8/10/2019 Resume Tips Freshers

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8/10/2019 Resume Tips Freshers

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Educational Qualification

As a fresh college graduate, educational details are often the only majorcredentials for the candidate. Therefore this aspect should be with all the critical

details such as: Year, Institution, Marks, Subjects and (Position if presentable.) Give details of semester/year wise marks distribution as well in reverse

chronological order.

Work Experience

As a entry-level applicant, one would not have full-time work-experience to mention. But its veryimportant to describe projects, internships and summer training. Emphasize on the exact work andlearning in the assignment, instead of company size and location. An example of a well written workdetail could be : I worked as Software Engineering Trainee in the Design Department of Honda. Iused CAD & CAM software to assist the Line manager in the simulation process. Having spent over 300hours on design, simulation and analysis, I was given appreciation certificate for my diligent work.

Achievements

If you have varied and rich experiences, categorize your achievements in to suitablesubtitles: Academic, Sports ,Cultural & Positions etc.

Mentioning too many things is not required. Just mention things which add value toyour resume.

In any achievement, if applicable, write in the Context>Process>Impactformat.Such as :FinanceHead, Engineering Society

Was responsible for overall budgeting and sponsorship generation for collegeevents in a year.

Generated over 15 Lacs INR through aggressive sponsorship support campaign,

and managed a total of 26 Lacs INR for over 35 events of the college in the year

2008-09. Mention facts and describe the process, instead of putting too many adjectives.

Hobbies & Personal Details

One has to understand the difference between hobbies, time-pass (read leisure) andtime-killing activities. It is advised not put generic activities such as: walking,talking to friends, watching TV and sleeping as your hobby. Write something if itadds value else simply put In my leisure time I enjoy watching TV. Although Iwould suggest to not putting anything in case you dont have a genuine hobby towrite.

At the end remember: Resume writing is NOT about how believable we can presentwhat we are not, its about how impactful we can present what we are.