Who Am I ?

Aromal S

aromalsanthosh

@aromalhere

in/aromalsanthosh/

Software Engineer, 

Data & AI - IBM Software Labs Kochi

How important is your resume/CV?

The adage "You never get a second chance to make a first impression" is never truer than when you submit your resume. Because this is likely the first glimpse of you that employers will get, make it an impressive one. A great resume can open a door, but an inferior one can just as quickly close one. 

Your resume is YOU -

make sure it represents you well

How important is your resume/CV?

An average employer looks at a resume for between 10-15 seconds. This is the time they decide to either KEEP IT or TOSS IT.

Resume Vs CV : What's the difference ?

Resume: one or two-page summary of your education, skills, and experience. Brief and concise - no more than a page or two.

Curriculum Vitae (CV) – a longer (at least two pages) and more detailed synopsis.

- Summary of educational background, teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, and affiliations. 

- Used when applying for academic, education, scientific or research positions

The 5 P's of Resumes

Painless

Easy to read, well organized; use bold to make things stand out and use same font type throughout, indent 2-3 levels only.

Perfect

Proofread for spelling and grammar, consistent with punctuation, no personal pronouns. 

Page

One or two pages is best, 1”, .75 or .5 margins (no smaller and make sure all sides are consistent).

Paper

Resume paper with subtle color and pattern: if mailed do not fold - use a large envelope.

Position

Specific to the position you are applying for, use keywords from job description

Outline Of Presentation

*Not all of these sections are always necessary

Heading

Section Titles

Objective

Education

CV Content

Leadership/Involvement

Honors/Awards/Professional Organizations

Interests

References

The Header

What should be included?

- Name

- Address

- Email Address

- Links to LinkedIn, Portfolios, GitHub etc.

- Contact Number

Objective Statement 

Purpose

- Communicate the type of  position you are interested in

Examples

- Technical sales with an energy-related industry in the Southwest. Long-range goals of regional sales manager. 

- To obtain a position as field service representative with XYZ Software Corporation.

- Management trainee position with a specialty retailer.

Education 

Date or expected date of graduation

- Graduation Date: May 2014

- Expected Graduation Date: May 2015

GPA

- Major or overall at least 5.0

- Round down to the nearest tenth 

- 5.0 not 5.062

- If under a 4.5 do not add

Activities

Everything you’re involved in - clubs, sports, programs, activities like band, art, drama, journalism in school and out of school.   You can put them in order of significance or most recent.

Underneath each activity, write at least one brief description tells what you did.  Start with a strong action verb and follow it with specifics.  

Volunteer (Community) Experience

Include events you have participated either in or out of school.  Describe what you did.  Start with strong verbs.  Be as specific as you can. 

Experience

What is considered experience? 

- Full and part-time jobs

- Internships

- Self-employment or startups

- Volunteer work

Information to include

- Job Title

- Dates of employment 

- Company name

- City & State 

For each item, include the job title, name of organization, location, dates, and description of responsibilities. 

Listing Responsibilities 

Use bullet points

Start of each line with an action verb 

- Present tense if currently employed

- Vary your choice of verbs

- Past tense if no longer employed

Tailor skills and experiences to the position for which you are applying

Be concise while providing enough detail 

Achievements & Awards 

Don’t limit yourself here.  

This can be a laundry list or a detailed description.

Order by date reverse chronologicaly

Rank order by importance to the career objective

Do not say Member of …

Emphasize your leadership roles

Spell out the organization’s name: Do not use abbreviations or acronyms 

Resume Dos

Use action verbs 

Resume Don’ts

Use short, concise sentences

Use #, %, $ amounts

Keep resume easy to read 

Keep resume about one page (max 2)

Do not use the pronouns such as I, me, my, etc.

Do not clutter your resume with nonessential information

Do not make any misrepresentations

Do not include personal information

eg: age, sex, height, weight, marital status, photograph, etc.

Use Strong Action Verbs

Tools for Resume Building

https://www.overleaf.com/

https://hackerresume.com/

https://flowcv.com/

https://rxresu.me/

Websites For Resume Analysis

https://resumeworded.com/

https://cvcompiler.com/

Thank You !