Creating Résumé to Landing the Job

Alok JainDeepak Goyal

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Job Search

•Doing a job search SUCKS•Searching a job is a ^FULL TIME JOB

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What To Expect In This Session?

What employers are looking

Where to connect

whom to connect

How to post and where to post

Stay authentic but tactful

Mistakes to avoid

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What To Expect In This Session?

Where to connect

whom to connect

Stay authentic but tactful

Mistakes to avoid

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Resume Quiz

How long does an employer/recruiter look at a resume?

• 10 seconds• 30 seconds• 2 minutes• 5 minutes

That’s right! 20-30 Seconds!

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Résumés are a

• Self Marketing Tool• Your Personal Advertisement• Talent Showcase• “Value Added” to Potential Employer

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What Should the Resume Include?

• Summary (what you want to do) / Objective• Accomplishments (don’t be shy)• Project /Work Experiences• Skills (Computer, Technical, Language)• Education (schools, locations, degree, dates, GPA, relevant courses)

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Common Résumé Myths

• One Résumés can fit all jobs• Chronological is the Best Format• Résumés should detail every job• Content is everything..• Résumés should tell the exact/all the truth• Résumés should be only one page long• Résumés need to be written in complete sentences

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Creating An Eye-Catching Resume

• Choose target job• Find out skills, experience, education, special “key words” for the job.• Identify 3-5 strong skills, “key words” which makes you fit for the job. • Emphasize “key words” : Summary, Accomplishments, Skills section• Include identified key words in more than one experience if possibleMeasurable | Intriguing | Consistent Tense

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Creating An Eye-Catching Resume• Influential Summary Summary straight to the point, objectives too vague/too specific• Logical flow • Action Words • Measurable Achievements • Consistent Tense• 1” margins on all sides. • Font size should be 10-12 pt.! • Laser quality printing• Avoid italics, shadows, multiple columns

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What You May Avoid On Your Resume?

• #1 Resume mistake? ERRORS!! “TAKES MANY ITERATIONS”• Make resume according to job (full time vs. contract jobs).

• Do not include personal information• Avoid use of abbreviations, slang or jargon (write to an outsider)

• Do not include long wordy paragraphs• Be tactful, but authentic (wherever required)• Reasons for leaving, past salaries, phone number of past employer, or past supervisor’s name.

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Out of The Box

• Jamie Varon, now work @ Twitter. twittershouldhireme.com, resume, recommendations and a blog tracking her quest. Googleshouldhire.com, facebookshouldhireme.com

• One of our engineer got hired when he suggested design improvements on client’s website before he even had an interview.

Hired!

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Resume Posting Quiz

What percentage of the jobs are advertized? • 20 %• 40 %• 50 %• 80 %

That’s right! ~20%

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How & Where to Post?

• Where: • Career Builder, Monster, Yahoo HotJobs.• Dice.com, Corp-Corp.com (specific for IT contracting)• Houston: Kforce, Ajilon, Robert Half.

• How:• Recruiters pay money to see your resume.• Make your title to “Target Role”.• Fill fields and define the key words, • Update daily to show up on the top.• Keep your cover letter ready

• Search on indeed.com. (jobs Aggregators).

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professional networkingand job searching onlinkedin

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Profile and Recommendation

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•Keep your cover letter ready

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Resume 2.0

• Build your network, Job seekers, recruiters.• Maintain good terms with past employer, take

recommendations. • Write work related Blogs. Mark your name and hyperlink

with your email id.• Link your Blogs with your Profiles and Resume.• Twitter, Facebook, Web 2.0 portals, flickr etc.

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Now Create Your Own Resume Creatively!

Alok Jainalok@tulsana.comTweet me @alokkjain

Deepak Goyaldeepak@tulsana.comTweet me @deepakgoyal