Top 10 Resume Tips for Freshers

What is a Resume ?

A resume is a manual or online copy of your bio-data. It has information about your academic details, work experience, summary & other information about your career / education. It is different from what we call as Curriculum Vitae (CV).

It can be used by an interviewer to scan your educational background. Basing on this document, he can decide whether to call you for an interview or not. It is a platform which leads you to the process of interview.

For example, you will carry your resume when you are going to demonstrate for the post of a lecturer in a college. In this case, the principal will first go through your resume.

An Entry Level Resume is created by/for a fresher, who is writing a resume for the first-time.

Conventions

You will see few useful hints in this document which will help you navigate easily. The following are the conventions:

· Important information is presented as a Note.

· Warnings are displayed using word Warnings.

Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites to write your resume:

· Career objectives

· Educational qualification

· Professional qualification / Internships

· Summary of experience if any / Academic Projects

· Skills

· Strengths

· Your contact details

Tips for Freshers in writing an Entry Level Resume

The following are the 10 important and useful tips for writing a good fresher graduate resume:

1. The career objectives must be short, simple and must convey your passion to work in the particular field.

Note: Avoid redundant information while writing objectives.

2. Your resume must have a valid contact number, mail-id and address.

3. If you have any experience in any other area, be truthful while mentioning it.

Warning: You may have a verification process after the interview. So, avoid using fake methods.

4. Mention your most recent professional qualification first followed by the others. For example, a course in Java

5. Make a note of the highest educational degree or qualification that you have. For example, highest degree could be an M.Tech

6. Add samples of your project work done in the final year of college.

Note: You can give a brief description of your previous project highlighting your role in it.

Note: You can also provide references on request. For example, you can mention the names of one or two of your professors and the institute from which you had done your project work.

7. Mention software skills along with the complete name of the course and version number of the software appropriately. For example, TechSmith SnagIt 8.0

8. Use bullets wherever necessary to make it more presentable to the viewer.

Note: Use the same kind of bullets throughout your resume.

9. When you mention strengths, try not to reveal your negative aspects.

Note: Try to mention your team work emphasizing your leadership quality during your internal projects in your curriculum.

10. Your resume must be free of errors. Check for spelling and grammatical mistakes.

Note: Use standard fonts while sending your resume online. For example, you can use Ariel or Verdana fonts.

You have successfully written a good resume by following the above tips.