Applying For a Job: Writing a Resume

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Resumes and prior preparation play an important role in getting the job you dreamed about as the job can be lost on the basis of an interview only. The interviewer usually sees the resume before he sees the applicant. The resume gives the first impression of the applicant to the employer. It should be neat and well organized.

It starts with the applicant's name, date of birth, marital status, address and telephone number, then it gives an employment objective, educational and training data, as well as previous work experience. The resume should clearly reflect the applicant's qualifications for the job(s) he wants now.

First you should decide what to stress and what to leave out. All confusing, secondary information, facts and details which don't count must be omitted.

In your resume you should stress facts that describe your professional experience, advanced knowledge; you should tell about your strengths which will let you do the job you are applying for. Usually some references are requested to confirm the information you give in your resume (or CV). It is recommended to attach them or write "References are available on request" which means that you are ready to produce them any time you are asked to do that.

Here are the summarized points of what has been written here.

1. Personal data: name (family name, other names), age (date of birth), marital status, number of children, address, phone number.

2. Objective / Position applied for: kind of position and professional responsibilities you are looking for.

3. Experience: names of jobs, places, dates and descriptions of what exactly you did and were responsible for.

4. Education: list of educational institutions you attended (specifying the dates); subject areas you studied and degrees you got.

5. Other: any information which could be helpful (computer skills, special skills, languages you speak, driver's license, hobbies, etc.)

6. References: names and addresses of two or three references (people who can recommend you for the position and confirm your characteristics). Or, you can write "References available on request".

7. Date, signature.

1 What kind of document is a resume? Why is it so important to think it over well in advance before writing and finally submitting it to the prospective employer? 2 What items should it necessarily contain? 3 How should all the data be presented in this document? 4 What information about an applicant should be reflected in a resume and what should be left out? 5 What do the items 'job objective' and 'references' usually mean? 6 What current information about yourself would your include in your resume if required?

Дата добавления: 2015-07-11