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Resume

What

  • concise document that provides overview of an individual’s education
  • work experience, skills and accomplishments at a glance
  • it serves as a professional summary
  • resume must be in pdf format

Difference from CV

  • CV ( Cirriculum Vitae ) - more comprehensive document htan a resume
  • It includes academic and professional achievements
  • common in academic and research fields

Difference from Portfolio

  • Portfolio - is a collection of work samples, projects and achievements
  • It complemenets a resume or CV

Why

  • makes introduction to employers easier and automatic
  • highlighting achievements
  • navigational tool for interviews

How

  • resume must be minimalistic, no more than 2-3 colors
  • must be saved as pdf

Resume contents

Guidelines for full resume

Header - first and foremost important information goes here

Header also contains following subsections

Header

  • clear profile picture
  • banner or background ( optional )
  • full name
  • profession

Contact information

  • professional email address
  • linked in profile
  • other important profiles that shows your professionalism
  • phone number
  • date of birth
  • address

Summary

  • professional about or summary
  • expertise

##TODO : example image

Expertise

Work experience - section to show your skills and experience

Following are considered as experience

  • Education, Trainings, Certifications
  • Research, Relevant Coursework, Projects
  • Previous Employment (Experience), Internships
  • International Experience
  • Community Service, Volunteer Work
  • Activities, Campus Involvement
  • Leadership Experience, Honors, Awards
  • Technical Skills
  • Languages (not including English-if applying in the U.S.)
  • Professional Associations

Structure experience as following

  • order by most relevant and most recent
  • if each section doesn't have multiple subsections, combine
  • use bullet points to show each experience
  • avoid exaggeration, honesty is important
  • try to use different action verbs for each bullet point
  • use brief yet descriptive phrases
  • use examples to show how you have those skills with experiences

**Questions for identifying your achievements

  • did you solve a recurring problem for your area, department or section?
  • did you suggest any new procedures or programs for the company?
  • did you make any job easier or more efficient?
  • did you train anyone?
  • did you implement a new procedure or system?
  • did you do a job with fewer people?
  • did you do a job in less time than before?
  • were you asked to do a special project? Take on new responsibilities?
  • did you exceed your targets, goals or objectives?
  • did you receive any awards or special recognition?
  • did you do anything for the first time at the organization?
  • did you save the company money?

What could be the result or benefit of what you did?

Perhaps you

  • increased productivity
  • improved performance
  • reduced time
  • increased efficiency
  • improved reliability
  • reduced costs
  • reduced waste
  • streamlined workflow
  • improved safety
  • improved working conditions
  • increased sales
  • created something new
  • improved the customer experience

Action verbs list

Action verbs

Information here must be structured here as

  • organization or community name
  • your position and working years
  • your achievements along with skills you have learnt during the process
  • skills must be represented as "Accomplished X as measured by Y, by doing Z"

##TODO : example image

Education -

  • write your degree and major
  • university or college name
  • graduation year
  • relevant academic achievements

##TODO : example image

Certifications and Awards

  • relevant certifications
  • any awards or recognitions received

Projects

Volunteer Experience