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Begin your resume with a short summary of your experience & qualification. |
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Write down your work experience beginning with your current company. |
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In the work experience column, mention the company’s name, period you have worked there for, your designation, your role in 3–4 sentences and any special achievements. |
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Give complete details of your qualification in reverse chronological order i.e. starting with the highest degree first. Mention your percentage, college, university along with your education. |
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Mention your additional qualification under this heading. All your certifications & technical certification also come under this. |
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Mention any other trainings or seminars that you have attended or if you have volunteered for any social cause. |
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In the end give your complete Personal Details such as Full Name, Address, Telephone No, Mobile No, Email address, Date of Birth, Marital Status etc. |
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Don’t write a resume more than 2 or 3 pages. Employers don’t have the time to go through such long resumes. |
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Please try & avoid spelling mistakes, jargons & writing false information about your professional experience or qualification. |
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Try to use bullets to differentiate some points, so it will stand out. |
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See to it that the resume is very well formatted & the print-out is taken on a good quality paper. If you are sending it through the internet write a covering note clearly stating your career ambitions and location preference. |
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Always keep on updating your resume, even if you are not looking for a change so if you have any good offers coming up suddenly you won’t waste time updating your resume.
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