RESUMES: Introduction

Who says resume writing is about telling your degrees and qualifications, rather the resume is your messenger to the employer and speaks about the real you on the paper, in your absence. It is a scanned copy of your personality in print. -Saurabh Gupta

Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes

Your RESUME is

A Marketing Tool
Designed to create a favorable first impression May get you an interview, wont get you the job!

A Personal Account of Your:

Education and Training Experience Skills and Abilities

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Your RESUME

Provides an accurate, concise, and original presentation of who you are Is a resource for employer at interview Remember: Employers spend 2 - 3 minutes at most reviewing a Resume. Make each word count!

Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes

Assess Your RESUME

Provides an accurate, concise, and original presentation of who you are Is a resource for employer at interview Remember: Employers spend 2 - 3 minutes at most reviewing a Resume. Make each word count!

Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes

Assess Your RESUME

Ask these simple but very important questions to yourself. 1. Have you analyzed job descriptions of various companies to identify the top skills required in the industry for the jobs you want? 2. Is your resume customized to the company and is it industry-specific? 3. Glancing at your resume, where does your eye go first, second, third, fourth and then fifth? Are these skills the ones that will hook an employer's attention in 5-10 seconds and ensure that your resume isn't discarded?

Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes

Assess Your RESUME

4. Do your project title descriptions or skill heading descriptions convince employers that you can make strong bottom-line contributions? 5. Does it demonstrate how your education or training relates to the job you want? 6. Does it illustrate the skills you've gained that will aid you in performing this job? 7. If your cumulative performance is better than individual semesters performance, have you taken care to highlight the cumulative performance than the other ones? 8. Is your resume very technical? Does it reflect your public skills, creativity, team skills and communication skills? 9. Do you think this is the best resume that you can make for yourself? Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes

Resumes: The Design

Length Generally one page (especially recent grads) Two pages with extensive related experience Layout Direct readers eye using headings and layout Choose standard font in 10-14 point size Use appropriate color & high quality 8 1/2 x 11 paper, one-sided only! Leave white space for uncluttered look One inch margins on all sides is standard Be consistent with: indentations, capitalizations, font, spacing

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Resumes: The Content

While writing your resume, do not follow the tested routes. Remember: All locks cannot be opened by the same key Customize your resume according to the needs of the employer. What is demanded is exactly what you supply. Extract key words from the companies job profile (Go to: Companys Website/Careers) and PUNCH them in your resume.

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Resumes: The Content

Take care to write your resume according to the nature of the job you are seeking out. If the company is looking for more academic orientation make it academic oriented and if greater communication and interpersonal skills are required \, customize accordingly. Before you start writing a resume be sure about the career path you want to follow.

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Resumes: The Content

The resume should be accurate and contain only the necessary and desired information. Focus on all your strengths with the correct usage of grammar and syntax of language. Highlight keywords in your resume. Your resume should be eye catching Use figures and statistics to highlight your effectiveness

Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes

Resumes: The Content

Proofread! Dont rely on Spell-check - grammar - spelling - typographical errors - punctuation Stress accomplishments and results Tailor contents to each position (e.g. rewrite Objective/revise Skills section) Omit information which could be used in a discriminatory way (e.g., religious affiliations, age, etc.)

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Resumes: Objective Statement

The resume should be accurate and contain only the necessary and desired information. Focus on all your strengths with the correct usage of grammar and syntax of language. Highlight keywords in your resume. Your resume should be eye catching Use figures and statistics to highlight your effectiveness

Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes

Resumes: The Design

The resume should be accurate and contain only the necessary and desired information. Focus on all your strengths with the correct usage of grammar and syntax of language. Highlight keywords in your resume. Your resume should be eye catching Use figures and statistics to highlight your effectiveness

Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes

Resumes: The Design

The resume should be accurate and contain only the necessary and desired information. Focus on all your strengths with the correct usage of grammar and syntax of language. Highlight keywords in your resume. Your resume should be eye catching Use figures and statistics to highlight your effectiveness

Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes

Resumes: The Design

The resume should be accurate and contain only the necessary and desired information. Focus on all your strengths with the correct usage of grammar and syntax of language. Highlight keywords in your resume. Your resume should be eye catching Use figures and statistics to highlight your effectiveness

Dreammakers Object Oriented Resumes