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Basic Principles of Resume Writing
y Format: Chronological resume (latest experience listed first) NUS firsty Provide sufficient spacing between each segmenty Length: 1 full page resumey Font: Arial, Times New Roman with min font size 10-12y Use bullet points dont wite in full sentancesy Abbreviations: use only commonly recognized ones (Eg GCE)y 3 Abrevs for dates (Jun, Jul, Dec)y Professionally taken photography Check grammar/spellingy Use past tense unless activity is still on-going
Anatomy of a Resume
o Heading: Name should be in prominent bold; Contact info should includename, mobile, email (create a alias)
o Education: Spell NUS in full; must spell degree in full (Currently pursuingBachelor of Business Administration); indicate major/minor; overseasexchange/NUS Overseas College Programme/USP; CFA; Cumulative
Average Point; Date of graduation or Expected date of graduation
o BUT cannotputhonours/expectedtograduate with secondclassuppercos Im notinthe honours programme yet!
o Can state courses, activities, competition taken in exchange, if it isrelevant to the position of application.
o Eg Peking University, International Exchange Program (Summer school)o SAJC, GCE A levels with distinctions in . (STOP HERE)o WorkExperience:Part-Time/Temp
Job/Internship/Entrepreneurial/NS;Focus on accomplishments (results?
Quantify when possible); emphasis experience relevance to position; usebullet format for each accomplishment; start each bullet with an action
verb; avoid repeating the same verbs (e.g. assisted, organized); be
concise, dont write in paragraphs; about 4 bullet points
o Gradually remove parttime jobexperiencesand focus moreoninternship experiencesastimegoeson
o CCA/Community Service:Reflect CCA activities that you haveparticipated in NUS/JC; Emphasis leadership experience; Community
Service involvement; Case competitions; Harvard Business Conferenceso Skills/Otherinformation: IT proficiency: Proficient in MS office, visual
basic, minitab, PHStats, Photoshop; Language proficiency: Effectivelybilingual in English and Mandarin; Include any special certificates that
you have attained; Attended workshops on practical investing, fundmanagement etc; include unique or interesting accomplishment or
interests (i.e. went on a mountain climbinb expedition, participated in a
full marathon)
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Cover Letter
- Introduce yourself and explain the purpose of writing (writing inresponse to an advertisement in the straits times etc, co-
application (when youre not sure if there are vacancies), writingin view of a recommendation)
- Highlight your reason for application, describing how you couldmake a contribution by relating your most relevant
accomplishments and experience to the position you are applying
- Opens the door for further communication and follow up (howthey can contact you for an interview etc)
Key points:
-Address cover letter to the hiring manager
- be concise, no more than 3-5 brief paragraphs on one page
-include contact information for easy follow up
-always check spelling and gramma