RESUME WRITING TIPS

1).RESUME WRITING TIPS What is a Resume?

Resume is a self-promotional document that presents you in the best possible light, for the purpose of getting invited to a job interview.

Why your resume is important?

It's the first meeting between you and a prospective employer. Your value and your importance can be easily decoded from your resume. Use your profile design that grabs attention.

What should the resume content be about?

Your resume should be focused on the company's needs. Your resume should convey that you are the perfect candidate for the job.

It's about YOU - how did you perform and what did you accomplish in the past jobs, especially those accomplishments that are most relevant to the work you want to do next. A good profile predicts how you will perform in that desired future job.

Resume Design

Follow a simple design, which gives maximum information in the minimum number of pages. Make the profile readable by using a minimum of a 10-point font for text and 11-point for headings. Use an easy to read and commonly used font like 'Times New Roman' or 'Verdana.' Do not underline heavily. The length of your resume must have at least 2 pages.

Word Usage

Simple language, lucid expression with good grammar is the thumb rule. Watch your tenses carefully. Use short and simple sentences. Never use long sentences, and never go with errors, unusual punctuation and incorrect capitalization's.

Make your resume concise. Never use \"I\" or other pronouns to identify yourself.

Highlight your strengths

Highlight your strengths and what is most relevant to the potential employer. Every resume is typically reviewed in 10-30 seconds, so put forth the effort and determine which points most strongly support your job search objective. Put the strongest and most relevant points first where they are more apt to be read.

You can have many more interviews by tweaking your resume and cover letter so that they address the specific skills that each employer needs.

Experience

Quantify your experience wherever possible. Only by analyzing your resume and your past contributions to the previous company, recruiters will offer you an employment in the company.

Always be honest and confident about describing your career profile. Many experienced and professional recruiters can easily understand whether you are describing the truth or not.

Use bullet statements when appropriate

Bulleted information is more readable and tends to stand out more than the same information contained within a paragraph. But bulleted information also takes up more room. It's better to combine the two.

BASIC POINTS TO BE COVERED IN RESUME

Contact Information

Your name, address, phone/fax numbers, and email address.

Objective

Form a solid, clear objective that will help you carry a focused message throughout the resume. The objective summarizes your skills and emphasizes your strengths.

Education

Most of the fresher resumes do not suffer from space constraint . However, it is a good idea to include only those educational and professional qualifications which are relevant. Put your qualifications in a reverse chronological order. i.e. the recent ones first followed by the earlier ones. Entry level resume should also mention the names of their school and college, years in which they passed their board examinations. However, include only the marks in which you have shown a good academic performance.

Work Experience

If you have any work experience, list it in the reverse chronological order. It must include the company name, location, time frame of work there, responsibilities and projects.

Publications, Patents, and Awards

List these or anything else that is relevant to your job function in this section. If you have many publications and patents, consider listing them on a separate page and attach it to your resume.

Computer Skills

This section can include hardware, software, programming language, and operating system experience.

Other Skills and Activities

This section can be used to show that you are a well-rounded individual. It can include membership in industry-related societies. It includes

Community Services, if any

Leadership Activities

Accomplishments

Affiliations

Publications or Presentations

Certification/Licensure

Personal Profile

Your personal profile includes name,father's name, date of birth, marital status,nationality, address and contact number. SAMPLE RESUMES  SAMPLE ACCOUNTING RESUME CURRICULUM VITAE Shiva Kumar                                                                                                                             Medak Your Email-ID Your Contact no. Career Objective To secure a challenging position as an Accounting Assistant where extensive experience will be further developed and utilised. Educational Background Accomplish Master of Commerce from the Osmania University in the year of 2006 with an aggregate of 86%. Accomplish Bachelor of Commerce from the Osmaina Kamaraj University in the year of 2004 with an aggregate of 80% HSC with an aggregate of 75%. SSLC with an aggregate of 77% Computer Skills Operating Systems : Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux, MS DOS Office Package : Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access Qualification Summary Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to prepare and evaluate long-range strategic plans. Analyze, compare, interpret and predict facts and figures adeptly. Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional with extensive experience in accounting systems. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Career Accomplishments Managed Variance, Rate & Volume analysis Build Price Modeling and Product Profitability Managed Cost, Cost Benefit, Client Profitability Analysis Worked in Capital Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Sales and Financial Forecasting Build Cost Allocation, Annual Budgeting, Resource Allocation and Utilization Work Experience: Best Associates, Hyderabad. Accountant, 2008 to present Preparation of final audit reports detailing recommendations to minimise the key risks identified and discussing findings with the business areas. Departmental planning, budgeting and billing. Motivating staff and encouraging teamwork on audit assignments and liasing regularly with staff, managers and Partners to ensure audit objectives on each assignment were fulfilled. Management of external audit assignments, ensuring work was prioritised so deadlines could be achieved. Assist in the preparation of supporting schedules for auditors. The development and management of the financial accounting system, ensuring that operational problems are monitored and resolved in a timely manner. Pioneer Associates, Bangalore. Accountant, 2006 to 2008 Documented all accounting processes and procedures to ensure that they complied with company guidelines. Ensuring that appropriate prioritisation is given to new information technology initiatives and overseeing the development and implementation of such initiatives. The development of Costing and Pricing techniques for use within the University and provision of costing and pricing advice to schools and cost centres. Improved compliance with policies, processes and controls by recommending changes in management and accounting operation systems and control structure. Providing advice to Directorate and other University staff on Tax and VAT planning issues. Preparation of the financial model on an annual basis to facilitate the allocation of budgets to Academic Schools and Cost Centres. Achievements Facilitating the implementation of the Distinction Finance System in the University which has led to more accurate reporting and cost reductions. A Certificate from MK University in Personal Computing For Accountants in August 2007. Being awarded a best student award for my outstanding academic results. Personal Profile : Name :  Shiva Kumar Father's Name :   Ramdas Date of Birth :  16-07-1974 Gender :  Male Marital Status :  Single Nationality :  Indian Permanent Address  :  Vasavi Stree    Near Head Post Office    Medak -502110. Contact No. :  Your Contact no. Declaration : I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars. Date place:                                                  SAMPLE COVER LETTER Shiva Kumar.T, Vasavi Street, Near Head Post Office Medak-502110 Date : 1oth Nov, 2013. The Manager, ___________ Dear Sir/Madam, With reference to your advertisement in The Hindu, I am applying for the post of the Software Engineer. I believe that my credentials and technical experience will make me a suitable candidate for this position. Over the past five years, I was working as a Software developer in Chennai. Through out my career, I have acquired a very good knowledge of Web technologies like PHP, Perl, .Net and Scripting languages. I was working as a team leader for various projects and have guided new trainees. Now I am looking for new opportunities in this field. I have enclosed my resume for your review. I would welcome the opportunity to participate in the personal interview to answer any of your questions and better present my qualifications. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Shiva Kumar.T Enclosure : Resume                Q