HOWTO: Writing A Good Resume

Been a while,

A hectic weeks,

Family,

Love,

Own-self..

Just very sorry for not updating the blogs and share valuable information with u guys.

Thus I'll make it short and brief down there.. :) Hope this post is helpful enough!

As you know getting a job is not easy at all as how most of the parents see nowadays. So because of this, i will share some useful tips learned from  a senior recruiter of DELL in Cyberjaya on how to write a good resume in getting hundreds of highly-demand interviews. And yet i am still learning in this skills but i just hope these information could help you all even for only tiny bits of information.

1st rule of thumb:

*The aims of writing resume is not specifically to get a good job, but for me  writing my resume in a proper way is purposely to get lots of interview in order to help gaining interview's experiences in achieving my dream job.Bare this in mind. Resume does not help you to get a good job but it is the most important step to bring you towards your ambition. So let's get started!

A RESUME :

A. If possible write your resume as short as possible (the least the better, and 1 page is the best!) P/S : Short resume is very useful in order to filter your name out of millions resume from online site      

(eg: Jobstreet,company website) "Recruiter said, they don't have time bothering to read unnecessary details, so they will just reject the complicated one just like that" u get me right? hee

B.  For self-introduction, just provide :

• E-mail (be professional,better use your own name for official email)
• Full name
• Phone No. (make sure this number can be reached 24/7 because most of the interested company will give an official call to held the interview)
• Current address P/S: very important because they need to know how you be able to commute to the office
• A latest passport photo (not necessary, you can choose not to put any because "recruiter said, why do we have to let people judge us by our physical appearance. TRUE! there are so many recruiter out there and you will never know when you will get the bad one ;D)
• Adjust the photograph as small as possible as long as it can be see. P/S: but you have to provide one if being asked by the employee along with the resume.

C. Career Objectives

• Often people neglect this since they thought employer will not bother a seconds to read it. WRONG! FYI this is the most important part of their reading as this objective will give them a pictures of how the new applicants will suits the job they are offering.
• Make it short and brief for at least 4 lines of a paragraph.
• Altered the objectives based on type of position and company u applied! Make sure it really shot the bulls-eye!
• Example:

 (this is mine! during the application of programmer position ^_^) 
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 D. Education

• Prioritize your latest certificates.For example, undergraduate certs for myself.
• Provide only the Institution name,CGPA, & honoring class (First class/Second upper class etc.)
• Provide education information only up until Secondary Level (SPM or similar qualification). P/S: also provide only the total amount of A's/B's or any grades u attained. (eg: 7A's 3B's)
• In this section, write your date of availability for the position applied too. This is very99 important.  

E. Technical skills/Soft skills (MOST IMPORTANT PART OF ALL!)

• Do it in a simple and clean table.
• Rate your skills level as (Best=10-Worst=1) 
• Years of experience (IMPORTANT2!) Usually employer only read this and make up their decision.

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F. Working Experience

• Do it in bullet list. Say no to one long paragraph! 
• Categorize the experience based on years and write your latest experience as your first bullet list.
• If you final year project in tertiary level really can helps to prove your technical skill don't neglect share it with employer. They love it!
• Write down every single tasks u did which can helps employer to understand who you really are
• U can refer my example here:

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G. Additional Information (certification on conference/seminar/extra course, communication skills, co-curriculum and referee)

    TRAINING COURSES/SEMINAR/CONFERENCE ATTENDED

• Extra important part! : D Provide your technical skills certification  on any course/seminar/conference you have attended or related award you have received. P/S: this is to boost your chances to be chosen! :))
• Write your extra certification information in bullet list
• Provide the year of attendance too (2008 etc)

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   COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Do it in clean and simple table
• Rate your skills level as (Best=10-Worst=1) 
• Provide years of experience too :)
• Don't put any foreign language skills that you are not confident enough to speak or write. P/S: Usually international company such as Japanese would ask you if you wrote their language ;D GOOD LUCK!

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      CO-CURRICULUM 

• Do it as simple as u can!
• Do it in bullet list based on years of experience in descending order.
• Just write the most relevant and amazing one LOL ;D P/S : technically they just want to see whether you are a passive of active type of person. hehe

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H. Referee

• Never leave this part blank
• Provide your latest supervisor/employer

SO HERE IS A SIMPLE DRAFT FOR OVERALL RESUME :)

       GOOD LUCK GUYS! ^_^b

     

Mari Daftar Haji dengan Simpanan KWSP

I'll make it short, clear and simple :)

Just for your information I registered my Hajj (Haji as in Malay) application on (29/7/2013) di Lembaga Tabung Haji cawangan Bandar Baru Bangi near Warta shopping complex.Yeah! I made it! So marilah sama- sama kita tunggu giliran untuk beribadah di rumah Allah S.W.T. My turn is on 2063! 

Tapi tak apa sebab dalam resit pendaftaran haji menyatakan tentang visits priorities which are  :

• Tahun peruntukan adalah sebagai panduan sahaja, TH (Tabung Haji) akan memberikan keutamaan kepada mereka yg belum pernah menunaikan haji.
• Tahun peruntukan (eg:2063) adalah sbg panduan sahaja. TH akan memberikan keutamaan kepada mereka yang berumur 75 tahun ke atas, tertakluk kpd kekosongan tempat pada tahun semasa.

And the most important note TH wrote on our registration receipt is :

"Memperolehi kuota adalah termasuk dalam bab Istito'ah(Kemampuan) yang merupakan salah satu syarat

wajib haji"

So apa tunggu lagi? TH have made us the simplest way to make Haji affordable to everyone.

Below are steps yang perlu dilakukan untuk mendaftar haji dengan menggunakan simpanan KWSP kita.

*NOTES : akaun 2 KWSP perlu memiliki simpanan minima berjumlah RM1300 as the fee to register for Hajj visit is RM1300 only! ^_^b

Dokumen-dokumen yang diperlukan :

1. Salinan penyata KWSP terbaru
2. Kad Pengenalan/Buku simpanan tabung haji
3. TIME :))

Syarat-syarat untuk mendaftar Haji :

1. Warganegara Malaysia/Permastautin tetap (PASSED!)
2. Beragama Islam (PASSED!)
3. Belum mencapai umur 55 tahun (PASSED!)
4. Mempunyai akaun simpanan tabung haji (just daftar di mana2 cawangan tabung haji.Mudah!&Cepat!) (PASSED!)

KITA LAYAK!

1ST STEP :

• Print penyata KWSP through KWSP kiosk ATAU kaunter ATAU online . The simplest method is through i-Akaun.
• Telefon hotline (03-89226000) KWSP untuk mengaktifkan i-Akaun KWSP. Hotline dibuka Isnin -Jumaat dari pukul 8 pagi-6 petang, dan inform "Saya nak mengaktifkan i-Akaun saya" 
• Operator akan meminta no IC dan sedikit maklumat diri for verification purposes. Then later they will send you an activation code for first time login in to your cellphone.Then just follow arahan on the screen. *LINK : https://secure.kwsp.gov.my/secured/member/login

Choose 'Pengaktifan i-Akaun (Login Kali Pertama)

• Selepas login, pilih akaun peribadi from the navigation menu and pilih tahun terbaru untuk memaparkan penyata KWSP.

Pilih tahun terbaru dan tekan 'Cari'

• Print penyata.
• or OTHER OPTIONS :  korang boleh print penyata at any nearest KWSP OFFICE/KIOS KWSP (AT CERTAIN BANK)/PENYATA TAHUNAN (received through email).

FINAL STEP :

• Lawat mana-mana CAWANGAN LEMBAGA TABUNG HAJI/BANK ISLAM/BANK RAKYAT dan daftar! 
• Serahkan penyata yang telah dicetak & kad pengenalan
• In few minutes, pandaftaran haji berjaya dilakukan! Pekerja bank will hand in your resit pendaftaran. :))

HOWTO:Get Employed In A Month After Graduated!

As of now I've been working for exactly 1 year, officially declared as permanent employee in an established Japanese company with a position related to my education background! 

Alhamdulillah :)

With 4 years struggled-life and hundreds of so called 'various interviews' I am happy that i am finally got the chance to do and apply what I've learnt.Getting jobs I desired with great salary as well as getting a good working environment at a young age is truly hard but yet is not impossible..seriously isn't impossible!  ^_^

So  for this I always wanted to share with all of you especially to all fresh grads friends on  how to get through interviews and write a simple resume that could help u catch your dream job instantly!  Let's do this! ^_^

1st and foremost!! BE CONFIDENT! WE CAN DO THIS! :)

LET'S GO!

1st STEP --> RESUME/CURRICULUM VITAE TIPS :

NOTES : My resume has been revised and advise by Senior Dell's Recruiter.I got the chance to personally chat with her during my visits to Dell, Cyberjaya, Malaysia. So i wish all of these tips useful to u! :).

1) The least page you have the better 
(recommendation :1-2 pages for fresh grads, 2-3 pages for experienced workers)

2) It is NOT NECESSARY to state your :

     a) Full address

     b) Photo (optional as the recruiter will usually ask one if needed) ~don't make the              recruiter judge you by your physical appearance *wink*

     c)  UPSR/PMR examination results

     d)  Personality traits

3) If possible, cramp every information into 1 page only. This is the best!

4) Provide a brief and compact career objective which stated clearly what you want in your career path.Career objectives should describe your aims and planned career path in achieving your ambitions.

5) State your education results starting from the latest until SPM only.

6) List down all your technical skills in a table.If possible rate yourself for every skills u had with score of 1-10 for example or with category of beginner,intermediate or advanced and state your years of experience (very important!)

7) List down all your working experiences including your industrial training and etc in sequence and bullet list starting from the latest until all the jobs related to your education background. (make it all clear and simple). Include your final year project as well in your working experience.

8) List down all your professional courses or seminar you have attended.This is very important too as it will gives you huge advantage against the other candidates.

9)State all the languages you are capable with. Reminder : Just state foreign languages that you really confident with as this might be asked during the interview ^_^. Rate yourself from 1-10 for speaking and writing level. 

10) Put your co-curriculum activities from university only and at the finishing line as this is not that important. 

11) Put a referee contact details. (Compulsory). 

12) Link below  is my sample resume that has been revised and used for my current employment. You can refer to it as reference..hope this could help!  ^_^b

2nd STEP --> How to get interviews easily!

1) Update all professional social network (LinkedIn/Facebook/Twitter/etc) with appropriate background and useful technical details.

2) Sign up to Jobstreet and upload your updated resume (never state in your resume : expected salary and long texts) *believe me you will get most of your interviews from here*

3) Open potential big company u wish to work with and deposit your resume there.
     My suggestion