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The Art of Making An Effective Resume

An Aspiring Minds Guide to Resume Making

A Million Questions!
Do you know the purpose of a resume? Are you puzzled by what to include and what not to include in it? Do you prepare different resumes while applying to different companies? How many pages should it be? What role does your resume play in your placements and ahead?

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What is a RESUME ?
Your resume is an advertisement about You.

A resume is a short document that conveys a candidates professional qualifications and skills like his/her education, projects, extra-curricular achievements, etc to his/her employers.

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Why should they hire you?

Your resume should be a reply to their question: How would you solve my problem?
Your resume should be customized according to the profile and the company youre applying for. Different companies require differently designed resumes.

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Structure of a resume
Always begin your resume with your name and your contact details.

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Section-1: Education
You are supposed to report the degree you are pursuing and your SSC (10th) and HSC (12th) records.

You should include the name of your institution, the specialization, your education board, the year of passing and your percentage. While listing your educational background, you need to follow the reverse chronological order.
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Section-2: Projects/Internships
It lists all your project work in detail as to what your project was about, the role you played and what was the result/utility of your work. The essentials when listing your projects are: 1. Date & Duration: When did the project start and how long was it. 2. Subject: Topic of your research. 3. Team: The professor under whom the project was undertaken and number of other team members, if any. 4. Tools: The software and hardware components used in the project.

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The PAR Approach

There is an efficient and precise way of making prospective employers recognize your skills. Such a method of writing is called PAR statement. The PAR statement can be summarized as:

Project: Describe the work or the task at hand. Activity: What activity did you do to accomplish that task Result: What was the result of your labour in terms of
outcomes and benefits.

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Section-3: Extracurricular Achievements

The activities to be mentioned in this section are those that exhibit skills such as leadership, inter-communication abilities, personality, creativity, initiative-taking capability etc. The activities in this section should also be listed in reverse chronological order and the PAR approach should be used for optimization.

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Section-4: Awards
This section mentions the awards and honors, if any, conferred on you which would make you stand out from the crowd. List those awards first which you have earned at a higher level.

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Section-5: Skills
This section defines your abilities to your employer. It lists your skills which can be technical as coding, economics, knowledge of different OS and programming languages, software or even non-technical such a fluency in a particular language.
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Format & Presentation

Choose one that suits your own qualification rather than blindly copying from one that is designed for a different person. Fonts like Times New Roman or Arial with an ideal font size of 10-12 are preferred. Bullet points must be used to present your achievements in a clear and concise manner.

Restrict your resume to a single page, or a maximum of two pages.

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Content of the resume

Only list and emphasize those courses which are pertinent to your employer and the job you seek. Do-not use self-flattering words as excellent or outstanding. Try to use industry keywords in your resume which suit your profile but avoid too much technical jargon. Reduce information by omitting personal details & insignificant data such as age, marital status, & other implicit or out-of-date information. Use facts, figures and symbols (%, etc.) to demonstrate the scale or the effect of a task.

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DO-NOTs
Do not make a very long resume.

Do not be too wordy.

Only include events which you can confidently discuss. Do not give irrelevant information and clutter. Do not make your resume too fancy. Do not be too modest with your achievements and qualities.

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Essentialities of a good resume The NERCER hexagon

NEATNESS (N) ELEGANCE (E)

REVIEW (R)

ESSENTIALITIES FOR A GOOD RESUME

NERCER
EFFECTIVENESS (E)
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RELEVANCE(R)

CONCISENESS (C)

Final Remarks
How you present yourself is very important when it comes to your resume. Good credentials when poorly represented might fail to create an impression upon the employer whereas having average credentials presented in a structured and organized manner may create an impact. Tailor your resume for the profile you are about to apply for. Proofread your resume to correct any mistakes in spellings, grammar and punctuation. Ask a person unfamiliar with your background to review your resume. There is no better way to leave an imprint on a potential employer than an elegant, pertinent and well-designed resume.

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