RESUME GUIDELINES

Use action verbs for first word: Initiated, Developed, Created, Saved, Innovated etc.
Very Simple Language. Avoid using difficult words to impress people
One line per bullet is preferred
Avoid too much highlighting. Highlight only the once in a life type achievements
Avoid Writing Festival Names, unless they are nationally recognized. Focus on stating the
achievement and learning
Competitive exam rankings like AIEEE, IIT JEE-only can be mentioned. State level exam
rankings cannot be mentioned
Mention what you have done instead of what you were
Executive Member of ISTE in College(Example)
Coordinated a National level meet as Executive Member of ISTE; participation by over 100
institutes(Example)
When X held a POR the number of footfalls in the marketing event increased by 20%(Example)

Technical , Manufacturing background - Avoid Jargons , focus on work done

Developed a 16- bit ALU over Modelsim and Xilinx Navigator (Example)
Developed a Software Simulation model ,which performs x% wider range of calculations than
conventional Software (Example)

In case of Professional Experience focus on framing sentences in a structure Action => Fact =>
Impact
Coordinated with Onsite Developers, Quality Assurance and Documentation teams to ensure
100% on time release of hotfixes (Example)
Received client appreciation mails from customers like X,Y,Z for resolving all production down
issues within a response time of 24 hours (Example)

In Position of Responsibilities too, mention what you have done and what was the impact
Designing the placement brochure using design tools like Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
(Example)

Marketing
Focus more on PORs
Behavioral traits like taking initiative
Team work
Industry / Academic projects

Finance
Academics