Resume

Guidelines

Page Set-up and Personal Heading

Start with a blank page, set your margins to no less than half an inch. Choose a professional
font and with good highlighting characteristics. Indicate your complete name, address and
contact details. Use a larger font for your name and a font size
Picture
It is best to use either a 2X2 or passport size scanned picture with white background.
Objective
The target of the objective is to establish a career focus. State the type of position you want
or the areas in which you are prepared to work. You can add your willingness to to accept
additional responsibilities related to the position.
Education
Start with your most recent education. Include the college / school you attended, city and
state, degree/s, academic concentration, and the year you graduated.
Career Related Experience
Job title, employer, city, state, and dates of employment (month/year). Indicate skills used
and tasks performed, specialization and any duties beyond your regular assignment.
Scope of responsibility
Accomplishments
Relevant experience (Volunteer work, field experiences, internships and practicum
opportunities).
Honors, Activities and Special Skills
Licenses, certificates currently held
Honors, scholarships, awards, fellowships earned
Professional organization memberships and offices held
Publications
Affiliations with church, civic, community groups
Extracurricular activities / leadership
Include continuing education courses, professional seminars and/or professional
development opportunities
Special Skills such as foreign language, computer proficiency, etc.
Reference
The best references are professors, employers, managers, ministers, coaches and others
except your family members or close friends. List 3 to 5+ names, including title,
employment details, daytime phone numbers / email addresses.
Signature
Dont forget to sign your resume as a confirmation that all details are certified true and
correct.

Applicants Portfolio

Guidelines

A portfolio collects examples of your work and training so you can show employers.
There are many benefits of having a having a portfolio. In this section we list how it should
look, what to include and how to use your portfolio. An example is also provided.
Portfolio makes you stand out from the competition:

Employers will: be impressed that you prepared.

See you really want the job.
Believe you can do the work.
Remember you.
Can be very simple:

Use a Clear Book / Binders.

Keep the cover clean.
Put pages in sheet protectors.
Have a table of contents (see right).
Divide sections with tabs--you'll find pages easily.
Using Your Portfolio:

Never send with your rsum.

During the interview, show examples related to the discussion.
Put away if interviewer seems uninterested.
Never leave with the employer.
Fill your portfolio with the items listed below:

Recommendation Letters
Certificates of Trainings and Seminars Attended
Government Mandated Records such as (NSO Birth Certificate, NSO Marriage Certificate,
SSS, Philhealth, Pag-ibig etc.)

Clearances (Barangay, Police, Municipal, Regional, NBI, etc.)

Photo Copy for the employers.
Education (Degree Certificates)

 Other related documents for resume build-up