job application resumes and c.vs created by james worden (merchant marine training centre 2014)

Job Application

Resumes and C.Vs

Created by James Worden (Merchant Marine Training Centre

2014)

A brochure selling a product

Your C.V / Resume is a brochureThe brochure sells a product (You)High quality products have high quality

brochuresHigh quality companies spend more time

developing their productsHigh quality companies make sure the

packaging looks rightCreated by James Worden

(Merchant Marine Training Centre 2014)

What a resume is not

A history of your pastA story of your personal lifeYour likes and dislikesYour hobbiesYour dreams


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Basic C.V format

1. Contact information

2. Education history

3. Employment history (training etc.)

4. Special Skills

5. Achievements


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P-A-R

P = Problems (solved)A = Actions (taken)Results (accomplishments)

The PAR format shows you can: Solve problems Show initiative Get results


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What’s special about you?


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Show that you already have some of the skills they are looking for

Have you ever had a part-time job?

Have you ever helped someone do something?

Have you ever been a member of a club?

Have you had a position of responsibility at school or MMTC?

Have you ever taken care of anybody or anything?

Have you ever been responsible for housework / cleaning

Have you ever taught anybody anything?

Have you ever participated in a game / event / competition

Have you ever helped organize an event / ceremony

You have more skills than you think


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Activity Skills learnedDaily trip to market for mum Budgeting, accounting

Taking care of my junior cadets Planning activities, time management, problem solving

Helping with sports day Creativity, supervising, problem solving

Team leader Motivating, managing, people skills

Your experience

List any jobs you have doneHighlight key skills in it (Key words)List any activities events etc.Highlight key skills in it


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P-A-R prepares you for interviews

So, what was your greatest accomplishment at MMTC?

So, can you give me an example of when you have had to solve a problem?

What are your strengths?What are your weaknesses?


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Matching your resume to the job

Look at the job advertisementsHighlight any key wordsLook at your experienceMake sentences that fit in with the key

wordsMatch skills that fit in with the key words


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Format

Every sentence starts with a power verbAvoid the use of personal pronounsIf you can delete a word … do it!Recruiters want to skim the resume and

get the key information


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20 Seconds

200 resumes for one interview20 seconds spent reading a resumeFirst 2 lines of objectiveFirst 3 words of each experience

Compnay, skills, responsibilities


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Objective

A position that utilizes my skills and qualifications to achieve my ambitions

I want exactly the job you are offering. I am the best candidate because I recognize the qualities that are most important to you and I have them. I want to make a contribution to your company.


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Personal Information


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Personal information :Age: 23Nationality: ThaiReligion: BuddhismHeight: 83 kgWeight: 177 cmMarital Status: Single Military Service: Passed

Education


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Education

2011-Present : Navigation science, Merchant Marine Training Centre, Paknam, Samutprakan GPA : 3.16, Will receive graduation 2015

2010 : Math-science program at Assuption School, Bangna, Samutprakan, GPA: 3.05

Training


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Sea Training Experience

Sea training on MV.Sakorn Wisai 15 days, Bangkok to Singapore

Duties / Responsibilities:

-Planning navigation route -Checking safety equipments and fire fighting equipments -Handling wheel when the ship is underway -Sounding fresh water and ballast water -Communicating with other vessel for safe-navigation -Recording logbook -Measuring the altitude of the sun with sextant -Finding position of vessel by using astronomy and GPS and Island

Certificates


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Certificates and Training

-Security awareness training for all seafarers -Medical first aid -Elementary fist aid -Fire prevention and Fire fighting -Personal survival techniques -Personal safety and social responsibility

Work Experience


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Jul 2012 - Mar 2014 : Surveyer at Mersk.Co,Ltd.

Responsibilities:-Inspecting cargo quality-Ensuring good quality of cargo-Recording quantity of cargo-Managing trucks to carry cargo-Issuing permits for trucks

Jan 2011 - Apr 2012 : Cashier at 7-Eleven

Responsibilities:-Receiving money from customers- Receiving deliveries-Arranging products on the shelf-Cleaning the store-Checking product stock

Projects


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Activities : - Organising a project to help build toilet facilities at a school- Heading the fitness club at MMTC- Assisting in the preparation of ‘Freshy Week’ activities - Managing parking areas on graduation day- Being responsible for the welfare of cadets staying in dormitories- Planning trip to plant trees at Bang Saen

Skills


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Skills

- Basic maintenance and repair the vessel’s machineries

- Basic welding , lathing and grinding steel

- Work shop operation

- Basic English communication skill

- Work well under pressure and Hard working

- Basic speaking , reading and writing in English

job application resumes and c.vs created by james worden (merchant marine training centre 2014)

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