RESUME TIPS
A resume portrays a professional and successful image of a person. You
as a jobseeker can only undermine its importance at your own peril. Let us find
out more about this potent tool to be used on Job Search Websites, and see for ourselves how just a page
of paper helps you land the desired job.
Resume fast facts
The resume
· Communicates your major
strengths, skills, accomplishments and future potential
· Shows your value to the
prospective employer
· Helps you with the entire process of job
search, interview and possible hiring
Purpose
· Gets you the interview
in the first place
· Reminds the interviewer
about you
· Justifies the hiring
decision in the new organization
The recommended format
Reverse chronological order – stating experience, jobs, and dates in
reverse order beginning with the most recent.
Writing tips
· One page resume
suffices in most cases
· Visualize the ideal
candidate for the job and try to match his / her attributes, features, skills,
traits and strengths
· This would require a
unique resume for each job position, also layout the information in a certain
order of interest for the targeted reader
· Never ever lie in a
resume as the background checks will expose you and damage your credibility
· Advertise your
abilities, without sounding immodest
· Avoid paragraphs,
instead use concise phrases with bullets, and be consistent in tense, use
action verbs, double proof-read for typing, the copy should be free of
grammatical and spelling errors.
· Include references
· Have a catchy,
descriptive title to grab the interviewer’s attention
· Showcase key -
achievements
Consider these when you
apply for jobs online
· Judiciously use key
words and phrases for a successful online job search
· You need to mention
critical job skills early and often, but not overstuff your CV with them. The
software program then perceives them to be both recent and frequent experience
· Network aggressively so
that your application can be routed internally for unadvertised job positions,
in addition to social media networking
· Attach a cover letter
to the resume as and when required
And last but not the least seek professional help in drafting a
professional resume - if required, after all it is the key to your dream job.
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