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Only few of the relevant
Resumes from huge applications
gets shortlisted!
85% of the recruiters spend about
six seconds on a resume preview
Is your resume Impressive enough to
catch the eye of a recruiter?
*Do you Know?Do you Know?
More than 60% recruiters verify
your social profilessocial profiles
Do you have a optimized SocialDo you have a optimized Social
Profile?Profile?
*Do you Know?Do you Know?
Optimize your social pagesOptimize your social pages
Recruiters develop a habit for
viewing Impressive resumes only.
They ignore your resume even if it
matches all the required criteria
*Lets GO for it.
*Contact Details
*Professional Summary
*Work Experience
*Education
*Publications
*Skills/Qualifications
*Certifications/Honors
*References
*Legible and appropriately spaced
*Resume jammed with lot of words is
impossible to read.
*Lots of empty space and too few words
makes your resume flimsy and
unimportant.
*Keep an adequate mix of white space
*It is recommended that you use
double line spacing between
headings and the body of text and a
single space within sub-headings.
*When indenting text, make sure that
your vertical alignment is consistent.
*Use either tabs or spaces.
*Many companies use an automated
resume filtering software that looks for
specific keywords in a resume.
*Include the keyword what the HR
department is looking for.
*Try to use the full page because a
partial page suggests deficiency and
gives an impression that information
has spilled over onto the second page.
*Serif fonts like Century Schoolbook,
Century Gothlic & Times New Roman
are easy to read on a computer screen.
*Never use all uppercase letters in your
resume that makes your resume almost
impossible to read.
*Use italics and boldfacing moderately to
make certain sections more evident.
*Make your resume concise and
pertinent.
*Arrange your information – Most
important points are easily visible.
*Note – HR Managers spend less than
20 seconds scanning a resume and
they might discard your resume if they
find it too vague.
*Since you get less than 20 seconds to
showcase your qualifications and
accomplishments to your potential
employer, make sure that your titles
stand out.
*Use this section to indicate what you
hope to do for the company. This
section should be such that it grabs the
readers attention.
*Recruiters would already know the
responsibilities of job they would like to
know your achievements and
accomplishments.
*Also, Whenever possible, present your work
experience as challenges or problems
solved.
*Use numbers to quantify your
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How to write a resume

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5. Only few of the relevant Resumes from huge applications gets shortlisted!
  • 6. 85% of the recruiters spend about six seconds on a resume preview Is your resume Impressive enough to catch the eye of a recruiter? *Do you Know?Do you Know?
  • 7. More than 60% recruiters verify your social profilessocial profiles Do you have a optimized SocialDo you have a optimized Social Profile?Profile? *Do you Know?Do you Know?
  • 8. Optimize your social pagesOptimize your social pages
  • 9. Recruiters develop a habit for viewing Impressive resumes only. They ignore your resume even if it matches all the required criteria
  • 11. *Contact Details *Professional Summary *Work Experience *Education *Publications *Skills/Qualifications *Certifications/Honors *References
  • 12. *Legible and appropriately spaced *Resume jammed with lot of words is impossible to read. *Lots of empty space and too few words makes your resume flimsy and unimportant. *Keep an adequate mix of white space
  • 13. *It is recommended that you use double line spacing between headings and the body of text and a single space within sub-headings. *When indenting text, make sure that your vertical alignment is consistent. *Use either tabs or spaces.
  • 14. *Many companies use an automated resume filtering software that looks for specific keywords in a resume. *Include the keyword what the HR department is looking for. *Try to use the full page because a partial page suggests deficiency and gives an impression that information has spilled over onto the second page.
  • 15. *Serif fonts like Century Schoolbook, Century Gothlic & Times New Roman are easy to read on a computer screen. *Never use all uppercase letters in your resume that makes your resume almost impossible to read. *Use italics and boldfacing moderately to make certain sections more evident.
  • 16. *Make your resume concise and pertinent. *Arrange your information – Most important points are easily visible. *Note – HR Managers spend less than 20 seconds scanning a resume and they might discard your resume if they find it too vague.
  • 17. *Since you get less than 20 seconds to showcase your qualifications and accomplishments to your potential employer, make sure that your titles stand out. *Use this section to indicate what you hope to do for the company. This section should be such that it grabs the readers attention.
  • 18.
  • 19. *Recruiters would already know the responsibilities of job they would like to know your achievements and accomplishments. *Also, Whenever possible, present your work experience as challenges or problems solved. *Use numbers to quantify your