UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY
BALZAIN CAMPUS, TUGUEGARAO CITY
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL “Kasama mo sa Iyong mga Pangarap.” ”
Subject Title: WORK IMMERSION
Grade: 12
Subject Teacher: NIÑO CRIS P. GAYO
MODULE No. 2
TITLE: APPRECIATING THE IMPORTANCE OF CREDENTIALS
Senior High School student must market their experiences, skills,
achievements, and accolades to set them apart from others when applying
to college or for a job. This lesson takes students through the steps of
OVERVIEW/ creating an effective resume and to appreciate the importance of credential
INTRODUCTION by writing their own resume. Grade 12 students must also undergo the
experience of preparing the required documents for the job application.
Hence, knowing how to write a simple but formal resume is a must, as it is
the applicant's passport to employment.
LEARNING The learners should be able to create a résumé and understand its function,
OBJECTIVES form, and effectiveness.
LEARNING OUTCOMES Create an updated Résumé
PART 1. CONTENT AND DISCUSSION:
WRITING A RESUME
A RÉSUMÉ is a written statement of your educational and work experience. Its purpose is to advertising
yourself to get a job that you want and will give a short impression about you to the employers whether you
attain their standards or not.
The following tips may be helpful in writing a good resume worth catching the eye of the interviewer:
Here are the following steps and tips on how to write a resume:
STEP 1: I. Contact Information
The contact information section is pretty self-explanatory. This section does not require a label (Contact
Information or Contact Details). When listing your contact details you should follow this order:
Name
Mailing Address
Telephone/ Cellphone Number
Email Address
STEP 2: II. Choose a Resume Introduction
Like formats, job seekers have 3 choices for their resume introduction: a qualifications summary, career
objective, and professional profile. The goals of all three are to gain the attention of an employer by
highlighting yours kills and experience that will help their company. However, the method through which
each introduction achieves this goal differs. See below:
UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY
BALZAIN CAMPUS, TUGUEGARAO CITY
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL “Kasama mo sa Iyong mga Pangarap.” ”
With regards to format, the qualifications summary is a bullet point list (ranging from 4 to 6 points) of your
most outstanding career achievements. Avoid using generic statements and try to list your skills in a way
reflects your unique voice.
I should use if:
I am applying to a job that requires a rigid set of abilities.
I have a wealth of experience in the industry.
I possess multiple skill sets.
I shouldn’t use if:
I lack experience.
I am an entry level candidate that lacks specific skill sets
I lack measurable achievements.
The professional profile is a combination of both the career objective and qualifications summary. It is also
the most flexible of the three styles as it can be formatted as short paragraph of bullet-point list.
I should use if:
I have had major achievement in my past experience.
I am applying to a position in the same industry.
I have a special area of expertise in my field
I shouldn’t use if:
I am an entry-level applicant.
I am recent college graduate.
I lack measurable of accomplishments.
Finally, when deciding what skills to add to either of the two, try to target skills specific to the job you are
applying for. Don’t just simply copy and paste skills right out of the job description, but instead try to use
words common in the industry.
STEP 3: III. Professional Experience
This section is the core of your resume, where you are tasked with proving the skills you have listed in the
qualifications summary or career objective. When it comes to labeling this section some use “Relevant
Experience,” or “Work Experience” as an alternative to “Professional Experience.”
Remember to list your work experiences in reverse chronological order and only list experience that is
relevant to the job you are applying for. For each company create a heading including the company’s
name, city & state, your title, and the dates of employment (month and year). If you are still currently
working at a company, you can simply write “month, year Present” for the employment dates.
STEP 4: IV. Education
UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY
BALZAIN CAMPUS, TUGUEGARAO CITY
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL “Kasama mo sa Iyong mga Pangarap.” ”
Having a solid education section helps to display the foundation of your knowledge and expertise.
Depending on your professional experience, you may want to consider switching the order of the
professional experience and education sections. For instance, college or high school students that lack
seasoned professional experience benefit from emphasizing their education by placing it before the
professional experience section. In addition, if you possess a wealth of professional experience then it is
appropriate to keep this section short and sweet. Here are the main points to include in your education
section:
The names of your university, community college, or technical school
(Don’t include high school unless you did not attend college)
Location of the schools
(city, state)
Date of graduation
(month, year)
Degree(s)
STEP 5:
V. Additional Sections
By now you’ve already added the nuts and bolts to your resume and may want to consider adding to help
strengthen it.
