Resume Help

What to Put in your Resume?

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name - your full name, typed in title case. (do not mention nickname). Address - your address, written out in full, without abbreviations. In fact, it’s better to avoid abbreviations anywhere in your résumé.
Telephone - your home phone number with area code, and a contact number for messages if you don’t have an answering machine.

JOB GOAL

In one sentence, describe your job goal. This tells the employer exactly what type of work you’re looking for. Try to link your job goal to the job you’re applying for. Related Skills List the special abilities and skills that relate to the job you’re applying for. They can be from paid or unpaid work, volunteer experience, and even hobbies.

Do not be too elaborate – Mention things in brief but do mention all that you feel is important for the panel to make note of. Do not elaborate too much about something. For example, if you are mentioning about any training which you have undertaken, then mention the purpose of the training, its duration, location and what you learn from it. Keep it to a maximum of four lines. For instance if, you have trained in a software company, then maybe you could put it down as – Trained on databases in xyz company for a period of three months. Learn how to work on Oracle and DB2. I also gained a lot of exposure about the workings of the software industry. Freshers must keep their resume restricted to two pages, preferably. Eliminate all the unnecessary details.

Be honest – Write only what is true to the best of your knowledge for it can be verified at any point of time. Carry your certificates along with you for the interview.
A brief overview of the main points which you can put in your resume.

Follow the order – Be careful about what you write. For example, all your personal details must be clubbed together in one column. Similarly, all your academic details should be grouped together. There should be a logical sequence of putting down things. You can write your name and objective first, followed by your academic details. Then you could mention your achievements and typically the last column should contain your personal details. This is a very broad outline, but the point is that you should follow a logical track which will be appropriate.

Concentrate on the presentation – Remember to focus on the way in which you present your data. The font and the size of the font should be taken care of. Try and keep the colour of the font either black or blue and do not add colours to your résumé as that makes it look jazzy and childish. Leave a line or two between important points and maybe you could make the important data bold. In case you are mentioning a couple of points, for example, your achievements, then you could use bullets. Try and always use bullets over numbering as it looks impressive.