com

Don’t include personal information, such as marital

04 status, nationality or religious affiliation

Always include information which is true and

03 relevant.

Consider including social media profiles that are relevant

02 to the position

As a minimum, include your name, phone number,

01 email address, and the current location of
residence.
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QUESTION SO FAR?
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APPLICATION LETTER
 PARTS OF AN APPLICATION LETTER In the first
paragraph
mention the
Dateline job you are
This is where
you'll share applying for
those relevant and where you
Inside Address
details on your saw the job
experience and listing.
accomplishments Salutation
 Before you need
the letter, you
need to state
your purpose,
thank the sender
and ensure that
there will be a
contact in case of
follow up.

Complementary Close

Name and Signature

THINGS TO REMEMBER!

Format and Page Margins: Single space. Use about 1"

margins and align your text to the left, which is the standard
alignment for most documents.
Font: Use a traditional font such as Times
New Roman, Arial, or Calibri. The font size
should be between 10 and 12 points.

Length: Should be no more

than one page long.
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