3 Resume guidelines

Guidelines on resume structure Guidelines on content

• Create an • Resume should contain 1 summary page; • Summary page should contain following elements:
exhaustive Detailed pages on project can be added in • Summary: Crisp; should not contain more than 5 lines. It should highlight total experience, basic idea
master subsequent pages
of number of projects or accounts, diverse topics or geographies & core experience or expertise
resume with
• Same font size throughout the page except the • Title: Name should be bold & highlighted; Include - Current role or designation, email ID, location,
all details.
title phone, Linkedin link, Photo
• Pick up • Same font style • Education: Include only engineering & above degree (not class 12th)
points from
the master • Use less boarders – use as much space of the • Role history: Key roles played across different projects, including internal projects with month, year &
resume basis page as possible duration
client • Bold key words which convey key messages • Core Skills: Categorize skills in different buckets which is easier to read. Do not include common skills
requirements like MS Excel, team player, good communication, etc. Categorize should be changed based on the
and share the • Use standard English terms, used across type of role & client expectation.
customized industry. Grammar/spelling check.
resume with • Expertise: 2-3 key expertise areas, should be in line with client expectation
• All key inputs should be available, don’t write
client. • Awards & certifications: Only keep relevant ones, (Awards & certifications in class 12 might not be
NA or leave anything blank
relevant)
• Be consistent in writing dates, role
• Experience summary: Provide project highlights in one line with role & timeline. Provide 2-3 sub-
• Follow chronological order in roles, project, bullet points per project, highlighting key technologies/skills used & any accomplishments or
education challenges overcome. Don’t use generic statements like “Resolved bugs, run test cases, collaborated
with team members, etc.
• All details in the resume should have relevance
to the client, if the projects done are not as per • Professional experience section should be detailed but limited to key projects. Guidelines:
client need, then the experience summary
should show key impact & efforts put by the • Limit to 3-5 key projects which are directly relevant to accounts
associate • Top 1-2 projects should be main projects that we want to convey to client
• Don’t just use ambiguous words like large, • No sections of the projects should be repeated
multiple, etc. – please quantify or give examples • Limit to max 3 pages
• Finally submit resume in PDF format • Core sections – project description, activities, tools used, role played, duration
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 Sudheer Kumar Venkata Mandava Email : sudheerdataservices@gmail.com
Phone : +91 8374225556
Location : Hyderabad
LinkedIn :

Personal & Professional details Key projects & achievements

Role & • Sr, Developer, 4.5 yrs industry experience, served 3+ clients across 4 Testing of core policy admin system in top chemical
experience geographies on functional testing company, Sr. Testing engineer
xx-yy
• XX, M. Tech -NA- • Identified xx bugs to create 100+ test cases using xx
Education tools/xx language
• XX, B. Tech 2013 • Test bench created in this project is adopted across
organization
Categor • xx
y Skills Exp (yrs) Details
Vertical Insurance & ERP 3 Served 10+ clients
Domain Core Java, C++ 5 Xx certified End to end testing of IMS system in Campbell, Sr. Testing
Core engineer xx-yy
competencies Selenium WebDriver, JIRA, • xx
Tools BugZilla 4 Xx certified • xx
Functional, automation,
manual, regression testing Sample only
SDCL, BLC, TDLC Led 5 teams with average
Skills 1 size >10

Certifications • Agile 4 star certification from XYZ

XXX
• Awarded “star champion” in Zensar (provided to top 10% of all associates) • Text
Achievements • Text
• First place in “Hackathon 360” out of 1000+ participants, Delhi
Employment • Cognizant, Testing engineer (2009-2014)
History • Infosys, Sr. testing engineer (2014-2017)