Transcript RESUME WRITING TIPS - American University of Beirut

RESUME WRITING
TIPS
FEA Career Development Center
• Name : Bold and Larger font than the rest of the text
• Contact details clearly listed (address, telephone number, e-mail
address preferably AUB e-mail) and smaller font
Name & contact details
• Know the purpose of your resume
• Objective: brief, clear statement targeting the type of position you
want
• Statement should include the skills that enable you to perform the
desired job
• (i.e. To obtain a position in sales utilizing my customer service skills and
excellent communications and mathematical abilities)
Objective
• Since you don’t have a degree yet, mention the title and the estimated
date for completion
• Mention GPA and Honor list if requested
• Include any certificate and training that is relevant to the job
Education
• If you never had any real working experience, just include your
summer jobs or volunteer work
• List more recent jobs & then go backward
• Include dates of employment, job title, company name and location
and description of duties performed.
Experience
• Use action words to make a positive statement (i.e. act, advise,
analyze, arrange, assist, build, calculate, check, coordinate, create,
develop, edit, ensure, establish, evaluate, examine, execute, facilitate,
follow, implement, improve, increase, initiate, inspect, interpret, judge,
lead, learn, make, model, modify, motivate, negotiate, observe,
organize, perform, plan, prepare, present, produce, program,
promote, provide, raise, read, recommend, reduce, resolve, sell, study,
supervise, teach, train, translate, travel, tutor, verify…)
Experience
• Cover any other skills and abilities that you want the employer to
know
• Ability in other languages, computing experience
• (i.e. good interpersonal/communication skills, attention to detail,
require little or no supervision)
Special skills and
abilities
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They will be particularly interested in activities where you have
leadership or responsibility, or which involve you in relating to others
in a team
Unless you are 100% sure that some of your hobbies will support you
candidacy, avoid mentioning them
Team events indicate that you are a team player, other activities such
as Scouting, Red Cross, and AUB clubs & societies show commitment
and the fact you are not adverse to a challenge
Activities
• Usually give two names - one from your place of study, and one from
any work situation you have had
• Provide name and telephone number or e-mail address
References
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Instead of creating a long (and boring) list with all your qualities (e.g.,
disciplined, creative, problem solver) try to connect them with real life
and work experiences
Check the job description for a clue on what the employer might be
looking for
Including professional goals can help you by giving employers an
idea of where you are going, and how you want to arrive there
Advice
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Do not just copy and paste one of the most used resume templates.
Your CV should be your own, personal, and a little bit different
Font 12 points, Arial and Times are good choices
One or 2 pages and the shorter your resume, the better
Use bullet points
No pictures
No lies
No jargon or slang: the person who will read it for the first time might
not have any technical expertise
You resume should not contain the pronouns “I” or “me”
Advice