Dear Professional,

It is heartening to know that you have realized the tremendous importance

of
The RESUME, and the immense role it plays in directing & enhancing your
career.
Following are some tips, which will help prepare a more effective resumeSOME TIPS FOR PREPARING AN EFFECTIVE RESUME
Most Essential Information required in a resume/biodata
5 Important Points that should be present in the resume1.NAME
4.EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION/S
2.ADDRESS
5.EXPERIENCE
3.DATE OF BIRTH (DOB)
1.NAME
-Mention your name starting with your first name, then middle name & then
last name/surname
-Do not mention your fathers name separately. That is not needed.
2.ADDRESS
1 Mention your present address first.
* If your permanent address is different than the present address,
mention it
separately.
* Do not mention the same address two times, as present & permanent.
* If the present & permanent address is same, write the heading as
address
& not as present or permanent address.
2 Mention separately, Phone Number / s of your Residence,
Office / Factory (with extension number / s), Mobile Number.
3 DO MENTION YOUR EMAIL ID (PERSONAL & OFFICIAL) IN THE
RESUME AS AN INTEGRAL PART YOUR ADDRESS.
3.DATE OF BIRTH (DOB)
*ALWAYS MENTION DOB & NOT AGE.
*BECAUSE AGE CHANGES EVERY DAY, AND BIODATAS CAN BE
REFERRED
AFTER A LONG TIME AFTER SUBMISSION, SO AGE MENTIONED MAY NOT
BE CORRECT AT THAT TIME.
*WITH DOB, THE READER CAN ALWAYS CALCULATE THE AGE, AT THE
TIME OF REFERRING THE BIODATA.
*ALSO IF DOB & AGE BOTH ARE MENTIONED, AND IF THE BIODATA IS
REFERRED AFTER SOME TIME, THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENCE IN THE
TWO FIGURES.
*SO MENTION ONLY DOB IN THE BIODATA.

4.EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION/S
4 MENTION
i) NAME OF DEGREE/DIPLOMA (WITH SPECIALIZATION) &
ii) YEAR OF PASSING
THESE 2 POINTS ARE MOST ESSENTIAL
5 OTHER INFO. LIKE, % /GRADES, NAME OF COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
ETC.SHOULD BE MENTIONED, ONLY IF THEY ARE WORTH
MENTIONING.
6

DO NOT MENTION OCT./NOV. PASSING, ONLY MENTION THE YEAR OF

PASSING.

REMEMBER UNLESS ASKED FOR SPECIFICALLY,

DO NOT GIVE NEGATIVE INFORMATION OR INFORMATION WHICH MAY
NOT CREATE A POSITIVE IMPRESSION, ABOUT YOU

DO NOT GIVE INCORRECT OR WRONG INFORMATION, BUT DESIGN

THE BIODATA IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT GIVES YOUR POSITIVE PICTURE.
LIKE,
9 IF YOU HAVE PASSED IN OCT./NOV., MENTION ONLY THE YEAR OF
PASSING & NOT THE MONTH.
10 IF THERE IS A GAP IN PREDEGREE EDUCATION, MENTION ONLY
THE DEGREE & YEAR OF PASSING, INSTEAD OF MENTIONING
DETAILS OF X & XII.
B) Mention about other relevant /technical/computer qualifications, in brief.

C) Mention about (only important) training undergone/seminar/workshop

attended,
in brief.
D) Mention about approvals/proficiency/license & other important
technical/govt. related achievements, in brief.
5.EXPERIENCE
MOST ESSENTIAL INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS IS (I) FOR PRESENT JOB (5 points)
A) NAME & LOCATION OF THE ORGANISATION
B) PRESENT POST (if promoted mention since when working on present post.
Also mention about the previous posts)
C) WORKING FROM (MENTION MONTH & YEAR OF JOINING),
(DO NOT MENTION FROM SIX MONTHS ETC.,AS THE PERIOD KEEPS ON
CHANGING EVERYDAY AND THERE IS NO REFERENCE DATE TO COUNT
THE SIX MONTHSFROM.

SO ALWAYS MENTION MONTH & YEAR OF JOINING,SO THAT THE READER

WILL CALCULATE THE PERIOD ,AT THE TIME OF READING).
D) JOB DESCRIPTION
11 MENTION 6/8 POINTS, EACH NOT MORE THAN 1-2 LINES, ABOUT YOUR
DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES, IN BULLET POINT FORM.
12 IF WORKED FOR MORE THAN, THREE YEARS, THERE SHOULD BE AT
LEAST TWO ACHIEVEMENTS.
13 IF WORKED IN MORE THAN ONE DEPT., MENTION MORE DETAILS
ABOUT THE PRESENT DEPT.& IN BRIEF ABOUT THE PAST DEPTS.
14 DO NOT WRITE IN PARAGRAPH OR ESSAY FORM.NO DESCRIPTION
SHOULD BE MORE THAN TWO LINES.
E) PRESENT SALARY-this is a must mention, and should be mentioned either in
p.m. or p.a. terms. Mention whether it is gross (including all benefits) or net (take
home) .DO NOT KEEP IT VAGUE.

(II) FOR PAST EXPERIENCE DETAILS (4 points for each experience)

15 Always start the experience column with present/last job details, and then
continue back upto the first job.
b) Points to be covered in each job assignmenti) Name & location of the organisation
ii) Position worked
iii)Job Description
iv)Period worked (if there are no gaps, mention the month & year of joining &
leaving, for each job)
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SALARY OF PREVIOUS JOB/S IS NOT RELEVANT, SO NO NEED
TO MENTION IT.
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GIVE MORE DETAILS OF PRESENT JOB, AND REDUCE THE PAST
EXPERIENCE DETAILS AS YOU GO DOWN THE
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
WHAT YOU DID AS AN ASSISTANT/TRAINEE, 5/15 YEARS AGO, IS
IRRELEVANT TODAY.
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WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT RELEVANT THINGS ARE YOU
DOING NOW
AN IDEAL RESUME/BIODATA SHOULD BE MIN.1 & MAX.3 PAGES.
WITH PROPER LAYOUT, WITH ENOUGH BREATHING SPACE,
DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS & SUB SECTIONS, RELVANTLY
HIGHLIGHTED & UNDERLINED.

RESUME SHOULD BE EASY TO READ & UNDERSTAND

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