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−  Resume Building  

Companies belonging to the above categories have their own recruitment process. In this
course, we will try to cover every possible detail required to know for cracking interview of
the companies falling in each of the above categories.

Resume Building

According to the wiki de nition,

A resume is a brief summary of your skills and experience over one or two
pages.

A resume must be built according to a speci c job opening and the company. Resumes can
have different formats based on the pro le for which you are applying, the company to
which you are applying etc. Here, we will discuss a format which is suitable for the role of
Software Developers. Below are some of the key points that everyone should keep in mind
while writing a Resume:
1. Single Page Resume: The most common mistake that everyone makes is to write
every possible detail about themselves in their resume which makes their resumes
lengthy up to 2-3 pages. Recruiters do not have this much of time to read a complete
resume of 2-3 pages, they hardly pay around 20-30 seconds on each resume. So,
 keep your resume short up to a single page. Also, when you are writing less then you
will write only important things about you.

2. No Career Objective: This is also a common mistake done by job aspirants. A career
objective generally read as, “Objective: To utilize my knowledge, skills, and abilities as

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a Software Engineer”. Focusing on this quoted sentence it basically states the position
you are applying for and your interests which the recruiter already knows. So,
including this will only end up eating space in your resume.

3. Include Accomplishments: Try to make your resume accomplishment-oriented and not

responsibilities oriented. Accomplishments state the things you have achieved and
how well do you have managed your responsibilities.
4. Count Matters: Do not get confuse with the word count here. By count, we mean that
you should always specify the count whenever you are including any accomplishment
in your resume. For Example, if you have won any competition then do specify this
achievement along with your rank.
5. Mention the relevant keywords: If you are applying for the product based companies
it's good to mention the words like "Good at data structures and algorithms" or "Good
in problem solving or xing the bug" at the top of your resume. Most of the companies
have algorithms for CV scan. These algorithms search for these kind of keywords. If
you are an experienced developer already working in a product based company you
can also mention this in your resume.

6. Mention how good you are in speci c programming language: It's good to mention
clearly in which programming language you are pro cient, which programming
language you are good at or familiar with.

7. Avoid Grammatical Mistakes: Do read your resume multiple times to check if there is
any grammatical error.

8. More content, less space: Use a good resume template, with columns. This will allow
you to t more content on your resume while making it easier to scan for key
information like company names and titles.
9. Projects: You must pick your top 2-3 projects to list on your resume. It does not matter
if these projects are a part of your academic projects or it is an independent one. You
may also list an ongoing project if the project matches with the tech stack of the
company you are applying to. For example, if you are working on an ongoing project
based on ReactJS and the company for which you want to apply also uses ReactJS
then you should include that project in your resume. This is said because many
companies have a resume ltering option. That is when you apply for a vacancy on
their website your resume passes through an initial keyword matching process before
it reaches to the hiring team.
10. Additional Experience: You may also add additional experiences but it will be of
bene t to you only when your additional experiences match with the position you are
 applying for. For example, consider that you are applying for a technical role and you
have added an additional experience of "Content Writer". This will not seek the
attention of the recruiter in any way. But if you add an additional experience of
"Technical Content Writer" then it will surely credit some score to your resume.
11. Do not Fake: Do not ever fake on resume. Listing something fake on your resume have

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a very high chance of getting you into trouble. Recruiter always tries to ask questions
based on the resume. That is, things you have listed you have expertise in.

Here is a sample resume to help you understand the above points more clearly.

Building your resume, keeping the above mentioned twelve points in mind will surely
increase your chance to get noticed by the recruiter.

Resources to create your Resume

There are a lot of tools available for creating a resume. If you have a good understanding of
how to use MS. Word, Photoshop or any other designing tool, you may create your own
template for your resume. However, creating a template will consume a lot of time, there are
a lot of free online tools available using which you can easily customize an existing template
and create your resume accordingly.

Below are some of the free online tools which can be used to create resumes easily:
1. Resume Maker Online: This is one of the good site to build a resume quickly. It's free
to use and easy to design within a short span of time. All need to do is to provide
information only.

2. Mashup Templates: This is one of the good site to download free templates and build
your own portfolio within short span of time.

3. Cake Resume (Sample Resume): This site is very useful for freshers or experienced or
if someone is looking for internship. Lot of sample resume people can nd here to get
an idea for a good resume. How an experienced or fresher engineer builds a good
resume and gets interviews call. How to put your projects and showcase relevant
skills.

4. This Resume Does not Exist: This link is also useful to see some sample dummy
resume and format. Just click on generate a resume and this will show a different kind
 of resume.

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5. Jobscan: This site is useful to check the resume or pro le with matching job
description. Here just paste the resume at one end and paste the job description at
other end and it will give the match rate result with different parameters. It will also
give you the tips on how you can improve your resume to match the job that you
want.

Other Resources to build resume quickly

Zety
Resume Genius
novoresume
VisualCV
Canva

−  Preparing for HR Interviews  

Good academic records and sound technical knowledge alone are not suf cient to
guarantee you a Job. Every company conducts an HR interview round to judge your
personality, your strengths, your weaknesses, your capability to handle the role, to check
your background, and to understand if you're the right t for this job. The HR round is
generally the last round in the recruitment process of any company.

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
-- Theodore Roosevelt
Especially if you are preparing for IT companies or mass recruiters like TCS, CTS, Infosys,
Wipro, Accenture etc. then you must be well aware of the importance of HR interview
rounds in these companies. The HR rounds in these companies is an elimination round and
they reject many candidates based on their performance during the HR interview rounds.

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Tips Before Interview Preparation
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your
destination.
-- Earl Nightingale

An ef cient plan always comes out to be helpful to reach a destination. Below are some of
the tips that you should keep in mind if you are preparing for an HR interview:

Understand the Job position you are applying for. Gather every possible detail about
the job position you are applying for like, the skill set required for the particular job,
educational quali cations etc.

Match the requirement of the company to your resume and pro le. Try to match the
requirement of the job opening to your resume and the pro les you are sharing with
the recruiter. This will surely increase your chances of getting hired if you can justify
your knowledge of the skills that match with the company's requirement.

Go through your resume and make sure that you have listed all important detail about
you and the details listed by you is true as per your knowledge. Prepare yourself to
answer any possible question that can be asked on the basis of your resume.

Research about the company like their achievements, tech stack they are working on,
work-life balance etc.
Prepare yourself mentally by asking questions to yourself.

Tips for the Interview Day

There is not much to be discussed in this section but still, precaution is always better so we
will discuss a few points that are needed to be taken care of during an interview.
Do not try to fake yourself. This is the rst and the foremost thing that is needed to be
taken care of. Do not bluff in front of the HR manager, be yourself.
 Be truthful about anything you are speaking about and try to avoid giving irrelevant
answers.
Dress comfortably. Wear whatever you are comfortable with but make sure to keep it
as simple as possible with the minimum number of accessories.
First Job interview is one of the most important days of everyone's life, so make sure

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to reach the venue on time.
Try to be interactive with the HR manager. Do not sound dull. Always wear a smile on
your face.

Questions you can expect in an HR interview

We have done some research and prepared a set of questions that are most commonly
asked in HR interviews. If you are preparing for HR interviews, you can expect some
questions from the below list during the interview:
1. Introduce Yourself or Tell me about yourself. This is the very rst question and will be
surely asked in every interview rounds. The best way of answering this question is to
tell the interviewer about your interests, skill sets, quali cations, achievements etc. Try
to avoid telling things that are already mentioned in your resume and also make sure
not to sound like you have mugged this answer.
2. What are your strengths and weaknesses? This is one of the most commonly asked
questions in an HR interview. Be honest while answering this question. Do not
hesitate to mention your strengths but try to keep the count to 3-4 only by picking up
the main strength that will help you in this job. While mentioning weaknesses, try to
present it as a strength or get prepared for the answer to "How do you prepare to
overcome this weakness?".
3. Why should you be hired? The best way to answer this question is to present your
skills to the interviewer and how are you planning to use it for the growth of the
company.
4. How will you manage work pressure? Try to answer this question by giving examples
of your previous experiences. Tell him/her about a situation in your life so far where
you have been under pressure and still you managed to complete the task within
deadline.
5. Why do you want to join us? This question will re ect the amount of research you
have done about the company. You can mention the achievements of the company,
work culture, behaviour with employees, work-life balance and other positive things
about the company.
6. What is your salary expectation? This can be a tricky question. If you are a fresher,
never ever quote the exact amount that you want on your offer letter. You may ask
him/her about the hike that the company generally offers to the employees but do not
quote the amount.
7. Are you comfortable with rotational shifts? This is the most commonly asked question
in the interviews of IT companies like TCS, CTS, Wipro, Infosys etc. Answering this
 question with a "Yes" will surely increase your chances of getting the job but it is
recommended to say Yes only if you are actually comfortable with rotational shifts.
8. Why are you looking for a Job change? This is a common question if you are an
experienced professional and looking for a change. The best way to answer this
question is to say that, You are changing your current job for growth. Make sure that

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you not talk negatively about or criticize the company you are currently working in.

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