Resume Service: Resume Format

Many times we get confused about the format or structure of the resume that we make. This problem is common among new job seekers who get clueless in how to arrange all the information on the resume in a specific professional way.If you search on the internet about the format of the resumes then mostly you will find crappy non-professional resumes available for download. Also at many places you find advertisements of paid resume service. Other sources that you may look are from friends and copying their resumes. Well the good news is you don't need to do any of the above. There is a great and many times neglected source of good resume templates and that source is Microsoft Resume Templates.

The resume templates provided by Microsoft are free to be used by MS Word users and are very professional and elegant. There are different templates provided for different kinds of job profiles and in different designs that you can choose accordingly.

A limited number of these templates are installed with MS Office, so to get more you can download them from the Microsoft website. Just go to MS Resume Templates and select the template that you want by looking the preview and download that resume template.

After downloading customize that resume template and create your own professional resume.

Multiple Resumes

Gone are the days when people create a resume and apply to all the jobs with that same resume. Today if you want different and quick results you need to do something different in your process of job hunting. These days having multiple resumes for multiple job profiles is becoming a trend, the reason is simple that you cannot apply for the job of a goldsmith if you have woodcutter written in your resume (just for example). Now you must be thinking that why do we need multiple resumes if we are to apply for the jobs in the same field; and the answer to that is today there are a lot more career options than before. Also if you want to have opportunities of a broader range then you need to write multiple resumes. 

Follow these guidelines to create multiple resumes for different job profiles:

• Create a main resume with all the skill sets and experience that you have. Write it as a normal resume but never use it to apply it for any job.

• Now for every different job profile you want to apply for, create a separate sub-resume from that main resume that you earlier created.

• Remove all the skill sets that are not relevant to the details in the job description; this also includes removing any relevant projects, internships, trainings and working experience. The reason for that is simple, everything in your resume either increase or decrease its value, remove the ones that are not adding up anything to the value.

• Follow this process for every other job that you apply for and keep creating alternate resumes.

• It is also important not to show yourselves overqualified for any temporary job that you would like to do until you find yourself the job of your interest.

• Try to match your resume with the job description, it may be time consuming but its worth the effort.

• Never give false information about you or your skills in an attempt to match yourself with the job profile, its better not to apply for the job of which you don’t have enough knowledge.

This process will surely help you landing on a job faster than usual and will give you an edge over other job seekers.

Good luck with your job hunting.

Writing a killer resume

Out of the many fresh engineering graduates or the ones in their late final year who start their job hunt are mostly unaware of resume writing skills. Now I know you must be thinking who needs special skills to write a thing as simple as a resume. I must tell you that it’s your resume that is responsible for getting the interview calls and many times actually helps in getting the job. A resume is not just your name, address, qualification etc written on a piece of paper, a resume is the first contact between you and the recruiter and if written correctly or to say written tactfully can greatly help you in getting the job that you desire.

Here are the steps that are very easy to follow and very effective in the making of that killer resume you want:

Always start with your contact information

You might be surprised to know that so many resumes are not selected because the recruiter couldn’t find the name and contact information of the applicant in some seconds of time. The reason is simple that its not only you who is applying for the job, there are so many other resumes that are needed to be checked by the recruiters so in most cases they simply ignore the ones that take too much time to search them. So always begin your resume with your name, contact information like address, email id and phone number.

Write a clear objective

Most of the freshly graduated engineers have no work experience so it is better to write an objective to let the recruiter know the kind of profile you are looking for. Be very specific about what you can offer because that is what most recruiters are concerned about. If you have some sort of experience like a part time job or some internship then write a summary instead of the objective about your previous work experience.

For example:

Objective:Seeking a position to utilize my skills and abilities in the Information Technology Industry that offers professional growth while being resourceful, innovative and flexible.

Summary: Trainee Software Engineer with six months of experience in developing leading software products.

 

Write your educational qualifications

Next write your qualifications in detail. Don’t bother in writing the percentages and divisions of the entire semesters; secondary, senior secondary and your B.E/B.Tech aggregate percentage is enough to do the job because that’s what most companies are looking for. You may write them in tabular format with separate columns for Course, Institution, Board/University, Year and Aggregate Percentage.

Your professional skills

Write the professional skills that you have and that matches with the current job profile you are applying for. Be very specific about what you are writing here and make sure that there is no skill mentioned of which you don’t have good knowledge.  Always remember that writing a resume is like marketing yourself to the employer so make sure that it has everything he wants.

Projects/Academic Projects

If you have no prior work experience then you should write about your academic and personal projects that you have created or have worked on in a team. Don’t just write the name of the project but describe them in brief. Also keep in mind not to write too many projects, 3-4 projects on relevant skills are enough, more will most likely be ignored. So write about three to four of your best projects.

Detailed Experience

If you are having any past relevant experience then do mention it with all the technical things involved in your work. Writing the details in points rather than paragraph is better as the recruiter will have a better chance of noticing them. Try to be specific here instead of vague.

 

Personal Skills/Personal Profile

Here comes the part where you can mention your personal skills. Write all the personal skills that you have that are worth mentioning for example if you know a foreign language, or you have leadership abilities etc. You can write many things here like nationality, hobbies and interests etc but restrain from too much details here. 

Some Other Point worth Mentioning·       

• Don’t make a very long resume unless very much required. Try to make it under 2 or at most 3 pages.
• Spell check your resume before sending to any employer.
• Don’t list any irrelevant information.
• Create an adobe acrobat reader version so as you don’t have to worry about the resume formatting in different word processor versions or lack of fonts.