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CREATING A
RESUME
The must have in your resume

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 Resume 2

Resume is a document which provides

easy reference for your prospective
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employer who wants to know the
educational background, work
experiences and achievements that
you possess

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What should you ask yourself before preparing a resume? 3

Ask these questions to guide you to create a resume:

What is the position I want?

What are the qualification I have?

What are my work experiences and

skills?

What are my past activities/projects/achievements

that will increase my visibility?

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Contents of Resume
What to include in your resume?

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Personal Particular 5

Highlight your details:

FULL NAME & IDENTIFICATION CARD

NUMBER

CONTACT INFORMATION
• Home Address
• E-mail Address
• Phone Number

OTHER DETAILS
• Date of birth
• Marital Status
• Gender

CAREER OBJECTIVE

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 Qualifications 6

Include recent qualifications that are mentioned in job advertisements.

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Highest Second Third Data

Qualification Highest Sijil Pelajaran
Masters, Bachelor College certificate, A- Malaysia
Degree or Diploma level or community
college certificate

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 Work experience 7

Highlight the experiences from previous employment that are related to the position applied

Include:

Name and Job

location of Title/Position
company

Duration of Job
work; include responsibilities
the months
and year

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 Skills and Strengths 8

Outline and list your greatest skills and strengths

Computer skills Task driven qualities

Familiarity with Microsoft Office,
Able to complete task within the
MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
duration given.
Productive and independent

Clerical Skills Social qualities

Arranged data
Good communication skills
Prepare reports
Friendly and able to socialize
Organized events/conferences
Work well in team

Language skills Leadership qualities

Proficient in Bahasa Melayu and
Possess qualities of a good leader
English; or other languages
Capable of analyzing and solving
different problems related to this
field
Management skills Interpersonal qualities
Supervised a project
Enthusiastic
Assigned responsibilities
Highly motivated
Responsible
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 Activities/Project 9

Highlight successful activities or projects from previous companies or during studies.

Show that you

Extracurricular activities are active by Project
• Clubs, Sports or writing past • Final year project
Uniform Bodies • Company projects
• Community Service involvements • Event
Responsibility/Charity • Seminars/Conference
 Awards and Achievements 10

Include your successful awards and achievements in previous institution or company

Student’s Award/Achievement
• Dean’s List
• Competitions

Employee’s Award/Achievement
• Best Employee
• Competitions
 Referee 11

List at least 2 reliable referee that will be able to give good recommendations to the potential company

Name and designation of

the person(s)

Company’s name and full

address

Contact Number

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