rediff.com News Business Mawes Spore Creat Gatnead Mansy Tee Shopping| How to write an impressive CV If you're drafting your CV for the first time, chances are you'll putin more unnecessary information than required, which will naturally lead your CV to the trash ean, Anplyog fo job bios ater ‘nine? Avoid hese ‘raduatin? Here's How does one know what is essential and what is not? Read on and find ‘out how to create a foolproof CVE a For any given ob vacaney, hiring protesionals receive a ood of resumes ‘Considering how impossible it ist interview all the candidates who've applied for the ob, the hiring manager is always looking for ways to weed out candidates and ‘only cal the most vost: -Afeesh graduate nse more ta sony about since thene iso experience and litle professional achievements, if ny at all to ada weight to their resumes tyouare in the same boat, here are sore tips that wall help you out. What can you do to make sure that the employer takes notice of your resume, and it doesn't end up in a ple ike others? Keep it short and suecinet yoate drafting your fist resume, you might be naive enough to include all Kinds ‘of unnecessary information like how you hosted the college annual function, achieved fist position in inter-cllege cricket competition. Aer al this is what made you popular in college, right? However, seeking job isa diferent ballgame altogether. mone to convince the company toletyou lave the opportunity af working with ‘hem, you shouldbe abo prasen than sith considerable data whyyom ate the best ifr the best jo. What sit that qualifies you for the Job? Moreover, most recruiters never make't pat the frst page, unless they are hiring for a senior level positon Organise the information for better impact The resume serves pre informational purpose. Howover, the way you present that Information also makes a lot of difference In an eye-racing tudy it was found that in the short ime they spend on the resume, recruiters fcus on name, current and past peition titles and dates, and education, Asa fresher, you can discount section ike current and past position title and dates, ‘and dnectly focus on eduction, Keep these sections on the top most quarter of the first page and present them in @ ‘professional manner with proper headings and bullets so as to make the necessary impact Keep it accurate While preparing the resumes make uveitis error fee. This refers to both factual as well as grammatical error You have only one chance to make a positive impression, and any of such errors can make sure that your chance goes to waste. Recruiters these daystake help of background checks to find the wenscty of facts tle in th resus, Including any type of falsity can lead to a fetime of disgrace as it happened with fired CEO of Yahoo Scott Thompson, Plus ifyou are not sure about the carectness ofthe language you always bave the ‘option to seek the help ofa proofreader or language expert. Highlight your relevant personality traits ‘Since you do not have the comfort ofa proven experiance it's essential to include a section that highlights your important personality traits which are helpfl forthe job to which you aze appl From being a people's person to a good organiser ora born leader, include all the traits that best match with those required forthe job. you can prove these skills with circumstantial evidence such as any'event of past that you might have paticipated in, nothing better than that Include relevant project work experience A successfilly complete project can make all the difference between you and the similarly qualified competition. ‘The inclusion of a relevant project wil prove that you have real world experience ‘working with technologies and people which isan integral part ofthe job. will also highlight that you aro more qualified than others to handle that particular work However, make sure thatyou have all the facts right asthe interviewer wil certainly ‘ross-question you on the details of the project. Image courtesy: Fazingo Photos/Creative Commons Xnaukricont es: St Thompson, Cate Comme, CEO, Haig Yahoo suscnassiy (Docume mae annette on Fake aes weapon Lege ea ay mse ‘Ger Ancheorverneston tobe Former Eglin noheter_—_Gertrominees kay on more Imandstorfornew arses Panessreyespotbetoaresr_— Sl pane Bai reaitt:com ocr ation. esos Aves Cetaner Pac Saeen Funes