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Career Guide |
YOUR RESUME A
resume is simply a short descriptive summary of who
you are and what you have done. Employers will use
your resume to:
- Get
an idea of your background (academic, training,
skills and employment)
- Decide
whether you are suitable for the position available
-
Find out how well you can communicate in writing
Although
there is no correct way of writing a resume, remember
the purpose is to inform the reader about you. It
should therefore be clear, concise, easy-to-read and
as informative as possible within a confined space
of one to two pages. Here are some pointers:
- Provide
your full name, current address and valid phone
number (contact number during normal working hours)
- Divide
your background into Education, Training, Employment,
Special Interests/Achievements (Voluntary Community
Work/Hobbies)
- You
will need at least two if not three references.
A refernece being someone (not a member of your
family) who has known you for at least three years.
Doctors, Priests, Principals, Teachers and former
employers all make good references.
- List
your Work Experience in chronological date order,
starting with the most recent and working backwards.
- Always
include all temporary, part-time and volunteer
experience, even if it seem insignificant to you
put it down!
- Make
sure your resume is neat
- Make
sure your resume is typed
- Always
make extra copies( to enclose with application
letters and to have at hand at interviews)
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