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Aresumeisamediumforadvertisingyourself,itsthefirstmostmeanswhichyouusetopresentyourselfandtrytoclaimthatyouarethebestchoice
toyourprospectsemployer.Throughyourresumeyouhavetoshowcaseyourmajorassetslike

Qualifications
Experience
Achievements
Capabilities,and
Qualities

Youhavetoprepareyourresumeinsuchawaythatitgivesimpressioninfirstlookthatyouareaperfectfitforthejobyouhaveapplied.An
employerhardlytakes1015secondstomakeadecisionaboutyourinterviewcallafterlookingatyourresume.Ifyourresumeiswellwrittenthen
definitelyyouwillbeintheshortlistedcandidatesdoesnotmatteryouhaverequiredpotentialornotbutyouwillgetacallotherwiseyourresume
willbecomeapartofeitherrecyclebinordustbin,againitdoesnotmatterifyouareEinsteinorNewton.

Thefirstdraftofyourresumemaynotbesoimpressivebecausearesumeisalwaysanevolvingdocumentwhichimprovesoverthe
periodoftime,sokeepmodifyingandimprovingitafteritsfirstdraftandkeepitsdifferentversionswithyou.

Nowwithoutcomplicatingthethings,Iwilltakeyouthroughstepbysteptocreateagreatresumeforyou.I'massumingyouhaveMicrosoftWordto
writeyourresume,sonowjustfollowthefollowingsteps

Step1:AddressSection
Thissectionwillbeontopofyourresumegivingadetailaboutyourname,address,phonenumberandemailaddress.Keepthissectionleftaligned
andputaboldlinebelowtothesectiontoseparateitfromrestofthedocumentasfollows

JOHNWILLIAMS
Kondapur,HyderabadINDIA
ContactNo:+912295103049
EmailId:john.william@gmail.com

Ifyouarecurrentlyworkingthenyoucanspecifyyourcompanynamejustbelowtoyournameasfollows
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JOHNWILLIAMS
ITToolsIndiaPvtLtd
Kondapur,HyderabadINDIA
ContactNo:+912295103049
EmailId:john.william@gmail.com

Step2:SummarySection
ThissectionwillstartwithaheadingcalledSummaryandfollowedbylistingdownyouroverallexperience,achievements,certificationsand
positiveattributesetc.Itisverysimilartoamovietrailerwhereeditorkeepsallgreatscenesfromthemovieandafterwatchingthattraileryouget
excitedtowatchcompletemovie.Youwillhavetochooseattractive&heavywordswhiledocumentingthissection.

Todraftsummarysectionyouwillhavetothinkawhilewithpeacefulmind,jotdowngreatpointsaboutyourselfonaplainpaperandchecktomake
themmoreimpressiveandeffective.Iftheyarenotleavinganyimpactonthereaderthenthereisnopointinincludingthosepointsinthesummary
section.

Ifyouareafreshgraduatethenyoushouldspecifyaboutyoursmallbutimpressiveprojectsyouhavedoneatuniversity,highlightyourachievements
andprojectcapabilitiesetc.

Let'slookatoneexamplewhichlistsdownfewpointsaboutatelecomSystemSoftwareEngineer,inyourcasethislistcangofrom23bulleted
pointsto810points.

SUMMARY
ASystemSowareEngineergraduatedfromDelhiUniversityandhavingoverall4yearsofextensiveexperienceindevelopingstateoftheart
sowaremodulesfortelecomindustryspecializingwithBSS&OSS.

Coreexperseinrangandbillingservicesrelatedto2Gand3G,3G+technologiesincludingGSM,GPRS,VOIP,WiMax,VSAT,VASServices,
andLeasedLineswithvariousaccesstechnologies.

ASowareAssociateAnalystgrownSystemSowareEngineerhavinggreatexperiencewithallthestagesofSDLCincludingdesigning,
developing,tesngandrollingoutcomplextelecomsoware's.

ExposureindraingandimplemenngdierentprocessesandhavebeenacvelyinvolvedinISO9001andISO27001cercaons.

Resultoriented,selfdriven,highlymovated,smartandhungrytolearnnewtechnologies,methodologies,strategiesandprocesses.

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Step3:EducationDetail
Becauseyoualreadyhavegivensummaryofyourexperienceandachievements,sonowlet'sstarttellingaboutoureducationalbackground.Thereare
manyorganizationswhogivelotofpreferencetoyoureducationalbackground.Soitisimportanttotellaboutyouracademicrecords.Youshouldput
yourhighestdegreeontopandthenlowerqualificationsatlowerlevels.

Thisisextremelyimportanttogiveinformationaboutyourposition,rank,percentageorCPIalongwithdegreeorcertificationotherwisemany
employerswouldthrowyourresumeindustbinifyoudon'tgiveclearpictureofyoureducationalbackground.Nowletsseeoneexampleonhowto
puteducationalrecordsinaresume.

EducaonDetail

B.TechinComputerScience2005fromAmbehtaUniversitywith8.8CPI.

B.ScinMathemacs2002fromMeerutUniversitywith57.20%marks

10+2withMaths,Stats1999fromU.P.boardwith67.20%marks

HighSchool1997fromU.P.boardwith77.20%marks

SecuredrstposioninstascsduringB.Sc.

Goldmedalistat10+2levelduetohighestrankinmathemacs.

IfyouhavedonevariouscertificationsandtrainingsthenIwouldrecommendtoaddaseparatesectionforTrainings&Certifications
justbelowtoEducationalSection.

Step4:TechnicalSkills
NextsectioninyourresumewillpresentyourTechnicalSkills.Thissectionwillstartwithtellingyourmajorskillsonwhichyouhavegood
command.Solistdownalltheskillsfirstwhereyouarefullyconfidentandthenkeeprestoftheskillsatlowerlevels.Havealookatthefollowing
examplewherecandidatehasgoodcommandoverPro*CandCbutlessexperiencedinPerlsoputPro*CandCfirstandPerllater.Thisisimportant
tonotethatallthelinesgivenbelowarenotrequiredinallthecases.Ifyouknowonlyoneskillthenjusttellaboutthatskill,forexampleifyoudon't
haveanyexperienceinanyprotocolthendon'tgivethatlineinyourresume

TechnicalSkills

ProgrammingLanguages:C,Pro*C,C++,JAVAandPERL
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OperangSystems:RedHatLinux9.0,WindowsXPandSolaris2.0

Tools&Technologies:FrontPage2000,CGI,J2EE,JSP,CORBA

Databases:MySQL,Sybase

Protocols:SMTP,FTP,POP3,IMAP

Others:SocketProgramming,Multhreading,SDLC,OOP,UML

Step5:ProjectsDetail
Herecomesrealstoryandthisisreallyimportanttoshowyouralltheprojects,assignmentsetc.Readershouldunderstandwhatexactlyyouhave
doneinpast.Hereyouwillputhandsonexperiencewithdifferenttypeofprojects,peopleandtoolsandtechnologies.Youhavetobeclearonwhat
wasyour,organizations,yearoftheproject,roles,responsibilities,valueadd,achievementsetc.oneachandeveryprojectorposition.Youshould
alsomentionaboutwhatwerethetoolsandtechnologiesyouhaveusedduringthatproject.

IfyourexperienceisnotprojectbasedthenyoucansimplynamethisheadingasExperienceDetailandlistdownalltheexperienceseitherin
bulettedformorinsimple&short23paragraphs.

Youwillstartwiththemostrecentprojectandcontinuelistingdownalltheprojectstilltheoldestone.Ifyouhavedoneonlytrainingprojectorthesis
projectthenyoucanmentionthoseprojectsalongwithyourUniversityprojectsinthesameformat.HereIwillgiveexamplesoftwoprojects

ProjectsDetail
1LibraryInformaonSystem[NaonalLibrary,NY,USA]

Duraon:Mar2005Jun2005
TeamSize:3
RolePlayed:DeveloperandTester
SkillsUsed:Pro*C,RedHatLinux,MySQL

Thissystemsimpliesdaytodayoperaonofalibrarywhichenablesyoutomaintainlibrarycatalogueonelectronicmediaandtokeeparecordof
alltheissuedbooksinaparcularday.Usingthissystem,ausercangenerateareportofalltheavailablebooksforaparcularsubjectorISBNand
areportcanbegeneratedforalltheissuedbooksforaparcularsubjectorISBN.

2TinyEditorImplementaon[AligarhUniversity,UP,INDIA]

Duraon:Jan2005Feb2005
TeamSize:1
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RolePlayed:Designer,DeveloperandTester
SkillsUsed:Java,MySQLandRedHatLinux

ThiswasasmallbutusefultextleeditorwhichenablesyoutoeditanytextlesavailableonLinuxSystem.Usingthiseditorusercanopennewor
anexisngleintextmodeandcanupdateitscontentandthennallythatlecanbesavedonharddisk.

Step6:Strengths
Aftergivingacompletedetailofalltheprojects,nowyoucantellaboutyourmajorstrengths.Lookatthefollowingexamples,maybeyoudon'thave
allthestrengthssolistdownonlywhateveryouposses

Strengths

Goodoral,wrien&presentaonskills

Ahightoleranceofstressandenjoysresponsibilies

Quicklearnerwithgoodgraspingability

Aconorientedandresultfocused

Lead&workasateaminanorganizedway

Greatmemanagementskill

Step7:ExtraCurricular
Thissectionisoptionalbecauseitisalwaysnotnecessarythatyouwouldhavebeeninvolvedinsomeextracurricularactivitiessametimeforvarious
rolesitsnotrequiredtohaveanyextracurricular.Sometimethissectionmayhavelotofweightagespeciallywhenyourresumereaderandyouhave
samecurriculum.I'mgivingyouasimpleexampletolistdownyourcurricularactivities

ExtraCurricular

HavebeenamemberofUniversityTechnicalCouncil

Wonrstprizefordebateatinterstatelevelcompeon

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PlayedCricketatinterstatelevel

Monoacng,SingingandReading

Step8:PersonalDetail
Thiswillbethelastbutmandatorysectionofyourresumebutwillprovideallimportantinformationaboutyou.Asimpleandeasyexampleisgiven
here

PersonalDetail

DateofBirth:5thAug1983

Sex&Status:Male&Single

Naonality:INDIAN

LanguagesKnown:English,Hindi,Urdu

PassportNumber:A09384848validll2018

Step9:Conclusion
Nowyouaredoneandyouhaveagreatresumeinyourhand.Letmeputallthesectionstogetherinaworddocumenttoprepareafinalresume.You
candownloadSampleResumefromhereandyoucanmodifythisresumebasedonyourexperience,skilletc.Infactresumebuildingisan
evolutionaryprocessandyourresumewillgetbetterandbetterovertheperiodoftime.

Iwillrecommendtogothroughthefollowingtipstoaddlotofvalueintoyourresume.

Keepyourresumefilenameshort,simpleandinformational.AgoodresumefilenamecouldbelikeJohnWilliamsResume2013.docx

Youcankeepasmallpassportsizephotoatthetoprightcorneroftheresumebutthisisreallynotrequired.

Don'tusevariousunnecessaryformattinginyourresume.Keepsimpletextasmuchaspossibleinyourresume.Havealookatsampleresume.
YouwillfindmanyHRswhopreferresumeonlyinsimpletextformat.Soifyouwillkeepresumeformatingsimplethenitwouldbeeasyto
formatthatresumeinanyformat.

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Don'tincludetoomanyphonenumbers,emailaddressesoraddresses.

Don'tpreparetoobigresume.Itshouldbeaspreciseaspossible.

Alwaysgiveasummaryoftheresumeatthebeginning.

Alwaysgiveadetailofrolesandresponsibilitiesyouhavetakenduringanyproject.

Makesuretheresumeisneat,freeoftypingerrors,andonplainwhitepaper.

Nevergiveareasonforleavingyourpreviousjob,yoursalaryexpectations,yourcurrentjobchallengesetc,andbettertoleavesuchpointsto
bediscussedatthetimeofinterviewifrequired.

Hopeyouenjoyedreadingalltheaboveinstructionsandweattutorialspointwishyouverybestofluck.

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