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1. • Resume Writing Techniques
• Interview Skills

2. Who we are?

4. Resume Writing Techniques
Interview Skills

5. You are searching for them and
now they are searching for you
ONLINE SEARCHING

6. Learning Objectives : Resumes & Interviews
• C.V & Resume : The difference and when to use which.
• What is C.V or Resume
• Resume writing mistakes
• Identifying different types of resumes.
• Getting the types of resumes merged in one.
• Writing a well-organized and professional resume.
• Developing strategies for interview preparation.
• Pass an interview successfully.

7. • A written version of yourself, of who you are.
• It’s you just as a product selling to companies.
Resume is :

8. C.V & Resume : The difference and when to use which
• The three major differences between CVs and resumes are the length, the purpose and the layout.
A resume is a brief summary of your skills and experience over one or two pages, a CV is more
detailed and can stretch well beyond two pages. The resume will be tailored to each position whereas
the CV will stay put and any changes will be in the cover letter.
• A CV has a clear chronological order listing the whole career of the individual whereas a resume’s
information can be shuffled around to best suit the applicant. I would say the main difference between
a resume and a CV is that a CV is intended to be a full record of your career history and a resume is a
brief, targeted list of skills and achievements.
• Let’s revise:
• CV – long, covers your entire career, static
Resume – short, no particular format rule, highly customizable

9. • Summarizing – Oversimplifying abilities, responsibilities,
and accomplishments.
• Hard formats ( Formatting Inconsistencies ).
• Burying important info in the text or layout.
• Focusing on Responsibilities Instead of Results
Potential Resume - Writing mistakes :

11. • The most common font to use is Times New Roman, in black and size 12 points.
• Other serif fonts (with tails) to consider that are easy to read include: Georgie, Bell
MT, Goudy Old Style, Garamond.
• Popular sans serif (no tails) fonts include: Arial, Tahoma, Century Gothic and Lucida
Sans.
• Any of the above fonts would be reasonable for a resume as long as you
consistently use one font only.
• Make your headings and name stand out, think of your resume like a blog post or
newspaper article.
• Make headlines bold, Italicize, CAPITALISE or underline. And feel free to increase
the font size to 14-16 points.
• Try and keep your resume to one page, leave the reader wanting to know more.
Resume fonts & sizes:

12. Resume formats
• Resume formats are a bit more debatable than resume font or size. But, obviously you want the most
important information first.
• Contact information. List your full name, address and contact information at the top of the page. You
should center the information and be sure to bold and CAPITALISE your name.
• Value statement. State the role you are applying for and what values you bring to the job. Objectives
state what you are trying to accomplish, value statements explain why you should be hired.
• Core strength. List industry keywords and specific skill-sets that pertain to your job and industry. This
is a high level overview of your qualifications and industry knowledge.
• Experience. However, if education is not the strongest component of your resume, go ahead and list
your experience first, starting with your most current job and all your responsibilities.
• Education. Clearly state your schooling from the most recent institution you’ve attended, with all
dates, locations and certification received.
• Honors & awards. After education and experience, you can list your professional skills and any
relevant awards or certifications.

13. C.V Types
Chronological Functional

14. Let’s see an example of
each and how they can be
set on one form

15. Mohamed Hamdy Younis
9 Obour Buildings, Salah Salem St., Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.
(+20)1006111198
(+20)1026524404
m.younis@Wuzzuf.net
Job Objective: Seeking a training position where a five-year training experience along with remarkable record of enhancing corporates’
staffs .
Highlights of Qualifications.
- Five years of soft skills training experience
- Holding TTT (Train The Trainer ) with a merit grade.
- Holding TOT (Training of Trainers ) with a merit grade.
- Excellent command of communication skills.
Functional Resume

16. Organizational and Planning Skills :
- Organized New Horizons orientation partnerships in EDU Egypt program.
- Planned most of the training meetings for the Conrad development team.
- Supervised the assessment and OPI tests for the new batches of trainers in New Horizons .
- led and organized the activities the training team of Stream Global Services .
Interpersonal/Communication Skills :
- Served as a liaison with the training team of CIB bank in Egypt.
- Coordinated the training sector activities with the associate trainers for Aristo Academy for training.
- Prepared the training material for training department in Stream Global Services.
Professional Experience

17. Personal Skills :
- Creative, self motivated, reliable and dynamic.
- Excellent communication skills .
- Good at meting deadlines.
- Ability to work individually and as a co-operative team member .
Teamwork Skills :
- Collaborated with a 4 member – team to research, organize and present the training material and plans.
- Done 2 projects during my study in the faculty about :
- Different means of training.
- Management of training classes.

18. Research Skills:
- Conducted extensive research for the above projects from diverse resources.
Computer Skills :
- Proficient user of MS Office applications.
- Fair user of Photoshop 6,7 .
- primary knowledge of image editing basics.
Work Experience and Educational background can be customized – see this PDF
Example

19. Interests:
- Reading and surfing the net.
- Traveling, and swimming.
- Playing football, tennis, and basketball.
Personal Information:
Date of Birth : 21st January 1988
Military Status : Completed
Marital status : Single
Nationality : Egyptian

20. Interview Skills
Before During After

21. Before Know yourself
Know the requirements of the job
Know the organization

22. During Soft skills – Eye contact- Posture and
Gesture
STARModule
WIIFM concept
You only get one chance to
make a good first impression
Situation Task Action Result
Whats In It For Me

23. Qualifications questions :
• Why should we hire you ?
• What makes you considered over the other candidates ?
• What are your strengths points/weaknesses ?
• What was your greatest accomplishments and failures ?
• What new skills have you developed recently ?
• Tell me about yourself (WIIFM )

24. • Where do you see yourself in five years ?
• What type of positions you are interested in ?
• How will this job fit in your career plans ?
• How would you deal with you superiors ?
Career Goals

25. • Tell me about a situation when …. ( STAR Module )
• Can you give me brief on your most recent work experience.
• What do you like most/least about your last job ?
• Why have you left this company ?
• Have you ever managed to change one of the procedures in
one of these companies and how that worked for the
company’s good ?
Your Work Experience

26. After
Thank your interviewer
Ask them why hiring ?
Ask when you’re supposed to get a
feedback.

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