So, start designing your resume that could be your ticket to the job of your dreams. Let your resume speak for you even before you enter the interview hall. EMPLOYER’S /EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYEE’S [YOUR] RESUME NEEDS CONTENT
What are you? Your education, experience and
personal skills
What have you done so far? Your past professional accomplishments
What can you do for us? Your plan for the development of the
Organization
What are your further plans? Your professional growth and its
contribution to the organization.
The above four items of information should form the ‘nuts and bolts’ of your resume.Apart from the basic categories, you can add on details to make it more impressive. Always
make a rough resume with all the details before you finalize onto the fair one.
DESIGNING AND FORMATTING YOUR RESUME: Here are some tips to help you in formatting your resume.
Keep the font size within 10 - 12.
Use white or off-white paper and a skilled looking font such as Times
Roman, Ariel or Helvetica.
Use non-decorative typefaces.
Choose one typeface and stick to it. Avoid italics, script and underlined words.
Do not use horizontal or vertical lines, graphics or shading.
Do not fold your resume.
If you must mail your resume, put it in a large envelope.
Resume is for freshers. So limit the length of your resume to 2 pages.
Curriculum Vitae (CV) is for experienced candidates. So it can be
formatted up to 4 or 5 pages.
It is advisable to use bulleted sentence format as it makes reading easier.
Use action words, while framing sentences, to convey your work
experience. Bulleted sentences that begin with action words like ‘prepared’, ‘monitored’, and ‘presented’ are more impressive.
Proofread, proofread, and proofread. Be sure to catch all spelling errors, grammatical weaknesses, unusual punctuation and inconsistent
