Tuesday 6 June 2017

9 Pointers for a Squeaky Clean Resume ~ Ikya Global EDU

Are you looking for a job and wondering where to start? Resume is the spot – A classy and impressive resume is the first and the most important thing to work on! Unless you get this right, the next steps won’t be easy to explore coz this is going to be your face till you actually meet them face-to-face. You want to look good, don’t you?
Now while you’re cleaning it up, make sure you remove the following elements out of sight.

1. Information about your schooling:

Well if are applying for a job, you must most likely have completed your college. This being the case, in all certainty please remove any information you have mentioned about your middle and high school, especially if you're way past the year of graduation school information is best pulled out.

2. Your average or percentage: 

There is no reason to insert this piece of information unless the company asks for it explicitly - more so, if you have completed your college years ago.

3. Unassertive Language: 

Use the language that is assertive and involved. Making weak references is a no-no! Instead of using the “familiar” with say “trained in” or "learned” say “worked on”. Use of power verbs makes your resume stronger. It’s better to sound like a doer rather than a trainee. 

4. Pictures: 

Well, considering this is a selfie generation, there may be tendency to put up pictures on your resume. Please do not do this unless specifically asked for or the industry demands it. You will not be judged based on how you look unless you are in fashion industry. And you may risk projection yourself as unprofessional.

5. List of ad-hoc jobs:

It doesn’t talk well of you if you have a string of short-lived jobs. It will make the employers feel that you lack focus. So, it’s best to take them out. The only exception to this rule is - if you have worked on a very prestigious project or a big company/if you’ve had a long sabbatical and has nothing else to mention. Even if that is the case, please exercise caution in this aspect.

6. Statement of objective:

It is passé to write an objective statement plus it is of no specific significance. It only tells what you are looking for which in the first instance is of no importance to any company. It’s is actually difficult to come up with a head-turning statement and mind you, a bad one actually might do harm. So our advice would be to totally eliminate it.

7. Basic Skills:

All you have to flaunt is your MS Word skills, it is best to not mention it. Add this feature only if you have some advanced or uncommon skills.

8. Too much personal information:

Don’t be too liberal with posting about your personal info. Abstain from mentioning any religious, political or social issues. It is best to keep it neutral unless you have strength to display through that.

9. Lengthy Resume:

Keep the length of the resume limited to 1 page or at the maximum 2.  Keeping will highlight your most important achievements. It’s time to eliminate garbage and trim it prim n proper.

Just take care of the above and you are all set! 

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