HOW TO WRITE A GOOD RESUME!

How To Write a Good Resume!

In this campus season every one is busy in preparing for the campus drive and one of the most important thing is a RESUME or Curriculum Vitae(CV).

We have ample number of formats available and generally the question remain unanswered is “WHICH ONE IS BEST SUITED FOR ME?”. Today we’ll analyze some of the common formats for FRESHERS as well as EXPERIENCED candidates and learn that where we can use both. At the end of the post you’ll have a link to download the 35 best templates available which can help in writing your resume.

What is a RESUME?

A resume – sometimes called a curriculum vitae or CV – is a summary of your education, training, work experience and skills. A good resume demonstrates how your skills and abilities match up with the requirements of a job. A resume isn’t an exhaustive list. If it’s too long it probably won’t get read. The best resumes are usually no longer than one or two pages. If you’ve just left high school – whether you finished or not – a one-page resume is perfectly reasonable. If you’re at uni, or you’ve finished uni, you’ve probably got enough experience to fill two pages. If you need to go over two pages that’s okay, but make sure everything you include is necessary to explain how good a fit you are for the job.

How to Tailor Your Resume

First, find out what the job requires. If you found out about the job from a job listing, the key requirements or skills should be in the ad. There may also be a position description, which is a document that outlines exactly what kind of skills and experience a job requires. If you found out about the job from your networks, ask the person who told you about it what skills and experience the employer is looking for.

If you feel like you need more information you can always contact the recruiter or employer and ask them. There should be a phone number or email address either on their website or the job listing.

Questions you could ask include:

What can you tell me about the job?
What can you tell me about the ideal candidate for the job?
Is there a position description that I can look at? (only ask this if the job ad didn’t mention a position description)
Are you expecting any internal applicants? (If they are, you could ask them if they think the internal applicant(s) are well suited to the role)

Be polite and introduce yourself when you make contact. Showing you have the initiative and ability to research the job can make a good impression. Next, make a list of the job requirements and think about jobs that you’ve done or experiences you’ve had that required those skills. These are the experiences you need to put on your resume. Anything that doesn’t match up to those job requirements should not be included.

Do’s and Dont’s

Do:

Be honest.

Include professional memberships. Remember how you joined the AAFP your first year? Put this on, it shows a commitment to the specialty!

Be clear in ERAS about your leadership activities. If you were one of the two student leaders on a project organizing 50 medical student volunteers over 2 years then state that explicitly so people know exactly what you did.

Don’t:

Pad your CV with many small experiences. A leadership position or participation in activity for 2-3 years means much more than 20 activities that just required you to show up once.

LIE. Never ever lie. It will end badly.

PROFESSIONAL RESUME{EXPERIENCE}

Some of the important characteristics of a PROFESSIONAL RESUME for experienced candidates are listed below:

A Marketing Tool: which represents your experience, skills and education

Just the Highlights: While it is important to account for your time, you do not need to give an in-depth description of every job you have had

Career Changers: one of your biggest challenges is convincing a potential employer to interview you based on your resume

Reverse Chronological Resume: presents your experience from the most recent to the past.

Functional Resume: functional resume presents your background in categories based on skills

The Proof is in your Accomplishments: experienced-level hires, employers are looking for candidates who can come in and start producing. Therefore, they seek candidates who have a track record of accomplishments.

PROFESSIONAL RESUME{FRESHERS}

Some of the important characteristics of a PROFESSIONAL RESUME for FRESHERS are listed below:

Specific Points: Mention specific points on your resume which must be supported by factual data

Action Verbs: use catchy verbs which best represents you to draw interviewers attention

Bullet Points: make them crisp and avoid paragraphs

Mention Accomplishments not responsibilities

DO NOT COPY Any Body’s RESUME

Here is a list of 100 words that you could use while preparing your RESUME:

https://app.box.com/s/kw6usqid75eszb32aw6i

If you want to search for some career objectives go to this URL:

http://techgrammer.com/2013/10/sample-career-objectives-100/