{"id":1312,"date":"2012-06-22T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T12:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2012-06-22T12:41:29","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T12:41:29","slug":"how-to-make-a-killer-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/22\/how-to-make-a-killer-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a Killer Resume (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/22\/how-to-make-a-killer-resume\/planning\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1362\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1362 aligncenter\" title=\"planning\" src=\"https:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/planning-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a>Your CV needs to appeal to the reviewer\/HR person reading it, within 1 minute of being opened. If it does not then your resume will not be read at all. So its very important that your resume has all the correct layout, content and formatting if you want it to be considered at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do&#8217;s :<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Be specific and very clear while writing a resume<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Summarize the content in bullet points\/Headings, which makes it easier to read<br \/>\n<strong>3.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Important points should be bold\/underline or bigger in size from the normal text. Its good if some text\u00a0 is highlighted so that the reader can quickly focus on them.<br \/>\n<strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 Entire resume has to be in a proper order :\u00a0 either ascending or descending order<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ascending Order : Newest first, Oldest last<\/li>\n<li>Descending Order : Oldest first, Newest last<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Follow the same order in entire CV i.e under other Headings and sub headings<br \/>\n<strong>6.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0The name of the candidate should be highlighted and should be placed at the top<a href=\"https:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/22\/how-to-make-a-killer-resume\/eg4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1313 aligncenter\" title=\"eg4\" src=\"https:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/eg4-300x42.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>7.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0The size of the CV should be proportional to the extent of experience and qualifications\u00a0 that the\u00a0 candidate\u00a0 has.<br \/>\nThe ideal size of the CV for :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 Fresher\u00a0 :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1- 2 pages<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Experience 1- 3 years :\u00a0 2-3 pages<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Experience 4 &#8211; 10 years :\u00a0 3-5 pages<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Experience 10+ years : 5-6 pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\u00a0 headings should be :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Education\/Qualification<\/li>\n<li>Career<\/li>\n<li>Personal Details<\/li>\n<li>Technical Skills\/skills<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Languages known<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>9.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Additional headings can be :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Objectives<\/li>\n<li>Extra Curricular Activities<\/li>\n<li>Awards and recognition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>10.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Mark all your Experience and Qualifications with year duration<\/p>\n<p>Eg.\u00a0 Worked for ABC ltd. for 2 years\u00a0 (March 2008- feb 2010)<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0The font style used should be simple, clear, decent which looks professional<br \/>\nMost commonly used are :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calibri<\/li>\n<li>Times New Roman<\/li>\n<li>Arial<\/li>\n<li>Bookman Old style<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The text font size depends upon the font used. Ideal size is between\u00a0 11-13 pts and for Headings,\u00a0 text size +2 pts.<br \/>\nEg:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Calibri : 12-13<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Times New Roman : 12-13<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Arial : 11-12<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Bookman Old style : 11- 12<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Georgia : 12-13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>13.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory points in Personal Details :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gender<\/li>\n<li>Marital Status<\/li>\n<li>D.O.B<\/li>\n<li>Email id<\/li>\n<li>Contact no.<\/li>\n<li>Address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>14.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0As per the amount of work experience, the resume should be more detailed<br \/>\nEg:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/22\/how-to-make-a-killer-resume\/eg1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1318 aligncenter\" title=\"eg1\" src=\"https:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/eg1-300x133.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>15.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Credentials become mandatory if the work experience is more and the resume is more than 3 pages. Also credentials should be the first heading in the resume.<br \/>\nEg:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/22\/how-to-make-a-killer-resume\/eg2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1319\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1319 aligncenter\" title=\"eg2\" src=\"https:\/\/truelogic.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/eg2-300x69.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Your CV needs to appeal to the reviewer\/HR person reading it, within 1 minute of being opened. 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