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RESUME & COVER
LETTERS
WHAT IS A RESUME?
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.
Quick overview
Usually no more than 1 page
long.
Often used in job
applications
Detailed overview
Usually more than 2 pages
long.
Often used in respect of
jobs/research in the academia.
RESUME VS CV
Resume Curriculum Vitae
TYPES OF RESUME
Types
Chronological
Targeted Functional
CHRONOLOGICAL
A chronological resume starts by listing your work history, with the
most recent position listed first.
Jobs are listed from the most recent, followed by education, skills,
and other information.
FUNCTIONAL
A functional resume focuses on your skills and experience, rather
than on your chronological work history.
Usually adopted by those who are shifting into a new field, or
where there’s a gap in the employment history.
TARGETED
A resume customized so that it specifically highlights the
experience you have that is relevant to the job you are applying for.
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
MOST IMPORTANT!
ALWAYS BEAR IN MIND
WHO WILL BE READING
YOUR RESUME!!!!!
Do your research on your
prospective employer.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Length
Layout
Accurate
Font & Size
Profile
Identification
Education
Experience
Achievements
Skills
Personal info i.e. weight,
height.
Marital Status
Hobbies
Irrelevant
qualifications/experience
ACCURACY
Information to Include Information to Exclude
Include all contact
information
Profile + objective
Tips Scholarship keywords
Choose the best
Resume Format
Prioratise the
Contents
COVER LETTER
COVER LETTER: TYPES
Application Letter
• Responds to an opening.
Prospecting Letter
• Which inquires about
possible positions
Networking Letter
• requests information and
assistance in your
job/scholarship search
GENERAL CONTENTS
First Para
• Why you are writing
Middle Para
• What you have to offer
Concluding Para
• How will you follow up
WHY YOU WRITE?
If referred by someone:
• Be sure to mention this mutual contact, by name, up front since it is
likely to encourage your reader to keep reading. Do this in the first
paragraph.
Responding to a job/scholarship description:
• indicate where you learned of the offer/position and the title of the
position. More importantly, express your enthusiasm and the likely
match between your credentials and the position’s qualifications.
Prospecting letter:
• state your specific job objective. Since this type of letter is
unsolicited, it is even more important to capture the reader’s
attention.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO
OFFER?
Refer specifically to the qualifications listed and explain how you
fit the bill.
Try to draw the attention of the reader to your resume.
Highlight how your skills, experience and education would make
you the best candidate for the job.
HOW YOU WILL FOLLOW
UP?
Indicate how you intend to follow up.
Be sure to do as you indicated.
TIPS!! !
Be brief!!!
• Try to describe your experience in 1, 2 sentences.
Highlight achievements that are
relevant to the job. (Briefly)
Do not “copy paste” the job
description/requirement.
Try to keep it formal, even if it
is by email.
EXAMPLES
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