How To Prepare Resume.pdf

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Dr. M. Azhar Saleem

Resume vs. CV
The primary differences between a resume and CV are:
Length
What is included
What each is used for
A resume is a two or three page summary of your skills, experience and education.
While a resume is brief and concise, a curriculum vitae is longer In Pakistan, Resume and CV are considered the same. In the U.S. these are two different things.

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What is a Resume?
Resume tell “WHO YOU ARE?”
Education
Skills
Work Experience

A good resume demonstrates how your skills and abilities match up with the requirements of a job.

How Long Should be Resume? There is no fixed number.
2-3 pages are good.

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New Job, New Resume?
Change resume with new job application
List skills and experiences most relevant to a particular job
Tailored resume are more successful than generic.

What if I don’t have much Experience If you do not have much experience there are other ways to demonstrate that you are the right person.
Personal traits - you're an honest worker, you enjoy being

part of a big team
Strengths - things you're good at or enjoy
Experiences - volunteering or extracurricular activities

Key responsibilities and achievements - any awards or

recognition that you've received

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Organization of Resume
Information is usually

organized in reverse order. Most recent job or educations comes first.

What to Include?












Career objective (optional) Personal information Education and training Employment history Publication (if academician) Skills and abilities Services Honors/Awards Professional Memberships Interests (optional) References

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Career Objective
Shows that you have given thought to your future career
Should be:
Realistic
logical

To secure a position that will enable me to use my strong structural engineering skills and ability to work well with people.

Personal Information
Full name
contact details:
Address,
Telephone number(s)
Email address.

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Education and Training
A summary of your education and training history, starting with your most recent studies, making sure you include all trainings that's relevant to the job you're applying for.

Employment History
Start with your most recent work history and work backwards chronologically.
List:
Name of the employer
Job title
Dates you worked there
Responsibilities, tasks
Achievements.

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Skills and Abilities
A list of the things you're good at. These can be general skills or skills specific to a particular job.
Software
Presentations
Public speaking
Teamwork
Language expertise

Services
Student organization
Social work
Flood relief
Earthquake rehabilitation
Special children help
Events Organized
Youth parliament
CR or Proctor

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Honors and Award
Positions in College and University
Speeches and debates
Scholarships and Fellowship
Honorary Membership
Recognition in Magazines/Papers
Nominations for awards

Professional Memberships
Pakistan Engineering Council
Pakistan Engineering Congress
American Society of Civil Engineers
Institute of Civil Engineers

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References
List people who can talk about how good a worker you are.
Make sure you get their permission before including them on your resume.
List their
name
company name
occupation, and
contact details.

Resume Checklist After you've written your resume, and before sending it, go through this checklist:
Proofreading - Make sure there aren't any spelling mistakes, typos or

grammatical errors.



Tailoring - Make sure everything you mention shows how well-suited

you are for the job you're applying for.



Presentation - Make sure the resume is well laid out, easy to read and

printed on clean, white paper in a standard font (like Times New Roman, Arial or Verdana) and at a standard size (10 or 12 point).


Detail - Make sure you've provided specific examples of your

achievements and how you've used the skills you have.

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Don’ts of a Resume
Never LIE
Do not label your resume “Resume”
Any Personal Data Beyond Your Contact Information
Unrelated Work Experience
Unexplained gaps in employment
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammatical Mistakes
Never send photocopy of the Resume

Concluded

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