1. United International College English Language Centre How to Write a Resume & CV

2. WHAT IS A RESUME? A resume is a brief document that summarizes your education, employment history, and experiences that are relevant to your qualifications for a particular job for which you are applying to. The purpose of a resume is to get an interview! Remember that RESUMES ARE MARKETING DOCUMENTS

3. WHAT IS A CV? Curriculum Vitae Similar to a resume Often used in Europe and Asia Often serves as an outline of a person’s: Education and professional history Teaching and research experience Publications Presentations Awards Honors Affiliations.

4. WHAT SHOULD MY RESUME AND CV DO? Represent you! Provide information about applicable skills for the position that you are applying for Demonstrate what you have done Describe your research and teaching experience Ultimately, they are you on paper! They should SELL you as an individual to who you are applying to.

5. WHEN DO I USE A CV? Can be used like a resume European countries Application to graduate school Application to academic positions Faculty openings Assistantships Internships Grant applications Scholarship applications Fellowship applications

6. GENERAL STRUCTURE The general purpose resume usually contains four sections: CONTACT EDUCATION EXPERIENCE HONORS, ACTIVITIES, & OUTREACH

7. STYLING Strategically use bold, italics, underlines, and CAPITALIZATION for emphasis Easy to read fonts Times New Roman, Cambria, Verdana, Lucida Sans, Tahoma, Calibri Usually 12 pt. or 10 pt. with larger font for subheadings 12 pt. is good for headings while 10 is good for body Use bullets to summarize Each bullet should begin with an action verb

8. How long should my Resume be? My CV? Resumes should be contained on CVs can be longer Usually 2 or more pages Remember, you don’t want your resume or CV to be overwhelming to read!

9. NO OR LIMITED EXPERIENCE? Show your potential! Try to emphasize skills Divide resume/CV into skills sections Use: Voluntary work Club involvement Accomplishments that could relate Community involvement Coursework Personal projects Extracurricular activities

10. THINGS TO DO Identify your strengths. You all have a particular strength or talent. Whether you are an excellent leader and team-builder or can organize numerous activities in your schedule; these things can translate into desirable characteristics for potential employers. Write a custom resume tailored to each specific job. In fact, create a MASTER resume in which you can write down all your experiences. You can draw from your MASTER resume to create job specific resumes. Use strong language. Words like: manage, implemented, initiated. These words demonstrate to that you are capable & intelligent.

11. THINGS TO AVOID Do not write lengthy paragraphs. Remember, recruiters receive many resumes from countless hopefuls. If your resume looks resembles a novel- it will be discarded! Confuse the recruiter. Put your titles in bold. Don’t leave your recruiter guessing. Share too much information. Topics like your religion or favorite hobbies should not be included. Include photographs Make your resume too long. Forget to proofread. It shows carelessness.. Not the best start.

12. TYPES OF RESUMES Chronological More popularly used format. It will usually contain an objective statement & a chronological listing of all your employers along with related accomplishments Functional Take time to develop a strong functional resume. These highlight your abilities, such managing, or volunteering, rather than your chronological resume. You’ll still need to summarize your work history, but it’s usually done towards the bottom.

13. FUNCTIONAL A functional resume is particularly useful for people: Have gaps in their work history Don’t exactly fit the mold of what recruiters are looking for Are looking to transition into new careers The reason functional resumes work well in these situations is that many of us have acquired skills while working that are very transferable.

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15. CHRONOLOGICAL EXAMPLE

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19. EXTRA TIPS! Submitted in person or via mail: Print on clean, crisp, white or off-white paper If mailing your CV, do not fold it Instead place in an A4 envelope Submitted via email : Put cover letter in body of email Include CV as an attachment Do not mass email, rather send CVs to employers individually

20. STATISTICS When emailing, a survey of American recruiters found that: 63% preferred MS Office Word format.doc 36% preferred Adobe Acrobat format.pdf 1% preferred rich-text format.rtf Average student will send out 70 CVs when applying for their first graduate job More resumes/CVs sent, more interviews scored Applicants who included a cover letter were 10% more likely to get a reply Applicants whose CVs lack spelling mistakes are 61% more likely to get a reply and 26% more likely to get an interview

21. SOME USEFUL LINKS http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals- network/culture-professionals-blog/2012/mar/15/cv- tips-first-arts-job http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals- network/culture-professionals-blog/2012/mar/15/cv- tips-first-arts-job http://www.bates.edu/career/students/advanced- studies-graduate-and-professional-school- advising/graduate-school-advising-resources/what- is-the-difference-between-a-curriculum-vitae-and- a-resume/ http://www.bates.edu/career/students/advanced- studies-graduate-and-professional-school- advising/graduate-school-advising-resources/what- is-the-difference-between-a-curriculum-vitae-and- a-resume/ http://www.grad.illinois.edu/careerservices/cvorres ume http://www.grad.illinois.edu/careerservices/cvorres ume https://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv.htm