Resume/Letter Writing

M4-R5.1 · Chapter 6: Soft skills-Personality Development · 4 min read

Writing SKills 

Writing skills are essential for professional success.

They involve the ability to express ideas clearly, organize thoughts logically, and present information in a well-structured format.

📄 Resume Writing 

A resume is a one or two-page document that summarizes your education, experience, skills, and achievements for potential employers.

Sequence of the Resume

1. Heading:

The heading should include name, address, date of birth (if age limit is mentioned), and telephone number.

2. Objective:

Mention a particular position that suits your educational qualifications and experience.

State clearly your objective in practical terms.

3. Education:

Both Educational and Professional Education is to be included in this.

Begin with your most recent degree.

You must include any short terms training done, or special certificate programs, related course work attended in addition to course work, special projects and academic accolades here.List your specializations or major with grade point average.

4. Work Experience:

In this block, Explain yours job experience, such as job title, company’s name, place and duration of work. Beside this, mention brief describe of your role, responsibility and what you have done for each job. Remember that your employer is not interested in reading just a record of your responsibilities.The employer wants to know how you performed in different positions. Write each job detail separately in clear.

5. Awards, achievements and honors:

Mention all scholarships received prizes and awards won in college. Fresher can list school awards to show that they have been meritorious students. You can include your professional prizes. Those person who are more experienced in the previous jobs, need to mention their achievements, like some successful projects handled, any targets achieved in a record time, any special technique developed and so on.

6. Activities and skills:

Under this section, mention your college activities or hobbies you have indulged in, which you think have helped you acquire specific skills.

7. Personal information:

Any type of personal information should be included here. Strengths and personality traits may be mentioned here.

8. References:

For references, mention three names of those persons who know you personally and can verify facts about you.

 

✉️ Formal Letter Writing 

Format of a Formal Letter

  1. Sender’s Address

    • The return address of the sender (top left).

  2. Date

    • The date the letter is written.

    • Format: DD/MM/YY or MM/DD/YY.

  3. Receiver’s Address

    • Name and designation of the recipient.

    • Organization name, full address, and Pin code.

  4. Subject

    • A brief statement (6–8 words) of the purpose.

    • Precede with the word Subject.

  5. Salutation

    • If known: Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss [Name].

    • If unknown: Dear Sir/Madam.

  6. Body of the Letter

    • Introduction: State the purpose clearly.

    • Middle Part: Provide supporting details and justification.

    • Conclusion: Request action or express expectations.

  7. Complimentary Closure

    • Examples: Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, Yours obediently.

  8. Signature Line

    • Sign with your name.

    • Optionally include designation/title below.