How to write a Resume

You may be the best in your field. But it is of no value if employers cannot find you.
The first step is to submit a professional looking resume with the right information.
But remember to polish it at every opportunity.

Here are few tips that you may follow to write a resume and that really pulls in
potential employers. First, register your resume on this website and other sites. Be
careful of what you say online, it will be picked up by search engines and cached.
Choose your words carefully

Resume Preparation

A resume is a one or two page summary of your education, skills,

accomplishments, and experience. It identifies you, how you communicate and
present yourself, what you can do for an organization, and how you can be
contacted for an interview. It should be easy to read, interesting, dynamic, neat,
and accurate. It usually accompanies a cover letter and/or an application form. The
resume's content and format should emphasize your strengths and
accomplishments and be relevant to the position you seek. It should highlight
training, skills, experience, and other qualifications that

closely match the job requirements. Activities, sports, and other types of
experience that require abilities, knowledge, and skills can be used when applying
for jobs.

To prepare a successful resume, you need to know how to review, summarize, and
present your experiences and achievements on one page. Outline your
achievements briefly and concisely. The best way to organize your resume is in a
format that highlights your qualifications.

Overview

Gather and Check All Necessary Information's

Write down headings such as Education, Experience, Honours, Skills, Activities.
Beneath each heading, jot down the related information.

Creating Your Draft

Look at other resumes written for positions within your field.

TYPE each entry in a format close to the one you want to use for your resume.

LENGTH: for many resumes, two pages is the maximum length

(NOTE: an academic resume or "curriculum vita" is often at least five pages long).

Content

1. Name is at the top of the page: highlighted by slightly larger typesize, bolding,
and/or underlining.

2. Address and phone number(s) are complete and correct, with zip and area
codes, and are well palced relation to name.

3. All entries highlight a capability or accomplishment.

4. Descriptions use active verbs, and verb tense is consistent; current job is in
present tense; past jobs are in past tense.

5. Repetition of words or phrases is kept to a minimum.

6. Capitalization, punctuation, and date formats are consistent.

7. There are NO typos or spelling errors.

Format/Design

Now you're done! Just one more suggestion: If you are sending your resume to a
prospective employer, you'll probably also have to include a separate cover letter.
This is usually one page long. The letter indicates your interest in a particular
company or position, summarizes the most important aspects of your education
and experience, and lets the employer know where and when you can be contacted
for an interview.

Before writing a Resume take a rough copy of your work experience, skills,
extracurriculur activities. The resume should include the following:

Contact Information

Give contact phone numbers where you can be reached during business hours.

Avoid nick names.

Use permanent address and phone numbers.

Add your email address.

Employment Objective

Beginning with the most recent, list schools and any workshops and training
attended. Degrees, certificates, and diplomas received should also be listed.
Indicate any specialty within your major, especially if the information fits the job.
Grade point averages should be included only if they can be considered assets. List
your high school education if you do not have post-high school training or if you
attended a prestigious school. New graduates without a lot of work experience
should list their educational information first.

Education

Beginning with the most recent, list schools and any workshops and training
attended. Degrees, certificates, and diplomas received should also be listed.
Indicate any specialty within your major, especially if the information fits the job.
Grade point averages should be included only if they can be considered assets. List
your high school education if you do not have post-high school training or if you
attended a prestigious school. New graduates without a lot of work experience
should list their educational information first.

Experience
Briefly give the employer an overview of work that has taught you skills. Include
your work experience in reverse chronological order that is, put your last job first
and work backward to your first, relevant job. Describe major duties concisely using
action words and simple English. Highlight specific accomplishments and results
such as problems solved and improvements. Emphasize tasks, skills, and specific
experiences that are required in the job for which you are applying. The projects
done by you can be given in this field. Highlight the project done relevant to the
applied job.

Include use of computers, special tools, and responsibilities. Include facts or

figures. If you held a supervisory position, give the number of employees you
supervised. List community service/volunteer work and internships that provided
related experience. Be specific and honest about your job duties and skills. If you
do not have a related work experience it is better to mention it in the cover letter
itself.

Includes full-time paid jobs, academic research projects, internships or co-

oppositions, part-time jobs, or volunteer work. List the month/years you worked,
position, name and location of employer or place, and responsibilities you had. As
you describe your experiences, ask yourself questions like these:

Chronological
To emphasize work experience, list jobs beginning with the most recent. Some
hints:

1. Write all job descriptions in parallel phrases, using ACTION verbs.

2. List the most important responsibilities or successes first.

3. List similar tasks together.

4. Emphasize collaborative or group-related tasks.

Extracurriculur activities

List your important achievements, honors, awards, scholarships, publications,

hobbies, knowledge of a second language, technical skills, licenses, and significant
extracurricular activities that are related to work and make you stand out from
other applicants. List out the prizes you got it for various competitions. Sports in
which you participated in National level / District level can also be included.

References

Ask people if they are willing to serve as references before you give their names to
a potential employer. Don't include the reference letter along with your resume but
mention "References furnished on request" in your resume.

Be sure your resume is clear, complete, concise, up-to-date, and factual. A resume
should look sharp and attractive and reflect an orderly mind. Run a spell check on
your computer before anyone sees your resume. Get a friend to do a grammar
review. Use bold or italics to highlight areas of your resume. A brief, well-written
resume takes time to prepare. Center or justify headings. Avoid using
abbreviations.

The design of the resume should be as follows

Use white or off-white paper

Use 8-1/2- x 11-inch paper

Print on one side of the paper

Use a font size of 10 to 14 points

Avoid italics, script, and underlined words

Do not use horizontal or vertical lines, graphics, or shading

Do not fold or staple your resume

In case of mailing your resume, put it in a large envelope.