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Writing a resume.
Computer scientists, IT specialists, web designers, telecoms engineers, like other professionals, also end up searching for opportunities of employment. To get your dream job you ought to be focused on what you want to do or what you want to gain out of that job. This requires that you know how to write a resume. Note that there is a difference between a CV and a resume (we will be coming to this just in a moment). The resume should be aimed at a specific job. It is usually short, roughly one to two pages, and is written in such a way as to highlight once skills/competencies for a specific job. Below are the differences between a CV and a resume:
- A CV is longer than a resume. A resume can be as short as one page while a CV can have more than 2 pages.
- A resume brings out one's personal, educational and experience qualifications while a CV highlights one's educational and academic backgrounds.
- A resume is used in job searches while the CV is used in getting a job in an academic institution. This means that the CV should include your research and teaching experiences, publications and awards. A resume does not have such material.
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NOTE: This difference is based on what in the US is defined as a resume or a CV. Most other countries view the CV as the document that is used in searching for a job. Without the US, there is no such difference between these two documents.
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What are the requirements of a resume?
Your resume should:
- be easy to read.
- have your personal, educational and experience qualifications. This should bring out your qualifications suitable for that specific job.
- follow some format. There are a number of formats; you can check from this website: www.cvtips.com.
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Components of a resume.
The following make up a resume:
- Personal Information: This includes your address, email address, telephone number and other contact information.
- Employment experience: A summary of your job experience. Describe your previous jobs here. For each job description include employment dates, employer's name, employer's business and yuor job title.
- Educational Background
- Your References
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Creating your resume nowadays is easy. Why? There are so many resources (if I can call them so) out there that you need not stress yourself with thinking of how to write one. For example, surfing the Internet, you will dig out sites that offer tips on how to write CVs, resumes, cover letters, resignation letters, thank you letters etc. Concerning resumes, they can offer you resume templates and resume samples. Some sites go as far as to offer you the service of writing for you a resume. Some sites do have Resume Builders.
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One of the ways of marketing yourself, in addition to networking, mailing the resume to potential employers, is by placing your resume on the Net. You can do this by creating a website specifically for doing that or you can host your resume in a third party website (note that such a service is provided by certain sites; not all).
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Writing your resume using Microsoft Word.
Thanks to Microsoft, you can quickly write your resume using the templates installed in the Word application. But, career experts recommend that you be creative while writing your resume. Why? It would not be good if your resume looks exactly like other people's resumes. Back to writing your resume on Word. The procedure is as simple as this:
- 1. Open Microsoft Word.
- 2. Go to the Microsoft Office button at the top left corner.
- 3. Next, click New.
- 4. In the dialog box that pops up, choose Installed Templates and then choose the resume template that you want.
- 5. Click Create. A new resume document will be created.
- 6. Replace the template's information with your own information.
NOTE: The assumption here is that you will use Word 2007 to create your resume.
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Publishing your resume on the Net.
If you want to publish your resume on the Internet it is good that you use the PDF (Portable Document Format) and XPS (XML Paper Specification) file formats. This will help in retaining the formatting plus prevent changes being made on the resume. To convert your Word documents to this formats you need to have the necessary programs installed in your computer. If you do not have them you can go to Microsoft's Download Center to download them. To convert to the PDF format you require the SaveAsPDF.exe program whereas to convert to the XPS format, you should download the SaveAsXPS.exe program.
Once installed follow this procedure to convert your Word resume:
- 1. Open the Word document (your resume).
- 2. Go to the Office button. Go to Save As and click on PDF or XPS format.
- 3. On the dialog box that appears, type in the file name.Select the file format you want.
- 4. Click Publish and a new document in PDF or XPS formats will be created.
NOTE: For you to view the new document in these formats you need to have programs that can do this. For example, Adobe's Acrobat Reader for the PDF files.
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