Resume Writing and Online Media Presence
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Be the professional you aspire to be. What is the difference between CV and Resume. How to craft your resume. Importance of LinkedIn and making LinkedIn your CV. Slide credits: Isuru Senadheera, 99X Technology
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Resume Writing and Online Media Presence
- 1. Be the professional you aspire to be!
- 2. Hello! Rashmika Nawaratne Senior Software Engineer RashmikaN@99x.lk https://lk.linkedin.com/in/rashmikanawaratne
- 3. What to expect? • Showcasing yourself • Crafting your Resume • Online Presence (Professional Networks) 99X Technology | Dotitude
- 5. Applying for internship? CV or Resume?
- 6. Crafting your Resume Be the professional you aspire to be!
- 7. “I am marketing myself in my resume” you are marketing something: yourself! You need to "sell" your skills, abilities, qualifications and experience to employers.
- 8. I have to Stand out from the crowd
- 9. First CV may be by Leonardo da Vinci Before doing all these famous work, Leonardo da Vinci was an artificer and, like you, he had to put together a resume to get his next gig. So in 1482, at the age of 30, he wrote out a letter and a list of his capabilities and sent it off to Duke of Milan. Bit of a history
- 10. Here how it Looked like
- 11. The good news There is no "one best way" to construct a CV/Resume
- 12. It is your document and can be structured as you wish within the basic framework. It can be on paper or on-line or even on a T-shirt.
- 15. What I should include? The Past > How have I spent your life so far? > What have I achieved? The Present > What are I am currently doing? The Future Where do I want to end up?
- 16. Types of Resume
- 17. Chronological resume > Organized by job titles with the most recent position comes first > Most effective when you have a solid experience and a logical job history
- 19. Functional Resume > The information is organized by the skills set > Used by when your experience and education do not obviously match their career objectives or when there are noticeable gaps in work experiences
- 21. Combination Resume > Merges the chronological and functional styles > Represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities gained > Widely used format
- 22. Typical structure A. Name and contact information B. Personal profile (career objective) C. Career history / technical projects experience D. Educational qualifications E. Professional certifications F. Awards and achievements G. Skills and talents H. Relevant personal details I. Referees information
- 23. Name and contact information > Name, address, email, phone numbers comes first > Other relevant personal information can be included towards the latter part of your Resume > Make your email address a professional > Photograph (optional)
- 24. Personal statement > Clear, concise, and targeted to your career goals > Match the needs of the potential employer > Should include > Who you are: a statement one sentence long, that describes you truthfully but powerfully > Skills and qualities that you process > Do not copy paste from the web
- 25. Which Candidate Impresses you more? Candidate 1: "I want to spend four years working in web design and development to get experience of the technologies and the business. After that I intend to become an internet entrepreneur.“ Candidate 2: "I'm not really sure what I want to do. I thought about web design but then I didn't know if there would be any jobs. Maybe I'm more suited to management."
- 26. Career history > Start with the most recent first > Briefly describe your roles and responsibilities > Use action verbs > Don't mention the routine, non-people tasks
- 27. Educational qualifications > Your degree subject and university, plus A levels or equivalents. > Mention grades unless poor!
- 28. Professional qualifications / achievements > Include relevant significant ones > Most recent achievements comes first > Mention the date of achievement
- 29. Skills and interests > Keep short and to the point > Hobbies that are a little out of the ordinary > Good to categorize > Expert, Advanced, Beginner > Working knowledge, Basic knowledge
- 30. Referees > Normally two referees are sufficient > Many employers don’t check references at the application stage > You may also provide referees upon request from employer
- 31. How long a Resume? > Ideally two A4 pages, no more than 3 pages! > Recommended fonts: Times New Roman, Calibri, Thoma Recommended font sizes: 10-14 max > Use one or two fonts only
- 32. The person reading your resume is busy > Keep the structure, formatting simple, logical and consistent > Use layouts of white space, indentation and bullet points –make it easy to read > Keep the text of each item brief and self contained
- 33. Some common mistakes > Grammatical mistakes > Improper font size > Missing important details > Spelling mistakes > Too many pages
- 34. Resume don’ts.. > Unnecessary personal information –age, heights etc.. > Items of controversy –political affiliation, controversial employers or activities > Salary requirements > Errors!
- 35. Some tips Know the purpose of your Resume Put most important information first Highlight your strengths Be clean and clear Avoid abbreviations and acronym No fancy fonts, binders, layout Be positive! Concentrate on what you can do, not what you can’t Be truthful –Do not fake Backup your claims with good evidence from your own experience Include something exciting about yourself Write, Read, Revise.. Repeat..
- 36. Package your cv > Send it in PDF format > Rename file name appropriately (Rashmika.Nawaratne.Resume.January.2015.pdf) > Accompany with a cover letter
- 37. Cover letter > Need to be short and sweet – one to three paragraphs > If an email, make it the email body > Opening paragraph – express your interest in the job > Second paragraph – very brief highlight of key qualifications > Closing paragraph – asking for an interview
- 38. Sample structure for a cover letter > First Paragraph State the job you’re applying for. Where you found out about it When you're available to start work Why you're interested in that type of work. Why the company attracts you (if it's a small company say you prefer to work for a small friendly organization) > Second Paragraph Summaries your strengths and how they might be an advantage to the organization. Relate your skills to the competencies required in the job. > Last Paragraph Mention any dates that you won't be available for interview Thank the employer and say you look forward to hearing from them soon.
- 39. That’s It, No big deal :)
- 40. Online Presence Be the professional you aspire to be!
- 41. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 41 Why? • Resumes do not appear on the internet • Let the employers find you and come to you • Provide the best first impression to the employer
- 42. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 42 Why LinkedIn? • LinkedIn is the largest online professional network of individuals and companies • More than 347 million members in over 200 countries and territories • 77% Job Postings & 97% HR/Staffing Professionals use LinkedIn in their Recruiting efforts • Students and recent college graduates are the LinkedIn's fastest-growing demographic, with over 39 million members • High Visibility in Google Search
- 43. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 43 What it is not?
- 44. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 44 Build your professional ‘brand’ • Display a professionally appropriate photo • Headline • Summary (Concise, specific, keyword-rich, typo-free) • Experience with details • Education • Skills and Endorsements • Projects • Volunteer Causes • Recommendations
- 45. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 45 How to network
- 46. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 46 How to network • Create a customized message • Who you are • How do you know • Why you want to connect • Provide a reference person
- 47. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 47 Sample LinkedIn connection requests • “I heard you speak last week at an event and had an idea about how I could feature your content on my blog. Could I connect with you to send you a quick email about my idea?” • “I am a fellow member of the ____ LinkedIn group and I saw your comments about ____. Id love to stay in touch so we can talk more about it.” • Samples: http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/what-write-your-linkedin-invites- templates/
- 48. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 48 How to stand our from the crowd? • Connect with alumni • Post on LinkedIn Pulse (LinkedIn Posts) • Join and collaborate with the groups – show who you are! • Observe -> Comment -> Ask Questions
- 49. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 49 Last but not least..
- 50. Univeristy Relations Team | 99X Technology 50 Be the professional you aspire to be!
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Good evening everyone. Resume Writing & Social Media Presence is the topic. You might feel it’s just download a template from internet and change it. But there’s more to that. It’s all about how casing YOU to the whole world! Not only your Uni, or the IT industry in SL. But the whole world.
- What does it mean by showcasing you. What are the available options you can do it?
- CV ovs. Resume Your purpose - Academic Purpose? - Job? Job title - Does the position need all my experience/ qualifications? Specific requirements (Company/ University) - What do they expect?
- Question.
- Because you all are planning to apply for your internship.
- It is the first point you contact someone. It is not only you physically meet someone, but also in first communication like email, telephone calls etc. Why first impression is so important. Because people will get a perception on you by your first point of contact.
- Remember when we call for interviews we get many applications. From a interviewers point of view, you are just one Resume out of 100*number of universities. Of course there are many other ways to standout like involving in different extra curricular activities like GSA/MSP/SL2College/SLASSCOM… But scoping to today’s topic, I’ll focus on standing out using your resume.
- Let me go through one by one, but with few sample Resumes.
- Email – thilinaonfire@gmail.com princes.sulakshi@hotmail.com
- Question: How long do you think a reviewer looks at your Resume? Poor presentations can Hide your most important background and skills from the recruiter Stop your CV from being read fully Convey a poor standard of work impression in the mind of recruiter Ultimately stop your application form going to the next stage
- When it comes to Resume, it’s just a small subset of things you have done. But the CV, it’s about your whole life. Yes of course the CV is another doc. But you can also have the CV online. One way for that it LinkedIn.
- When you need to find an internship or a job what you do? You will create resumes. And send to the company you like to apply. That is all good. But what if 100s of other companies who desperately search you for your matching skills find you? As an example lets say you are very good at development using Python. But the company you are applying may not need of much expertise in Python. But there may be 10s of companies who are desperately looking for Expertise in Python which you don’t know. Therefore we are in need of a Bridge which match you and your potential employers. Also when you apply for a job, you need to give the best first impression in all the aspects.
- Leading online professional directory which is used by the professionals for networking, connecting, and job searching. Do you know what most professional recruiters do when they have to interview someone? They just search the name on Google. So if you can, just search your name on Google and see what pops up in the first page? Your FB page? Twitter? The cool thing with LinkedIn is it has very high Google Visibility. More than Twitter or Facebook. So if you have a sound profile on LinkedIn, it will be the top result pops when someone search your name on Google. - And the catch is, if your LinkedIn profile is incomplete, same profile will give the negative impression.
- Not the place to share your party photos, Or posts about how cute your cat is!
- Now let me go through a walkthrough on how you should create your LinkedIn profile! Keep this noted. After the session we will create or update your linkedIn profile today itself. There are good photos to post and not so good photos to post. A good one - alone, appropriate cloth, pleasant expression on your face, and a simple background. NOT - a picture with your friend with making weird faces. Recommendations: - From your lecturers, internship supervisors - Don’t ask all your friends to recommend you and make a mess out of it. It will show a negative impression about you. Sample: https://lk.linkedin.com/in/isurusndr
- When adding a person, make sure you write a customized message. remove the default text and add a personalized text by introducing who you are.
- When adding a person, make sure you write a customized message. remove the default text and add a personalized text by introducing who you are.
- When adding a person, make sure you write a customized message. remove the default text and add a personalized text by introducing who you are.
- Connect with Alumni and know your potential employers Follow Influencers!
- You can share posts like this and you should. Why?
- If you adhere to what discussed today, the biggest problem in your life won’t be to find a job or an internship placement. The biggest problem would be to say NO to many job offers come to you. That’s it and wish you all the best for a connected life!