Common errors to avoid in Resume




I've had the chance of going through the resumes of applicants from freshers to those who are very senior in organisations, who were looking out for change. I'm here providing some of the very common errors committed by the applicants that can be avoided from the experience I've gathered.

The Resume is the first Point of Contact with the recruiter in most of the situations. Remember, that the recruiter could be going through hundreds of resumes to fill the position which is manual & tiring. Hence it is far important to present the resume in a short, precise, to-the-point information that is relevant for the job application. This way, the recruiter will be impressed with the resume presentation and chances are likely you may have edge over others.

1) Summary 
This is the first most important part of the resume. Summary must convey your total experience (for experienced applicants) & education background for freshers in terms of years, areas of your work experience/industry, major successes and core areas of strength or skills. This should not be more than 3-6 sentences depending on the experience you carry. This must convey if there is 'content' in you for the job you are applying.

2) Address - Do not make a mention of the Door no, Street or Lane No. No recruiter would be interested in these details. This is one of the common errors committed. However, make a mention of your city against your current job is important. Even avoid making a mention of your Father Name, 'Date of Birth'.

3) Avoid details - 'Avoid beating around the bush'. The resume needs to be as much clear & precise as possible. The more clear & precise we are in the resume presentation, chances are that the interviewer reposes more confidence in us. This reflects our presentation skills too.

Avoid making a mention of your designation, company, 'From' & 'To' date of your work experience in different lines. See for example below - notice how the applicant has placed his designation, Company & the term.

Right Way

Wrong Way

4) Hobbies
Often applicants make a mention as 'Member of Winning Cricket Team' or Chess player. It is important to note here is that recruiter is spending his money to find someone who can run & grow his business! Hence, it would not matter to him if the applicant has cricket or chess or guitar playing skills. He is more interested in the applicant's skills & how relevant he is to the job.

Do not make a mention of Microsoft Excel or Word as your skill. Rather, if you have good 'Advanced Excel Skills' you could make a mention of the same. Having Microsoft Excel or Word as a skill is very much expected of any applicant.

'Hard Working & quick learner' - Never make a mention about these in the resume as these are very much expected of any applicant

5) Skills - The skills in the resume must be tuned to the required skill set for the job you are applying.

6) Spelling Errors - Make sure to avoid committing any spelling errors. Run through the resume completely. There are recruiters who reject resume if they find any spelling errors, irrespective of how good the applicant is for the job.

7) Choose the right font & size - Make sure of the consistency of the font & size. Suggested font - Calibri & font size being '12'

8) Before sending the resume, save it in the name of "Resume_FirstName_SecondName" & send it in PDF format. Avoid sending the resume in word document format


There are several resume templates on job portals like Naukri, Indeed & other websites. Make sure to go through some of them before finalising one.

Last but not the least, make sure to run it past through another person who can help you identify any errors & improvements.



All the best!






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Common Financial Mistakes to avoid

I'm writing this article to share my thoughts for married couple. Even though we may have advanced in terms of technology, education, better standard of living we fail when it comes to financial decisions. No matter, how much we earn or how fat our bank balances is, as long as one does not have financial discipline it would end up wiping out one's wealth in matter of no time.  Life is best lived when we are prepared to face the worst. Allow me to share some of the fundamental financial mistakes we continue to make despite all the education and knowledge we have acquired.   1) Failing to purchase right financial product at right time Let us answer the below mentioned questions How many of us have health or Term(Life) insurance policies? Even if we have it, how well are we aware of the policies for which we make regular premium payments? Are we aware of the various inclusions and exclusions covered in our policies we have taken? Most of us fail to understand the importance ...
Read more

How to logout from all gmail web sessions

Image
Often we log into our Gmail account on other devices (using web browsers) & forget to signout. Here is a hack that helps you signout from all other web browsers at once. Step -1 once you log into Gmail account, at the bottom of the page you will notice option ' Details'  as depicted in the below picture. Click the 'Details' option. Once done with the above step, another window pops up. In the window that pops up, choose the option " Sign out all other web sessions" Once the above step is taken care, you will get a confirmation on the same window stating you have signed out successfully from all other sessions
Read more

Decoding a PAN number

Image
PAN number or the Permanent Account Number is a unique, 10-character alpha-numeric, issued primarily for  universal identification of all financial transactions and to prevent tax evasion by keeping track of monetary transactions.  It is issued by the Indian Income Tax Department under the supervision of the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT). In any given PAN number, the First five characters are letters, next four are numerals, and the last character is letter. The first three letters is a sequence of alphabets from AAA to ZZZ and this selection is random. The fourth character informs about the type of holder of the card. Each holder is uniquely defined as below: A  — Association of Persons (AOP) B  — Body of Individuals (BOI) C  — Company F  — Firm G  — Government H  — HUF (Hindu Undivided Family)  L  — Local Authority J  — Artificial Juridical Person P  — Individual T  — AOP (Trust) K ...
Read more