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How to write an effective resume? Niraj Deobhankar

careercarein.com

[email protected]

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We are committed to empower individuals to take correct career decisions and help realize their potential in life….

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Goals of the workshop

• Introduction

• Aesthetics of resume

• Profile or objective?

• Academics

• Discontinuities in experience

• Highlight your achievements

• Summary

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Introduction

Year of Establishment: 2006

Founded by: Mr Chandrashekhar Deobhankar

Business English

Career Building

Career Counseling

IELTS/

TOEFL

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Aesthetics of Resume

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Paper

One or maximum two pages resume

A4

80-100 gsm

Font type

Calibri, Times New Roman, Arial

Readable by both software and humans;

Exceptions for artists

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Font Size

14 for your name

12 for headings

11 or 12 for actual description

Font

Bold: Your name; headings of sections

Italic: publications; professional profile

Colour: Black

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Spacing

Sides 2cm

Top 2 - 2.5 cm

Bottom 2 – 1.4 cm

Header and Footer 1.25 cm from edge

Footer must have Page x of y. References available on request.

Line spacing single

Line spacing between two sections 16 points

Fully justified

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Bullet Points

Use it everywhere except for Professional Profile

Should I include my photo?

No need;

Acceptable in Europe except UK

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Styles and Content

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Person

First Person I posses excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills. I

am able to work well on my own initiative and I can demonstrate the levels of self-motivation needed to meet my tightest deadlines

Third Person Possesses excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation

skills. Able to work well on my own initiative and can demonstrate the levels of self-motivation needed to meet tightest deadlines

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Action Verb Achieved

Accomplished

Developed

Launched

Managed

Maximized

Strengthen

Improved

Implemented

realised

Positive Adjectives Consistent

Efficient

Experienced

Innovative

Productive

Proficient

Resourceful

Successful

verstile

Jargons

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Numbers

Quantify your achievements

Spell zero to ten

Others in numerical form

Led the introduction of a major culture change in customer services, improving customer satisfaction ratings from 6.2 out of 10 to 8.3 out of 10

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The truth

Do not lie about anything

Doesn’t everybody do it?

Still you don’t.

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Structure and type

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Reverse Chronological Loved by recruiters;

Career History starting from current to first assignment;

Functional

Most of the times binned, hiding info;

CEOs, Directors and senior management;

Change of profile

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Mixed

Best of both; usually used when change in level position;

Students to attract

Section Order Your USP?

Education or Work history

Reverse chronological sequence applies only to content in section, not the section itself

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Personal Details

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Personal Details Just below your name

Difficult to pronounce names

Official Names

Nick names

Key Contact Details Address

Email ([email protected])

Contact Number

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Other details

Date of Birth

Marital Status

Bloopers Height: I am 6 foot 5 inches tall

Weight: 78 kg

Shoe Size: 10

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Professional Profile

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What is it?

Brief statement at the very beginning;

key personal and professional achievements;

Compelling overview

Why is it?

Isn't it repetition of cover letter?

Condensed achievements

“Tell me about yourself”

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How do you write it? Five relevant and top-most highlights

use prose style

Useful Example A dedicated and compassionate medical professional who specializes in the field of neurosurgery. Able to demonstrate strong clinical expertise with the proven ability to assess and investigate patient symptoms and make appropriate decisions on the most appropriate treatments accordingly. Committed to the field of research and development with the aim of improving standards of medical practice through the use of technological advances.

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Objective

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Necessary?

Yes: Students; resume distribution

No: Experienced professionals who knows the post he is applying for

How to write it?

Third person

Simple statement explaining your goal Intend to build a career in a well-known Business Enterprise with hard work and innovative work technique to enhance my skills and knowledge for the betterment of the enterprise

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Educational Qualifications

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What matters?

Should be a priority for students

Stellar degrees

Structure

Dates you received qualification

Description of your qualification

Grade/class/marks

Names of the institution

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Example •Pursuing Second Year in Masters of Business Administration (Marketing) with R.M.D Sinhgad school of Management Studies, Pune

•Successfully completed First Year in Master of Business Administration (Marketing) with R.M.D Sinhgad school of Management Studies, Pune in 2013

•Successfully completed Bachelors of Arts (Law) from Bharti Vidhyapeeth, Pune in 2012

•Completed H.S.C. and S.S.C. from U.P. State Board in 2007 and 2005 respectively

Further Training Management Development Program;

Marketing Management;

Presentation Skills;

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Skills

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Career History

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Focus

Use the advertisement as benchmark

Reverse Chronological

Structure Your job title

Name of Organization

Dates

Description of roles

(Achievements, duties and responsibilities)

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Functional Resume

Key Experiences

Current Employment

Career Summary

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Achievements

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Two ways

1. Separate section

2. Sub-section in Career History

What are employers looking for? Increase: Profits; Sales/turnover; Working capital; Market share;

Efficiency

Decrease: Costs; Waste; Excess stock; Timescale; Complaints; Staff turnover

Improve: Cash-flow; Procedure; Performance; Teamwork; Reputation; PR

Arrange: Change; Innovation; Events; Results

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Examples

Delivered a substantial increase in weekly sales levels, from $ 45,000 to

$ 85,000

Played a key role within the team responsible for smashing the

previous regional sales record by an impressive 37%

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Summary

1. Photographs

2. Contact Details

3. Third person

4. Bullets

5. Professional Profile/ Objective

6. Reverse Chronological Career History

7. Achievements

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Business English

Business

English:

Speaking

Under-graduates

Graduates;

Professionals

Encouraging environment for learning

Experienced trainers with corporate

background who can train for “Real Life”

scenarios

Gain fluency and accuracy

Voice recording facility

Batches sorted on basis of qualification,

experience and current fluency

Business

English:

Writing

Graduates;

Professionals

Create basic structures for documents

Write messages using a structure created

Adapting writing style to audience's needs

Modify language for better impact

Improve overall impact with clear and

specific messages

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Career Building

Resume

Preparation

Under-

graduates;

Graduates;

Professionals

Streamlined and easy process

Complimentary Cover-Letter

Domain wise resume writers

Get trained to write customize resume

Special training to create LinkedIn profile

Interview

Techniques

Under-

graduates;

Graduates;

Professionals

Project confidence & communicate

effectively

Behavioural, situational, & stress questions

Mock interviews

Focus on body language & energy

Explain gaps of employment and job change

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Career Counseling

Counselling

for Teenagers

Students who have

passed 8th to 12th

Psychometric Tests;

Understand students dream;

Make a road map integrating test results and

students dream

Counselling

for Graduates

Under-

graduates;

Graduates;

Psychometric Tests;

Understand graduate’s future needs either in

education or job;

Help graduates by narrowing gaps if any in

their test results and needs

Counselling

for

Professionals

Experienced

professionals

looking for change

or a new start

Psychometric Tests;

Analyze current situation and problems;

Help professionals in taking right decisions

based on test results and their current status

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IELTS/TOEFL

IELTS/TOEFL

Under-

graduates;

Graduates;

Professionals

Smart and strategized training

Mock tests

Personalised attention

Online Resource Centre

Flexible Timings

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Thank You!