Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Key aspects of a job winning resume

Stating the Objective
You have to state your objective clearly. The kind of role you are looking for and the type of organizations you intend to work with. This gives it a kind of focus that most companies will appreciate.
Eg: Seeking Sr. Developer role with an upcoming International Company

Summary of Qualification/Profile Summary
Here in about 2-3 sentences you can make a sales pitch about yourself including all the keywords that matter in your specific industry. For e.g.:
Sales manager with 7 years of experience in managing 200-300 member sales teams to generate profits for major International companies. Expertise in channel sales, lead generation, negotiation and closure of major accounts.

Experience/Job profile
Here you can list the organizations you have worked with preferably with the latest experience on the top and the older ones at the bottom in that order. Mention the kind of company you worked with. A one or two sentence brief about the company will suffice. Below that in bullet points you can list the various activities
and accomplishments of yours with that company. Again here you have to write in way that brings out your major abilities and accomplishments. Use action words like managed, created, developed, initiated etc. You can choose from the list of words given at the bottom.

Educational Qualifications
Here you list your degree along with the college name and year of passing. It is not necessary to write your percentage unless it is exceptionally good.

Optional
Certifications- if you have any worth mentioning and relevant do mention it under a separate heading

Other Experience- Frequently you might have experience in voluntary organizations or involved in activities that bring out your skills relevant to the specific role that you are seeking. In that case mention that here. But be careful not list just anything. E.g. If you are into event management and you have organized a show for a charity you can mention that here.

Associations/Awards/Honours- If you belong to a prestigious organization, or have been given a noteworthy award or honour mention that under this title.

Other optional details:
You can decide whether you want to include details like Age, Marital status, Locations preferences, Current Salary, Salary expectancy etc if you need. In some cases including this type of information might encourage the employer to make judgments based on a preconceived image and might reject you without interviewing. Some employers specifically ask for this information in which case you can include it.

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