I have just completed my SPM and I am looking for a job. All the Jobs that I applied for requires me to write a resume and fill up a form with my personal details. Almost all that I have to say about my self is already in the form that I have filled up. In my resume I just added that I can communicate very well and I have participated in so and so competitions. But I can only do this if the job has something to do with communicating with people (customers). So what should I write in my resume?

There's nothing much you could write in your resume since you are a SPM graduate. Just put your acheivements and activities that you joined during your schooling years.

There are people who put a line or two about themselves in the resume; e.g. they are hardworking, positive minded yada yada yada. However, this is optional.

Do bear in mind that your resume must be clean and precise. Do not crap/bullshit in your resume. If possible, keep it as short as possible, say 1-2 pages for your resume.

Since you have just finished your SPM, the choice of jobs is somehow limited by your qualification and experience. Try shorten your resume to just a page. Focus more on your generic skills (communication skills, selling skills, any skills that you have learn like fixing a pc or graphic design using softwares etc.) skills that we learned when we usually do it for fun during our school years.

This post has been edited by hans.excel: Jan 10 2007, 03:47 PM

Hi guys, i heard there are some people fake their resume in order to get the job without getting caught. But i think most of us will fake their resume too, rite? What you guys think?

This post has been edited by Leon84: Jan 22 2007, 11:18 PM

hi guys , actually i having trouble in writing a resume due that what I had studied are complicated ... architecture and accounting ... ... I've did 3 yrs study in architecture and got a science degree and continue postgraduate course degree that specialise in accounting because that I want to join the accounting profession and broaden my view in business. U guys might ask which way i want to be , honest speaking , its for jobwise issue , i'm more interested looking into some accounting related job as a head start, but i seems like having trouble with my resume , since I don't have any prior work experience , and according to those career advicer , selling out qualification is more important , but how ? should i include the activities that I've done in archi course inside my resume ???

Just want to ask you guys.....

I just finished my Msc. Am I still consider as a fresh graduate? (as i further my studies straight from my BSc. and don't have any experience working in the company before)

Where are you at? If you're around the Subang Jaya area, we can meet up and I can provide you some consultation on how to write your resume. You belanja me yumcha or makan can liao.

haha.. i did.

i'm a freshgrad n i dun have experience in full time job.
so i fake 1 up.

i put "XXX Sdn. Bhd"
position: General Clerk
Duration: 3 months
reasons for leaving:Semester break ends.

but of course u must make sure that u can answer wat r the job functions u need to perform in this postion.
and when they ask u questions relating to the post.. u must answer logically n in confident.
be a smart liar.

You should NEVER lie on your resume. Good interviewers can smell lies a mile away. If I was an interviewer getting this, I'd ask something like "What skills did you learn during your tenure with XXX Sdn Bhd that can be applied to this job position?" and a few questions later you'll be busted.

yes u r fresh from oven

ya i know.. but i ady reherse with my dad n he ady teach me on how to handle haha...
furthermore.. my resume got bout 5 company on my part time promoter jobs...
so they normally are more interested with y 5 companies? normally ppl will only have 1 agent company on those.
n the full time job they juz ask wat do u need to carry out in ur everyday job functions... so i'm A ok for that...

i guess i'm a good liar... u know... like wat ppl thinks bout those promoters in the mall...

got a question mate:

is it ok if i list down all skills that are not related to the job i wish to apply?

example: i have several IT skills but apply a pilot/cabin crew/bank teller job.. (they are not related to IT)

scared later if they 'amazed' by my skills n resume.. they will not hire me coz i am to 'advanced' or not related to the job? or not suitable?? anyone have the experience so?

If you want to customize your resume to cater to the particular job you are applying for, then you can leave them out. It will not scare them, they'll just skip whatever they find irrelevent.

Is it necessary to include my SPM result if I'm a uni student?

Erh I don't think so, but you can put in your college results i guess.

my resume:

Name
Address
Phone
email

education:
uni
pre-u

skills:
language - experience (year) - level (beginner/intermediate)

awards:

projects:
final year project
industrial training

is it ok?

i will graduate on August this year but i want to apply for a job that requires only SPM qualification.. is it ok if i include in my resume that i was a Diploma student?
Means:

Highest Education: Diploma
Second Highest Education: SPM

chances are, the employer will say you are over-qualified...
but if you want to put that in, why not...

yes you can include in ur resume that u hv diploma..
maybe they will give u higher pay bcoz of ur qualification..

i'm being called for an interview....
wat should i bring for the interview??

shall i bring a cover letter?

i feel it weird...cos the interviewer already expecting me, n i still hav to give him a cover letter when i meet him?

any interviewer around here?? what u expect ur interviewee bring for the interview??