Good looking resume

Editing the Resume

A prospective employer will spend less than 30 seconds reviewing your resume.
• Ask yourself a couple of questions after you have prepared your resume.
o Have I communicated to an employer that I could fill a need?
o Do my strengths come across in the resume?
o Have I cited examples of my leadership, initiative, creativity, or problem-solving skills?
o Would an employer think the resume was too wordy?
o Have I presented it in a clear, concise, and focused manner?
• Always check for correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. Read it aloud slowly. Don't rely on spell check to catch all the errors.
• Ask several friends, family, and trusted co-workers to review it, not only for grammar and spelling, but also for content. They may be able to remind you of accomplishments or skills you may have overlooked.
• Remember to use action verbs and avoid "I, my duties or responsible for"?
• Do not abbreviate words or use acronyms that might not be understood by everyone reading the resume? (Example: If you use the abbreviation RPC state that it means Remote Procedures Call)
• Qualities that will set your resume apart from others are:
o a sense of confidence and sense of purpose is conveyed
o clear and concise language has been used
o page layout is clear and inviting to read


References

References should be listed on a separate page.
List names of three Managers who will support you with a strong recommendation. These references should be from the Companies you have listed on your resume.
Prior to putting Reference Names on this Page
• Call the Managers and ask if you can use them as a job reference.
• Ask them what they would tell a potential employer about your strongest and weakest areas, and what would be their overall comment about you. (This is only for your knowledge, it is not to be typed on the resume)

Presentation

• The Heading of the page needs to be: References for "your full name"
• List the following information:
o Manager's Name
o Manager's Title
o (Area Code) Telephone Number
o E-mail Address
o Project
o Company Name
o City, State/Province
o Country
• The reference page should be printed on the same color quality bond paper as your resume and at least three references should be provided.


References Page Format

References for (First, Middle, Last Name)
Manager's Name
Manager's Title
(Area Code) Telephone Number
E-mail Address
Project
Company Name
City, State/Province
Country

Finalizing the Resume

You want to finalze yours CV

Resumes should be concise and in a manageable document length.

Your Name and Page Number should be located on every page, just in case pages become separated while in the hands of the prospective employer.(The Name and Page number can be in the Header or Footer part of the resume, or at the top of the page using a smaller font size, to avoid distracting the reader. Page Numbers can be written as: Page 2, Page Two, Page 2 of 3, or Page Two of Three.)

Do not put a photograph of yourself on the resume. Potential employers will not be hiring you based on your looks! However, International candidates will need to send their scanned photograph to the Systems Integration Solutions, Inc. International Department representative along with the final formatted resume.

Type your resume in a word processing document and back it up on a disk. Updating your resume then becomes easy. If you are not a typist, ask a professional to type it.
Use one typeface such as Times New Roman, Arial, or other traditional typeface. The standard font size is 11 point. Headers may be increased to 12 point.
Margins should be no less than one inch on sides, top, and bottom. The white space serves as a border and keeps the resume from looking cluttered.
Avoid underlining within the resume narrative. If you have written the statements well, they will need no further emphasis.

Always do a print preview of each page of your resume, to view the layout and spacing.
E-mail your resume document, with a short introduction letter to your Systems Integration Solutions, Inc. contact. The document can then be opened, printed, and distributed to clients.
Laser-print your completed resume or have it professionally typeset.
Give or mail an interviewer your resume printed on an off-white, tan, or light gray quality bond paper. Never give them a photocopy of your resume.

Resume Skill Verbs

Resume Skill Verbs

act diagnose persevere
analyze draw persuade
assemble evaluate plan
balance examine problem-solve
build figure produce
calculate fix promote
communicate imagine publicize
compose influence reconcile
consult interview remember
control invent repair
coordinate judge research
copy lead schedule
count manage sell
create motivate service
debate negotiate speak
decide observe systematize
design organize teach/train
determine paint type
develop perform trouble-shoot

Action and Skill Verbs

Action and Skill VerbsThe list below includes a partial list of action and skill verbs that you need to use to describe job functions in the Employment History Section.
Action Verbs

adapted

administered

allocated

approved

arranged

assisted

attained

attended

brought

chaired

classified

compared

completed

computed

conceived

conducted

coordinated

dealt

defined

delegated

detected

directed

documented

drafted

estimated

expanded

facilitated

filed

founded

governed

identified

implemented

improved

increased

indexed

initiated

inspected

interpreted

investigated

maintained

modified

operated

perceived

prepared

presented

presided

processed

programmed

provided

recorded

recruited

re-evaluated

reorganized

reviewed

revised

scanned

screened

selected

solved

sorted

stimulated

structured

suggested

summarized

supervised

tested

Writing Employment History - an Impact Statement

• It is in the Employment History Section of the resume where you need to describe the jobs you have worked on for the past fifteen years. For each job you have held, you will briefly describe Company Business, the Project and your Role. The sentences that follow should emphasize your responsibilities, what you did, for your employer. The first sentence is called the impact statement, because it should make an impact on how a potential employer will view your resume.
  The impact statement is your strongest result or accomplishment. When an employer scans your resume quickly, the first statement is the one that is read most often.
  This statement can be something you alone achieved or you achieved working on a team.
  The impact statement and other responsibility sentences should begin with an Action or Skill verb. (Use the Action or Skill Verbs page to select the best action word(s) to describe what you did)
  Use the following questions to assist you in writing the impact statement:
  What did you do?
  Over what period of time?
  What impact did your accomplishment have on the department, company, city, state, etc?
  How did you or your result
  - increase performance?
  - add to profits?
  - save time?
  - increase knowledge?
  - decrease errors?
  - save money?

Impact Statement Samples:

Designed, developed and implemented a new payroll system, affecting 2200 employees. Payroll is processed now in two days instead of three, accuracy is up 2%, with a savings of $38,000 a year.

Introduced technology that reduced accounting's time requirements for month-end close of books from seven days to two days. This process was subsequently adopted by the company's three satellite offices.

Re-designed a management inventory software program that eliminated three days of costly and time-consuming inventory counts done monthly.

Within two weeks after being hired, resolved chronic computer crashes that had plagued the company for over a year. Traced the problem to vendor software.

All the best!!

Resume Sections

The Sections of the Resume are listed below in the order that they should be written. Each area lists the information that should be included and the order in which it should be listed. Areas in bold type below should be in bold type on your Resume. All areas should be on the left side of the screen, except your name, which should be centered at the top of the page.
First Name, Middle Name, Last Name
Address
City, State/Province, Country, Zip Code
Area Code and Telephone Number (Home)
Area Code and Telephone Number (Office — optional)
E-Mail Address (Optional)
Cell Telephone Number (Optional)


Experience Summary:

Listed below are the areas to include when writing your summary.
Number of years of experience or expertise
Field(s) of expertise or areas of skill (Designing, Evaluating, Installing, Problem-solving, etc.)
Type of industries worked in or preferred
Your preference to team or individual work
Proficiency in languages spoken — optional

Technical Summary:
Below are some sub-headers you may wish to use to list your various areas of expertise. List only those tools that you are proficient in and you wish to continue working in on your next assignment.
Hardware:
Software:
Languages:
Databases:
Operating Systems
Web Tools

Employment History:
Start your resume with your most recent job.
Dates of Employment (from mo/yr - to mo/yr)
Your Title (Designate whether Full-time Employee or Consultant)
Company Name
City, State/Province
Brief description of Company Business and client names (optional)
Brief description of Project and overall objective
Brief description of Your Role and then bullet the following statements starting with an action verb
List one "impact statement." (See separate page on how to write)
List two to four additional responsibilities.
Environment: List those items (Operating Systems, Languages, etc.) from your Technical Summary that you used while working at this company.

Education:
List all schools attended even if a degree wasn't obtained.
Colleges or Universities attended
Degree and Major Field or Course of Study
School Name, City and State/Province
Grade Point or Rank in School (Your Rank and Number of people in the Program)
Technical Institutions attended (Same information as above)
Training Courses, Seminars or Workshops completed
Name of Course, Company Sponsoring Course, if appropriate, Date, Certificate

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How to attract Recruters?

Resume Preparation: How to attract an HR?

Below are listed the sections of the resume and some pointers to help you prepare your resume.

Header

The Header on the first page should be your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and/or cell telephone number.
Use your full name, no nicknames.
The entire Header is in bold typeface and is always centered in the middle of the page.

Experience Summary

This is the area that is used to catch the potential employer's eye and make them want to learn more about you.
It is a quick highlight of significant experiences or areas of expertise.

Technical Summary

This summary lists all the tools you have worked with in the past and want to continue working with in the future.

Employment History

Potential employers will be mainly interested in the most recent projects and technical skills used.
Work experiences should only be shown for the last 15 years. Skills used further back than that are not always applicable today.
Summaries written about the Company Description, Project Objective and your role should be brief (2 or 3 sentences each).
Reason for leaving a position is never listed on your resume, as this will be asked for on the job application or in the interview.
Salary is also never listed on a resume. A salary that is too high may eliminate you from consideration and a salary with a low figure may indicate to an employer that you will work for less than the salary they would have offered.

Education

All honors or special achievements should always be listed, in addition to the college, course of study and grade point average/rank in class.
Listing the year of graduation is not necessary, as the year you graduated could lead an employer to discriminate against you due to age.

Now prepare yourself let me know your comment On this.

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Definition of Resume

A summary of one's academic qualifications and work history experience. Your resume should be composed of yours following:
Objective
Skills
Experience
Achievements
Education
Training
References

It does not include Personal Information — marital status, date of birth, etc.

Resume Preparation Techniques

Applying for a job is like trying to sell yourself:

your goal is to get the employer to the point where they have to have you in their company. So how do you do that?
By having the right resume outline for the job you want. You have several different resume outlines to choose from, so you will have to consider the following.

Chronological Resume:

This resume outline helps showcase your employment history in an organized manner. You will begin with your most recent job experience and work your way back. This type of resume is easy to write, and is probably the most common resume format. In fact 84% of recruiters prefer this type of resume outline to any other. So if you are in doubt of which resume outline to use, stick with the chronological resume. If you have a spotty employment history, or lack any real-life experience though this may not be the best resume type for you. It could end up highlighting your lack of job experience.

Functional Resume

This resume outline helps highlight the fact that you are on a career path. You will create this type of resume by dividing your information into two different sections. The first section will list the skills and experiences that you have, while the second lists the places that you worked. This type of resume is best if you have a time gap in your resume, or have worked at several different types of companies. The goal of this type of resume outline is to show that even though you have done a little bit of everything you were working towards an end goal. Use a functional resume outline if you want to highlight your skills at each job, instead of the job title or position itself.

Curriculum Vitae

This resume outline is a specialty outline that is best for education and research fields. Typically a Curriculum Vita (CV) is more through than a regular resume and lists every achievement that you have had, including published papers and presentations. A typical CV could be as long as 30 pages or more! It is not recommended that you send one to a potential employer, unless it is specifically asked for in the job posting. If they like you, they may ask for one at a later date.

Candidate Profile

This resume outline isn't actually a resume at all! Some companies are doing away with tradition resumes in favor of a technologically advanced alternative. They ask job candidates to fill out a candidate profile online highlighting skills, beliefs, and talents. This type of resume outline is particularly useful if employers have to wade through thousands of candidates quickly.br>

Final Thoughts

Companies don't hire only one type of resume outline, they hire people. So do your best to put your best foot forward in the interview process, and then knock them out at the interview.

All The Best!!