Resume Writing

GROUP MEMBERS
NAME

ROLL NO.

MARYAM JAHANGIR

27

SADIA ALTAF

28

MUHAMMAD WASIF

38

SANA MAQSOOD

40

AIMAN ZUBAIR

52

ALI HASSAN

53

INTRODUCTION
MARYAM JAHANGIR
Roll No. 27

OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION

1

Introduction of Resume

Resume Formatting

Steps To Create a Resume

Types of Resume

Primary Purposes of Resume

Functions of Resume

DEFINITION OF RESUME
What is resume ?

A resume is a written document that is

used to highlight the skills, contributions, and
experiences that represent the personal
brand you want to portray to potential
employers.

HISTORY OF RESUME
The First Resume

1482 - Leonardo De Vinci

writes the first professional
resume.
1500 - A traveling Lord in
England offers a handwritten
letter
of introduction
to
acquaintances and calls it his
resume.

RESUME WRITING
Resume is summary of your educational
qualification details.
It highlights your skills and experience
relevant to the fields.

RESUME WRITING
Its purpose is to get you an Interview call
It highlights your objective and
accomplishments.

RESUME FORMATTING
ALI HASSAN
Roll No. 53

RESUME FORMATTING
1. Use Adequate Whitespace
2. Use Consistent Line Spacing
3. Use Consistent Vertical Alignment
4. Choose The Right Keywords

RESUME FORMATTING
5. Use Full Pages
6. Never Use All Uppercase Letters
7. Use Italics And Boldfacing To Add Emphasis
8. Use Bulleted Lists

STEPS TO CREATE A RESUME

SADIA ALTAF
Roll No. 28

STEPS OF RESUME WRITING

1. Choose a job target
2. Find out what skills, experiences are needed
3. List your strongest skills

STEPS CONTINUED
4. Accomplishments
5. Write action statements
6. List past jobs

STEPS CONTINUED
7. List training and education
8. Chooser a format
9. Arrange your action statements
10. Summarizing your key points at the top

TYPES OF RESUME
SANA MAQSOOD
Roll No. 40

TYPES OF RESUME

1 CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME

2 FUNCTIONAL RESUME
3

COMBINATIONAL RESUME

CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME
Identification
Job objective
Education
Professional experience
References
Affiliations /interests

THE CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME

FUNCTIONAL RESUME
1. Should include personal details like name
address
2. Objective describing position you seek
3. Profile giving summary of your talents and
experience
4. Experience listing your position, employer and
dates.

THE FUNCTIONAL RESUME

COMBINATIONAL RESUME
1. The hybrid resume balances the functional and
chronological approaches
2. It starts with skills, accomplishments, and
qualifications of the job applicant
3. Second page is reverse chronological ordering
of your work experience
4. This format allows the reader to first match your
qualification against job opening

THE COMBINATIONAL RESUME

PURPOSES OF RESUME
AIMAN ZUBAIR
Roll No. 52

PURPOSE OF RESUME

The primary purpose of a resume is to get an

interview.

Resume = Job Description

The purpose of a resume is to provide a

summary of your skills, abilities and
accomplishments. It is a quick advertisement
of who you are.
It is not an autobiography.

PURPOSE OF RESUME

A MARKETING TOOL

KEY COMPONENT

Designed to capture
attention and get you to
the next stage in the
recruitment process.

It is the first essential tool

in the job search process
You want them to feel
drawn in and motivated
to invite you in for an
interview.

PURPOSE OF RESUME
WRITTEN
INVENTORY

The resume is an inventory of your

skills, accomplishments, experiences
and education to date

GETTING
AN
INTERVIEW

This is your ultimate goal with a resume, it

tells the hiring manager that you have the
necessary experience, skills and education
what now needs to be determined is will
this person be a good fit for the
department.

FUNCTIONS OF RESUME
MUHAMMAD WASIF
Roll No. 38

FUNCTIONS OF RESUME
1. The biggest challenge your resume will
ever face is direct competition. It needs to
win the interview
2. The Resume will structure the interview. Most

interviewers will go right down your employment

history

FUNCTIONS OF RESUME
3. The resume reminds the interviewer of you
after you are gone
4. Finally, your resume can justify the hiring
decision to others.

8 RESUME MISTAKES THAT TURN OFF

EMPLOYERS
1. No connection to employer need
2. Not respecting the employer's time
3. Lack of focus and direction
4. Not showing knowledge of the industry

8 RESUME MISTAKES THAT TURN OFF

EMPLOYERS
5. Lack of substantive content
6. Poor readability
7. Outdated content and design
8. Lies, lies, and more lies