Writing for the Workplace: Business Communication for Professionals
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| Skills or capabilities Optional in chronological resume mandatory in functional resume. Names skills such as languages spoken, written, and understood, facility with specific computer applications, and personal characteristics illustrating qualities employers would value (i.e., Excellent collaboration skills; Strong verbal and writing skills). Not used if duplicates information in Skill Summary Awards, honors, and activities Optional. Names of awards making sure to explain what name alone may not convey (i.e., Kappa Kappa Kappa Sorority Outstanding Scholar Award Scholarships Honors or recognition of service Certificates memberships in professional organizations Full-time sales position in retail clothing industry where my educa- tion in fashion merchandising and customer service skills will help an organization meet its sales goals� 100 WRITING FOR THE WORKPLACE A skill summary orb summary of qualifications is an increasingly popular and frequently used section in a resume. It lists, usually in bulleted form, hard skills or personal characteristics the candidate possesses that will immediately catch the reviewer’s eye. Pertinent experience, unique skills, accomplishments, or awards can be listed. Often the items included in this category are specific job requirements (such as Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite) taken directly from a job ad. The education category is mandatory for all resumes. However, where it is located changes as you gain more work experience. For students right out of college, the education section maybe their most important selling point and therefore follow the heading. However, as people progress through their careers, the education section, though important, is no longer the most important qualification, so it typically is placed lower in the resume. The education section must include several elements the name of the institution granting the degree its location the date the degree was conferred (or the date the candidate expects to receive the degree major and minor. GPA is optional and should only be included if it is exceptional (over Many students wonder if they need to include all the colleges they have attended. Again, there is no a rule dictating this choice. If a student attended a community college or studied abroad and took certain pertinent classes or obtained a specific certificate that relates to a job, it would be prudent to include that information in the resume. However, the institution that grants the degree is the one an employer will contact to verify that the degree was indeed conferred. A subcategory under the education section is relevant coursework. For students with little work experience or who have taken courses in which they have practiced tasks specifically mentioned in the job advertisement, this section maybe key. For example, if applying fora position that states Ability to titrate preferred and the student learned how to titrate in a chemistry class, listing the class and explaining that it required titrating would illustrate that the student possessed that knowledge. When listing courses, never list numbers (Accounting II or Business 145) but the actual name of a course (Intermediate Accounting or Administrative Business Practices). EmPLOYmENT COmmUNICATION By far the most important section of a chronological resume is the Download 3.09 Mb. Share with your friends:
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