This document provides tips for creating an effective resume in 2020, focusing on content, design, trends, and common mistakes. It recommends keeping resumes concise with a clear summary and quantifiable accomplishments. Design should highlight relevant skills and consider applicant tracking systems. Common resume mistakes include typos, outdated skills, and generic content. The document emphasizes updating skills, using a narrative format, and optimizing resumes for both human readers and applicant tracking systems.

1. Resume:
Beyond classical resumes,
what are areas to focus &
highlight in 2020

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4. Agenda
1. Resume Content
2. Resume Design
3. Resume trends in 2020
4. Resume tips to stand out

5. 01.
Content is King

6. Keep It Simple
• Name in bold.
• Clear headings.
• A captivating summary.
• Latest experience first.
• Focus on quantifiable.
accomplishments and aspirations.
• Add Volunteer experience or interest
that can add value.

7. Make it stand out
• Place key skills centerstage.
• Make each bullet count under
experience.
• Use of “ACTION” verbs.
• Use of industry keywords.
• Keep it short: < 2 pages.
• Add your LinkedIn profile link.
• Add your portfolio link.

8. 02.
Design is Queen

9. Resume Format
● Choose the format that best
highlights your skill set and
experience.
● To much put off 40% of
recruiters.
There are three resume formats:
 Chronological
 Functional
 Combined

10. CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
|
CHOOSING A RESUME FORMAT THAT WORKS
1. Chronological
A chronological resume is most popular with
hiring managers. With this type, you list your
work experience in a reverse chronological-
sequence, with the most recent position first.
The principle advantage of this format is that it
gives employers an easy-to-follow snapshot of
your work experience and professional
accomplishments.

11. CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
|
CHOOSING A RESUME FORMAT THAT WORKS
2. Functional
A functional resume is organized according to
your skills and other attributes. Although this
format can be beneficial in certain situations—if
you are re-entering the workforce after a long
absence, for instance—you run a risk that
interviewers may find the layout confusing and
hard to follow.

12. CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
|
CHOOSING A RESUME FORMAT THAT WORKS
3. Combination
A combination resume showcases your skills
and accomplishments and features an
abbreviated version of your work history,
including dates of employment and names of
companies you’ve worked for. Because of this,
a combination resume can be an effective way
to emphasize your skills without obscuring your
work history.

13. Design for ATS
• ATS can't read text placed in
headers or footers.
• ATS can't read text placed in charts,
tables or text boxes.
• ATS doesn't care about bold,
underlined, italicized, colored or
colour- filled text.
• ATS doesn't see photo embedded in
resume.
• ATS software scan the text from left
to right.
• ATS can read word documents
more correctly.

14. 03.
Resume Trends in 2020

15. Resume Trends
• Infographic or video resume.
• A killer LinkedIn profile.
• Industry buzzwords.
• A career narrative.
• Professional presentation.
• Spell checker.
• Right resume format.
• Keep application tracking
system in mind.

16. 04.
Resume Tips to Stand Out

17. Resume Tips
• Analyze Job postings.
• Identify 8 job related job skills.
• Follow a storytelling framework.
• Remove outdated skills.
• Resume length is crucial.
• Proofread !

18. Most Common
Mistake
• Typo & grammatical error.
• Fake information on resumes.
• Unprofessional Emails.
• No quantifiable information.
• Long Paragraphs or Texts.
• Generic resumes.
• Exceeding 2 pages.

19. Common mistakes candidates make
in their resumes

20. 4-6
Candidates who will
be called for
interview
1
Will get a
job offer
Performance Rate of Resumes
250
Average number of job
resume submitted for a job
opening

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