EffectiveResumeWriting

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Aresumeisamediumforadvertisingyourself,itsthefirstmostmeanswhichyouusetopresentyourself
andtrytoclaimthatyouarethebestchoicetoyourprospectsemployer.Throughyourresumeyouhave
toshowcaseyourmajorassetslike
Qualifications
Experience
Achievements
Capabilities,and
Qualities
Youhavetoprepareyourresumeinsuchawaythatitgivesimpressioninfirstlookthatyouarea
perfectfitforthejobyouhaveapplied.Anemployerhardlytakes1015secondstomakeadecision
aboutyourinterviewcallafterlookingatyourresume.Ifyourresumeiswellwrittenthendefinitelyyou
willbeintheshortlistedcandidatesdoesnotmatteryouhaverequiredpotentialornotbutyouwillgeta
callotherwiseyourresumewillbecomeapartofeitherrecyclebinordustbin,againitdoesnotmatterif
youareEinsteinorNewton.
Thefirstdraftofyourresumemaynotbesoimpressivebecausearesumeisalwaysanevolving
documentwhichimprovesovertheperiodoftime,sokeepmodifyingandimprovingitafteritsfirst
draftandkeepitsdifferentversionswithyou.
Nowwithoutcomplicatingthethings,Iwilltakeyouthroughstepbysteptocreateagreatresumefor
you.I'massumingyouhaveMicrosoftWordtowriteyourresume,sonowjustfollowthefollowingsteps

Step1:AddressSection
Thissectionwillbeontopofyourresumegivingadetailaboutyourname,address,phonenumberand
emailaddress.Keepthissectionleftalignedandputaboldlinebelowtothesectiontoseparateitfrom
restofthedocumentasfollows
JOHNWILLIAMS
Kondapur,HyderabadINDIA
ContactNo:+912295103049
EmailId:john.william@gmail.com

Ifyouarecurrentlyworkingthenyoucanspecifyyourcompanynamejustbelowtoyournameasfollows

JOHNWILLIAMS
ITToolsIndiaPvtLtd
Kondapur,HyderabadINDIA
ContactNo:+912295103049
EmailId:john.william@gmail.com

Step2:SummarySection
ThissectionwillstartwithaheadingcalledSummaryandfollowedbylistingdownyouroverall
experience,achievements,certificationsandpositiveattributesetc.Itisverysimilartoamovietrailer
whereeditorkeepsallgreatscenesfromthemovieandafterwatchingthattraileryougetexcitedto
watchcompletemovie.Youwillhavetochooseattractive&heavywordswhiledocumentingthissection.
Todraftsummarysectionyouwillhavetothinkawhilewithpeacefulmind,jotdowngreatpointsabout
yourselfonaplainpaperandchecktomakethemmoreimpressiveandeffective.Iftheyarenotleaving
anyimpactonthereaderthenthereisnopointinincludingthosepointsinthesummarysection.
Ifyouareafreshgraduatethenyoushouldspecifyaboutyoursmallbutimpressiveprojectsyouhave
doneatuniversity,highlightyourachievementsandprojectcapabilitiesetc.
Let'slookatoneexamplewhichlistsdownfewpointsaboutatelecomSystemSoftwareEngineer,in
yourcasethislistcangofrom23bulletedpointsto810points.
SUMMARY
ASystemSoftwareEngineergraduatedfromDelhiUniversityandhavingoverall4yearsofextensive
experienceindevelopingstateoftheartsoftwaremodulesfortelecomindustryspecializingwithBSS
&OSS.
Coreexpertiseinratingandbillingservicesrelatedto2Gand3G,3G+technologiesincludingGSM,
GPRS,VOIP,WiMax,VSAT,VASServices,andLeasedLineswithvariousaccesstechnologies.
ASoftwareAssociateAnalystgrownSystemSoftwareEngineerhavinggreatexperiencewithallthe
stagesofSDLCincludingdesigning,developing,testingandrollingoutcomplextelecomsoftware's.
ExposureindraftingandimplementingdifferentprocessesandhavebeenactivelyinvolvedinISO
9001andISO27001certifications.
Resultoriented,selfdriven,highlymotivated,smartandhungrytolearnnewtechnologies,
methodologies,strategiesandprocesses.

Step3:EducationDetail
Becauseyoualreadyhavegivensummaryofyourexperienceandachievements,sonowlet'sstart
tellingaboutoureducationalbackground.Therearemanyorganizationswhogivelotofpreferenceto
youreducationalbackground.Soitisimportanttotellaboutyouracademicrecords.Youshouldputyour
highestdegreeontopandthenlowerqualificationsatlowerlevels.
Thisisextremelyimportanttogiveinformationaboutyourposition,rank,percentageorCPIalongwith
degreeorcertificationotherwisemanyemployerswouldthrowyourresumeindustbinifyoudon'tgive
clearpictureofyoureducationalbackground.Nowletsseeoneexampleonhowtoputeducational
recordsinaresume.
EducationDetail
B.ScinMathematics
fromMeerutUniversitywith57.20%marks
10+2withMaths,Stats
fromU.P.boardwith67.20%marks
HighSchool
fromU.P.boardwith77.20%marks
SecuredfirstpositioninstatisticsduringB.Sc.
Goldmedalistat10+2levelduetohighestrankinmathematics.
IfyouhavedonevariouscertificationsandtrainingsthenIwouldrecommendtoaddaseparate
sectionforTrainings&CertificationsjustbelowtoEducationalSection.

Step4:TechnicalSkills
NextsectioninyourresumewillpresentyourTechnicalSkills.Thissectionwillstartwithtellingyour
majorskillsonwhichyouhavegoodcommand.Solistdownalltheskillsfirstwhereyouarefully
confidentandthenkeeprestoftheskillsatlowerlevels.Havealookatthefollowingexamplewhere
candidatehasgoodcommandoverPro*CandCbutlessexperiencedinPerlsoputPro*CandCfirst
andPerllater.Thisisimportanttonotethatallthelinesgivenbelowarenotrequiredinallthecases.If
youknowonlyoneskillthenjusttellaboutthatskill,forexampleifyoudon'thaveanyexperienceinany
protocolthendon'tgivethatlineinyourresume

TechnicalSkills
ProgrammingLanguages:C,Pro*C,C++,JAVAandPERL
OperatingSystems:RedHatLinux9.0,WindowsXPandSolaris2.0
Tools&Technologies:FrontPage2000,CGI,J2EE,JSP,CORBA
Databases:MySQL,Sybase
Protocols:SMTP,FTP,PO3,IMAP
Others:SocketProgramming,Multithreading,SDLC,OOP,UML

Step5:ProjectsDetail
Herecomesrealstoryandthisisreallyimportanttoshowyouralltheprojects,assignmentsetc.Reader
shouldunderstandwhatexactlyyouhavedoneinpast.Hereyouwillputhandsonexperiencewith
differenttypeofprojects,peopleandtoolsandtechnologies.Youhavetobeclearonwhatwasyour,
organizations,yearoftheproject,roles,responsibilities,valueadd,achievementsetc.oneachand
everyprojectorposition.Youshouldalsomentionaboutwhatwerethetoolsandtechnologiesyouhave
usedduringthatproject.
IfyourexperienceisnotprojectbasedthenyoucansimplynamethisheadingasExperienceDetail
andlistdownalltheexperienceseitherinbulettedformorinsimple&short23paragraphs.
Youwillstartwiththemostrecentprojectandcontinuelistingdownalltheprojectstilltheoldestone.If
youhavedoneonlytrainingprojectorthesisprojectthenyoucanmentionthoseprojectsalongwithyour
Universityprojectsinthesameformat.HereIwillgiveexamplesoftwoprojects
ProjectsDetail
1LibraryInformationSystem[NationalLibrary,NY,USA]
Duration:Mar2005Jun2005
TeamSize:3
RolePlayed:DeveloperandTester
SkillsUsed:Pro*C,RedHatLinux,MySQL
Thissystemsimplifiesdaytodayoperationofalibrarywhichenablesyoutomaintainlibrarycatalogue
onelectronicmediaandtokeeparecordofalltheissuedbooksinaparticularday.Usingthissystem,a
usercangenerateareportofalltheavailablebooksforaparticularsubjectorISBNandareportcanbe
generatedforalltheissuedbooksforaparticularsubjectorISBN.
2TinyEditorImplementation[AligarhUniversity,UP,INDIA]

Duration:Jan2005Feb2005
TeamSize:1
RolePlayed:Designer,DeveloperandTester
SkillsUsed:Java,MySQLandRedHatLinux
ThiswasasmallbutusefultextfileeditorwhichenablesyoutoeditanytextfilesavailableonLinux
System.Usingthiseditorusercanopenneworanexistingfileintextmodeandcanupdateitscontent
andthenfinallythatfilecanbesavedonharddisk.

Step6:Strengths
Aftergivingacompletedetailofalltheprojects,nowyoucantellaboutyourmajorstrengths.Lookatthe
followingexamples,maybeyoudon'thaveallthestrengthssolistdownonlywhateveryouposses
Strengths
Goodoral,written&presentationskills
Ahightoleranceofstressandenjoysresponsibilities
Quicklearnerwithgoodgraspingability
Actionorientedandresultfocused
Lead&workasateaminanorganizedway
Greattimemanagementskill

Step7:ExtraCurricular
Thissectionisoptionalbecauseitisalwaysnotnecessarythatyouwouldhavebeeninvolvedinsome
extracurricularactivitiessametimeforvariousrolesitsnotrequiredtohaveanyextracurricular.Some
timethissectionmayhavelotofweightagespeciallywhenyourresumereaderandyouhavesame
curriculum.I'mgivingyouasimpleexampletolistdownyourcurricularactivities
ExtraCurricular
HavebeenamemberofUniversityTechnicalCouncil
Wonfirstprizefordebateatinterstatelevelcompetition
PlayedCricketatinterstatelevel
Monoacting,SingingandReading

Step8:PersonalDetail
Thiswillbethelastbutmandatorysectionofyourresumebutwillprovideallimportantinformationabout
you.Asimpleandeasyexampleisgivenhere
PersonalDetail
DateofBirth:5thAug1983
Sex&Status:Male&Single
Nationality:INDIAN
LanguagesKnown:English,Hindi,Urdu
PassportNumber:A09384848validtill2018

Step9:Conclusion
Nowyouaredoneandyouhaveagreatresumeinyourhand.Letmeputallthesectionstogetherina
worddocumenttoprepareafinalresume.YoucandownloadSampleResumefromhereandyoucan
modifythisresumebasedonyourexperience,skilletc.Infactresumebuildingisanevolutionary
processandyourresumewillgetbetterandbetterovertheperiodoftime.
Iwillrecommendtogothroughthefollowingtipstoaddlotofvalueintoyourresume.
Keepyourresumefilenameshort,simpleandinformational.Agoodresumefilenamecouldbelike
JohnWilliamsResume2013.docx
Youcankeepasmallpassportsizephotoatthetoprightcorneroftheresumebutthisisreallynot
required.
Don'tusevariousunnecessaryformattinginyourresume.Keepsimpletextasmuchaspossiblein
yourresume.Havealookatsampleresume.YouwillfindmanyHRswhopreferresumeonlyin
simpletextformat.Soifyouwillkeepresumeformatingsimplethenitwouldbeeasytoformatthat
resumeinanyformat.
Don'tincludetoomanyphonenumbers,emailaddressesoraddresses.
Don'tpreparetoobigresume.Itshouldbeaspreciseaspossible.
Alwaysgiveasummaryoftheresumeatthebeginning.
Alwaysgiveadetailofrolesandresponsibilitiesyouhavetakenduringanyproject.

Makesuretheresumeisneat,freeoftypingerrors,andonplainwhitepaper.
Nevergiveareasonforleavingyourpreviousjob,yoursalaryexpectations,yourcurrentjob
challengesetc,andbettertoleavesuchpointstobediscussedatthetimeofinterviewifrequired.
Hopeyouenjoyedreadingalltheaboveinstructionsandweattutorialspointwishyouverybestofluck.