No issue actually. I used my previous previous superior as reference.

Is depending on your relationship with your ex superior. You should look for someone who can give sweet talk to the reference check lady or guy.

Thanks for the replies guys.
Yeah I'm pretty confident that my ex-superior can give much better comments than my current one. Worked with him day & night for a lot of projects

Additional question, should we prepare referral letter as supporting doc?

Let's say if you want to move into a different industry or transition into a different role, how would you structure your resume? Do you prioritise transferable skills or experience from previous industry/role?

No exactly. I believe even in different industries, some certain sets of skills are still be able to use. ie. marketing, account, operation, logistics. Unless you are talking about a total shift of your skillset, then i can't help much.

Hi all, how do you start your cover letter? as in header and stuff. Do i need to include address and stuff like that?

Not necessarily, but you may put it in your resume. 'upon request'

From Job A to Job B, there will be a gap. Gap in a lot of ways, skills gap, experiences gap etc. How do you win the resume? 1st, find the common thing between Job A & Job B. Then, from that main point, you will restructure it in a way, focus on the skills that you may have from previous role and can be optimised to the next job. Even if you may have lack in any skills required for next job, make sure it all can be justified concretely.

In the resume, then you can emphasised certain point, while you can minimised other area so that they can see it clearly. And of course, this may help you to portray yourself efficiently. Good luck.

Not necessarily got header or not, as long as basic items that need to be put on a formal letter are there. Address? Yes it is needed.

Hi, where do you put your membership in certain org?
For example if you are registered under BEM, under which category in your CV should you put it in?

TQIA.

I'm interested as well. If my years of experience is in IT, I have one copy on JobStreet only with IT tech experience. I tried applying various non-related fields like Copywriter, Media Artist, none contacted me.

Does it mean I got to create another Jobstreet account that tells a resume with some vague Copywriting experiences and omitting all the IT experiences?

As someone who's hired entry-level grads all the way up to C-suite professionals throughout my 4 years at a British recruitment firm and another 2 years right now as an APAC recruiter, here's what I'd tell you about what I look for in a resume / CV. And yes it is indeed true that recruiters really don't spend more than 10 seconds reviewing any resume.

1. Good formatting and a professional ‘voice’. Is your resume easy to digest at first glance? Does it communicate maturity, professionalism, and earnestness?

2. Keywords as they relate to your field of specialization. Does your resume carry the kind of phrases and terms that proudly showcase a relevant background and productive or high-impact career?

3. Evidence of success. Did you list your key results, achievements, or successes? Doing so is 10x more powerful than merely describing your work responsibilities in a CV. Never just tell an employer what you did in your career history, emphasize how good of a job you did or how outstanding you were relative to the team.

4. Solid branding. Have you worked with a strong list of top employers in the past? Hiring managers tend to take comfort in hiring candidates who come from a string of other multinationals.

5. Career stability. Are the dates in your resume easy to figure out in a split second? Because employers are going to want to work out how long you’ve spent at each employment.
Accessibility and visibility. Do you make it easy for hiring managers to contact you immediately for a phone screen or interview? Will they be satisfied with what they discover from your LinkedIn presence?

On the topic of cover letters...

If you already have one written, no problem. Go ahead and send it in. But what if you don’t? Well worry not. Turns out nobody – not HR, nor hiring managers – read cover letters anymore.

But why not read a cover letter and take that into consideration as part of a candidate’s application, you ask? Well, the sheer volume of applications that come through for each vacancy makes it extremely time-consuming for recruiters and hiring teams to filter if they have to peruse cover letters in addition to resumes.

Secondly, ATSs are designed to assign a job match score to every resume and automatically eliminate resumes that don’t have sufficient relevant keywords to what the hiring team is looking for in a particular role. In other words, all that matters in every application you submit is how solid of a CV or resume you have in relation to relevant keywords.

Now what if there were more to your resume that you wanted to show and explain to potential employers? My best advice is to get professional help doing so in your resume itself.

My second best advice is to supplement a traditional application by actively reaching out to the decision-makers through non-conventional channels such as employee referrals, LinkedIn or emails. Learn to repurpose your cover letter into impactful messages that you can use to target the hiring team and stand out effectively.

So the next time you find yourself worrying over a cover letter, just stop already. It doesn’t matter whether you actually have one or not. Focus instead on perfecting the resume and actively networking to dramatically increase your odds of landing an interview.

Here is how you might be able to repurpose your cover letter into a short and high-impact message that you can send to hiring managers/recruiters:

https://www.careersifu.com/writing-effectiv...-sell-yourself/

You're on the right track already if you're scratching your head wondering how to craft a career summary. Every word in your resume needs to add value. If you find yourself struggling to craft the perfect career objective to open your resume with, stop already. Most of what you’re writing is useless fluff that you read off other crappy resumes.

Instead of a career objective, begin your resume by summarizing for the reader what they are about to learn about you in the next few seconds.

Use bullet points or short paragraphs.

State your combined years of experience in job function across the kinds of industries you’ve been in.

Next, provide a high-level snapshot of your key achievements, awards, and specific areas of expertise.

The trick once again is keyword optimization for better Applicant Tracking System (ATS) ratings. Are you able to identify the top 3-5 critical skills or experience required for this role from the job description? Mention them in your career summary.

Recall that up to 75% of CVs don’t ever get read by human eyes due to increasingly sophisticated robots that power these ATSs. Resumes need to have at least an 80% match to the job in order to filter through to actual recruiters or hiring managers.

Guys .. according to PDPA, what info shouldn't be disclosed in the resume?

Is photo actually needed? What is actually needed? for personal info

For photos, if you are applying for modelling, cabin crew, broadcast journalist and the like, photos are de rigeur.

Jobs like engineering, legal, office admin, photos are not necessary and are even sometimes disadvantageous.

Got it. Thanks.

Can you review my resume?

One more thing can i ask, is it appropriate to add a PS after the signature in our resume?

This is my thought about building a good resume for IT job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qnumGP_ojA

This post has been edited by alexa: Jan 3 2020, 03:51 AM