Communication for

Employment- Resume

Presented by:
Piyush Kumar Rai
Prateek
 Resume is a French word meaning “summary”.

 Contains your personal details, objectives and professional

skills and employment in a simple format.

 Specific skill is more important than education.

 Each resume has to be tailored to match the job requirements.

 The resume should not only be informative but also

persuasive.

 Should be in chronological order.

 CV Resume Biodata

• Course of life • Basic • Descriptive

• More detailed summery • Old fashion
• Highlight • One page • Specific
general talent • Highlight format
• Fresh graduate specific skill • Mostly used in
• Experience India
professional
i. Contact Information

ii. Resume Summary

iii. Work Experience

iv. Professional Skills
v. Education

vi. Additional Section

 Include name and date of birth
 Contact address
 Telephone number, land line and mobile
 E-mail address
 Fax number
 Make a short but clear statement of your career
objective.
Keep two things in mind while making this statement:
i. Your self-analysis

ii. The job you are applying for.

A part of your interview will definitely based on this

statement.
Detail information of work experience
Started with reverse chronological order
Give the name of the organization
The position held
Nature of job
Job responsibilities
The tenure
Communication Skills
Decision-making Skills
Organizational Skills
Leadership Skills
Time Management Skills
Stress Management Skills
Flexibility
List academic and professional qualification separately.
Begin with highest qualification and go downward.
The details should include:
i. The name of the course

ii. The examination passed

iii. The year of passing

iv. The name of institution
Personal Project
Honour and awards
Languages
Professional languages
Certificates
Job related achievement
Chronological Resume Format

Functional Resume Format

Combination Resume Format

This is the bread and butter choice for most job seekers.
It’s also the most simple resume format
Recruiters see the most, which can make a reverse
chronological resume seem ‘ordinary’.

The work experience section receives the most emphasis.

With items listed in order of most recent to oldest.
Places the work experience section before skills and
education.
 Contact Information
 Resume Summary
 Professional Title
 Work Experience (bulk of content)
 Skills
 Education
 Additional sections
 People with all levels of work experience
 People looking for a job in a field similar to their work
experience
 People without large gaps in their work history
 People applying for a job in a more traditional industry
(accounting, finance, engineering, etc.)
 Pro Cons
Shows a clear career Accentuates any
progression and highlights employment gaps you
relevant experiences might have

It easy to read Less creative

Suited to applicant Requires a sufficient
tracking software (ATS) level of relevant work
that automatically extracts experience
employment history
This resume format has also been called a skills-based
resume format.

It is the least popular format for a resume being used

today.

A lot of recruiters aren’t familiar with this format

The emphasis does not fall on work experience.
Instead, the layout devotes more space to skills that
are relevant to the role being pursued.
 Contact Information
 Resume Summary
 Professional Title
 Skills Summary (bulk of content)
 Additional Skills
 Work Experience
 Education
 People with high levels of work experience
 People making a career change to a field unrelated to
their work experience

 People with unusually large gaps in their work history

 People applying to more creative or skills-based roles
(design, computer programming, etc.)
 Pro Cons

Hides gaps in employment Can make you look

history ‘inexperienced’ in terms of
formal work experience
Hides a lack of relevant
work experience for career
Not a familiar style for more
traditional recruiters
changers
ATS have hard time extracting
Highlights a diverse range of
key resume sections
technical and soft skills
This resume format combines the reverse chronological
and functional resume formats.

Call it the best of both worlds, or a happy medium

This format places equal emphasis on skills and work
experience.

You want to give plenty of attention to both,

You may not have much room left for other sections,
such as a resume summary, volunteer work, interests, etc.
 Contact Information
 Skills Summary*
 Additional Skills*
 Work Experience*
 Education
(Notes:*The layout for this type of resume is flexible),

But “Additional Skills” should always follow “Skills

Summary.”
 People making a career change with skills or work
experience that apply across industries

 People with some employment gaps

 People with a diverse range of skills and experiences
 People applying to either creative or traditional roles
 Pro
A more exciting format
compared to reverse
chronological
Flexible to differing levels
of experience and skills
Helps hide employment
gaps
Cons
 Leaves little room for
educational experience
Requires a sufficient level
of skills and experience in
order to look complete