NAVAFIZ STANDARD

21 Key points
Resume Baseline
Your Resume is your FIRST IMPRESSION
Its all about building the IMPACT in required direction.

Headline Content

Format Delivery
 The Basic Concept
Résumés or CVs are tricky it's sometimes difficult to know exactly what to
include or exclude.
But here are a few items you should almost always keep your résumé
updated with these 21 points.

Write for both robots and humans. Your resume needs to get through
the Applicant Tracking System and grab the attention of the human being
on the other end.
These resume writing tips will help you craft a document that appeals to
both software and the company's Human Resources department.
 Profession & Years of Experience

Your Name is on the Top of Resume,

What below your name show the Profession
you are looking for

This helps visibility and clarity to understand what you are in

Why
search for?

Don’t show more than 3 professions in headline. Also don’t show professions
Don’t
which are not linked with each other.
 Skills

Show your Top 5 relevant skills in

What
headline for quick attention.

Headline is the part of 7 seconds review philosophy, and

Why
your skills should make impact within the first few seconds.

Don’t show commonly available or difficult to prove skills. The skills in headline
Don’t
should be more technical & relevant and should not exceed more than 2 lines.
 Education

Show your highest education (Academic

What Qualification) in headline for quick
attention.

Headline is the part of 7 seconds review philosophy, and

Why your Academic Qualification should make impact within the
first few seconds.

The Academic Qualification in headline should be more technical & relevant and
Don’t
should not exceed more than 1 line.
 Availability

Makes Employers know your current

What
location, availability and approachability.

In many cases the immediately available candidates are

Why preferred. Also Employer needs to know if interview process
will be online or offline.

Never say “Immediately available” if you are already working somewhere, as

Don’t
the employment ethics require Notice Period, as per company policy.
 Visa Status

Show Visa Status on the Headline of

What
your Resume.

When the candidates mention their visa status on their CV

Why it’ll be easier for the Recruiter. As sometimes professionals
on visit visa or spouse visa are preferred.

Don’t Don’t include Visa Status, if your Resume is targeting Home Country Job.
 Contact

Show Email Address & Active UAE

What
Mobile number.

So that employer can communicate with you if your Resume

Why
is shortlisted.

Email Address must be professional.

Don’t
email addresses like, prince, rock, playboy, etc. sound unprofessional
 Photo

Add a decent professional headshot

What
photo.

Picture builds a positive impact and shows a glimpse of

Why candidate’s personality. Resume with picture gets 70% more
response than without picture.

Don’t Don’t use selfie, full picture or picture with unprofessional impact.
 Career Summary

After the Headline Show the Career

What
Summary of your profession.

Summary gives the highlight of your best attributes and

Why achievements, which help the Employer to make a quick
decision and comparison with Job Description & Criteria.

Career Summary should not be less than 8 lines and should not be more than
Don’t
15 lines. Visually it should not exceed more that half page.
 Achievements

Show your Achievements under the

What
Career Summary.

Your achievements can make a positive impact and

Why
contribution to your employer's business.

The skills & knowledge you perform at your work regularly will not be
Don’t
considered under Achievements.
 Employment History

List your experience (Employment

What
History) in reverse sequential order.

Your previous employer & your role in that organization is

Why part of your personal branding.
Dates give idea of the consistency in your career.

Don’t repeat the points which are already covered in Career Summary, unless
Don’t
highly relevant to job description.
 Spelling & Grammar

Use "Grammarly.com" for the accurate

What spell check and grammar help. Also get
review from third person.

Spelling and grammar mistakes are a sure-fire way to get

Why
your résumé thrown into the junk pile.

Don’t rely on your own reading to find out spelling error. It is difficult to find your
Don’t
own mistakes.
 Tables and Boxes

Don’t use Tables, Boxes, Header &

What
footer on your Resume.

Your Resume online on websites goes through an Applicant

Why Tracking System (ATS) and most of the ATS are not capable
of extracting the information from Tables in proper form.

Don’t use Tables/Boxes on your Resume. It’s not only about graphics but table
Don’t
features of Microsoft Word which could be a Table with white borders.
 Fonts

Navafiz recommends the Calibri font

What
with 12 size for Resume.

Use of Multiple or Fancy font type gives the unprofessional

Why
impact and builds negative impression.

Don’t use much variety of font sizes and styles, until unless your profession is
Don’t relevant to graphic design or similar.
Font Sizes shall be appropriate, not too big or small.
 Margins

The margin of your Resume should be

What
set 1-inch from all sides.

In addition to attractive look, margins are required, if resume

Why
is printed & filed using hole punch.

You can reduce the margins if you need extra space, but do not make them
Don’t
smaller than ½-inch.
 Number of Pages

Navafiz Recommendation for Resume

What Length is 2 Pages and Maximum you
can have 3 pages.

You need to have skill of telling your story in comprehensive

Why
& concise way smartly.

Don’t exceed your Resume more than 3 Pages. Also keeping the reasonable
Don’t
font size in your mind.
 CV Soft File Name

CV Soft file name shall display your

What Profession and Name.
Examples: Accountant_Ali

While Resume is stored in the Explorer, it’s easy to find

Why
relevant Resume by job category.

Examples of what NOT to do:

Don’t
CV.doc | CV1763a3ss.doc | New CV | CV2019
 Email Body

Cover letter should be attached and

What
mentioned in the Email Body.

It's true that a fair number of recruiters don't bother with

Why
cover letters, but some definitely do.

Don’t Don’t send your Resume without cover letter or blank email.
 Objectives

As per Navafiz Recommendation, Don’t

What show the Objectives headline on your
resume.

Your Required Position is already mentioned in the headline,

Why
which is your ultimate objective itself.

Don’t Don’t include Objectives headline on your resume..

 Personal stuff

Remark appealing, like additional

What languages known if looking for job in
Gulf Region, Arabic is plus point.

Have been the standard in the past, info of marital status

Why and religion is now irrelevant for employer, there's no need
to include it unless inquired later.

Don't include your marital status, religious preference or full mailing

Don’t addresses. Instead write something different like new language.
 Keywords

Use of Keywords in the CV significant to

What
profession

The ATS converts your document into a format that can be

Why searched, filtered, or transcribed into a uniform digital
applicant profile.

Write long stories and irrelevant information. CV is all about accurate content -
Don’t
relevancy matters
 Cover Letter

A cover letter is a one-page document

What written to express why you’re the best
candidate for a particular job.

 Highlight your relevant experience

Why  Showcase your familiarity with the company and their goals
 Convey a while of personality

Don’t Don’t leave your e-mail blank and don’t forget to attach cover letter
 References

If employers want to speak about your

What
references, they'll ask you.

It's better if you have a chance to tell your references ahead

Why
of time that a future employer might be calling.

Don’t If you write "references upon request" at the bottom of your résumé, you're merely
wasting a valuable line.
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