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Career
tips and advice
8
tips to write an interview winning resume!
A resume is the first impression that you
make on the employer - make sure you do it right! First impressions
have a lasting impact - and in this case WILL decide if you get
called for the interview.
- Professional
highlights: Start the resume with a section on Career Highlights
/Qualifications. This section may need to be customized depending
on the company/job and carries a series of bulleted points that
emphasize your most important career experience, your skills,
your personality traits and characteristics, and some key accomplishments
from your work history as they relate to the job for which you
are applying.
- Use
impact words: Use action words to describe what you have done.
Words like "planned", "created", "implemented",
"gave directions to", "contributed", "originated"
deliver impact to the resume.
- Use
numbers wherever possible: Here is an example: One way of communicating:
worked on an application that involved lots of data Better way:
Worked on the trading application that got real time feed from
25 different systems and processed 1 million lines of code every
minute.
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Information on trainings/conferences attended: Include ONLY
relevant trainings and conferences attended. They tell the employer
that you have not just been good at what you do, But you have
kept your knowledge current with the changing technology and
business landscape.
- Length
of the resume: Though there is no written standard on the number
of pages a resume should have, I have seen some resumes that
run into 8-10 pages. The ideal length resume should not be more
than 2-3 pages.
- Spell
check and grammar: You will likely grow tired of hearing this
but correct spelling, appropriate grammar, no missing words,
and no typing mistakes make your resume an employer- pleaser
right out of the starting gate. Some hiring managers will not
further consider your candidacy if they find even one mistake.
Every mistake makes the hiring manager question your carefulness
and attention to detail.
- Contact
Information: In this era of instant messaging, blogs, email,
and cell phones, there is absolutely no reason to make contacting
you difficult for the potential employer. Yet, a lot of resumes
have no contact information except a home phone number. And
guess what - you’re never home during work hours, right?.
Give the potential employer your cell phone number, IM info
and 2 email ids. Avoid the dreaded phone tag that may make you
miss out on an interview altogether.
- Blog:
If you blog on your areas of expertise, do include the blog
URL in your contact information. The blog will tell the employer
more about your personality and your thoughts on important issues.
But do make sure the landing page on the blog is not pictures
of you having beer at a frat party. Remember - first impressions!
And yes, we at RadixThink will be more than happy to help out if
you want us to have a quick look at your resume and provide any
inputs.
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