UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Bachelor of Business Administration

Business Communication
PCT-156

RESUME WRITING DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER

 Resume Writing
Course Outcome
CO Number Title Level

CO1 The course aims to stress on students awareness of Apply

interpersonal communication skills and appropriate
usage of verbal and non-verbal expression in social and
professional environment.
CO2 Make the student start and continue a conversation
naturally in English, using a number of communication Analyse
strategies as it is a tool of global Communication.
CO3 To prepare the foundations for the placement process Apply
of the student

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 Résumé

• A résumé is a summary of your experiences and skills relevant to the field

of work you are entering.
• A résumé is an accomplishment driven marketing tool for individuals
seeking employment.
• A résumé relates your experience to your career objective.

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 Types of Résumé
• Reverse-Chronological: A chronological résumé starts by listing
your work history, with the most recent position listed first. Your jobs are
listed in reverse chronological order with your current, or most recent job,
first.
• Functional: A functional résumé focuses on your skills and experience,
rather than on your chronological work history. It is used most often by
people who are changing careers or who have gaps in their employment
history.
• Combination: A combination résumé lists your skills and experience first.
Your employment history is listed next.

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 Curriculum Vitae

• Curriculum Vitae is course of life in Latin, an in-depth document that can

be laid over two or more pages.

• Contains a high level of detail about your achievements.

• The CV covers your education as well as any other accomplishments like

publications, awards, honours etc.

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Difference between a Résumé and a
C.V.
• There are three major differences between CVs and Résumés: the length,
the purpose and the layout.
• A Résumé is a brief summary of your skills and experience over one or
two pages, a CV is more detailed and can stretch well beyond two pages.
• A CV has a clear chronological order listing of the whole career whereas a
Résumé can be tailored to suit the applicant.
• A CV is intended to be a full record of your career history and a Résumé is
a brief, targeted list of skills and achievements.

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 Purpose of a Résumé:

• The goal of any good Résumé is to show that you are a qualified
candidate and a good match for the job.
• The Résumé motivates employers to interview you.
• Most employers spend 10 – 20 seconds scanning a Résumé.

Keep your Résumé to 1 page!

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 Contents of Résumé
• Do the research and tailor your Résumé to the position you are applying
for. The following is a list of what you should know:

• Employability Skills

• Desired Qualifications

• Required Education and Work Experience

• Key Values

• Job Responsibilities

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 Order of Contents in Résumé
• Name and address
• Contact Details
• Career Objectives
• Experiences / employment history
• Educational Qualification
• Awards (if you have any)
• Skill sets and personal attributes
• Voluntary work (if you have done any)
• Extracurricular activities, interests and hobbies
• References
• Signature

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 Do’s and Don'ts of a Résumé
• Keep your Résumé format simple.
• Use a uniform font type, font size, and margin settings all around.
• Suggested fonts are Times New Roman or Arial.
• Suggested fonts sizes are 10 to 12 point.
• Suggested margin is 1 inch all around.
• Do not use abbreviations.
• Use bold, italics, and underlining sparingly.
• Print your Résumé on white or neutral color 8 ½ × 11 inch paper.

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 Assessment Pattern
Students are assessed on the basis of the following parameters:

• Hourly Test- 2
• Assignments
• Surprise Test
• Quiz
• End Semester Exam

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 APPLICATIONS
• Applicable to professional life
• Will strengthen the Resume writing skills of students
• Students will be able to write better resumes as a result they will be able to
get more job opportunities.

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 REFERENCES

• www.utc.edu/career-student-employment/howtowritearesume.ppt

• www.eng.fju.edu.tw/con&com_databank/writing/Resume.ppt

• https://www.msun.edu/grants/eoc/YourResume.ppt

• www.sc.edu/career/Pdf/resumeppt.pdf

• www.umich.edu/~singa/old/job/SSAResume.ppt

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 THANK YOU

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