Preparing an Effective Resume: How to Create an Effective Resume?

A resume is a formal document that lists a candidate's work experience, education and skills.  A good resume give a potential employer enough information to believe the applicant is worth interviewing. That's why it is so important to create a resume that is effective. Take a look at the steps to create an effective resume:

Step 1: Write the Address Section 

The Address section occupies the top of your resume. It includes information like your name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Insert a bold line under the section to separate it from rest of your resume.

Example:

Kristi Mentally
Breach Candy, Mumbai - India
Contact No: +91 2223678270
Email: jasmine.watts@gmail.com 

Step 2: Add the profile Summary Section

This part of your resume should list your overall experiences,achievements ,awards,  certifications and strength. You can make your summary as short as 2-3 bullet points or as long as 8-10 bullet points.

Example:

Profile Summary 

• A Floor Supervisor graduated from University of Delhi having 6 years of experience in managing a retail outlet. 
• Core expertise lies in managing retail staff, including cashiers and people working on the floor. 

Step 3: Include Your Educational Qualifications

When listing your academic records, first list your highest degree. Then add the second highest qualification under the highest one and so on. To provide a clear and accurate picture of your educational background, it is critical that include information on your position, rank, percentage or CPL for every degree or certification that you have listed. If you have done any certifications and training, you can add a Trainings & Certifications section under your Educational Qualifications section. 

Example:

Educatinlonal Qualifications

<Enter qualification><enter date of qualification>from<enter name of institute>with<entet lercentage or any other relevant scoring system>.

Step 4: List Your Technical Skills 

When listing your technical skills, start with the skills that you are most confident about. Them add the skills that you do not have as good a command over. It is lerfectly acceptable to include just one skill, if you feel that particular skill adds tremendous value to your resume. If you do not have any technical sk8lls, you can omit this step. 

Example:

Technical Skills

• <Enter your technical skills here, if applicable>

Step 5 Insert Your Academic Project Experience 

List down all the important projects that you have worked on. Include the following ifotmationnin this section:

• Project title 
• Contribution 
• Organization 
• Description 
• Platform used 

Example:

Academic Projects 

Projects Title: <Insert project title>

Organization: <Insert the name of the organization for whom you did the project>

Platform used: Insert the platform used, if any>

Contribution: <Insert your contribution towards this project>

Description: <Insert a description of the project in one line>

Step 6: List Your Strengths 

This is where you list all your major strengths. This sections should be in the form of a billeted list.

Example:

Strengths 

• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
• Action-oriented and result -focused
• Great time management skills 

Step 7: List Your Extracurricular  Activities 

It is very important to show that you have diverse interests and that your life consists of more than Casanova. Including your extracurricular activities can give to you an added edge over other candidates who have similar academic scores and lroject experience  This section should be in the form of a billeted list. 

Example:

<Insert your extracurricular activity here. E. g. : Member of, _______________ played (name of sport)  at_______________level, won (name of prize/award) for _____________>

Step 8: Write Your Personal Details 

The last section of your resume must include the following personal information tion:

• Date of birth 
• Gender & marital status 
• Nationality 
• Languages know 

Example:

Personal Details 

• Date of birth:   25th May, 1981
• Gender & marital status:  Female, single 
• Nationality:  Indian 
• Languages known:  English, Hindi,  Tamil,  French