WORKPLACE
WRITING:
RESUMÉ
OBJECTIVES/LESSON OUTCOMES:
• Identify and examine the function, form,
function, and effectiveness of a resumé;
• Demonstrate the importance of rhetorical
situations by marketing their resumés to a
defined audience; and
• Develop a working resumé by using the Resume
Generator.
SUBTOPICS:
IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF A
RESUMÉ
TYPES OF RESUMÉ
RESUME
A resumé provides a summary of
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an individual’s background
including his or her education,
work history, and other
qualifications for a job,
admission to a college or
university, or a scholarship grant.
Important
Characteristics of
a Resumé
1. Sales-Focused – a resumé serves as a marketing tool designed to
ANTAGONIST
market one’s skills and experience to an employer.
Things to consider: • Personalize your presentation
1. Does it focus on the most important things that this
by customizing an slide
employer
as
should know about you? much as you want.
• You can duplicate
2. Did you stress skills and accomplishments over duties? this slide as
3. Did you support your objectives? much as you want to customize
your presentation.
4. Did you use action verbs?
2. Relevant – a resumé should include relevant or important
information. ANTAGONIST
Things to consider: • Personalize your presentation
1. Did you include only relevant information?
by customizing this slide as
2. Did you include specific information such
muchasas
numbers, percentages?
you want.
3. Did you make your qualifications easily identifiable?
• You can duplicate this slide as
much as you want to customize
Make the reader pay attention by using action
your verbs that convey
presentation.
measurable accomplishments and problem-solving skills.
3. Concise – a resumé language should be succinct and expressive.
ANTAGONIST
Things to consider:
1. Use the minimum number of words •necessary to convey meaning.
Personalize your presentation
2. Use precise action verbs. by customizing this slide as
3. Avoid personal pronouns. much as you want.
4. Leave out articles. (ex. a, an, the) • You can duplicate this slide as
5. Use short sentences or phrases. much as you want to customize
your presentation.
One page is recommended but may vary if the employee has
extensive experience.
ANTAGONIST
4. Quality-Oriented – a resumé should have no mistakes. Spelling,
grammar and formatting are accurate.
• Personalize your presentation
“A resumé with mistakes demonstrates the
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perform
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and tells the reader that you were too lazyasto
much take
you the time to
want.
proofread it.” • You can duplicate this slide as
much as you want to customize
your presentation.
5. Visually Appealing – a resumé must be neat, clean, yet appealing.
ANTAGONIST
Things to consider:
1. Does it look attractive and balanced?• Personalize your presentation
2. Is there a white space? by customizing this slide as
3. Is the font size readable? much as you want.
4. Are the headings highlighted? • You can duplicate this slide as
5. Do important things stand out much through their
as you wantspacing or
to customize
highlighting? your presentation.
TYPES OF
RESUMÉ
TYPE OVERVIEW ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
1. Lists each job Highlights stable Employment
Chronological held in order, employment gaps may be too
Resumé starting with record. obvious. Skills
the most Employers like to can be hard to
recent. This see job titles, see unless they
type works level of are listed in the
well for responsibility, most recent job.
someone with and dates of work
several years history. It is easy
of relevant to prepare.
experience.
TYPE OVERVIEW ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
2. Functional Best when Highlights Work has no detailed
Resumé the person particular history. It may seem
has too little strengths lack depth. Unpopular
or too much and for most employers. It
experience . transferable makes them think that
Focuses on skills which the person may be
skills and may not be trying to conceal
strengths noticeable his/her age,
significant to when employment gaps, lack
employers. outlined in of appropriate
chronologica experience.
l order.
TYPE OVERVIEW ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
3. Balances the Indicates strong Usually utilizes
Combination flexibility and employment two sheets or
Resumé strength of the record with pages where the
chronological increasing work history is
and functional mobility. Shows often on the
resumés. how the skills were employer who
used in the past may not read
apply to the job that far.
you are seeking.
Highlights
transferable skills.
TYPE OVERVIEW ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
4. Targeted Highly focused Concise, direct, May focus too
Resumé resumé and easy to read. firmly on one
intended for specific job or
specific job; a work. Content may
“capsule” of appear limited.
work
experiences
OUTPUT
Write or create your own
resumé.
Long bond paper
2 x 2 ID picture (formal)
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