the art of making an effective resume

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The Art of Making An

Effective ResumeAn Aspiring Minds Guide to Resume Making

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A Million Questions!

Do you know the purpose of a resume?

Are you puzzled by what to include and what not to

include in it?

Do you prepare different resumes while applying to

different companies?

How many pages should it be?

What role does your resume play in your placementsand ahead?

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What is a RESUME ?

Your resume is an advertisement about You.

A resume is a short document that conveys a

candidates professional qualifications and skills

like his/her education, projects, extra-curricular

achievements, etc to his/her employers.



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Why should they hire you?

Your resume should be a reply to their question:

How would you solve my problem?

Your resume should be customized according to theprofile and the company youre applying for.

Different companies require differently designed

resumes.



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Structure of a resume

Always begin your resume with your name

and your contact details.



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Section-1: Education

You are supposed to report the degree you arepursuing and your SSC (10th) and HSC (12th)records.

You should include the name of your institution,the specialization, your education board, the yearof passing and your percentage.

While listing your educational background, youneed to follow the reverse chronological order.



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Section-2: Projects/Internships

It lists all your project work in detail as to what your project was about,

the role you played and what was the result/utility of your work.

The essentials when listing your projects are:

1. Date & Duration: When did the project start and how long was it.

2. Subject: Topic of your research.

3. Team: The professor under whom the project was undertaken and

number of other team members, if any.

4. Tools: The software and hardware components used in the project.



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The PAR Approach

There is an efficient and precise way of making prospectiveemployers recognize your skills. Such a method of writing iscalled PAR statement.

The PAR statement can be summarized as:

Project: Describe the work or the task at hand.

Activity: What activity did you do to accomplish that task

Result: What was the result of your labour in terms ofoutcomes and benefits.



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Section-3: Extracurricular

AchievementsThe activities to be mentioned in this section are those that exhibit skillssuch as leadership, inter-communication abilities, personality, creativity,initiative-taking capability etc.

The activities in this section should also be listed in reverse chronologicalorder and the PAR approach should be used for optimization.



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Section-4: Awards

This section mentions the awards and

honors, if any, conferred on you which

would make you stand out from thecrowd.

List those awards first which you haveearned at a higher level.



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Section-5: Skills

This section defines your abilities to your

employer.

It lists your skills which can be technical as

coding, economics, knowledge of different OS

and programming languages, software or

even non-technical such a fluency in aparticular language.



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Format & Presentation

Choose one that suits your own qualification rather than blindly

copying from one that is designed for a different person.

Fonts like Times New Roman or Arial with an ideal font size

of 10-12 are preferred.

Bullet points must be used to present your achievements in a clear

and concise manner.

Restrict your resume to a single page, or a maximum of two pages.



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Content of the resume

Only list and emphasize those courses which are pertinent to your

employer and the job you seek.

Do-not use self-flattering words as excellent or outstanding.

Try to use industry keywords in your resume which suit your profile butavoid too much technical jargon.

Reduce information by omitting personal details & insignificant data

such as age, marital status, & other implicit or out-of-date information.

Use facts, figures and symbols (%, etc.) to demonstrate the scale or the

effect of a task.



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DO-NOTs

Do not make a very long resume.

Do not be too wordy.

Only include events which you can confidently discuss.

Do not give irrelevant information and clutter.

Do not make your resume too fancy.

Do not be too modest with your achievements and qualities.



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CONCISENESS (C)EFFECTIVENESS (E)

REVIEW (R)

ESSENTIALITIESFOR A GOOD

RESUME

NERCER

ELEGANCE (E)

RELEVANCE(R)

NEATNESS (N)

Essentialities of a good resume

The NERCER hexagon



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