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TIPS FORTIPS FORSUCCESSSUCCESSYour Guide to Writing a Winning Resume
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Recognize global hiring trends;Define what a resume is;Distinguish a resume from a CV andevaluate when to use each;Decide what resume format to use on
different occasions;lan on how to write their resumes; !Recognize what common mista"es toavoid in resume writing#
Learning Objectives
$t the end of this session% the participants willbe able to&
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Ho far can !ourresu"e go#
$lobal Recruit"ent Tren%s
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$lobal Recruit"ent Tren%s
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$lobal Recruit"ent Tren%s
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$lobal Recruit"ent Tren%s
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+ Concise document t(picall( not longerthan one to two pages
+ Contains one,s personal bac"ground%
educational bac"ground% professionale-periences% credentials andachievements
+ .erves as a personal mar"eting
communication+ Goal is to ma"e an individual stand out
from the competition
&'at is a resu"e#
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&'at is a CV#
+ .tands for Curriculum Vitae+ /atin translation is 0course of life1+ 2n3depth document that can be laid out
over two or more pages+ Contains a high level of detail about
(our achievements+
Goal is to document one,s careerbiograph( including publications%research% presentations% awards% etc#
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RESU(E CVLengt' 4rief !
concise 5637pages8
/ong ! detailed57 pages ormore8
Purpose Cover s"ills !achievements
Cover thecareer histor(9
biograph(La!out Customizable .tatic
Resu"e vs) CV
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T!pes of Resu"e For"ats
C'ronological+ Commonl( used b( :ob hunters; preferred b(
most recruiters
+ .hows (our emplo(ment histor( in reversechronological order% with (our current positionat the top of the list
+ Wor"s best when (ou have sta(ed consistentwith (our career
+ Contains the ff& b:ective% .ummar(%
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T!pes of Resu"e For"ats
Functional+ =ighlights what (ou can do%
achievements and "e( competencies
+ Wor"s best when (ou want to drawattention awa( from (our wor"e-perience due to :ob hopping%emplo(ment gaps% shift in career% etc#
+ Contains the ff& b:ective% $ccomplishments% Capabilities%
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T!pes of Resu"e For"ats
Co"bine%+ Gives (ou the best of chronological
and functional formats+ Wor"s best when (ou want to shift to
another career while having somerelevant s"ills for the new field
+ Contains the ff& b:ective% .ummar(% $ccomplishments%
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$oo% Personal *ata Section
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Parts of a Resu"e
Objective+ .tates a general description of the wor"
and wor" environment (ou want to focus on
+ ?se behavioral verbs when writingob:ectives in different domains&3 Cognitive
3 $ffective3 s(chomotor
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+a% Objectives
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$oo% Objective
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Parts of a Resu"e
Su""ar!+ >umber of (ears of professional
e-perience
+ $reas of e-pertise and career highlights+ ?ni@ue s"ills and competencies+ ther information underlining (our
particular @ualifications for the :ob+ b:ective of this section is to tell the
emplo(er what (ou want and what (oucan do
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+a% Su""ar! Section
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$oo% Su""ar! Section
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+a% E,perience Section
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$oo% E,perience Section
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Parts of a Resu"e
E%ucation
+ $cademic bac"ground
+ Recognitions received+
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Parts of a Resu"e
References+ Customize references depending on the
position applied for
+ 2nclude the updated and complete contactdetails
+ .ee" the approval of (our referencesbefore writing their names down
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&riting !our Resu"e
Re"in%ers-+ ut the most important information on
top#
+ Custom3fit (our resume to theposition9compan( (ou,re appl(ing for#
+ $ssociate relevant e-periences to thecompan(,s values#
+ ?se numbers# .upport (our pastachievements with actual data#
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Pitfalls to .voi%
+ T(pos and grammatical errors+ 2ncorrect contact details+ /eaving off important information+ rinting on legal3sized papers% board papers or
scented sheets+ ?sing highfaluting words+ /(ing or e-aggerating# .tic" to what (ou,ve got#
+ Writing 0available upon re@uest1 on thereference section
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