Career Development (Curriculum Vitae & Cover Letter)

01-01-2013
Career Development

Be Prepared to think different when you develop your individual career development plan!!!

empowernetwork (2012)

Difference between CV and Resume

• Resume: A detailed description of person's experience, achievements
• CV: A structured point formed skills, philosophy

HR need analysis

• Fill the gap of employee leaving, someone die or retire
• When expanding the company context
• Temporary

Each company has a cooperate plan nearly about 5 years and break this huge plain into smaller sections about 1 year and so on.

The process of HR need is satisfying according to the below figure.

Authors work (2013)

The personal profile is consist of experience, skills,  study (knowledge) whereas job description is expected to  be performed by employee.

• Responsibility
• Reporting
• Authority

There are 3 types of interviews such as:

• Group Interview - Technical competence
• Presentation - Emotional / Attitude
• Case study (Report writing) - Planning to sell yourself by showing the ability to write

Challenges in HR analysis

• Why company need this type of people
• To fill the cooperate space in the company

02-01-2013

Curriculum Vitae

CV is known as Course of one's life. This helps to organize the future career of a person by joining to the organization. Also helping to set the goals by getting recommendations from referees. Anyway CV must be look professional, clear, relevant and include necessary facts, complete, consistent are key points. One person's CV can be different from another. So that updating the CV each time is good.

Contact Information

dailyjobads (2012)

• Full Name
• Postal address which is permanet
• Mail Address
• Phone numbers

Sections of a CV

1. Objective
2. Education
3. Honors & Awards
4. Professional Experience
5. Publications/ Presentations
6. Extra-curricular & Volunteer Experience
7. Interests

Optional:

1. Certifications  License
2. Professional Affiliations
3. Professional Activities
4. Research
5. Added Qualifications

howtomakeacv.files.wordpress (2012)

General set-up features

• Font: Time new Roman
• Regular paper: White
• Font size: 12 points
• No underlining but can bold or use caps to stand out things
• Single sided
• 1" margin in all around
• Number the pages
• No graphics
• Full name on every page

07-01-2013

Cover Letter

Cover Letter is a letter sent with your CV to introduce yourself, explain why yo sending the CV, and provide more details. This is projecting the desired image of you to the company to hire you for a particular job. Here mainly mostly important information must be conveyed while highlighting accomplishments.

Stylish cover letter

• Block style: All lines start on left side and no indentions
• Modified block style: uses indentations and each paragraph is indented

Out of these 2 stylish recommended to use Block style as its clear.

Helpful hints while writing cover letter

• Be assertive
• Value to employer
• Simple and direct language
• No grammar errors
• Reflect your individuality
• Spell recipient name correctly
• Be friendly
• Target your letter 

When you are done with the Cover Letter proofread it over and over and stick to the point while writing and if you need help while writing ask for help from qualified people.

Sections of Cover Letter

• Your address  and date
• Recipient name and address
• Salutation
• Body of the letter
• Complimentary close and signature
• Title of respect
• Return address and  zip code

Can also include reference initials enclosure notifications

Body of the letter

This has 3 paragraphs as discussed below.

1. Reason for writing
2. Point out qualifications
3. Call attention to resume, reiterate interst

Reference

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