I assume you have already written your first resume and now would like some more info about resume making. If you have not, write the one b...
I assume you have already written your first resume and now would like some more info about resume making. If you have not, write the one by going through this live-example.
What I am including here are some nuances of resume making. May be you would find yourself more by going to the links in “Discover Yourself” section.
First: The resume file format
While making your first resume, the first and foremost question which comes to your mind is in which format (.doc/.pdf/.htm/.rtf/.txt) should the resume be written? Well, the opinions vary but you must keep ready your resume in at least following two different formats for any occasion:
1.0 Print ready format:
Print ready format enables receiver of your resume to download your resume and print it as it appears on your screen. These are the .doc (MS-Word), .pdf (Adobe Writer) documents. Use this format when:
i) You have to present your resume in hard copies (such as in Walk-in-interviews, Campus Interview etc.).
ii) You can send your resumes as an e-mail attachment.
2.0 ASCII (text) format:
This format is devoid of the ornamental formatting (Like “Bold”, “Italics”, “Underline” etc.) and is just a text based file with .txt extension. This is a preferred form of submitting resume when you are submitting over internet, since most of the employers these days use keyword-searchable databases. It is a must if you are submitting resume in job sites.
You can easily convert your “Print ready format” resumes into “Text format”.
For example in MS-Word, open the resume and save it as type “Plain Text”. In the pop-up box, choose ”Text encoding: Other encoding: US-ASCII” and than “Save” it. After that, you need to edit the “.txt” file generated, to remove such characters as “?” and also align the text to left.
Second: What after the resume is prepared?
Once you have made your resume, show it to a few persons, who can give you suggestions to improve it. These persons in resume- parlance are called as "Resume Critique".
Also, check your resume yourself for following:
Appearance: Does your resume looks neat and clean and not cluttered?
Completeness/Length: Does your resume contains all required info, but is not too long?
Focus/Integrity: Does components of your resume gives an integrated look and feel, focusing on your job objective?
Professionalism: Is your resume free of typographical errors?
Third: In which Job-site to submit the resume?
Once you have prepared your resume, submit it in job-sites such as Naukri.com, Jobstreet.com, Clickjobs.com, Monster.com. You can register in multiple job-sites, but if you are from India my choice is Naukri.com, for the reasons given in Head Hunter Links . What you need is only a valid E-mail ID. You can register in the site now and upload the resume later.
What I am including here are some nuances of resume making. May be you would find yourself more by going to the links in “Discover Yourself” section.
First: The resume file format
While making your first resume, the first and foremost question which comes to your mind is in which format (.doc/.pdf/.htm/.rtf/.txt) should the resume be written? Well, the opinions vary but you must keep ready your resume in at least following two different formats for any occasion:
1.0 Print ready format:
Print ready format enables receiver of your resume to download your resume and print it as it appears on your screen. These are the .doc (MS-Word), .pdf (Adobe Writer) documents. Use this format when:
i) You have to present your resume in hard copies (such as in Walk-in-interviews, Campus Interview etc.).
ii) You can send your resumes as an e-mail attachment.
2.0 ASCII (text) format:
This format is devoid of the ornamental formatting (Like “Bold”, “Italics”, “Underline” etc.) and is just a text based file with .txt extension. This is a preferred form of submitting resume when you are submitting over internet, since most of the employers these days use keyword-searchable databases. It is a must if you are submitting resume in job sites.
You can easily convert your “Print ready format” resumes into “Text format”.
For example in MS-Word, open the resume and save it as type “Plain Text”. In the pop-up box, choose ”Text encoding: Other encoding: US-ASCII” and than “Save” it. After that, you need to edit the “.txt” file generated, to remove such characters as “?” and also align the text to left.
Second: What after the resume is prepared?
Once you have made your resume, show it to a few persons, who can give you suggestions to improve it. These persons in resume- parlance are called as "Resume Critique".
Also, check your resume yourself for following:
Appearance: Does your resume looks neat and clean and not cluttered?
Completeness/Length: Does your resume contains all required info, but is not too long?
Focus/Integrity: Does components of your resume gives an integrated look and feel, focusing on your job objective?
Professionalism: Is your resume free of typographical errors?
Third: In which Job-site to submit the resume?
Once you have prepared your resume, submit it in job-sites such as Naukri.com, Jobstreet.com, Clickjobs.com, Monster.com. You can register in multiple job-sites, but if you are from India my choice is Naukri.com, for the reasons given in Head Hunter Links . What you need is only a valid E-mail ID. You can register in the site now and upload the resume later.
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