Effective Resume writing techniques

1. Prof. Limbore Nilesh.
A Good resume is the first step
to a successful job search

2.  Resume – is a French word means – “Summary”
 Curriculum Vitae – is a Latin word means –
“Course of Life”
 Bio-Data – is short form of Biographical Data

3.  is the first meeting between you and the employer.
 tells a great deal about you.
 gets you the interview.
 is your calling card, so remember that “First
impressions are lasting ones.”

4.  Convince employer that you are worth an interview
 Keep as brief as possible without sacrificing essential
qualifications
 No ugly resume
 Do not lie
 Focus on strengths and accomplishments

5.  Detailed a rough version of what will finally
become your resume
 Write them down in chronological order

6.  Decide whether or not you should apply to the
position:
 Not to apply to as many jobs as possible?

7.  To search for hidden clues
 Research the position, the industry, and the
employer

8.  Objective,
 Summary of Qualifications,
 Work Experience,
 Education,
 Computer Skills,
 Languages

9. Usual Headings
 Objective,
 Summary of Qualifications,
 Work Experience,
 Education,
Additional Heading
 Computer Skills,
 Languages,
 Professional Associations,
 Community Involvement,
 Extracurricular Activities
According to Needs
 Multilingual background
 Openness/honesty to other cultures

10.  Be Clear
 Be Concise/Brief
 Be Selective
 Be On Point
 Be Accurate

11.  Describe employer's line of business
 Your responsibilities
 URL of the company you worked
 Highlight your specific accomplishments.
 Don't give same weight to all your past jobs
 Describe experience in functions of requirement

12.  Describe your main accomplishments
 Discuss the problem you solved.
 Use full figures. E.g. instead of “1
million” use “ ` 10,00,000 ”

13.  Mention the things to make your
application stronger
 Mention activities like “Soft Skills”,
“Team work”, “Sports”, “worked for any
Association”

14.  Good Research Skills
 Strong Analytical Skills
 Good Organizational Skills
 Specific Skills like-
◦ In-depth understanding of International Tax
Rules, Good understanding of GAAP

15.  It shows your interest field & want.
 It helps to make the employer interested
in you.
 It helps company keep track of things.
 To locate the person they want.

16.  Team Player
 Involved with
 Contributed to
 Served on
 Volunteered to

17.  Maintained records for accounts
receivable and payable.
More effectible -
 Managed over 1,000 accounts receivable
and payable accounts working directly
with the Chief Financial Officer.

18.  I gave work assignments to staff of entry
level accounting clerks.
More effectible -
 Directed workflow, supervised and trained
accounting staff performing posting to
general ledger, accounts receivable.

19.  Chronological
◦ most common
◦ listing of your jobs and experience with
most recent mentioned first
◦ good for job seekers who have practical
work experience with long periods of
employment
◦ resume type most preferred by employers

20.  Functional
◦ focuses on your skills and
accomplishments
◦ highlights what they are, not when you
developed them
◦ good format for job seekers with lots of job
experience and many jobs

21.  Sentence starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
 Be careful with Punctuation.
 Use present tense for current job.
 Start sentence with action verb.
 Number your pages

22.  Put Name on each page at top.
 Give professional e-mail address.
 Don’t bold, underline, or italicize excessive.
 PDF resume if sending via e-mail.
 Mostly avoid Video resumes.

23.  Match resume layout with Cover letter.
 Avoid abbreviations and acronyms
 Never use pronouns such as: “I”, “me”,
“my”, “our”
 No fancy fonts, layouts

24.  Avoid lists of boring sentences
 Photographs
 Personal, family or health information
 References
 Folded resume

25.  Use Keywords Use fonts like Time New
Romans, Courier New, Helvetica.
 Font size 10-12.
 Bolding and CAPITALS are acceptable as
long as they do not touch each other.
 Avoid condensing the spaces between letters
and lines.

26.  It is not to duplicate your resume.
 Role is to highlight key aspects of your
candidature.
 Insist reader to pay closer attention on
resume.
 Focus on your possible contribution to
concern.

27.  Ist Para – Your brief introduction
 Next Para(s) – Reason for interested in
job & discuss your background.
 Conclude – Request for an interview &
your contact information.