RESUME

• Tool that summarizes skills, educational background, experiences, and other qualifications.
• Also called curriculum vitae
• Considered to be a sales tool (market your skills)
Sample Resume for Fresh Graduates

JEROME P. DE LA CRUZ
Address: Grand Towers, 110 Ocampo St., Malate Manila
Mobile: 0901-000-0000
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://jeromedlcruz.webs.com
EDUCATION
AB Mass Communications with specialization in Advertising
May 2015, Cum Laude, GPA: 1.45 (of 1.00)
University St. Joseph, Manila

Secondary Education (High School)

May 2011, 1st Honorable Mention
Best in Science, Best in Math, Cadet of the Year
Paulo Cruz National High School, Manila

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
Awarded as Best Debater in a university-wide debated competition, January 2015
Excellent writing ability as demonstrated by annual writing assessment with a
score of 96%
Selected as a Research Assistant in a major research project funded by World
Bank
Member of Dean’s List at USJ for four consecutive years, 2011-2015
First runner-up in National News Casting Competition funded by KBP

LEADERSHIP ROLES
June 2014 – May 2015 Vice President for External Affairs, USJ Student
Council
• Spearheaded income-generating projects for the scholarship of USJ’s
underprivileged but deserving students
• Initiated networking programs with other universities in Metro Manila
• Represented student in various academic council meetings
• Organized a job fair which was participated in by 20 top companies in the
Philippines

June 2014 – May 2015 President, MassComm (Organization of Mass

Communication Students)
• Increased the membership of MassComm by 75%
• Spearheaded projects that aimed to develop the newscasting and
advertising skills of students
• Organized seminars on newscasting ethics and delivery
June 2013 – May 2014 Business Manager, USJ Student Council
• Spearheaded two income-generating projects for student development
• Increased the participation of students in events organized by USJ Student
Council
• Coordinated student events with the Students Affairs office
SEMINARS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ATTENDED
May 26-28, 2014 Editorial Training: Copyediting
Singapore Book Publishing Association
The Pines, Stevens Road, Singapore

February 4- 6, 2014 Leadership by Design

Manila Hotel, Manila

September 23-24, 2013 How to be an Effective Student Leader

One Esplanade, Pasay City

December 3-5, 2012 4th International Convention on ASEAN

Student-Leaders
Manila Hotel, Manila

September 2012 National Seminar on Newswriting

Diamond Hotel, Manila

References Available Upon Request

COMPONENTS OF A RESUME
1. Contact Information
• Include your name, address, contact number, and e-mail address.
• E-mail address should be professional. Avoid using immature addresses like
[email protected] or [email protected]
• Don’t include marital status, height, weight, religion, name of parents, and color of eyes and
hair.
• Increase the font size of your name and write it in bold face for emphasis. May use font size
15 for your name and 13 for the address.

2. Summary of Qualifications
 Use this when you have at least five (5) years of professional experience.
 It should consist of one to four strong sentences that will highlight your experiences and
accomplishments.
 It should be written in the third person and in active voice.
 Example: Fifteen years of teaching experience in the tertiary level and with strong rapport
with professional organizations and practitioners. Trained more than 1,000 teachers across
the country.

3. Objective Statement
  It is an optional part of a resume that includes job title, function, industry, and what you can
offer to the company.
 Objective statement is appropriate for recent graduates.
 Example: Seeking an associate editor position in a top publishing company such as C & E
publishing where my expertise in textbook editing will be employed.

4. Employment History
 Never put anything that is not a hundred percent true.
 Begin with the most recent experience.
 Each job mentioned must include the name and the address of the employer, the inclusive
dates (month and year), and brief job description.
 Do not use many adjectives and superlatives as well as jargon.
 If your job responsibilities are similar in more than one job, put the details in the most recent
one. Responsibilities must be written in complete sentences.
 Do not state your past and present salary. Reserve it for final interview.
 Do not clutter your text. Use generous spacing and bullet lists.
 Use present tense and active verbs for current jobs and past tense active verbs for past jobs.

5. Education
 Start with the most recent educational attainment.
 Include the name address of your school, year attended or year of graduation, degree, and
specialization. You may start with the name of the school if it is very prestigious.
 Don’t include high school educational background after a year of graduating from college.
 List academic honors, scholarships, and extracurricular activities.

6. Skills

 Show your skills through your past events.

 Be clear with your strengths and communicate them well.
 Include transferable skills, such as the following:
 managerial skills (motivates others to reach team goals)
 professional qualities (understands professionals and technical aspects of work)
 personal qualities (adapts changing demands and conditions)
 entrepreneurial qualities (understands commercial and business commerce)

7. Training
 Include any trainings that have bearing on the job position you are applying for.
 Include the title of the training, organizer, date, and venue.
 Start with the most recent training.

8. Organizations
 Include professional and civic affiliations. As much as possible, do not include religious
political organizations unless you are applying for a job that requires such affiliations.
 Include the name of the organization, your position, an inclusive date.
 Start with the most recent affiliation.
 9. Professional Licensure and Certificates
 Include the name of certification, rating (optional for low ratings) date issued, and place of
issuance

10. Honors and Awards

 List your recognized achievements.

 Never list achievements that have nothing to do with work.
 Include the title of the award or honor, inclusive date, sponsor or award – giving organization.

11. References and Signature

 Preferably, the list of references should not be included in the resume. Simply starts
“references available upon request”.
 If you decide to put them, do not exceed to three references. (Include their name, position,
company, and contact details)
 You do not have to sign your resume.

E-resume

- One offshoot of a traditional resume is the electronic resume.

-They have the same content and format but an e-resume is a soft copy which can be viewed on screens,
stored in a hard drive, sent over the internet, you can manipulate it through searching your documents
in the Internet.
- Compared to traditional resumes, e-resumes can be access faster than printed materials.
- It is cost-efficient on the part of both the employer and the job seekers since it can store, search and
even sent it through the Internet.

FUNCTIONS OF E-RESUME
1. It informs the employers of the skills you can bring to the company.
2. It shows how qualified you are for the job.
3. It functions as a persuasive document which allows you to proceed the next stage of the
recruitment process, the interview.

TYPES OF RESUME
1. Reverse Chronological
 Includes company and job title, dates of employment, responsibilities and accomplishments.
 Commonly favored by employees, as it very straightforward.
 Best for applicants with steady career progression, in business in government and whose
employer is a respected name

STRENGHTS WEAKNESSES
Most popular among employers. Can highlight periods of unemployment and
short job tenure.
 Positions you for the next upward career step. May reveal your age.

First traditional industries such as education May suggest that you were stick on a
and banking. plateau in a particular job.

2. Targetted
 Career objective that you want to achieve. Here you can list only your capabilities that match the
objective.
 Is written to match point-for-point on offered specific job
 Best for the people with only one career pattern and multitrack job history.

STRENGHTS WEAKNESSES
Shows the employer that t you are a good match You may not be readily considered for other jobs
the position

Combine Format
 Contains both the features of the reverse chronological and functional type.

TIPS ON MAKING ON MAKING AN EEFECTIVE RESUME

1.Align the content of your resume to the job description and job requirements being applied for.
2.Do not write the word “resume” on the top of your resume. HR managers know what a resume looks
like.
3. Use good quality 8 ½’’ x 11’’ white or off-white bond paper.
4.Use distinctive headings and subheadings.
5. Use readable and professional-looking fonts such as Times New Roman and Book Antiqua; avoid using
juvenile and tacky words fonts. Use 10-12 points for the body and no more than 16 points for the
heading.
6. Use proper lay-outing for readability.
7. Print should be laser quality with a minimum rating of 300 dpi (dots per point).
If you desire to photocopy the resume, be sure it has quality printing.
8. Use only one side of a paper.
9. Never include photograph unless asked by the prospective employer. Do not submit resumes with
scanned pictures.
10. Do not mention anything about your expected salary
11. Use a reverse chronological order in writing the details.
12. Point out strengths and omit weaknesses.
13. Be factual. Do not exaggerate.
14. Limit your resume from one to three pages. However, more than three pages can be used for a
curriculum vita.
15. Edit and proofread your resume. A simple typography error might be deal-breaker for the employer.
16. Avoid the use of “I’’ as it is already implied.
17. Target resume to your potential employer. It gives you an edge over those who send generic
resumes.
18. Never include reasons for leaving other jobs.
20. Be mindful of the unexplained time gaps. It may raise doubts on why there is a gap.
21. Use an active tone and powerful words.