Tips to write your resume with perfection

[Badshah Mamun]

Tips to write your resume with perfection

A resume represents you to perfection whenever viewed by your recruiter. But just like every job you take up and every milestone you achieve, your resume has to reflect the transformations. Experts give you effective ways of doing just that.

Arti Raghava, director of human resources, Goa Marriott Resort & Spa offers the following tips:

1) Title the resume as your ?name? rather than ?resume;

2) Start the resume by highlighting your qualification, key skills and achievements;

3) While highlighting any achievements, make them specific and quantify wherever possible, like ?incremental revenue of 17 per cent over the target?;

4) Only list job descriptions relevant to the job applied for;

5) Brag about your achievements, but do not exaggerate;

6) Make a cover letter for your application to go along with your resume;

7) Add a line at the end, ?references will be provided upon request?;

8) Make the responsibilities very specific and concise rather than giving lengthy explanations of job role.

What is expected depending on the hierarchy of the job

Swarna Sengupta, HR ? head, The Chopras, Overseas Education Consultants gives a breakdown of what is expected depending on the hierarchy of the job:

Entry level jobs: The candidate needs to focus on the educational qualifications, courses pursued, grades obtained, internships done, projects handled, proficiency in foreign languages, involvement in sports and/or extracurricular activities (debates, dramatics, fine arts, music, etc), contribution to school/college magazines, participation in community work/social causes and leadership positions held during academic years;

Middle level jobs: Employers look for operational skills and your ability to handle the assigned set of responsibilities;

Senior level positions: At senior management positions, one is expected to lead and provide strategic direction to a team of middle and junior level employees. The resume should edge out what sets you above the middle and junior level workforce.

Rajshri Baskaran, HR manager, Cbazaar.in agrees, ?A long resume would bore HR and in the process of reading it, they may miss out on important points.? She also suggests not including any photographs.

When it comes to references, updating is of paramount importance. ?References should always be given from people one has interacted in the recent past. An old reference does not carry weightage as the person being hired is evaluated based on the relevance of his/her recent experiences,? says Suman Rudra, India HR leader, NCR India.

?References are generally required at the last stage of the evaluation process and may not be needed during the initial interface. At the same, time writing too many references can turn against you as you never know who out of the multiple references might not find favour with the interviewer because of his/her past experience,? advises Vinay Grover, founder and CEO, Symbiosis Management Consultants.

Acronym of Resume

To conclude, keep in mind this acronym devised by Raghava:

R- Relevant information to the opening;

E- Eloquently written flow and language;

S- Specific and quantifiable information wherever possible;

U- Updated regularly to include achievements/new roles, etc

M- Meaningful content w.r.t job vacancy (current and exact);

E- Efficiently crafted and presented content.

Source: http://blog.timesjobs.com/2012/05/tips-to-write-your-resume-with-perfection/