How to modify your Resume

Resume Format:

There is no standard resume format for fresher's or experienced candidate. A good resume format / ideal resume format should have following qualities.

Purpose of a Resume will be clear and exact.

It should be pleasant, readable and clearly describe a person’s skill.

Only relevant information should be present

Order of information – Most important skills comes first.

No Spelling or grammatical mistakes.

Length of Resume – Will be in 2 pages ( for some case, 3 pages).

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Don’t get confused by different resume formats for freshers graduate. Formal resume format for job will have the information in following order.

• Name and Address
• Career objective
• Academic details / Educational Qualification
• Technical Skills
• Achievements
• Project
• Extra-Curricular Activities
• Personal Strengths
• Personal Profile
• Declaration (Optional)
• Date and Place
• Signature

Resume Objective
Objective in resume should be relevant to job profile and try to be unique because most of the resume format will have same objective scraped from internet. Interviewer will be interested if he see same career objective in all candidates so make a good impression in first step itself by writing the own objective in your resume.

Educational Qualification
In resume format Educational Qualification will be considered as most important which describes your qualification.

You can create a table or just make it as a point but should be very clear. Most of the candidates for particular job profile have the same qualification and in campus recruitment/placement educational qualification are same. Only institute and percentage (CGPA) marks makes difference. So create a resume with higher qualification first and then lower qualifications.

Technical Skills
If you want to get a job then your technical skill should dominate others. So you  skills should be presented well so interviewer should get a illusion that you are best.

Achievements is another things which helps to get a job

Projects work will create a impression that you are skilled and have some experience in working the those kind of stuffs.

Extra-Curricular Activities and Personal Strengths will be helpful in HR interview because all company expect a worker to be with high skills, qualities and creativity.

Should i include declaration in resume ? No, Its optional.

Don’t forget to sign.

Under stand the difference between cv and resume – Resume is short description ( in 1 or 2 page in length) and CV is detailed description. Resume is never to be called as bio data because bio data will have only your personal details.