Writing a Resume
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Your resume is an important document as it is the first contact with your company. You want to project your achievements so that you increase your chances of selection among the other deserving candidates. Your suitability for the post must stand out in your resume. The simple reason is that your prospective employer does not know you in person. He is not familiar with your skills, achievements and experiences. All he has is your resume to know you. He forms a picture about you and your capabilities on the biases of information you provide in resume. There fore the picture should be clear and vivid. Your resume should project you as a person who is suitable for the job, which you should prove in subsequent interview. It is imperative that your CV should help the recruiter to
· Get a clear picture of you
· Most importantly, get the right picture and one that will appeal to the employing company
While doing all the above, retain your individuality. At the same time, the resume should not be stereotyped that it lists down only facts. Give details that might appeal to the interviewer, such as your contributions to a particular project or what you learned form it.
Writing your resume
The most effective resumes are clearly focused on specific job title and address the employer’s stated requirement. The more you know about the duties and the skill required for the job – and organize your resume about these points – the more affective the resume. Select your most relevant accomplishments, skills and experiences for this position and include those in your resume.
Most employers will make up their minds about resume immediately, so you need you sell yourself right away.
After you’ve completed final draft of your resume, proofread it and give it to somebody else to proofread it too. Whenever possible, get your resume read by someone from the same industry or similar profile as your employer.
Resume Outline
The falling information is included in most resumes. The particular arrangement of some of the information is a personal choice. Make sure that the information flows logically and sequentially.
1. Name, Address, Telephone number, Email ID
Be sure the address, telephone number and email id are current and that you can be reached.
2. Career Objectives/Summary
A career objective is not mandatory, though it has the advantage of telling the recruiter at a glance, the type of position you are seeking. A well designed objective statement enables you to focus the information in the resume and convey to an employer a since of your career direction. In place of the objective or sometimes in addition to it, you may prepare a short summary of skills and/or background.
3. Education
In reverse chronological order, starting with the most recent one, list all the degrees and universities, dates attended or dates of graduation. Date the specialisation or special subjects taken. Include special assignments, projects or any pertinent information about course work.
4. Honours and/or Extra Curricular Activities
Academic honours (merit list, scholarships, rank in board, etc). Include those extra curricular activities that display evidence of leadership, initiative, team involvement, or the use of special skills. E.g. being a member of basketball/tennis team, set up an NGO for environment care in collage, etc.
5. Experience
If you have full time/ part time experience, it is a plus point. Present your experience in reverse order of chronology. The chronology approach would organise your experience by data, beginning with the most recent and working back to the earliest that seems appropriate for your career goal.
6. Other Background information (optional)
Demonstrate other skills, assets or experience relevant to the career objective which are not easily organised under another heading. This may include language skills, publication, professional associations, community service, travel, interests, etc. Part/ full time learning of foreign language is a plus point. Publication of articles in journals is considered very good.
7. References
Normally, references are not included on a resume. Simply state that reference will be furnished upon request. Former employers or professions in relevant fields are most appropriate. Be sure to request permission before using anyone as a reference.
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