Resume for Fresh Graduates
By kaichoukebz
@kaichoukebz (1190)
Philippines
December 12, 2015 2:26am CST
Resume is necessary if we are applying for a job or a position in a certain company. 
How will I be able to make my resume? Since I'm a fresh graduate, my work experience would go blank in my resume. Could I put my OJT (on the job training) as a work experience? Other than my career objective, educational background, technical skills and personal information, what are the other elements of resume that I might be missing? I'm having a hard time constructing my career objective. Shall I include my achievements also? Shall I stick with black and white printing in my resume?
How will I be able to make my resume? Since I'm a fresh graduate, my work experience would go blank in my resume. Could I put my OJT (on the job training) as a work experience? Other than my career objective, educational background, technical skills and personal information, what are the other elements of resume that I might be missing? I'm having a hard time constructing my career objective. Shall I include my achievements also? Shall I stick with black and white printing in my resume?2 people like this
3 responses
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
12 Dec 15
Your resume is bound to be rather short if you have just graduated. That is not necessarily a bad thing. HR departments often have to go through very many resumes and it is the ones which are concise and to the point which get read in full. Initially, you have about 15 seconds to impress enough to go on the 'read further' pile. Do not use anything other than standard fonts and black text (no colours) - anything fancy is likely to be rejected without a second glance.
You should mention briefly ANY work-type experience you have had - on-the-job training, any positions you held at college, temporary or part-time work and responsibilities &c. and any significant achievements which might be relevant to the work you are applying for. You should be prepared to edit your resume for different types of job and, of course, always research a company as fully as you can so that you have an idea what skills and attributes might be relevant to them.
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@kaichoukebz (1190)
• Philippines
12 Dec 15
For the font, could it be Arial? I totally got your point. Guess I have to include my position as a class president. I think it will be a great addition to my resume. I have so much editing to do I guess.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
12 Dec 15
@kaichoukebz Ariel, Verdana, Times New Roman and Georgia are all readable fonts which don't 'stand out' as too fancy. Stick to one font as far as possible (though headings may be in sans serif, if you wish).
You should use Bold and Italics sparingly (don't go mad!). Bold for headings, italics for names of organisations, perhaps. Underlines tend to look messy and are best avoided. Make good use of white space between sections.
@JudyEv (341737)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Dec 15
Owlwings has given you great advice below. As he says, if you are a recent graduate an employer won't be expecting a long CV.
@kaichoukebz (1190)
• Philippines
14 Dec 15
I think a one page CV will do. I hope this will be enough already for me to get a job in the near future. 
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@JudyEv (341737)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Dec 15
@kaichoukebz If you don't have a lot of experience there is no point in padding out a CV onto several pages.
@maezee (41988)
• United States
25 Jan 16
I don't know if this helps, but I always like to modify the career objective part of it for the job I am applying for - to make it sound like I am specifically looking for that job. I also am always impressed when I see cover letters written specifically to the department you are applying for. They certainly look professional and give you a chance to "wow" the HR departments. Best of luck to you!
