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What are the characteristics of an effective r&eacute;sum&eacute;? Try the quiz here to find out how much you understand. Submit your answers and you will get feedback on your trial. <BR> <BR> <a href=understand_resume.html>Start</a> now.</P> <hr> <H2><A NAME="Effective" class="head1">Features of an effective r&eacute;sum&eacute;</A> <A HREF="#top"><img src="jsimages/up.gif" alt="[top of page]" height="10" width="10" border="0"></A></H2> <H3> <p></P> </H3> <P>The features listed in the table below are demonstrated in <A HREF="documents/resume1.pdf">r&eacute;sum&eacute; 1</A> and <A HREF="documents/resume2.pdf">r&eacute;sum&eacute; 2</A>. You can click to view these examples.</P> <TABLE width=90% BORDER CELLPADDING=7 CELLSPACING=1 class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P><A HREF="#sections">Organisation</A> </TD> <TD WIDTH="81%" VALIGN="TOP"> <UL> <LI>Correctly divided sections: <DIR>For example, begin with personal details, follow with education and qualifications, career record or work experience, personal interests, and finish with referees </DIR> </UL> <UL> <LI>Clearly headed and systematically organised sections: <DIR>For example, dates, names of institutions, job titles, qualifications and special awards</DIR></UL></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P><A HREF="#layout">Layout</A> </TD> <TD WIDTH="81%" VALIGN="TOP"> <UL> <LI>Easily readable and attractive layout: <DIR>Facilitate information retrieval </DIR> </UL> <UL> <li>Consistent format: <DIR>For example, consistent spacing, indentation, font types and print sizes (Times New Roman 12 point has become the standard) </DIR></UL></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P><A HREF="#content">Content</A> </TD> <TD WIDTH="81%" VALIGN="TOP"> <UL> <LI>Relevant content: <DIR>Only include information relevant to the job applied to draw employer attention to your suitability for the job.</DIR> </UL> <UL> <li>Specific description of experience and activities: <DIR>The description should match the job requirement and your selling points</DIR> </UL> <UL> <LI>Appropriate use of action verbs: <DIR>Emphasise what you have done</DIR></UL></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Accuracy &amp; length </TD> <TD WIDTH="81%" VALIGN="TOP"> <UL> <LI>Clear expression and accurate grammar, spelling and punctuation: <DIR>For example, no jargon and cliché, and no typos </DIR> </UL> <UL> <LI>Appropriate length: <DIR>As long as necessary but always as short as possible </DIR></UL></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <br> <br> <BR> <HR> <H2><A NAME="sections" class="head1">Sections in a r&eacute;sum&eacute;</A> <A HREF="#top"> <img src="jsimages/up.gif" alt="[top of page]" height="10" width="10" border="0"></A> </H2> </SPAN> <p class="head2blue"><B>Common Sections</B></p> <p class="bodytext"> A r&eacute;sum&eacute; may provide essential information about: </p> <SPAN CLASS="bodytext"> <UL> <LI>yourself <LI>your education <LI>your achievements <LI>your special skills <LI>your references <LI>your work experience <LI>your volunteer experience <LI>your projects <LI>your career objectives </UL> </SPAN> <P> <span class="head2blue"><B>Frequently Asked Questions about Sections:</B> </span> </P> <P class="bodytext"> Think about the questions below and try to come up with your answers. You can click the button for further feedback.</P> <SPAN CLASS="bodytext"> <form> <OL type="a"> <LI>Should all the common sections be included in your r&eacute;sum&eacute;? <br> <input type=button value="Feedback 3a" onClick="window.open ('feedback3a.html', 'TuitionEmpWin', 'scrollbars=yes,width=500,height=500,screenX=10,screenY=10');"> <LI>If not, which ones are more important? <br> <input type=button value="Feedback 3b" onClick="window.open ('feedback3b.html', 'TuitionEmpWin', 'scrollbars=yes,width=400,height=200,screenX=10,screenY=10');"> <br> In what order should they be arranged? <br> <input type=button value="Feedback 3c" onClick="window.open ('feedback3c.html', 'TuitionEmpWin', 'scrollbars=yes,width=400,height=300,screenX=10,screenY=10');"> </OL> <br> </form> <BR> <HR> <H2><A NAME="layout" class="head1">Layout</A> <A HREF="#top"> <img src="jsimages/up.gif" alt="[top of page]" height="10" width="10" border="0"></A></H2> </SPAN><span class="head2blue"><B>Using ready-made templates</B></span><SPAN CLASS="bodytext"> <P>You can refer to the samples in MS Word. The advantage of using a ready-made template is that it is systematic and it is therefore easier to ensure attractiveness and consistency in format. You can find them when you open a new document (File - New). On the menu bar, choose Other Documents, and then double click R&eacute;sum&eacute; Wizard.wiz. You can then write a r&eacute;sum&eacute; based on any of the three different styles. </P> <P>But the problem is that your r&eacute;sum&eacute; and those of the other applicants' may look very alike.</P> </SPAN><span class="head2blue"><B>Designing your own r&eacute;sum&eacute; format</B></span><SPAN CLASS="bodytext"> <P>To stand out from the other applicants, you can design your own r&eacute;sum&eacute; layout to attract your prospective employer. You can therefore challenge yourself by modifying an existing template, adding an element of uniqueness. </P> <BR> <HR> <H2><A NAME="content1" class="head1">Content 1: Relevant and Specific Content</A> <A HREF="#top"><img src="jsimages/up.gif" alt="[top of page]" height="10" width="10" border="0"></A></H2> <p>The most challenging parts of writing a successful r&eacute;sum&eacute; are descriptions of your previous experiences in work and activities. Effective descriptions are those which are specific and can demonstrate how your experience has resulted in you ability that the present job requires.</P> <p>Look at this entry in a r&eacute;sum&eacute;, how are you going to describe it?</p> <TABLE WIDTH=90% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 CELLSPACING=1 class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="24%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1995-98 </TD> <TD WIDTH="64%" VALIGN="TOP"> <DL> <DT> <P>The Lei Muk Shue Community Centre, Social Welfare Department <U>Volunteer</U> <DD>- ??? </DL></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <p>Below are examples of how the candidate may vary the emphasis of the same experience to bring out different selling points:</p> <TABLE WIDTH=600 BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=7 CELLSPACING=1 class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <B> <P>Description </B></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <B> <P>Emphasis </B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Organised the centre's summer programmes</P></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Too general, not linking the experience with the present job.</P> <P>Emphasising summer, which suggests the temporary nature of the job.</P></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Designed developmental programmes for teenage members to help them overcome difficulties in personal growth</P></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Good for jobs which are teenager oriented, like teachers and social workers. </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Led a team of 5 volunteers in designing developmental programmes for teenage members</P></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Emphasising leadership and teenager orientation.</P> <P>&nbsp; </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Liaised with other government departments in the district in organising a mass campaign on environmental awareness</P></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Highlighting communication skills with different people, organisation power and commitment to environmental protection.</P></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <H2><A NAME="content2" class="head1">Content 2: Action Verbs</A> <A HREF="#top"><img src="jsimages/up.gif" alt="[top of page]" height="10" width="10" border="0"></A></H2> Action verbs are verbs usually used in R&eacute;sum&eacute;s to describe duties or achievements. They are used instead of nouns or adjectives that are too vague. They can help enhance the responsibilities and importance of a job. They emphasise your vitality and help you stand out. <p></P> </SPAN> <p><SPAN CLASS="bodytext"><B><I>Examples:</i></B><br> For example, instead of saying: </SPAN></p> <SPAN CLASS="bodytext"> <TABLE WIDTH=90% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 CELLSPACING=1 class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="24%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1998-99 </TD> <TD WIDTH="64%" VALIGN="TOP"> <DL> <DT> <P>Research Assistant, XYZ Company<br> <DD>My duties include the tasks of the survey and the report of the ABC Project. </DL></TD> </TR> </TABLE></SPAN> <p><SPAN CLASS="bodytext"> you should use action verbs and define your duties in a more persuasive manner:</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="bodytext"></SPAN></p> <SPAN CLASS="bodytext"> <TABLE WIDTH=90% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 CELLSPACING=0 class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="24%" VALIGN="TOP"> 1998-99</TD> <TD WIDTH="64%" VALIGN="TOP"> <DL> <DT>Research Assistant, XYZ Company <DD> <UL> <LI>Conducted survey on ABC Project <LI>Compiled report of survey </UL> </DL></TD> </TR> </TABLE></SPAN> <p><SPAN CLASS="bodytext">The words <I>conducted</I> and <I>compiled</I> give more details of the responsibilities and also help create strong images of your self-reliance to your prospective employer. </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN CLASS="bodytext"> Here is another example:</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="bodytext"></SPAN></p> <SPAN CLASS="bodytext"> <TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=90% class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="24%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1997-98 </TD> <TD WIDTH="64%" VALIGN="TOP"> <DL> <DT>Treasurer, Music Club <DD>The club secretary and I were responsible for the budget. </DL></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <br> can be rewritten as <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=90% class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="24%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="64%" VALIGN="TOP"> <UL> <LI>Assisted the secretary in preparing the budget <p align=center>or</p> <LI>Prepared the budget with the club secretary </UL></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <p></P> Have you done the same with your r&eacute;sum&eacute;? <p></P> <B><I>Commonly used action verbs:</i></B> Here is a list of action verbs which could be used in your r&eacute;sum&eacute; to describe your duties or achievements. Choose the ones that suit your circumstances. <p></P> You can also look at the qualities that employers are looking for and match these action verbs with those qualities. E.g. can work well with others  <I>co-operated</I>,<I> collaborated <p></P> </I> <FONT SIZE=3>&nbsp;</FONT> <TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=90% class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <I>accomplished <br> achieved <br> activated <br> adapted <br> administered <br> advertised<br> advised <br> applied <br> arranged <br> assessed <br> assisted <br> authored <br> balanced <br> budgeted <br> built <br> calculated <br> chaired <br> changed <br> coached <br> collaborated <br> collected <br> compiled <br> complete <br> conducted <br> constructed <br> contracted <br> controlled <br> co-operated</I></TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <I>co-ordinated <br> decreased<br> delegated <br> demonstrated <br> designed <br> developed <br> devised <br> diagnosed <br> directed <br> distributed <br> doubled <br> encouraged <br> engineered <br> enlarged <br> established <br> evaluated <br> examined <br> executed <br> expedited <br> forecast* <br> formed <br> formulated <br> generated <br> guided <br> illustrated <br> implemented <br> improved <br> initiated </I></TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <I> installed <br> integrated <br> interpreted <br> interviewed <br> introduced <br> invented <br> managed <br> manipulated <br> marketed <br> mediated <br> modified <br> monitored <br> motivated <br> obtained<br> operated <br> organised <br> persuaded <br> planned <br> prepared <br> presented <br> presided <br> processed <br> produced <br> programmed <br> promoted <br> proposed <br> publicised <br> published</I></TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <i> purchased <br> recommended <br> recorded <br> recruited <br> rectified <br> reduced <br> referred <br> repaired <br> researched <br> revised <br> revitalised <br> scheduled <br> screened <br> simplified <br> solved <br> standardised <br> structured <br> studied <br> supervised <br> surveyed <br> systematised <br> trained <br> translated <br> transmitted <br> upgraded <br> wrote<br> *<U>not</U> forecasted </i></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <p></P> <B><I>Using action verbs in your r&eacute;sum&eacute;:</i></B> From the list of action verbs above, choose ten verbs to be used in your r&eacute;sum&eacute;, to describe your duties and/or achievements. One has been done for you. <p></P> <FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT> <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=4 WIDTH=90% class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <I> <P>No. </I></TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"> <I> <P>Action verbs </I></TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP"> <I> <P>Responsibilities / Achievements </I></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>organised </TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>organised inter-university Karate Contest </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>3 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>4 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>5 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>6 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>7 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>8 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>9 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"> <P>10 </TD> <TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <BR> <HR> <H2><A NAME="improve" class="head1">Improving a r&eacute;sum&eacute;</A><A HREF="#top"><img src="jsimages/up.gif" alt="[top of page]" height="10" width="10" border="0"></A></H2> <P>Peter Leung has just written his r&eacute;sum&eacute; in reply to the advertisement follows. </P> <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=90% class="bodytext"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT SIZE=4> <P ALIGN="CENTER">Fox Technologies</P> </font></B> <p></P> <DL> <DT><B>Management Trainee</B> <DD> <LI>Responsible for daily administrative work</LI> <LI>Degree in Business Administration / Engineering or related disciplines preferred</LI> <LI>Work experience an advantage but not a must</LI> <LI>Good communication and interpersonal skills</LI> <LI>Good command of Cantonese, written Chinese, and spoken and written English</LI> <LI>Command of Putonghua an asset </DL> <p></P> We offer an attractive benefits package including medical insurance, retirement scheme, Chinese New Year bonus, free meal, etc. plus good promotional prospects for the right candidate. Please forward detailed r&eacute;sum&eacute; including career history, present &amp; expected salary, contact phone number and address to <B>The Personnel Manager, Fox Technologies, 18/F., World Trade Centre, 100-120 World Trade Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon. <p></P> </B> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <p></P> <p> Now, read <A HREF="documents/resume3.pdf">Peter's r&eacute;sum&eacute;</A>. To make this task easier, you can first print out the r&eacute;sum&eacute;.</p> <p> He has not clearly described and successfully promoted himself. Can you identify 6 areas which he can work on to make the r&eacute;sum&eacute; more impressive? Jot down these areas.</p> <p> <form> If you cannot spot all the 6 areas, you can refer to the <input type=button value=" Hints " onClick="window.open ('feedback6.html', 'TuitionEmpWin', 'scrollbars=yes,width=600,height=600,screenX=10,screenY=10');"> . Write down your ideas before you click for further answers. </form> <p></p> <br> <BR> <HR> <H2><A NAME="compile" class="head1">Compiling a r&eacute;sum&eacute;</A><A HREF="#top"> <img src="jsimages/up.gif" alt="[top of page]" height="10" width="10" border="0"></A> </H2> <P>When compiling your r&eacute;sum&eacute;, you can refer to the following suggestions on content and style. You should, however, bare in mind that modifications are necessary depending on the job nature and company style.</P> <DIR> <DL> <DT> <B>Personal information</B> <BR> Include details for easy contact: <DD>name;<br> address;<br> telephone number;<br> recent photo (optional). <dt>&nbsp;</dt> </DL> <p><B>Career objective</B> (optional)<BR> State what you aim to achieve in your career. <br> <br> </p> <DL> <DT> <B>Education</B> <BR> Describe your educational experience and qualifications: <DD> duration, including date of graduation; <br> name of school;<br> qualifications obtained (or expected);<br> major, or examination result. (depends on how much details the employer needs). <br> <DT>Begin with the most recent. <p></p> <DT> <B> Relevant projects</B> (optional)<BR> List all relevant or significant study, research or projects. <p></p> <DT><B>Academic achievement and awards</B>(optional)<BR> List awards or scholarships you have obtained. Briefly describe the criteria for the award. <p></P> <DT><B>Professional achievements</B> (optional)<BR> List all relevant: <DD>professional achievements,<br> qualifications obtained in professional examinations,<br> membership of professional organisations, etc. <DT> Begin with the most significant. <p></P> <DT> <B>Work experience </B> <BR> List all relevant work experience: <DD> duration; <BR> name of organisation;<BR> department (division or section);<BR> job title;<BR> job duties (be relevant and specific). <DT> Begin with the most recent.<BR> Begin sentences using active action verbs. <p></P> <DT> <B>Extracurricular activities or Volunteer experience</B> (optional)<BR> List all relevant experience that demonstrates leadership ability: <DD>dates;<BR> name of organisation;<BR> position;<BR> job duties (be relevant and specific). </DL> <p><B>Skills </B> <BR> List all special skills that may be relevant or useful to work: </p> <DL> <DD> language skills; <BR> computer knowledge (software, operating languages, programming languages);<BR> office skills. <p></P> </DL> <p><B>Reference</B> <BR> Include information of at least two referees who can comment on your different abilities: </p> <DL> <DD>name;<BR> title;<BR> post;<BR> organisation;<BR> telephone number (or other contact method). <p></P> </DL> </DIR><BR> <BR> <HR> <H2><A NAME="vary" class="head1">Varying emphasis according to job nature </A><A HREF="#top"><img src="jsimages/up.gif" alt="[top of page]" height="10" width="10" border="0"></A> </H2> <P>When you apply for jobs in different fields, you need to use different r&eacute;sum&eacute;s, each focussing the specific requirements of individual jobs. When computer science students apply for jobs, they should note that what is needed for a programmer varies greatly from that of a sales representative.</P> In the following, you can see the two r&eacute;sum&eacute;s written by Cindy, <A HREF="documents/resume1.pdf">r&eacute;sum&eacute; 1</a> and <A HREF="documents/resume2.pdf">r&eacute;sum&eacute; 2</a>. Compare them and think about these: <p></P> <UL> <LI>What differences can you find in the content? <LI>Why does the applicant provide different information about herself in the 2 r&eacute;sum&eacute;s?</LI> <p></P> </UL> <br> <center> <form> <input type=button value=" Comment " onClick="window.open ('compare_resume.html', 'TuitionEmpWin', 'scrollbars=yes,width=500,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10');"> </form> </center> <br> To facilitate comparison, you can first print out the two r&eacute;sum&eacute;s. <p></P> <BR> <HR> <H2><A NAME="guidelines" class="head1">Guidelines for r&eacute;sum&eacute; preparation </A><A HREF="#top"><img src="jsimages/up.gif" alt="[top of page]" height="10" width="10" border="0"></A> </H2> <UL> <LI>prepare 1 - 2 pages <LI>match accomplishments to job requirements <LI>place name, contact # and address in significant position <LI>use active voice <LI>use action verbs <LI>use attractive and consistent layout <LI>leave sufficient empty space for readers to rest their eyes <LI>use readable font size <LI>use simple easy-to-read font type <LI>check grammar <LI>use correct tenses <LI>check spelling </UL> <hr> <h2 class="head1"><a name="eresume"></a>Electronic r&eacute;sum&eacute;s</h2> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">To send a r&eacute;sum&eacute; electronically, you should start off by preparing a good, clear r&eacute;sum&eacute;, which you can adapt to different positions that you apply for. To prepare an electronic version of this resume:</font></p> <ul type=square> <li> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Set margins so you have one inch on each side.</font></p> </li> <li> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Select all the text and put it in 12-point Courier font. This is a non-proportional font which will give you 65 characters per line, making it suitable for most e-mail programs.</font></p> </li> <li> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Remove special characters, like bullets and graphics. Bullets created in Word will appear as question marks in a lot of email programs.</font></p> </li> <li> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Save your resume as a &quot;text only&quot; file with line breaks.</font></p> </li> <li> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Cut-and-paste this ASCII resume into a text editor, such as SimpleText or Notepad, and review it. Special characters will appear as other, unwanted characters. Remove or replace them.</font></p> </li> <li> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Cut-and-paste the resume into the body of an email. You should send it to yourself, preferably at another email address, such as a yahoo or hotmail address, as well as your UST address, to check that it is readable. You may also want to send it to a friend who can proofread it again for spelling or grammar errors.</font></p> </li> <li> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If your resume looks good at this stage, cut-and-paste it into the body of the message you send to the prospective employer.</font></p> </li> </ul> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Further tips </b></font></p> <ul type=square> <li> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You can put headings and sub-headings in capitals to make them stand out.</font></p> </li> <li> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Anything that is on your keyboard can be used - so dashes (-) and asterixes (*) can be used to take the place of bullets. But just as with a paper resume, you should not use too many distracting features.</font></p> </li> </ul> <p><b>Electronic application letters</b><br> When you submit an electronic application, you should also submit an application letter. All the rules for formatting a resume for electronic submission apply equally to the letter. You should put the cover letter above the resume when you cut-and-paste into the body of the email. </p> <p><b>REMEMBER</b><br> The rules for writing a good resume and application letter are just the same for electronic and conventional &quot;hard copy&quot; formats!<br> </p> <p><b>Resources on the web</b></p> <p>You may find the following links helpful for more advice on submitting resumes and cover letters electronically:</p> <ul type=square> <li><a href="http://www.eresumes.com/tut_eresume.html" target="_blank">http://www.eresumes.com/tut_eresume.html</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.reslady.com/electronic.html">http://www.reslady.com/electronic.html</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.susanireland.com/eresumework.htm">http://www.susanireland.com/eresumework.htm</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.provenresumes.com/reswkshps/electronic/electrespg1.html">http://www.provenresumes.com/reswkshps/electronic/electrespg1.html</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.careerperfect.com/CareerPerfect/resumes.htm">http://www.careerperfect.com/CareerPerfect/resumes.htm</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.oakton.edu/resource/stuserv/netjobs/resumes/index.html">http://www.oakton.edu/resource/stuserv/netjobs/resumes/index.html</a></li> </ul> <p>Do remember that these sites are all US-based, and advice on job seeking is based on the US context.<br> </p> <hr> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=1 BORDERCOLOR="#000000" CELLPADDING=3 WIDTH=100%> <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="center"> <img src="jsimages/link.gif" alt="[Useful Links]" border="0"></TD> <TD WIDTH="90%" VALIGN="center"><font size=-2 face=arial> <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html#bw"> Purdue University (Online Writing Lab) handouts on r&eacute;sum&eacute;s</a> <br> <a href=http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/resume.html> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute handout on r&eacute;sum&eacute;s</a> <br> <a href=http://home.ust.hk/~ustscs/plc/jsg-3.htm> HKUST Career Centre handout on r&eacute;sum&eacute;s</a> </FONT></TD> </tr> </table> </SPAN></P> <!--P CLASS="head1">Heading</P> <P CLASS="bodytext">Content</P></TD--> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!---------------------------------------- End Body Text ----------------------------------------> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"> <TR> <TD>&nbsp;</TD> <TD>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="../../common_img/bar.jpg" WIDTH="424" HEIGHT="17" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD><DIV ALIGN="right"><A HREF="#top"><IMG SRC="../../common_img/backtop.gif" WIDTH="46" HEIGHT="17" BORDER="0"></A></DIV> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </table> <!---------------------------------------- end of body ----------------------------------------> <map name="Map1"> <area shape="rect" coords="9,2,42,16" href="../../index.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="51,2,91,16" href="http://www.ust.hk" target="blank"> <area shape="rect" coords="100,3,153,16" href="../../feedback/feedback.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="164,3,231,16" href="../../%7Eintranet/index.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="240,3,280,16" href="../../search.html"> </map> </body> <!-- InstanceEnd --></html>