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HOW TO MAKE RESUME

Writing a resume that will make you stand out from the crowd and convince potential employers that you are someone they should interview at all costs is no easy task. Hundreds of applications may be received for one job advertisement and the employer will in all likelihood spend little more than a few hours sifting through the mountain of resumes they receive. This means that your resume may well have less than a minute in which to grab the reader's attention and convince them to put you on the short list.

So how can you make your resume one of the chosen few? It goes without saying that first impressions are critically important. Your resume should be presented in bullet point form with a clean, uncluttered layout and plenty of white space, to make it easy on the eye. It should normally be no more than two pages in length - if you haven't been able to summarize your skills and experience effectively in that amount of space, it's probably too wordy and will fail to make the desired impact on the reader.

Your resume must be concisely worded and achievement oriented, with the most important information, such as key skills and most recent/most senior level experience, near the beginning, where it will draw the employer in and persuade them to read on. The reader must be able to find easily the information they require in order to assess the relevance of your application. If the data they need is not immediately obvious, they will in all likelihood simply move on to the next resume.

The most effective way of laying out your resume is to summarize, in a profile section at the top, your key skills, talents and experience, followed by a further summary highlighting your major career achievements. After that, outline your employment history in reverse chronological order (most recent first). You can then summarize your educational background and any relevant training programs completed, before providing details of other relevant skills, such as IT skills or foreign language ability, together with a few personal details.

Here are a few of the tips that will be immensely beneficial for any candidate, irrespective of the industry or organization to are applying to. These are some basic things that make a lasting impression:


	Determine your job search objective prior to writing the resume and structure the content of your resume around that objective only. If you write your resume without having a clear objective in mind, it will come across as unfocussed to those who read it.

	You don't need to go into detail about every accomplishment. Strive to be clear and concise. The purpose of your resume is to generate enough interest in you, to have an employer contact you for an interview.

	The language should be simple, the flow of language lucid and grammar absolutely correct. The format must be chosen carefully and consistency should be maintained through out. Use a font size no smaller than 10 point

	To improve the presentation and comprehension, use bulleted sentences. Resumes are read quickly (a resume gets an attention of 30 sec on an average) This bulleted sentence format makes it easier for someone to quickly scan your resume and still absorb it.

	To add life to your resume, use begin with action words like prepared, developed, monitored, and presented.

	Take the time to determine which bullets most strongly support your job search objective. Put those strong points first where they are more apt to be read.

	Use the key words listed in the ad (where the vacancy is advertised) and match them with the contents in your resume, highlight your suitability for the job profile.

	Use some technical jargon, specific to your industry. If there are terms that show your competence in a particular field, use them in your resume.

	Accent the positive and leave off negatives and irrelevant points. Lead with your strengths. Focus on the duties that support your objective.

	Rather than going into depth in one area, use your resume to highlight your breadth of knowledge.

	If you have reported to someone important such as a vice president or department manager, say so in your resume. Having reported to someone important causes the reader to infer that you are important.

	Limit the length of your resume to 1-2 pages. Help the reader to scan your resume efficiently and effectively.

	Since you are so close to your situation, it can be difficult for you to hit all your high points and clearly convey all your accomplishments. Have someone review your job search objective, your resume, and listings of positions that interest you.

Use your resume to obtain an interview, not a job. Most prospective employers decide whether or not they want to interview you after reading the first few lines.

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