Wednesday 8 August 2012

Few tips to improve your CV


1.      Keep the resume 1 page. (at the max 2 pages but still refrain from a 2 page resume)
2.      Give one or two line information about each of your work and internships.
3.      Use a Template while writing your headings.
4.      Organize the information in reverse chronological order.
5.      Standardize your resume with particular font style and font size.
6.      Don’t write about information such as ‘Won XYZ drawing competition in Class 2 and the likes. Always write about those achievements which are significant and relevant to the profile company is offering.
7.      Don’t Try to fill the resume with unnecessary information (interviewer will ask for details if he requires them).
8.      Don’t Format your resume in fancy and/or large fonts
9.      Don’t fake the information in your resume.
10.  Don’t fill redundant data.
11. Be thorough with whatever you are writing. Don't write anything just for the sake of filling your CV .Your CV should be concise and to the point. Don't give detailed description of each and every thing in your CV.

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