Resume Preparation Tips

Top Resume Tips



A resume is really a list of your qualifications and the skills that you have to mention while you are applying for a job. Whenever you apply for a certain type of job then there are certain criteria of qualification and work experience that you have to maintain. These criteria make up your resume. Now if you have any added qualification or personal quality which you think can play a crucial role in getting you the desired job, then you can include it too. Also, no matter how intelligent you are and how many degrees you have, it is really your resume that decides whether or not you get a job. Remember, a resume is a certificate that certifies your quality and therefore your desirability for a certain post.

However, most people, inspite of being very talented and highly deserving of some jobs do not get selected just because their resume has not been written and structured properly. Therefore there are a few tips hat we are giving here that will help you write your resume properly and get the precise job that you are looking for. These can be divided into the following heads:


Address of the applicant

This is the most important; your contact information which tells the company where to get you if there is something important that they want to relate to you. Here you will have to include everything from your phone number to private residence to alternative address and also your e-mail id if you have one. This address should be the first thing that is mentioned about you, in your resume.


Personal abilities and dexterity

Please mention every capacity that you have and every extra curricular activity that you have excelled in. for example if you know many languages then include that in your resume or if you know some things from a past experience then please put them down. Sometimes extra curriculars play a big role in getting you selected for an interview


Details of all professions you have been in

Enumerate all the experience that you have had in the field of job that you have applied in. if you are trying to apply for a managerial post then, as per the rule of the United States, you will have to mention all the five years of experience that you had if you want to get selected. Mention the name of the company you have worked for as well as post and the duration of work. Give a list of responsibilities fulfilled by you in these posts and make your resume impressive


Details of educational qualifications you have

Under this head make sure you mention all professional and educational degrees you have attained along with mentioning the institution they have been obtained from and the year of passing out. The arrangement of the degrees should be from latest to earliest.

These are the basic heads that you should make but you can also include organizational capacities and technical know how along with projects undertaken as the requirement of the company.