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Are you trying for a job? Or are
you thinking for relocation in a better company? Your resume
is the reflection of your work experience, skill, education
and personalities.
What's in a name? There are a number of
synonyms of the word – resume. You can say ‘Curriculum Vitae'
or ‘Bio-data' or ‘Resume'. The main purpose of your resume
is to represent you for the next better job.
How many pages? I would like to
say that the resume should be of two pages. There is an extra
liability of a Software Programmer to write down details of
the all projects done. It may be done from the third page
onwards.
The content of your resume represents
yours ability and performance. The content attracts one recruiter
to pick you out of the lot for interview call. Always follow
reverse – chronological order in writing work experiences,
education, project details and others. That means last-thing-done
comes first!
The real-life resumes of job seekers
from all levels, industries and career fields may check the
following points:
- Structure: The page setup should be uniform from all
the sides. The font should be clear and correctly readable.
Use only one font. The size of font should not be very small
or very big. Use only one type of bullet mark.
- Grammar: Never have any type of grammatical mistake. Keep
in mind that your computer's spell-check function may not
catch every error. Always avoid incorrect word choice as
well as misspelling.
- Your Claim: Never claim solution to un-ending problems.
Never declare yourself as a self-proclaimed achiever. Never
have superlative claim. Never claim anything in negation
with respect to the job you want to perform in your next
workplace.
- Your Expected Salary: Salary requirements don't
belong to a resume.
You can write the salary matter in the cover letter. A salary
should be "commensurate" with experience.
- Let every thing you write be concise and realistic.
- Now be ready to face the Interviewer. The interviewer
will ask you everything possible only picking it from the
resume you sent. So always write the truth and be ready
to face the probable questions from the interviewer.
Wish you all the best. Have a smart resume and move
places.
-- Compiled by Prasad Sahu
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