Office of Student Affairs

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Office of Student Affairs Placement Centre
Resume
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Popular positions interested by HKBU students
2004

• Placement Centre
• Office of Student Affairs
• Source HKBU Graduate Employment Survey 2004

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Distribution of Employed Graduates by Job Nature
in 2004
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General required skills

• Fluent English, Mandarin and Chinese
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Diligent, polite and pleasant characteristics
• Excellent computer skills in MS Office and
  Chinese word processing

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Three Kinds of Resume To Choose From

• Reverse Chronological Resume Format
• You have professional experience in the field of
  interest.
• You can demonstrate measurable results from their
  work activities (for example, sold 20 mobile
  phones per day )
• You've held impressive job titles, and/or have
  worked for big-name employers.

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Example
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Three Kinds of Resume To Choose From

• 2. Functional Resume Format
• "Older workers", since it minimizes dates
• "Career changers", since it outlines
  transferable work skills
• Recent graduates who don't have a lot of
  professional experience in their field, but DO
  have relevant coursework or training.
• "Returning employees" after an absence from the
  workforce since it minimizes dates.
• You want to emphasize skills you have that
  haven't been used in recent work experiences.

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Example
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Three Kinds of Resume To Choose From

• 3. Combination Resume Format
• Each position you held involved a different job
  description.
• You have held internships or volunteer positions
  that directly relate to field of interest.

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Example
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To Build up your Resume
A) Identifying Information B) The Objective C)
Summary of Qualifications D) Education Background
Academic Achievements E) Work Experience F)
Activities/Interests G) Language/Computer
Skills H) Reference
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To Build up your Resume
 A)  Identifying Information Your full
name          Address          Contact
Nos.          E-mail address          Age, Sex,
Marital status, I.D. No. (Not needed) Examples
  Amy Chan Flat D, 12/F, 235 Prince Road,
Kowloon 1234 5678 (Home) 9876 5432
(Mobile) Email amychan_at_hkbu.edu.hk
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To Build up your Resume

• B) The Objective
• "Level" of the position.
•     Skills using in that position.
•     Position function.
•     Field or industry
• Examples
• An entry level position as a social work
  assistant in non-profit making organization
• Example 1--Accounting Assistant
• Seeking a position in administrative support
  where acquired accounting skills, will be
  advanced
• Example 2--Audit Trainee
• An audit management position with the possibility
  of cross-functional responsibilities in customer
  services or project development

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To Build up your Resume

• C) Summary of Qualifications
• Examples
• Hands-on experience in all phases of software
  development including designing and implementing
  customerised accounting system, expertise in
  analyzing data and organizational experience
  including supervision of exhibition helpers.
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• Successful at organizing promotional events and
  activities
• Strong writing skills with newsletters
  brochures
• Extensive background in communicating with a
  diverse population
• Experience in researching and analyzing media
  trends
• Organized, enthusiastic and personable

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To Build up your Resume

• Profile
• Proven success in training and development
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in problem solving and crisis
  negotiation
• Familiar with a variety of software packages
  including Windows ME, Microsoft Word, SPSS,
  Visual Basic
• Example
• Flight Attendant
• Summary of qualifications
• Broad knowledge of airlines safety
• Positive attitude patient with challenging
  difficult passengers
• Excellent support with children, elderly
  handicapped passengers

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To Build up your Resume

• D) Education Background Academic Achievements
• Be sure to include higher education degrees and
  certificates, academic awards or scholarships,
  relevant courses and professional credentials.
• List your university degree(s), the
  institution(s) you attended, the dates you
  received your degree(s), and any academic
  honor(s) you were awarded.

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To Build up your Resume
Examples Education BBA, Hong Kong Baptist
University, May 2002 Major Economics GPA 3.7
/ 4.0 Minor English
Education Bachelor in Business Administration
(Hons), Emphasis in Finance, 2002 Hong Kong
Baptist University   Certificate in Information
Technology, 2001 Hong Kong Vocation Training
Council
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To Build up your Resume

• E) Work Experience
• Employer Name (especially if it is well-known in
  the field)
• Position Title
• Highlight your experiences (Each bullet begins
  with an action verb)
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To Build up your Resume
Examples  Work Experience Marketing Assistant,
G2000, Summer 1999
Responsibilities included creating
advertisements and planning marketing
strategies.  
Customer Services Assistant, Hutchison
Telecommunication, Summer 2000
Responsible for attending to
customers needs and other daily operation
duties including telemarketing,
stock-checking. Professional Sing Tao Daily
News Experience News Editor, May
2002-present Conceptualize, assign, write,
and edit news stories for weekly paper Meet
increasing design and content needs Increased
average number of news stories covered per issue
from less than 3 to 4.4 Lay out all news pages
using QuarkXPress 3.3
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To Build up your Resume

• F) Activities/Interests
• to demonstrate a well-rounded person with more
  dimensions
• to point out skills that have been demonstrated
  in your non-professional life
• to account for gaps in employment
• Example
• Copy Editor, Student Journal, Hong Kong Baptist
  University, Academic Year 2001
• expanded and polished writing and professional
  skills by covering a variety of news stories,
  including community and in-depth pieces
• Edited all copy for clarity, grammar and style

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To Build up your Resume

• G) Language/Computer Skills 
• Cantonese, Mandarin and English (Spoken and
  writing skills)
•    Other languages
•   Basic office work Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
  Chinese Character Input..
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• H) Reference 
•    One from university and one from past
  employer
•    Full name, Title, Company/Institution,
  Address, Tel. No./ E-mail
•     Remember to get the referees approval first
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Evaluation

• Overall Appearance
• Is the layout/format pleasing to the eye?
• Does the resume look as if it fits comfortably
  within the page
• Is the resume on clean paper, and is the print
  type clear?
• Is the resume easily readable? (bullets used, no
  long sentences, no obscure fonts, no
  abbreviations)
• Does the resume use bold and italics and
  underlining appropriately to highlight key
  strengths?
•  Is the information you wish to highlight located
  on the left side of the page and near the top of
  the page whenever possible?

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Evaluation

•  Specific Attributes
•   Relevancy
• Is material sequenced in order of importance and
  relevance? Has extraneous material been
  eliminated?
•   Specificity
• Does the resume avoid generalities and focus on
  specific information about experience, projects,
  products, etc.?
•    Completeness
• Is all important information included?
• Quantified Results
• Are results of your past work experiences
  quantified when possible? (Supervisor ratings,
  number of letters of commendation received,
  customer satisfaction ratings...)
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Exercise

• Personal Particular
• Name______________(Chi)_________(Eng)___________
• Contacts Telephone______________Email_____________
  
• 2.Career Aspiration / Objective
• What do you want to do?
• What career field are you interested?
• What are your short-term and long-term career
  plans?
• _______________________________________
• _______________________________________
• _______________________________________
• 3. Education Background

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Exercise
4. Academic Achievement
5. Professional Qualification/Scholarship

• 6. Work Experience

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Exercise
7. Extra-curricular Activities
8. Language Abilities
9. Computer Skills
10. Interests/ Hobbies
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Exercise
11. References

• ________________________________________
• ________________________________________
• 12. Additional Information
• Why are you interested in the position?
• Why are you interested in this company?
• What are your strengths related to the captioned
  position?
• ________________________________________________
• ________________________________________________
• ________________________________________________
• 13. Others (Optional)
• Availability?__________________________

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