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Study Guide 8 - Creating An Impressive Resume
Study Guide 8 - Creating An Impressive Resume
Study Guide 8
Creating an Impressive Resume
Overview
Many businesses value and protect their financial and physical assets and
sometimes set aside and overlook the value of human assets. In today’s ever- changing
conditions businesses need to cope up with the demand for economics changes.
Human capacity is boundless, and one way to help develop human capability is
to encourage professional development education. In this way, employees can
maximize their fullest potential to uplift professional standards, quality, and
competitiveness.
The first thing a hiring manager will look at when you apply for a job is your
resume. It is true that the “first impression” matters. A resume is considered the most
critical part of the modern job application process. It is important to put time and
effort into developing and maintaining your updated and accurate resume. A well-
organized, tailored resume increases your chances to put you in the shortlisted
candidates and increase your chances of getting into an interview.
What is Resume?
Summary or objective
Core qualifications
Professional history
Educational History
1. Resume Heading
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 908 555 555 | Address: 118 Washington Ave.,
New York, NY 10280| Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/yourprofile
2. Resume Introduction
4. Education
Career Objective
Senior Fron Office manager seeks a management position with top hotels in
Metro Manila that would allow her to utilize her leadership and management
skills while coordinating workflow.
Core Qualifications
Possess outstanding personal relationship that ensures customer
satisfaction.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Proficient in Central Reservation System and Microsoft Office.
Professional Experience
Reservation Manager
January 2016- Present
Responsible for taking incoming requests for rooms and noting special
requests for service.
I have achieved 98% customer satisfaction for the last 3 consecutive years.
Night Auditor
September 2013 – January 2016
Performs desk clerk jobs
Balances the daily financial transactions
Ability to resolve financial discrepancies.
Education
Yes, you should use a functional resume in the following three situations:
You have long periods of unemployment.
You’re switching to a new industry. In particular, you’re leaving the industry
where you’ve built up most of your work experience.
You want to highlight specific professional skills rather than your experience.
Here’s a functional resume template that you can copy and paste and fill in with your
own information:
1. Resume Heading
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 895 555 555 | Address: 4397 Aaron Smith
Drive Harrisburg, PA 17101 | Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/yourprofile
2. Resume Summary
3. Relevant Skills
First Skill
Include a bulleted list of accomplishments related to this skill
Make sure you quantify (add numbers to) these bullet points
Second Skill
List any accomplishments or responsibilities that demonstrate this skill
Assuming you no longer perform a task, make sure you use past tense verbs to
describe the experience
Be as specific as possible. Mention the actual names of software or tools
you’ve used
4. Work History
5. Education
Here are a couple different functional resume examples that you can download
and use as a reference for how your functional resume should look:
How to Write A Functional Resume
Learn how to write a functional resume by looking at our example and reading
about its six sections:
Your name should be the largest text on the page, and typed out in a professional
resume font.
If you have a LinkedIn profile or personal website related to the job you’re
applying for, add it in this section.
Note that you don’t need to include your address on your resume, because recruiters
can contact you over the phone or by email.
If you’ve been out of a job for chunks of time, a convincing resume summary is the
best way to start your resume.
Additionally, check the job description to help you determine resume keywords that
you can sprinkle into your resume summary.
If you use a functional resume format, the skills on your resume are more emphasized
than your work history.
What this means is that typically the skills section of a functional resume is about the
same size as the work experience section of a chronological resume.
When writing the resume skills section on your functional resume, choose at least
three skills that are applicable to the job you’re applying for. For each skill, add 3–4
bullet points that prove that skill.
Additionally, adding numbers to those bullet points gives employers confidence that
you can fulfill the job requirements. Include at least one bullet point with numbers for
each skill to catch the hiring manager’s attention.
Sales
Exceeded sales goals an average of 10% for 5 straight months
Upsell customers through the recommendation of products that meet their
specific needs
Process 30+ customer transactions a day and factored sales, discounts, and
promotions into the final price
Merchandising
Restock and organize new shipments of inventory in a timely manner, cutting
average of 2 days off the merchandising process
Develop and create unique displays that attract customers to a desired product
Team worker who is able to adapt in highly dynamic and changing situations in
the office
The work history section of a functional resume is short. You only need to list the
names of the companies you worked for, as well as each job title.
You don’t have to list your previous jobs in a specific order either, because adding
employment dates for those jobs is optional.
GAP, Albany, NY
(2014–2015)
Sales Representative
Unless the education section of your resume directly relates to the job you’re applying
for, only include the name of your university or organization, the city and state, the
degree you received, and your GPA (if it’s above 3.5).
If you have an award or honor related to your target position, add it to your functional
resume.
Earning an award shows you’ve stood out among your peers, proving you’ll be a
valuable addition to a workplace.
Anatomy of a Combination Resume
Professional Summary
This is your chance to sum up your most important qualifications and previous
accomplishments, showing employers why you’re the best fit for the job.
Summary of Qualifications
If you can point to abilities and achievements that tie in with the job you want, use
this section to give a concise rundown (usually three bullet points) of how you’ve used
your top skills to achieve positive results.
Skills
List your skills under major categories that fit what the job is looking for. For example,
if you’re looking at a medical assistant job, you could create a “Medical Skills” category
(including skills such as first aid and CPR, as well as specialized knowledge of
procedures and medical equipment), and “Soft Skills” (including intangible abilities
that are key to the job, such as good communication skills and a patient-focused
attitude).
Work History
List your previous jobs in reverse-chronological order (current or most recent job first),
including the name of the company, the dates you’ve worked there, and titles of the
jobs you’ve held. Aim for three to five bullet points for each job that showcase your
most impressive achievements and responsibilities.
Education
Feature your highest academic credential (e.g., college degree or high school diploma),
including the institution’s name and location. Add any related certifications or
advanced training related to the job you want (e.g., CompTIA Network+ certification for
a network engineer job).
Executive Assistant
Personal Trainer
How to Write a Combination Resume
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2. Summary of Qualifications
Select the four strongest part of your resume and reword them.
Write in a bullet form and stress out the job offers.
Make it concise and interesting as possible.
Include the number of years of work experience.
Make it realistic and achievable.
3. Career Objective
A career objective is a heading statement found in your resume; it describes your
professional goals in the job you are applying for. A resume objective comprises of only
2-3 sentences and is placed at the top of your resume.
Work experience section is one of the highlights of your resume. Employers review
your professional experiences on what kind of work you are doing and how well you
handled them.
When writing your work experiences, you may include the following information:
Name of the previous companies who have work with (this should be written in
reverse chronological order and only list that is relevant to the job you are
applying for)
Your job title (recruiters look on this, this indicates the caliber you possess in
the company)
Start and end dates (month and year)
Your relevant job descriptions for the position (as a general rule place at lest 3
to 5 bullet points of your main duties and achievements)
Recruiters look for skilled individuals, those you will fit to do the job in that
position. Indicating your range of capabilities will catch the eye of the recruiter.
Hard Skills – are technical knowledge and competencies you gained through training,
education, career, and life experiences.
Examples:
Budgeting Computer skills
Cost control and reduction
Kitchen skills (knife, baking techniques, food pricing) Mobile development
Bilingual and multilingual Product selection
Soft Skills – you are traits, and personal habits that shape how you work, and ability
to work with other people and various situations.
Examples:
Integrity
Creativity
Critical thinking
Organization
Problem solving
Leadership Interpersonal
Team player
5. Certifications/ Licenses
This area would help augment your qualifications for the job. Some sectors in the
employment industry require certification and licenses.
6. Educational Attainment
There is some basic information hiring managers are looking for in the education
section. These are the following:
Examples:
Name of school graduated
Address or location
Degree obtained
Year of graduation
Relevant honors and cognitions.
7. References
References are not necessary unless otherwise stated in the job description. This
enables the recruiters to contact people on your reference list to find out more about
professional history, job performance, and other details about the kind of employee
you are.