Name of the program: Certified Trainer

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Name of the program Certified Trainer
Facilitator Project Work Original work done by
Mr. Abhimanyu Arora Reference Number 3110107009
Prepared by Suman
Singh On behalf of Middle Earth Consultants Pvt.
Ltd.
Title of the role Writing Winning
Resumes
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Writing Winning Resumes
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Lets Warm Up
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Im OK! Ur OK!

• Child state of Mind
• Adult state of Learning
• Okay to make Mistakes
• Open Mind
• Fun! Fun! Fun!
• Support

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Ground Rules
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Programme Aim

• Understand how to prepare winning
  Resumes/Profiles
• Understand how to prepare Winning Career Search
  Letters

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Programme Content
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Why do we need to know this?
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Job Aspirants Vs Job Opportunities
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Lets look at what employers need/are looking
for..
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Top 10 Qualities Employers Seek

• Communication skills (verbal and written)
• Honesty/integrity
• Teamwork skills (works well with others)
• Interpersonal skills (relates well to others)
• Motivation/initiative
• Strong work ethic
• Analytical skills
• Flexibility/adaptability
• Computer skills
• Organizational skills

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Do we really need to know all this before
preparing our Resume or before going for an
Interview?
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The Answer is.

• YES

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Lets Look before we Leap..
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Resume Writing
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• What is a resume?
• Why do we need to prepare our Resume?
• What should the Resume content be about?

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Components of a Resume
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Basic Identification

• Name
• Present and permanent addresses
• Telephone numbers
• E-mail addresses
• Home page address if you have one and want an
  employer to view it.

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Some Tips

• Avoid nicknames.
• Use a permanent address.
• Use a permanent telephone number and include the
  area code. If you have an answering machine,
  record a neutral greeting.
• Add your e-mail address that sounds professional.
  
• Include your web site address only if the web
  page reflects your professional ambitions.

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VISION

• Your OBJECTIVE is a brief statement indicating
  what you want to do.
• It is a critical part of your resume everything
  that follows should support the objective.
• An objective indicates that you've thought about
  what you want to do, that you have some idea of
  what you're getting into, and that you have some
  direction or goal.

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Some Tips

• Be specific about the job you want.
• Tailor your objective to each employer you
  target/every job you seek.

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Examples

• OBJECTIVE An xxx position in an organization
  where yyy and zzz would be needed (or, in an
  organization seeking yyy and zzz).
• An entry-level position in the hospitality
  industry where a background in advertising and
  public relations would be needed.

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Resume should be targeted to your Objective
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Activity
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Education

• Institutions where you have completed, or soon
  will complete, some level of education, in
  reverse chronological order.
• Indicate degree (s), date (s) of graduation,
  major and minor fields, honours, and related
  course work.

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What if you don't quite have your degree or
credentials yet?

• You can say something like
• Eligible for U.S. credentials
• or
• Graduate studies in Instructional Design, in
  progress
• or
• Master's Degree anticipated December 2006

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Experience

• List and briefly describe, in reverse
  chronological order, your relevant experience.
• It includes
• -paid and volunteer posit
• -full and part-time work
• -internships
• Indicate
• - your job title
• -name of organization with city state
• -dates of the experience

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Experience

• It emphasizes
• -skills
• -accomplishments
• -knowledge

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Whats the best way to impress an employer

• Write "PAR" statements PAR stands for
  Problem-Action-Results ie first you state the
  problem that existed in your workplace, then you
  describe what you did about it, and finally you
  point out the beneficial results.
• Here's an example "Transformed a disorganized,
  inefficient warehouse into a smooth-running
  operation by totally redesigning the layout this
  saved the company thousands of rupees in
  recovered stock.
• Another example "Improved an engineering
  company's obsolete filing system by developing a
  simple but sophisticated functional-coding
  system. This saved time and money by recovering
  valuable, previously lost, project records.

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How can a student list summer jobs

• Students can make their resume look neater by
  listing seasonal jobs very simply, such as
  "Spring 1996" or "Summer 1996" rather than 6/96
  to 9/96. (The word "Spring" can be in very tiny
  letters, say 8-point in size.)
• In other words put them simply as
• Industry internships

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Using Power Words

• for example.

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• accelerated accomplished achieved addressed
  administered advised cataloged caused changed
  chaired clarified classified closed collected
  combined commented communicated compared compiled
  completed computed conceived concluded conducted
  conceptualized considered consolidated
  constructed decided defined delegated delivered
  demonstrated described designed determined
  developed devised diagnosed earned edited
  effected eliminated endorsed enlarged enlisted
  ensured entered established estimated evaluated
  examined executed identified implemented improved
  incorporated increased indexed initiated
  influenced innovated inspected installed
  instituted participated perceived performed
  persuaded planned prepared presented processed
  procured programmed ..

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References

• Indicate that references are "available upon
  request" as a means of bringing closure, even if
  you are including your references with your
  resume and letter.
• The people you ask to be your references should
  be familiar with your academic and/or work
  capabilities.
• Be sure to obtain permission from the people
  whose names you intend to offer as references.

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Basic Resume Principles
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Before Developing

• Before developing your resume, begin with a
  thorough self-assessment.
• What do you want to do?
• What skills abilities do you need ?
• Do you possess them?
• How can you demonstrate what you know and can do?
  

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Placement

• Place your name, in all capital letters and bold
  and address on different lines at the top of the
  resume.
• Include your telephone number, e-mail address and
  home page address.
• If your resume is two pages, your name should be
  the first line on the second page.

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Length, Font, Color, Paper..

• Length depends upon your experience and
  qualifications.
• Resumes do not exceed two pages.
• From freshers a one-page resume is all that is
  necessary and expected.
• Present your resume on quality bond paper.
• Employers prefer resumes on white, off-white,
  ivory, light tan, or light gray paper. White is
  best for computer scanners.

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Length, Font, Color, Paper..

• Use only one font size (10 to 12 points).
• Avoid using italic, script, and underlined text.

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Length, Font, Color, Paper..

• Use plenty of white space.
• One inch margins are optimal on all sides
  especially for scanning purpose.

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Hobbies and Interests

• Only those
• relevant to your job objective
• or
• reveals a characteristic that supports it.
• Sky diving Security guard

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Some more principles

• -Be honest. Honesty is the best policy.
• -Emphasize your strengths, experience, and
  capabilities.
• -Provide accurate dates (months and years)
• -Record your degrees and/or certifications with
  months and years of graduation.
• -Identify your skills by using nouns.
• -Use industry jargon and buzzwords

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Some more principles

• Word Count
• Avoid large paragraphs (five or six lines)
• Provide small, digestible pieces of information,
  your resume will be read
• Use action verbs such as "developed", "managed",
  and "designed to emphasise your accomplishments.
• Don't use declarative sentences like "I developed
  the ..." or "I assisted in ....

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Avoiding Mistakes
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Spelling Mistakes

• To avoid spelling mistakes
• Don't use words with which you aren't familiar.
• Use a dictionary as you write.
• Perform a spell check on your finished resume.
• Carefully read every word in your resume.
• Have a friend or two proof read your resume for
  you.

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Punctuation Mistakes

• Things to look for
• Periods at the end of all full sentences.
• Be consistent in your use of punctuation.
• Always put periods and commas within quotation
  marks.
• Avoid using exclamation points.

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Grammatical Mistakes

• Grammar hang-ups to watch for
• Tenses
• Capitals
• Numbers

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Grammatical Mistakes

• Grammar hang-ups to watch for
• Date formats should be consistent.
• Choose Your Words Carefully.
• Phrase yourself well.(positive expressions)
• Lookout for the following easily confused words
• accept (to receive), except (to exclude)
• all right (correct), alright (this is not a word)
  
• affect (to bring about change), effect (result)
• personal (private), personnel (staff members)
• role (a character assigned or a function), roll
  (to revolve).

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Double check for mistakes

• Nothing can ruin your chances of getting a job
  faster than submitting a resume filled with
  preventable mistakes.

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Exercise
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Dos and Donts
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When Preparing Your Resume ... Do

• Tailor the resume to the opportunity.
• Accurately summarize your software and technology
  know how.
• Highlight your achievements.
• Show areas where you have been given increased
  responsibility for a job well done.

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When Preparing Your Resume ... Do

• Include special recognition, awards and
  participation in relevant professional
  organizations.
• Proof read for errors. You can be screened out
  for not being detail-oriented. .
• Update your resume after every position or
  significant freelance assignment.

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When Preparing Your Resume ... Dont

• Misrepresent your education or experiences.
• Reason termination or leaving a job.
• Include personal information.
• Use exact dates.
• Include your current official phone number or
  e-mail address
• List your high school education if you're a
  college graduate.
• Provide salary information.

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Basic Resume Formats
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• Chronological- lists your education and
  experience in reverse chronological order.
• Functional- focuses on a summary of the functions
  you have performed and plays down dates of work
  history.
• Combined- uses elements of both the chronological
  and functional resumes.

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Practice Session
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Effective Career Search Letters
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• Letter of Application or Cover Letter
• Letter of Appreciation or Follow-up Letter
• Letter Seeking Information
• Letter Inquiring About Status
• Letter Accepting Position
• Letter Rejecting Offer

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Activity
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Summary
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