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My *S*trength is my wife.

My *W*eakness is my neighbour's wife.

My *O*pportunity is when the neighbour goes out.

My *T*hreat is when the neighbour comes back unexpected!

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My *S*trength is my beauty.

My *W*eakness our oca pumber.

My *O*pportunity is when pipes burst.

My *T*hreat is when my husband starts reading pumbing #$o %t &oursef#

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Your Personal SWOT Analysis and Preparing yourCurriculum Vitae

Introduction

()eryday recruitment firms go through hundreds of resumes+resumes of peopeha)ing ,-/- yrs of experience+resumes of peope passed out from institutes ikeSymbiosys 012% T%SS+and 3ust one word comes out of my mouth+#45T(T%6#.

4eope ha)e knowedge7 they ha)e experience but don't know why they are not abeto put it on a paper. &our resume is the first thing that wi go to your prospecti)e

empoyer and based on that you wi get a chance to speak to him and if yourresumeis not proper forget about 3ob you wi not e)en get a ca for inter)iew.ere % am trying my best to putin as what we shoud and what we shoud not write

in a #6urricuum 8itae#

Possible reasons for RES!E RE"ECTIO#

,. o name is isted at the top of your resume.


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/. Missing phone and9or emai address.3. (ducation category is missing dates no ma3or and9or degree is isted the

uni)ersityname is missing and9or abbre)iations are used inappropriatey.:. (mpoyment accompishment statements shoud be no onger than : ines if

stated in paragraph format no dates of empoyment are isted no empoyernames are isted and9or resume does not incude accompishment statements.

5. &our resume shoud not exceed ;fu pages in ength. point.8. ?onts shoud be traditiona7 do notuse itaics script or more than one font

on your resume.9. 6heck speing and grammar.,-. %f you ha)e an ob3ecti)e statement consider incuding some of your

skis. The resume shoud show the empoyer what you ha)e to offer themOT what you want to get from them.

,,. 5)oid using persona pronouns such as % me and my,/. &our name shoud stand out consider putting it in a arger font si@e

13. ?ont si@e ,-,/ if generay acceptabe. 5nything ese is hard to read.,:. Ander educationa information 1ist your 6B45 ony if it is ;.- and

abo)e.15. Ander educationa information 4ut the type of degree 5$ the ma3or

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;-. $on't write your present permanent and temporary address7 nobody isinterested in it.

;,. $on't mention the detais about your references in your resume if youare abe to get through the inter)iew your prospecti)e empoyer wi ask youto gi)e references.

Personal SWOT Analysis is necessary to prepare your Curriculum VitaeStrengt$s

%nterna positi)e aspects that are under contro and upon which you may capitai@e inpanning

JWork (xperience J(ducation incuding )aueadded features JStrong technica knowedge within your fied Ce.g. hardware software

programming anguagesE JSpecific transferabe skis e.g. communication teamwork eadership skis

Communication" Speaking effecti)ey

Writing concisey 1istening attenti)ey (xpressing ideas

Researc$ and Planning%6reating ideas 7 Bathering information7 So)ing probems 7Setting goas 7 5nay@ing

&uman Relations%$e)eoping rapport

Deing Sensiti)e 1istening 6on)eying feeings 4ro)iding support for others Moti)ating

Sharing credit Organi'ation( !anagement and )eaders$ip%%nitiating new ideas7anding detais

6oordinating tasks Wor* Sur+i+al%Deing punctua

Managing time 5ttending to detai Meeting goas (nisting hep 5ccepting responsibiity

Setting and meeting deadines Organi@ing Making decisions.

o 4ersona characteristics Ce.g. strong work ethic sefdiscipine abiity

to work under pressure creati)ity optimism or a high e)e of energyo Bood contacts9successfu networkingo %nteraction with professiona organi@ations


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Wea*nesses

%nterna negati)e aspects that are under your contro and that you may pan toimpro)e

1ack of Work (xperience 1ow B45 wrong ma3or 1ack of goas ack of sefknowedge ack of specific 3ob knowedge Weak technica knowedge Weak skis Ceadership interpersona communication teamworkE Weak 3obhunting skis egati)e persona characteristics Ce.g. poor work ethic ack of discipine ack

of moti)ation indecisi)eness shyness too emotiona

Opportunities

4ositi)e externa conditions that you do not contro but of which you can pan to takead)antage

4ositi)e trends in your fied that wi create more 3obs Ce.g. growth gobai@ationtechnoogica ad)ancesE

Opportunities you coud ha)e in the fiedby enhancing your education ?ied is particuary in need of your set of skis Opportunities you coud ha)e through greater sefknowedge more specific

3ob goas Opportunities for ad)ancement in your fied Opportunities for professiona de)eopment in your fied 6areer path you')e chosen pro)ides uniKue opportunities Beography Strong network

T$reats

egati)e externa conditions that you do not contro but the effect of which you maybe abe to essen

egati)e trends in your fied that diminish 3obs Cdownsi@ing obsoescenceE 6ompetition from your cohort of coege graduates 6ompetitors with superior skis experience knowedge 6ompetitors with better 3obhunting skis than you 6ompetitors who went to schoos with better reputations. Obstaces in your way Ce.g. ack of the ad)anced education9training you need

to take ad)antage of opportunitiesE

1imited ad)ancement in your fied ad)ancement is cutthroat and competiti)e 1imited professiona de)eopment in your fied so it's hard to stay marketabe

6ompanies are not hiring peope with your ma3or9degree

Preparing your Resume

Whie no #right# or #proper# design for resume content exists a few guidelines forresumeformat are commony accepted practices. ?oowing these structura ruesfor your resume wi hep you present a professiona impression to prospecti)e


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empoyers.

Resume )engt$One page is the accepted rue for resume ength. 5 threepage resume shoud onybe used if you ha)e extensi)e experience or Kuaifications ree)ant to the position forwhich you are appying. %f you do choose to de)eop a twopage resume be sure to

organi@e your content in a manner that paces the information most ikey to impressan empoyer on the first page. %f the first page is not impressi)e then an empoyermay not e)en ook at the second page.

Type Si'e and Style5 resume shoud aways be typed with the font si@e between ,- point and ,: pointand with absoutey no information crossed out or handwritten. %n regards to the typestye use a stye that is professiona and easy to read. $ense styes and styes withcuricues shoud be a)oided. 5 few common font styes are Times Schoobook ew6entury Optima 4aatino e)etica ?utura Ani)erse and 6ourier.

T%4" 4repare your resume using a computer word processing program. %t wi be mucheasier to edit and to create different )ersions of your resume if you ha)e it sa)ed todisk.

!arginsThe margins of your resume ser)e two basic purposes. ?irst the margins cancontribute to the )isua appea of your resume. O)ery narrow margins can make yourresume appear 3umbed and o)ery wide margins can pro3ect a perception ofemptiness in your resume. The standard rue of thumb is to set your margins at oneinch C,#E on a sides to create a webaanced design. %f you are in a crunch forspace try decreasing the top and bottom margins sighty but a)oid decreasing theside margins. Side margins are the key to the second purpose of your resumemargins to pro)ide your prospecti)e empoyer with space to make notes on youresume.

Sentence Structure#To the point# is how sentences shoud be written when constructing your resume.Sentences shoud be brief and informati)e rather than ong and excessi)eydescripti)e.

Short sentences are easier and faster to read and to understand showing that you)aue the time the prospecti)e empoyer is taking to re)iew your resume. 5so besure that the grammatica structure of your sentences is correct and consistent. 4asttense shoud be used when describing experiences you ha)e aready had or acti)itiesin which you ha)e aready participated. 4resent tense shoud be used ony todescribe those acti)ities you are in)o)ed in now such as your current 3ob. &oushoud aso a)oid beginning sentences with the word #%#7 the empoyer aready knowsthat the resume is about you.

Word C$oiceDe acti)e in your word choice on your resume. Degin your sentences with action)erbs that describe exacty what you did or are sti doing in your experiences andacti)ities.

Paper Selection , PrintingWhen you are ready to print the fina copy of your resume a professiona Kuaitypaper and printer shoud be used. 5 bond paper with a watermark in a soidconser)ati)e coor such as white i)ory or ight gray is the best stationary to use.


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you ha)e competed and any skis that you ha)e obtained throughout your degreethat wi make the potentia empoyer interested in your appication. ?or exampethey may be degree specific skis genera skis such as communication researchabiities computer knowedge Csay what packages etcE and famiiarity with statistics.1ooking at a range of 3ob ad)ertisements wi hep you to identify what to incude inthis section.

!embers$ip of Associations%f you are a member of certain Cusuay professionaE associations that wi be ree)antto the position you are appying for incude them.

A/ards&ou can incude any academic awards achie)ed where ree)ant. 1ist these in pointform and make sure to identify those that were tertiary or secondary.

Ac$ie+ementsThis section is used by empoyers to identify that you ha)e set )arious goas foryoursef and worked to achie)e them. 5chie)ements may be academic sportingpersona or community based. %n essence an achie)ement is anything that was amiestone for you or demonstrated eadership and initiati)e.

0inallyWhen you ha)e finished your draft resume go back through it and make sure thatthe ma3ority of it is in a point or brief format. De sure that you are emphasi@ing orhighighting the main aspects you want an empoyer to note. 1ook carefuy at theayout and order of your resume to ensure that you are doing e)erything you can tomake it an easy to read document.

ote" Ase this as an exampe and change the format to suit your needs.

Conclusion

Anderstanding how empoyers use resumes and the basic structure and contents of aresume can hep you write a winning document. When putting together a resume it isimportant to put yoursef in the empoyer's shoes. What woud make an empoyerread one resume o)er anotherL

(mpoyers in essence want to know how hiring you wi benefit their business nowand in the future. %t is therefore )ery important to research and understand theposition for which you are appying. $ecide what skis abiities and knowedge areneeded to be successfu in the position within the organi@ation.

The information contained in your resume shoud represent a succinct time ine ofempoyment Cpaid and unpaidE education training skis and persona attributesthat you ha)e been de)eoping. 5ways draw attention to your abiities knowedgeand your skis that reate directy to the position or are transferabe to the position.

(mpoyer is busy7 he is not ha)ing enough time to read your resume so 3ust #eep %tSimpe and Sweet#. 5s they say your resume must be ike a miniskirt of a gir#Shoud gi)e enough information to get interested in you and hide enough to expore#5cross the %nter)iew Tabe#.

That is a % ike to say here ooking forward to your comments and feedback.


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