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udhaya
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give me some tips to create a resume
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Bailey Bauman
Cybersecurity, Privacy, & Forensics Senior Associate
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Dallas, Texas
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Bailey’s Answer
Hi Udhaya! Resumes can seem super daunting at first but once you make your first one the ones following ones will be much easier. My tips and tricks for resumes:
- Keep it to one page - this tends to be harder than you think but recruiters don't like to read more than one page so make sure your info is catchy and relevant!
- I liked to organize mine by introduction, education, work experience, volunteering, and then any skills I had developed or tools I knew how to use
- It's hard to know where to start with formatting but there are lots of templates online so I would start with one of those and you can tweak it if you want 1) https://resumegenius.com/resume-templates I like this one because it helps you figure out what to add to it 2) https://templates.office.com/en-us/resume-templates these straight templates for download and don't help you fill it in
- Keep it to one page - this tends to be harder than you think but recruiters don't like to read more than one page so make sure your info is catchy and relevant!
- I liked to organize mine by introduction, education, work experience, volunteering, and then any skills I had developed or tools I knew how to use
- It's hard to know where to start with formatting but there are lots of templates online so I would start with one of those and you can tweak it if you want 1) https://resumegenius.com/resume-templates I like this one because it helps you figure out what to add to it 2) https://templates.office.com/en-us/resume-templates these straight templates for download and don't help you fill it in
Chema Frade
Functional Architect
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Chema’s Answer
Hi Udhaya,
Resumes/CVs are a crucial part of any hiring process. One thing you should always keep in mind is that it represents the very first impression that they will get from you. The person reading your resume is learning about your work experience, education, abilities etc but never forget they are also reading between the lines, they want to extract from your writing more than your experience: they want to identify the person they are looking at. So allow yourself to reflect your true essence in you resume.
The best tips I could give you are:
1) Keep it short! HR and Hiring Managers tend to be very busy people, and allowing them to go through your resume in a few minutes will definitely help build the best first impression. Be concise, especially if your work experience in less than 3-4 years. 1-page resume is all you need to impress!
2) Be clear and straightforward. Allow yourself to think and rephrase many times in your head what and how you want to express your experience. Aim for a strong and powerful message you could deliver in a few sentences based on the experience you intend to highlight. If it is useful for you, use bullet points.
3) Information hierarchy. Use the top section for your personal information and contact details. You can then use an Abstract to define yourself in a few lines. Education and Work Experience should be listed starting from the latest - usually the most relevant information for the HR person. Close up by including your abilities, languages and any volunteering/charitable cause that you might be involved in.
4) Make it your own. Never forget the looks. Design is a very important factor to catch the eye. Invest some time playing around with the different modules to find a layout that is clear, organized and appealing. If your are not a design-genius, there are many templates online you could use to inspire yours.
5) One Resume per Application! You should never build a standard resume for every company and project you are applying for. Each company is different, have different values and are looking for specific skills, thus your resume should be adapted to what you think is most relevant for that specific company or project. Rephrase or choose to highlight specific experiences over others. If you have a broad experience, you won't be able to fit it all in one page: avoid including experiences and abilities that won't help you shine as much to the eyes of the hiring person.
And finally, don't take yourself too seriously and don't panic. The most important is to show who you truly are, genuine and unique resumes are the ones that outstand the most.
Good luck with you resume!
Resumes/CVs are a crucial part of any hiring process. One thing you should always keep in mind is that it represents the very first impression that they will get from you. The person reading your resume is learning about your work experience, education, abilities etc but never forget they are also reading between the lines, they want to extract from your writing more than your experience: they want to identify the person they are looking at. So allow yourself to reflect your true essence in you resume.
The best tips I could give you are:
1) Keep it short! HR and Hiring Managers tend to be very busy people, and allowing them to go through your resume in a few minutes will definitely help build the best first impression. Be concise, especially if your work experience in less than 3-4 years. 1-page resume is all you need to impress!
2) Be clear and straightforward. Allow yourself to think and rephrase many times in your head what and how you want to express your experience. Aim for a strong and powerful message you could deliver in a few sentences based on the experience you intend to highlight. If it is useful for you, use bullet points.
3) Information hierarchy. Use the top section for your personal information and contact details. You can then use an Abstract to define yourself in a few lines. Education and Work Experience should be listed starting from the latest - usually the most relevant information for the HR person. Close up by including your abilities, languages and any volunteering/charitable cause that you might be involved in.
4) Make it your own. Never forget the looks. Design is a very important factor to catch the eye. Invest some time playing around with the different modules to find a layout that is clear, organized and appealing. If your are not a design-genius, there are many templates online you could use to inspire yours.
5) One Resume per Application! You should never build a standard resume for every company and project you are applying for. Each company is different, have different values and are looking for specific skills, thus your resume should be adapted to what you think is most relevant for that specific company or project. Rephrase or choose to highlight specific experiences over others. If you have a broad experience, you won't be able to fit it all in one page: avoid including experiences and abilities that won't help you shine as much to the eyes of the hiring person.
And finally, don't take yourself too seriously and don't panic. The most important is to show who you truly are, genuine and unique resumes are the ones that outstand the most.
Good luck with you resume!
Jessica Ruggiero
Industrial Engineer
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Orlando, Florida
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Jessica’s Answer
Great Question! When writing a resume, it's important to keep in mind that the people reading them will mostly likely be reading dozens or sometimes hundreds at a time, is it's important to keep it to the point. Put your skills at the forefront and try to include the impact of what you did. For instance, instead of writing:
"I volunteered for the Red Cross Car Wash and Bake Sale"
Frame it like this:
"Organized and executed two Red Cross Club fundraising events consisting of 15 volunteers"
By starting with your action word, it's easy to see you have organizational and execution skills. When we keep reading, we can see that you've lead multiple events and led a team of 15 people. Obviously it's important to be honest so only write down things you actually accomplished. Make it easy for the person reading your resume to see what you can do by starting with your action word and see what you accomplished.
Hope this helps!
Jess
"I volunteered for the Red Cross Car Wash and Bake Sale"
Frame it like this:
"Organized and executed two Red Cross Club fundraising events consisting of 15 volunteers"
By starting with your action word, it's easy to see you have organizational and execution skills. When we keep reading, we can see that you've lead multiple events and led a team of 15 people. Obviously it's important to be honest so only write down things you actually accomplished. Make it easy for the person reading your resume to see what you can do by starting with your action word and see what you accomplished.
Hope this helps!
Jess
Simeon Snow
Risk Assurance
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Houston, Texas
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Simeon’s Answer
Most organizational styles will work well for a resume as long as its less than two pages and makes the important information easy to find on the page. Don't worry about attempting to get a ton of detail on the page; most recruiters don't spend more than eight seconds on a resume page. That's why its important to ensure that they kind find the important info on your resume before the eight seconds are up.
Mauro Blardony
Recruiter
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San Francisco, California
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Mauro’s Answer
Hi Udhaya,
In the career summary, the first paragraph or opening statement in your resume should include the following.
1. Current experience and skills. Ex, 5 years experience working as a recruiter with a bachelors focused in Human Resource.
2. What you are looking to get into. Ex, I am looking to hone into my recruiting skills by acquiring recruiting data and being part of the selection process.
3. Lastly is the closing statement which includes achievements. Ex, I have built 5 teams during my time at Alibaba by using recruiting metrics and a robust pipeline to connect with people.
hope this helps as a tip.
In the career summary, the first paragraph or opening statement in your resume should include the following.
1. Current experience and skills. Ex, 5 years experience working as a recruiter with a bachelors focused in Human Resource.
2. What you are looking to get into. Ex, I am looking to hone into my recruiting skills by acquiring recruiting data and being part of the selection process.
3. Lastly is the closing statement which includes achievements. Ex, I have built 5 teams during my time at Alibaba by using recruiting metrics and a robust pipeline to connect with people.
hope this helps as a tip.
Terence Cheung
Business Operations
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San Francisco, California
Updated
Terence’s Answer
Resumes are a common area where you'll get 1000 opinions on edits if you ask 100 people. All the listed tips in this thread are solid - keeping it concise and knowing what to focus on for the role you're applying for are key. For example, highlighting deep accounting experience for a customer focused role wouldn't make much sense (unless the customers are accountants!).
To me, each bullet should highlight a different skill or accomplishment, versus repeating tasks and responsibilities on the page. Put them in context, so people can relate what you're saying to how it fits on your team. You should be able to basically single out a skill/accomplishment bullet, try printing out your resume and writing a 1-2 word summary of what each bullet is trying to convey. If you can't, you probably need to revise it.
Another tip would be to compile a "master copy" resume, with all the various skills, experience, accomplishments, even if it exceeds 1-2 pages. When applying to a job, eliminate the bullets that don't apply to that job. Edit the master copy so that all the relevant skills and requisite experience in the job posting are addressed by your resume.
To me, each bullet should highlight a different skill or accomplishment, versus repeating tasks and responsibilities on the page. Put them in context, so people can relate what you're saying to how it fits on your team. You should be able to basically single out a skill/accomplishment bullet, try printing out your resume and writing a 1-2 word summary of what each bullet is trying to convey. If you can't, you probably need to revise it.
Another tip would be to compile a "master copy" resume, with all the various skills, experience, accomplishments, even if it exceeds 1-2 pages. When applying to a job, eliminate the bullets that don't apply to that job. Edit the master copy so that all the relevant skills and requisite experience in the job posting are addressed by your resume.
Howard Christiansen
Professor
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New York, New York
Updated
Howard’s Answer
Keep your resume to one page
Make sure you read it over to check for any mistakes in grammar or punctuation
Add volunteer work if you have done any-
Use action verbs and cite anything you have done that is cost effective
add the skills you have and any outside interests
Here is a good website for you to review that has some great tips:
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3207-resume-writing-tips.html
Hope this helps and have a great day.
Make sure you read it over to check for any mistakes in grammar or punctuation
Add volunteer work if you have done any-
Use action verbs and cite anything you have done that is cost effective
add the skills you have and any outside interests
Here is a good website for you to review that has some great tips:
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3207-resume-writing-tips.html
Hope this helps and have a great day.