Writing a resume is controversial. Discuss your viewpoints on the argument.

My previous writings are mainly essays, reports, and emails to ask for

information

about courses’ lectures, services on campus, …

However

,

this

assignment

is to write a

resume

to apply for jobs, so there are some specific requirements in

format

and structure that I should follow.

Firstly

, because

this

document aims at seeking for a

job

, so

instead

of requesting

information

like in other writings (e.g inquiry email), we have to focus on providing

information

about ourselves

that is

relevant to the

job

.

Secondly

, while plain text is widely used in other types of documents (e.g email, essay), a

resume

requires

information

to be organized into particular sections with corresponding headlines.

Thirdly

, regarding the structure, these are some sections that are mandatory and specific to a

resume

: headers, education, experience, and others (skills, hobbies, awards).

Lastly

, writing a

resume

also

requires us to analyze the

job

descriptions

carefully beforehand so that only

information

relevant to the

job

is included in our

resume

. Through

this

assignment

, I have learned various useful lessons and

tips

on how to design a good

resume

.

Firstly

, the

information

provided in the “education” and “experience” sections should follow the reverse chronological order because

this

style makes the

information

easier for employers to follow.

Secondly

, I

also

learn some valuable

tips

to write

descriptions

in a

resume

effectively: (1) a good description should follow the

format

“Action verb + Project + Result” (2) the

descriptions

can be written more succinctly by eliminating non-essential phrases and quantifying accomplishments when possible.

Thirdly

, the most important lesson that I learn from

this

assignment

is that we should try to analyze the

job

descriptions

before starting writing our

resume

.

This

will help us to figure out important requirements of the

job

and after that, only

information

relevant to those requirements should be included and emphasized in our

resume

.

Last

summer, I did not pay much attention to

this

analysis step and just used a single

resume

to apply to multiple jobs simultaneously.

This

is a mistake because my previous

resume

did not emphasize specific skills required by each

job

and it

also

contains a lot of redundant

information

not related to the

job

. Fourthly, I

also

learn important

tips

to make my

resume

more suitable when applying to big companies that use ATS: (1) do not include headers, footers, tables or images (2) try to use standard headlines

such

as “work experience”.

Lastly

,

this

assignment

also

teaches me general

tips

to design a good

resume

such

as allowing white space, keeping the

format

consistent throughout the document. In the near future, there are some aspects that I need to consider when I have to write a

resume

again to apply for jobs or internships.

Firstly

, I will need to organize the

information

by following the standard structure for a

resume

: header, education, experience, others (skills, awards, hobbies).

This

might help my

resume

look more standard and familiar with the hiring teams.

Secondly

, for

information

in the ‘education’ and ‘experience’ section, I will represent them in the reverse chronological order to make it easier for readers to follow.

Thirdly

, for each

job

post, I will carefully analyze the

job

description and select appropriate

information

according to that

job

to include into my

resume

.

This

might help my

resume

look stronger and

as a result

, my chance for getting hired would be higher.

Lastly

, I will pay attention to other aspects that can help guarantee a good design of

resume

,

such

as keeping the

format

consistent throughout the document, avoiding spelling and grammar errors…