Resume Writing: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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Resume: Definition
A resume is an advertisement for
yourself, designed to communicate
your work history and skill areas in a
way that motivates the employer to
invite you for an interview.

What is a Resume?
A resume is a summary of your
experiences and skills relevant to the
field of work you are entering.
A resume is an accomplishment driven
marketing tool for individuals seeking
employment.
A resume relates your experience to
your career objective.

What Will a Resume Do For Me?
Enable you to assess your strengths, skills, abilities

and experience - thereby preparing you for the
interview process
Act as a reminder of you to the
employer/interviewer after you're done interviewing
Be a basis for the interviewer to justify your hiring
The ultimate goal of a resume is to get you an
interview!

Difference Between a CV, Resume
and Bio-data
Curriculum Vitae
 Used for academic and research-oriented jobs.
 A CV includes a comprehensive listing of professional history including every term
of employment, academic credential, publication, contribution or significant
achievement.

Contd.
Resume
 A resume is used in business, non-profit, government and other jobs.
 A resume should be one or two pages maximum.
 A resume is always targeted to a particular job in a particular field.

Contd.
Biodata
 Is used for finding a match for marriages.
 Includes salary information, physical attributes,
such as height, weight, hair/skin/eye colour, time
and date of birth and a photo.

Employers perspective
Research shows that on an
average , recruiters take 20
seconds to review your resume
and 10 seconds to decide whether
to accept it or to reject it. In
short, within 30 seconds your
resume may be in the recruitment
inbox or the trash folder
Who am I
Is your resume giving the true
picture of what you are ?
Is it able to get you your
dream job ?
Is your resume ending up in
the dust bin after the
interview ?
How do I stand out from the crowd
Take a smart decision today. Get

yourself a resume which will
differentiate you from the rest of
the crowd.
 Highlight your strengths
 Hide your weaknesses
 Honour your achievements
High impact resume
Writing a high impact resume is an extremely

sophisticated art.
You have to secure the employment of your
dreams
You will have to emphasize on your accolades
and downplay on your weaknesses that will
result in getting your desired job

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What is the Purpose of a Resume?
The goal of any good resume is to

show that you are a qualified candidate
and a good match for the job.
The resume motivates employers to
interview you.
Remember! Most employers spend 10
– 20 seconds scanning a resume. Keep
your resume to 2 pages !
Know Yourself
Ask yourself…
How can I target my resume to the
company I am applying for?
Next…
Prepare an inventory of your skills,
accomplishments, education, goals,
and experience.
Try to be original.
Focus much more on Building The CV. A few years before
job you need to start building the CV, i.e. accumulating
the right experiences and skills that you know will be
relevant for the kind of job you are interested in.

Building Resume
• Always appeal to the employer’s needs - never
refer to the personal advantages the job would
bring you.
• Keep in mind the needs of the employer who will

be reading it.
• The starting point of a CV is a deep understanding

of the 'needs of the prospective employer.’
• Check for typographical, grammar and spelling

errors.
• Provide a few key messages that you want the

reader to remember.

Build Your USP, and Thus Resume
USP = Unique Selling Point
Rare
Reason to believe
Valuable

URB
A good
Resume
RTB

Resume: Self Marketing

Identification/Heading

Objective OR Profile/Summary

Career Objective
Employers want to be able to determine in just a few
seconds what you want to do for the organisation, and
what you're good at. An objective can help meet that
employer need. To some employers, the lack of an
objective translates into a job seeker who doesn't know
what he or she wants. On the other hand, numerous
employers say they rarely see a well-written objective.
 Career objective: ”To obtain a meaningful and
challenging position that enables me to learn the
technical field and allows for advancement”.

Education

Experience
•Extremely important to
employers.
•Maintain reverse
chronological order.
•The bullet points you list

under each work experience
are very important.

Skills
You may also list specific skills relevant to your job interests, such as foreign languages
or research.
For example:

Research: Resume as Your Ad
 Only one interview is granted for every 200 resumes by the average employer.
 10 to 20 seconds: Time to persuade to read further.
 As a result, top half of the first page will either make or break.
Resume = Ad

Flow of a Resume
 Name and contact details in the center of the page
 Educational qualifications
 Professional qualifications
 Academic qualifications
 Additional qualifications
 Work experience (if any)
 Projects undertaken
 Internship
 Achievements
 Extra-curricular activities
 Personal details (Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, DOB, Hobbies/interests,
Languages known)
 Date and Signature

Action Words
CV gives talking points for
the interview.
Generate curiosity.
Highlight and tell about your

strength.
What should be given to the interviewer to talk, ask and

discuss about.

Format for Presenting Experience
STAR
CAR
KIS
Rich Experience

Action Words Action Verbs
Action verbs make your

Generates interest in
document active and
employers
assertive
Use present tense for Use past tense for past

Use appropriate tense
present employment employment

Resume Action Verbs
Action Verbs give your
resume power and direction.
A list of action verbs to use in
your resume and cover letter
follows.
Management skills
administered improved
analyzed increased
assigned
attained organized
chaired oversaw
contracted planned
consolidated prioritized
coordinated produced
delegated recommended
developed reviewed
directed scheduled
evaluated strengthened
executed
supervised

Communication skills
addressed lectured
arbitrated mediated
arranged moderated
authored motivated
corresponded negotiated
developed persuaded
directed promoted
drafted publicized
edited reconciled
enlisted recruited
formulated spoke
influenced translated
interpreted wrote
Detailed skills
approved organized
arranged prepared
catalogued organized
classified prepared
collected processed
compiled purchased
dispatched recorded
executed retrieved
generated screened
implemented specified
inspected systematized
monitored tabulated
validated
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Financial skills
administered computed
allocated developed
analyzed forecasted
appraised managed
audited marketed
balanced planned
budgeted projected
calculated researched
Creative skills
acted instituted
conceptualized integrated
created introduced
designed invented
developed originated
directed performed
established planned
fashioned revitalized
founded shaped
illustrated
Spot the error Spot the Error
 Hobbies
 Are activities that you like to do in your leisure time.
 Should be specific and concise.
 Gives resume Focus, credibility and direction
Is important.
 Tells your interest in other areas.

RESUME DO’S
 Do send your resume with a cover letter.
 Do strive to make a good impression.
 Do make your resume clear, concise and easy to read.
 Do use BOLD or Underline for section headings.
 Do emphasize your strongest qualifications.
 Focus on accomplishments, skills, and results.
 Do print your resume on high quality 8 ½ by 11 paper.
 Give contact info like home and office telephone
numbers.
 Create a resume tailored to the job you are after.
 Do keep your resume up-to-date.
RESUME DON’TS
 Don't title your resume as Resume and start with your
full name.
 Don’t mail or fax if email is an option.
 Don't go over two pages.
 Don't use fancy fonts.
 Don’t use personal pronouns "I", "my" or "me".
 Don't use passive words.
 Don’t use colorful paper – white, buff or beige is
standard.
 Don’t include a picture or other artwork.
 Don’t say you were laid off or fired from your last
position.
 Don’t include “references available upon requests.” If
they want them they will ask.
Guidelines for a better presentation

What you should not put on your
resume

Cover Letter
A cover letter tells the employer the type of
position that you are seeking, and exactly how
you are qualified for that position. It also tells
the hiring manager what caused you to apply;
whether an advertisement, the recommendation
of a friend who works there, or your own
research, etc., This information tells the hiring
manager how well you know the firm and position.
This alone can encourage the employer to keep
reading.

Cover/Application Letters
 Always send a cover letter with a resume

“Sending a resume without a cover letter is like starting an interview
without a handshake.”
 Cover letters are based on a formula, four paragraphs in length
 Good cover letters are about the target organization, not about you
 Reflect the fact that you’ve done your research & you know what the
organization does
 Demonstrate that your skills and experiences would help the
organization meet its goals
 Personalize the letter –
 Do everything you can to find out the name and title of the recipient.
Avoid “To Whom it May Concern” –or- “Dear Sir or Madam”
 Use the same high quality paper for resume & letter
 Keep copies of all correspondence
Cover Letters
• Your Address
• Date
• Company Address
• To whom you are writing
• Introductory Paragraph(1st paragraph)

Explain who you are, what position you are applying for and why
you want to work for this particular company
• Body(2-3 paragraph)
Tell why the company should hire you- pick top 3-5 strengths from
your resume
• Closing Paragraph(3-4 paragraph)

Close with how the employer can contact you
• Closing
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Cover Letter
 To make sure that your resume arrives on the desk of the correct person.
 To persuade the person to read your resume by showing a job fit and
organizational fit.
 To clearly say what job you are interested in.
 To say why you want that particular job with that particular employer.
 To draw attention to the key points in your resume.

Cover Letter Format
Mr. Rahul Mehrotra,
Recruitment manager,
Elsewhere Bank,
007, James Bond Street,
Mumbai.
Dear Mr. Mehrotra,
My name is Rohit Singh and I am writing in response to your advertisement for a Graduate Trainee in
“The times of India,” dated, 08th July 2006. I enclose my CV for your Kind consideration.
I am particularly interested in a career with Elsewhere Bank, because of the high reputation of your
graduate Training scheme, and your commitment to giving new recruits early responsibility.
I will be available for Interview at any time apart from the 12-24 August when I have two back to
back Family engagements. I look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Yours Sincerely,
Rohit Singh

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Basic Checklist
Bullet points when possible
for accomplishments.
Quantify your results
whenever you can.
Format - chronological
Basic Checklist
Important titles should be emphasized. Experiment

with fonts & styles; bold, italic, and underlines. No
more than 2 or 3 different sizes.
Information is logically recorded.
Use Action Verbs for accomplishments & results.

Remember
A resume does not get you a job…
A resume does get you an interview.
And, putting time and consideration

into your resume is one of the
best ways to prepare for your interviews!
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A resume is an advertisement for

yourself, designed to communicate

your work history and skill areas in a

way that motivates the employer to

invite you for an interview.

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Enable you to assess your strengths, skills, abilities

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 Used for academic and research-oriented jobs.

 A CV includes a comprehensive listing of professional history including every term

of employment, academic credential, publication, contribution or significant

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 A resume is used in business, non-profit, government and other jobs.

 A resume should be one or two pages maximum.

 A resume is always targeted to a particular job in a particular field.

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 Is used for finding a match for marriages.

 Includes salary information, physical attributes,

such as height, weight, hair/skin/eye colour, time

and date of birth and a photo.

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Take a smart decision today. Get

Writing a high impact resume is an extremely

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The goal of any good resume is to

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• Keep in mind the needs of the employer who will

• The starting point of a CV is a deep understanding

• Check for typographical, grammar and spelling

• Provide a few key messages that you want the

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USP = Unique Selling Point

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•The bullet points you list

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 10 to 20 seconds: Time to persuade to read further.

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Highlight and tell about your

What should be given to the interviewer to talk, ask and

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Action verbs make your

Use present tense for Use past tense for past

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 Are activities that you like to do in your leisure time.

 Should be specific and concise.

 Gives resume Focus, credibility and direction

 Tells your interest in other areas.

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