Resume
Building


Your
passport
to
success!

 What
is
a
resume???


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 A
Resume
is…

A
résumé
is
a
marketing
tool
used
by
individuals
to

secure
a
new
job,
a
promotion,
or
an
increase
in

salary.(Wikipedia)


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 What
are
the
benefits
of
making
a
good

resume??


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 Principles
of
Making
a
Resume

•  Fit

•  Focus

•  Futuristic

•  Formatted

•  Factual


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 Putting
Together
a
Resume

•  Planning

•  Deciding
the
Layout

•  Filling
in
the
content


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 1.
Brief
Summary


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 Brief
Summary

•  Placed
near
the
top
of
the
resume


•  Write
short,
brief
statements
(one‐liners)



•  A
short
phrase
should
describe
your
profession
and

years
of
experience


•  Followed
by
a
statement
of
broad
or
specialized

expertise



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 Brief
Summary
Contd…

•  Followed
by
2
or
3
additional
statement

related
to
any
of
the
following:


 unique
mix
of
skills



 depth
of
skills



 range
of
environments
in
which
you
have

experience



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 2.
Objective


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 Objective

• This
is
the
career
plan
statement
of
the
applicant
in

relation
to
what
the
employer
or
company
looks
for



• Applicants
need
to
provide
an
effective
objective
so

that
the
employers
will
be
encouraged
to
read

further


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 3.Educational
Qualification



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 Educational
Qualification

•  Include
only
those
educational
qualifications
which

are
relevant


•  Put
your
qualifications
in
a
reverse
chronological

order


•  Entry
level
resume
must
mention
the
names
of
their

school
and
college,
the
year
in
which
they
passed

their
board
examinations


•  Include
your
marks
only
if
you
have
shown
a
good

academic
performance
else
mention
grades

•  In
case
of
a
gap
in
education,
one
mustn’t
try
to

cover
it
up
or
hide



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 Educational
Qualification
Example…


Institute Year of % /CGPA/

Degree University
Passing grade

MGM Maharashtra
BE(Mech) 2010 80%
College University

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 4.
Work
Experience/
Internship/Projects

Undertaken


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 Work
Experience/
Internship/Projects

Undertaken

•  Employers
are
not
interested
only
in
the
titles

•  What
they
actually
see
is:

1.  What
you
did

2.  What
skills
you
acquired

3.  What
achievements
you
attained


Thus,
Responsibilities
and
Achievements
play

a
stronger
role
than
job
descriptions
and
job

titles


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 5.Extra‐curricular
Activities


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 Extra‐curricular
Activities

•  
Extra‐Curricular
activities
are
anything
that
you
do

outside
work/
school

•  These
activities
may
include
things
like:

1.  Volunteering

2.  Sports/
Language/
other
clubs

3.  The
college
newspaper

4.  Student
Council

5.  Choir
etc..


•  These 
 bring 
 out 
 certain 
 important 
 skills 
 in


individuals
that
employers
are
looking
for


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 6.
Personal
Achievements


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 Personal
Achievements

•  Outstanding 
 excellence 
 in 
 any 
 field 
 shows

commitment
and
talent


•  National/International
Awards
can
be
pulled
up
in

the 
 personal 
 statement 
 /cover 
 letter 
 (if 
 of 
 some

significance
to
the
job
role)


•  Recent 
 achievements 
 have 
 more 
 value 
 and


significance
than
old
ones


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Personal
achievement
that
helps
my
selection


WHICH
ACHIEVEMENT
HELPS
MY

INTERVIEW?

 7.
Hobbies
and
Interests


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Teambuilding
skills,
accounting
skills,
leadership
skills,
planning
skills


WHICH
HOBBY
HELPS
MY

INTERVIEW?

 Hobbies
and
Interests

•  This
section
gives
employers
a
broader
view
of
the

candidate


•  Hobbies 
 should 
 be 
 relevant 
 and 
 must 
 mention


positive
things
about
the
individual


•  Interesting 
 and 
 unusual 
 hobbies 
 can 
 be 
 good


icebreakers
during
interviews


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 8.
Personal
Details


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 Personal
Details

•  The
candidates
name
must
always
head
the
CV


•  Towards
the
end
of
the
resume
mention:

1.  Address

2.  Telephone
no.
and/
or
mobile
number

3.  Email
Id

4.  Date
of
Birth

5.  Languages
Known

6.  Family
Background
(if
one
can
use
it
as
a
USP)


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 DO’S


DON’TS


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 Do’s
 Don’ts

•  Brevity
 •  DO
NOT
LIE
on
the
resume

•  Consider
bulleted
style
for
 •  Title
with
your
name
and

user
friendliness
 not
Resume

•  Make
it
catchy
enough
to
 •  Keep
it
formal

capture
attention
and
 •  Don’t
use
personal

arouse
interest
 pronouns:
I,
my,
me

•  Quantify
wherever
possible
 •  Don’t
use
colorful
paper

•  Neatness
counts
 •  Don’t
include
pictures,

•  Proofread
and
edit
 artwork
unless
specified

mercilessly
 •  Don’t
create
‘fill
in
the

•  Make
contacting
you
easy
 blanks’
types
cover
letters

•  Do
not
emulate

 •  Don’t
mention
height,

weight,
religion,
salary

information,


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 Resume
Mistakes


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 Common
Mistakes

•  Font
is
too
small

•  Spelling
Mistakes

•  Repetitive
Words

•  Leaving
out
dates

•  Inconsistent
Layouts

•  Unprofessional
email
address

•  Using
someone
else’s
words

•  Including
personal
information

•  Using
abbreviations
or
contractions

•  Cluttered
Information

•  Writing
too
much/too
little


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One
page
resume
covering
today’s
points


RESUME
WRITING
–
TOMORROW’S

ASSIGNMENT

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 What
is
a
Cover
Letter?


A
cover
letter
is
a
letter
that
you
send
to
accompany

your
CV
when
you
apply
for
job,
whether
advertised

or
when
you
are
sending
an
unsolicited
application


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 How
to
write
a‐


COVER


LETTER


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 Writing
a
cover
letter

• Paragraph
1:


 Start
out
by
telling
how

you
heard
about
the
job


 It
could
be
your
friend,

employee,
newsletter,

advertisement,
etc…


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 Writing
a
cover
letter

• Paragraph
2:


 Describe
your
qualifications

and
skills
for
the
job


 Mention
how
you
can

contribute
to
the
company


 Do
not
go
OVERBOARD!


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 Writing
a
cover
letter

• Paragraph
3:


 Mention
about
the
enclosed

resume


 Try
to
keep
the
sentences

and
paragraphs
short


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 Video
Resume


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 What
is
a
Video
Resume?

• A
video
resume
is
a
way
for
job
seekers
to
showcase

their
abilities
beyond
the
capabilities
of
a
traditional

paper
resume


• The
video
resume
allows
prospective
employers
to

see,
hear
and
get
a
feel
for
how
the
applicant

presents
themselves


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One
page
resume
that
makes
a
good
impression…wins!


THANK
YOU!


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