Transcript Resumes - TESL PHE

Introduction
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Resumes
Teaching Tips
Outcomes
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Personal Information
Job Objective
Summary of Qualifications
Work History (chronological)
Relevant Skills and Experience (functional &
combined)
Education and Training
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Other Languages
Interests
Volunteering Experience
Awards and Scholarships
Published Articles
Computer Related Skills
References available upon request?
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Chronological
Functional
Combination
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Hard skills
Soft Skills
Transferable Skills
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Use strong verbs (plain words vs. professional
verbs)
Avoid repetition
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Objective
Sell yourself
Get interview
Points not sentences
Strong words, action verbs (-ed)
Use numbers
Highlight strengths and accomplishments
Professional jargon and buzzwords
9. Include only positive and relevant information
10. Breadth of knowledge vs. depth
11. What you know and who you know
12. Format and design (white space)
13. Review!
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Name as a logo
Group Personal Information
Start with a verb in past tense (skills/experience)
(but adjectives/adverbs/nouns in highlights)
No end-punctuation and etc.
No hanging words
Control number of points i.e. Group skills
(balance)
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Punctuation and spaces
Second page – name only and pg. 2
Acronyms after full words
Numbers
Dates (years only)
10 years in reverse chronological order
No repetition, grammar, punctuation, spelling errors
Review, review, review
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Don’t use templates
1 inch margins
1-2 pages
Tables/headers/footers?
Font type and size
Alignment
Bold for titles and headings
Boxes, borders, shapes clip art?
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Heading with no punctuation (: or ;)
Bullets – one style
Spacing – Double space between headings and
single between points
Paper – good quality, colour (one-sided)
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Presentations (individual, group, mini)
All 4 skills, variety of activities, in class/lab vs. home
Unit vs. Topic
Assessment – formative and summative
 peer, self-assessment
 checklist, rubrics
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Vocabulary – job ads, occupational profiles/ NOC
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Content – accomplishment statements
IV Describe, compare, contrast two
jobs /procedures
• Give a presentation to compare
their jobs back home and the
same/similar job in Canada
• Compare 2 types of resumes in mini
presentations
IV Participate in a small group
discussion/ meeting; express
opinions and feelings; qualify
opinion, express reservations,
approval and disapproval.
• In small groups, discuss and
analyze a resume. Prepare a list of
possible interview questions.
• In small groups, analyze a job ad
and decide how to use skills
required in a resume.
ll Understand a set of instructions
related to simple technical and nontechnical tasks
• Listen to instructions for using a
resume wizard. Complete a portion
of a template using own
information.
IV Demonstrate comprehension of mostly
factual details and some inferred meanings
in an extended description , report or
narration.
IV Write two or three paragraphs to provide
a comparison
ll Take notes in point form from an oral
presentation
• Listen to a 5- min talk presentation about
effective resume writing and prepare a list
of tips/ take notes/ write missing
information on a worksheet.
•Write a report comparing two types of
resumes. Use a table as the basis of some of
the information Add a paragraph expressing
your preference. Give reasons.
IV Access and locate three or four pieces of
information in on-line electronic reference
sources (Internet /WWW or library
databases)
•Lab task : search library database and find
at least one document on resume writing
and choose 3-4 tips that you consider most
important.
Self assessment
www.next steps.org
http://www.nextsteps.org/nextsteps/
Skills and definitions
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/Libraries/EDUC_PUBLIC/esp2000.sflb
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http://www.nielsongroup.com/articles/list_of_competencies.pdf
Job profiles
NOC
http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/Welcome.aspx
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http://www23.hrdc-dhrc.gc.ca/2001/e/generic/welcome.shtml
JOB Futures
http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/labourmarket/ojf/
www.jobfutures.ca
Essential skills
http://srv108.services.gc.ca/english/general/home_e.shtml
Ontario Skills Passport:
www.skills.edu.gov.on.ca/OSPWeb/jsp/login.jsp