Preparing a great resume these days has the added challenge of attracting not only hiring managers but the software bots doing their upfront work. It helps the employer to know you better.

Are you struggling to write a Great resume? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. According to a recent study. only 24 percent of experts described themselves as “confident in their ability to rewrite.” This means that 76 percent of professionals are not confident about their progress and are also developing writing skills.

Clear and Concise

Your resume should be focused, clear and concise. While applying for any job you have to prepare a specific resume. Sending the same resume to every job decrease chances to get a call. Check the Job requirement Present you skill and Qualifications in that manner.
 

Keywords Placement

In today’s environment for a job advertisement hr team will get tons of resumes. The hiring team put all resumes in ATS (Applicant tracking systems) only a few Shortlisted resumes reach the hiring manager.

Then, how you make your chance to be shortlisted to reaches the hiring manager?

A few Point consider while preparing a resume

How ATS Shortlist? ATS – Applicant Tracking System is software that scans a resume and compares the keyword that is required in that job. To pass this ATS scan keyword placement plays a crucial role. Use the keyword as advertising in the job description of that job you are applying for.

When you are using template use  ATS-friendly resume templates

Career Objective

It should be effective and to the point. Who I am?, What I want to be? and how I make the company successful? So recruiter or employer clear what you want.  Don’t use the same career objective and apply for different jobs. Relate your career objective to the specific job you apply for. Grab some words from the job description that relates to work and make a career objective.

Be Original

Selection of template or formatting your resume that gives a professional impression to the hiring Manager. Decorating with too many fancy fonts or using multiple colors that give a featureless impression. While it helps to refer to a reusable template, do not follow it strictly it a guide to get started. Use basic Font which could be easily readable make in bullet points. Avoid paragraphs present in buttes form.
The sequencing structure of the content that gives a clear understanding should arrange in a logical manner. As the Hiring manager goes through each resume it not give more than a minute in the initial stage of shortlisting of résumé.

Like the common structure of ordering for experience in a resume as

Company Name: Experience in a well-known company it is good to add Company Log but not mandatorily.

Job Title: Sometimes titles are not Specific you can include a translation of sorts in parentheses next to your official job title.

Start and End Dates: Enter the month and year on each of these dates.

Job Description: you have experience and got lots of learning in your current/previous job. But in this section no need to write all details. Mention your experience that is relevant to the job or that skill could be added advantage for the job you are applying.

Remember to sprinkle the keywords mentioned in the job description throughout your experience section

If you have more than one organization experience starts from the latest to the earliest. keep deliverable in bullet point format. Remember this section is an opportunity to showcase

how your experience is aligned to the position that you are applying for. Remember to sprinkle the keywords mentioned in the job description throughout your experience section because that way the hiring manager will know that you have the experience that the team needs.

Paying attention to key achievements

Evaluate your achievements where possible; for example, how did you help save the company money, generate revenue, improve customer satisfaction, increase productivity, and so on?
You earn any certification in your profession include it. Also if a digital badge available put it better also include a verification hyperlink. It helps the recruiter to verify digital badge/Certification validity easily.

Educational and Professional education

Including educational qualification starting with your most recent level. Mention the degree you completed avoid abbreviated it unit it is well-known accepted. mention university/College graduation year and CGPA. Prioritize the content of your resume so that your most important experience should be written first.

In professional Education mention courses done along with the institutions and duration of professional course.

Contact Me

All your contact information provided recruiter can easily make contact. Email-It should be professional, not lumbersome. Provide mobile number verify it for any Digi mistake.
Professional Social networking like a LinkedIn profile or professional website includes those links as well. A good dress passport size photograph with clear background should be included.

Nothing hurts a resume more than a grammatical error

Errors

Check for typo and grammar mistakes. Check more than two times or even someone else check your resume to make sure it is free from typos and grammar mistakes. Make sure it is error-free and easily readable in proper structure. Onwards with the typo check alignment of text margin spacing, Spacing between words. Check Homonyms i.e. words with a similar sound but different meaning like Accept/Except or Compliment/Complement. Verify all punition marks like , . : they are in the proper place. Watch out for the number like date, years, Marks, etc. verify it carefully putting a wrong number gives a very bad impression. Ask someone else to read it.

Honesty

Never ever lie in your resume. If you don’t have the skills, you might not get this job but if you lie then you might not be called for any future jobs the company might have. Sometimes, it’s okay to not have the skills because most companies will be ready to train you but honesty is a skill that no company compromises on.

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