Content → Résumé
The résumé plugin allows you to create an online résumé / curriculum vitae. You can either publish your entire résumé or individual components of it in your portfolio.
Content → Résumé → Introduction
In the introduction you can write a Cover letter and also provide some Personal information.
The visual editor allows you to write and format your résumé. There is also a spellchecker installed which will check for any misspelt words once you click the Spellcheck button .
Write your cover letter
Note
If you write your cover letter or any other text in Microsoft Word instead of directly in the editor in Mahara, please use the Paste from Word button to strip out most of the formatting code that Word puts into a document but can interfere online.
None of the fields under Personal information are required. You can choose to include as much or as little information as you wish. Most fields are free form fields.
Note
Mahara is being used around the world. Therefore, some information here or later on in the résumé do not apply to you. If you do not need them, you do not have to fill in the fields.
Add personal information to your résumé
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None of the fields in the Personal information are required. You do not need to provide any of that information if it is not required in your portfolio. Decide wisely, which of the above information you want to make available to others.
Content → Résumé → Education and employment
This part of the résumé allows you to create a record of your academic and professional qualifications as well as your work experience.
You can enter as many qualifications for your education history as you want.
Enter your education history one qualification a time
Click the Add button to start a new entry.
Start date: Provide the date for starting your qualification. This field is mandatory.
End date: You can fill in an end date for your qualification.
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You can enter the dates any which way you want. It is not a calendar date field because different résumés require different date formats.
Institution: Enter the institution at which you worked on your qualification. This field is mandatory.
Institution address: You can provide the address for your institution.
Qualification type: Enter your qualification type if you wish.
Qualification name: You can enter the name of the qualification you were / are earning.
Qualification description: You can provide more details about your qualification, e.g. minor subjects, final grade gained etc.
Attach file: Attach a file as evidence of your qualification. Click the Browse button to select a file from your computer.
Click the [+] link to attach more files.
Click the Save button to save your entry.
Click the Cancel button to abort your changes.
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You can add a file only once. If you need to attach it to another item as well, you must upload the file again.
When you edit your entry, you can attach additional files or remove files as you would do on the File(s) to download block.
When you have filled in all your qualifications in your education history, you can re-arrange the individual items if necessary.
Interpreting the Education history table
You can enter as many jobs to your employment history as you wish.
Enter your employment history one position a time
Click the Add button to start a new entry.
Start date: Provide the date for starting your job. This field is mandatory.
End date: You can fill in an end date for your job.
Note
You can enter the dates any which way you want. It is not a calendar date field because different résumés require different date formats.
Employer: Enter the employer at which you worked. This field is mandatory.
Employer address: You can provide the address for your employer.
Job title: Enter the title that you held. This field is mandatory.
Position description: You can provide more details about your position, e.g. your primary tasks etc.
Attach file: Attach a file as evidence of your work. Click the Browse button to select a file from your computer.
Click the [+] link to attach more files.
Click the Save button to save your entry.
Click the Cancel button to abort your changes.
Note
You can add a file only once. If you need to attach it to another item as well, you must upload the file again.
When you edit your entry, you can attach additional files or remove files as you would do on the File(s) to download block.
When you have filled in all your job positions in your employment history, you can re-arrange the individual items if necessary.
Interpreting the Employment history table
Content → Résumé → Achievements
In Achievements you can collect information on:
The process of adding, editing and moving entries is similar to the process for Education and employment.
Certifications, accreditations and awards provided in the résumé
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You can add a file only once. If you need to attach it to another item as well, you must upload the file again.
When you edit your entry, you can attach additional files or remove files as you would do on the File(s) to download block.
When you have filled in all your certifications, accreditations and awards, you can re-arrange the individual items if necessary.
Interpreting the Certifications, accreditations and awards table
Books and publications provided in the résumé
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You can add a file only once. If you need to attach it to another item as well, you must upload the file again.
When you edit your entry, you can attach additional files or remove files as you would do on the File(s) to download block.
When you have filled in all your publications, you can re-arrange the individual items if necessary.
Interpreting the Books and publications table
Professional memberships provided in the résumé
Note
You can add a file only once. If you need to attach it to another item as well, you must upload the file again.
When you edit your entry, you can attach additional files or remove files as you would do on the File(s) to download block.
When you have filled in all your memberships, you can re-arrange the individual items if necessary.
Interpreting the Professional memberships table
Content → Résumé → Goals and skills
The Goals area is divided into three sections:
Personal or career goals are often provided in a résumé for employers to understand how a particular role might suit your ambitions.
You can use the academic goals section to describe achievements you are seeking in your programme of study.
Writing down goals for use in portfolio pages
Enter a goal
Click the Edit button to enter a goal in one of the three goals areas.
Write down your goal(s). You can come back at any time and edit them.
Attach file: Click the Attach a file button to upload a file or attach one from your Files area.
Note
When you edit your entry, you can attach additional files or remove files as you would do on the File(s) to download block.
Click the Save button to keep your changes or click the Cancel button to abort.
The Skills area is divided into three sections:
You may include skills that you add here in your portfolio pages.
Employers are always interested in what skills you can bring to a role. You can use this section to display the attributes that you would bring to a collaborative community or working group.
Skills section
Enter skills
Click the Edit button to enter skills in one of the three skills areas.
Write down your skills. You can come back at any time and edit them.
Attach file: Click the Attach a file button to upload a file or attach one from your Files area.
Note
When you edit your entry, you can attach additional files or remove files as you would do on the File(s) to download block.
Click the Save button to keep your changes or click the Cancel button to abort.
Content → Résumé → Interests
The Interests section allows you to list your personal and / or professional interests. This might include your hobbies, sporting activities, volunteer work, areas of research and expertise etc. Listing your interests will help employers form a better picture of who you are and what you would bring to their organisation.
Example of interests for a résumé
Content → Résumé → License
Like other artefacts, you can select a license for your résumé.
Note
At the moment, you cannot display that license information on a portfolio page, but it is stored for future use when the functionality is expanded.
Provide a license for your résumé