Resume Writing
A resume is a formal document that summarizes an individual's work experience, education, skills, and achievements. It is typically used when applying for jobs to showcase qualifications and suitability for a particular position.
Resumes serve as a marketing tool for job seekers, presenting their professional backgrounds in a concise and organized manner. They should highlight relevant experiences and skills that align with the requirements of the job they're applying for. Resumes should be tailored to each job application, emphasizing qualifications most relevant to the specific role.
Contents of a Resume:
1. Your Name:
This is the actual Title of the document (Resume)
Your
name is the title of the document, this would make the job of the interviewer
easier as he need not search around for your name; another advantage is, he
would call you by name. So please write your first name first followed by
middle name and finally end with your last name.
Sai Deepak S L S Koilakuntla ✅ Sowmya S L Kolluri ✅
Koilakuntla S L S Sai Deepak ❌ Kolluri S L Sowmya ❌
Koilakuntla S L S Sai Deepak ❌ Kolluri S L Sowmya ❌
Please do not
make the font size too big, it should be max.13 (for the title) and the size
of the whole content in the document should be 12, neither 11 nor 13. If the font size of the title exceeds 13, it
looks like a pamphlet or a flyer. It the font size of the content also exceeds 12,
it looks like a wall poster. So always maintain the font size 12 for the content
in the Resume and 13 for the title (your name) of your Resume.
2. Photo:
Nowadays it is important to give a photo in your resume.
(Your
photograph speaks a lot about you.)
Boys
- Groom yourself well, have a haircut, clean shave, formals on (no T-shirt/casuals; tie and blazer would be a better idea), decent background (not in a
beach/resort / cut from a group photo), no life-size photo; bust size photo
is acceptable.
Girls – decent dress (no casuals) and good
background)
3. Contact Information:
Include your name, phone number, email address, and optionally, your address.
(Provide email, LinkedIn, GitHub (for
IT-related branches or those who wish to get a job in the IT industry) and your mobile
no.
It should be below the document's title; do not waste the space on the first page by giving your
address; your address could be given in the personal details section at the end of
the document. Give the above details as shown in the model CV.)
It should be below the document's title; do not waste the space on the first page by giving your
address; your address could be given in the personal details section at the end of
the document. Give the above details as shown in the model CV.)
4. Career Objective:
A brief statement summarizing your career goals, relevant experience, and skills. This section can be tailored to each job application.
(Start the
content with your career objective in 2 to 3 lines; one sentence only, without
any full stops in between. It should be unique, do not copy it from others’ CVs.
To get the best impression, do write a tailor-made one with the help of your
unique qualities i.e. your strengths / your long-term goal aligned with the company’s goal etc. which creates the best
impression.)
5. Education:
Include your highest level of education, along with the degree earned, institution name, and graduation date. You can also include relevant coursework, academic achievements, or certifications.
(Furnish your
educational details viz. Course name; Institution name; board/university; year
of pass; Percentage / CGPA. Always start with your highest qualification at the
top to lowest qualification. E.g. B.Tech at the top and specify your branch in
B.Tech and also specify the semester you are currently in.)
6. Work Experience: (Not Applicable for Freshers)
List your work history in reverse chronological order, starting with your most recent job. Include the job title, company name, location, and dates of employment. Provide bullet points detailing your key responsibilities and achievements in each role.
7. Skills:
Highlight your relevant skills, both technical and soft skills. This can include languages, software proficiency, leadership abilities, and other competencies relevant to the job.
This is Exclusively for B.Tech Students👇:
(Give only Technical Skills here: Give details
of the programming languages you are proficient in; do
not write - basics in C, beginner in
Java, learning Python etc. Write simply:
C, C++, JAVA, Python
Also
write C++, JAVA, PythonAlso
write the software tools you are proficient in; e.g – Autocad, Matlab, Labview,
Ansys, Catia, Windows etc. Also, write about the Operating Systems you can handle
viz. MS DOS, LINUX
Provide links
to your Coding Profiles in Codechef etc.)
Mention the certifications you have done from remote learning agencies viz. Udemy, NPTEL, Coursera etc. Sequence it in the order of importance viz. based on the company and the role, you need to keep the relevant certifications first, next etc. Use bullets instead of numbers for individual certifications.
- Be mindful to give the month and year of the certification done.
For example:
- Certificate for Completion of 'C Training' offered by the Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay in July, 2022.
- A++ Certificate for successful completion of Python Programming from Coursera in August, 2023.
Give details
of the company/institution/agency where you have done your internship and a
brief description of the project. Give the details like the month and year of completion.
For example:
- Completed a 3-month internship on “WEBSITE DESIGNING” from Infosys during September - December, 2023 at Insosys Campus, Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
If you have visited any industry/facility, you need to mention
the details viz. type and name of industry, processes/departments visited and
key learnings out of the visit.
For example:
- Industrial Visit to INCOIS, Hyderabad (Pragati Nagar) on 17-08-2019.
11. Academic Project Details:
Give details
of your projects in 2/3 lines by mentioning the principle and main features
of it. See that your internship and project details sections should serve as
fillers in the sense that any space is left in the CV it should fill it.
12. Achievements:
This section
is very important since you need to draw/cherry-pick your strengths from your
achievements. The reason is, that you have achieved something big in any field
means you are strong in that area. So you can group it under the achievements list.
You need to use your discretion to highlight any word/phrase in the
achievements list, do not highlight the whole point or 2 or 3 words in the same
point, then it loses its importance. Eg- if you have presented a paper in any
IIT, IIT should be made bold to highlight it. If you have participated
in a paper presentation contest in our college, then you have to make the paper
presentation bold.
You
need to divide your achievements section into 3 parts viz. academic,
co-curricular and extracurricular.
Academic
- would host your
achievements purely in academics right from school level but you need to
mention your biggest achievements first viz. your ranks, medals, school-topper/ college
topper etc. / trophies you have won in competitions such as Olympiads (maths,
science), spell bee, national Talent Search, science exhibitions, inter-school /
Inter-college / district / state-level essay-writing / elocution competitions
or any other competitions where you got appreciation.
Co-curricular
– It refers to any activity that is connected to
academics but is not reflected in your marks/certificates viz. workshops,
trainings, conferences, guest lectures, participations or prizes you got in technical
fests within your college or other institutions, particularly in NITs / IITs
etc. The activities include paper/poster presentations, quizzes, hackathons,
coding contests, preparing models/robots any innovative projects/inventions
/ designing websites, maintaining tech-related blogs/vlogs etc. Serving as a member/coordinator/organizer for association activities viz. IEEE, ISTE,
CSI, ISOI, ISHRAE etc.
Extracurricular
– This is in no way related to academics but is very
important in the sense that academic performance can not give any clues about a
person’s personality, behaviour, social conduct etc. where whereas co-curricular and
extracurricular activities showcase the same. Under this section, you may
include your participation or prizes you have won in games, sports, NCC, NSS,
literary (essay writing, elocution, debates, drawing, painting, model making,
crafts etc.), cultural (drama, skits, singing, dance, anchoring/compering,
antakshari, rangoli, event management, coordinator/volunteer/organizer for
various events within college or outside the college etc.) activities. Write as
many achievements as possible to showcase your skills and traits; achievement
doesn’t mean winning a prize, participation is also considered as an achievement
since it gives an experience to you. When you are participating in any activity
you are trying to accomplish something, you are not a spectator, you are a
performer, winning or losing does not matter as long as you are learning from
any activity and it gives you a rich experience.
This is the
most important section in your CV as many students do not know how to identify
their strengths. The critical part of identifying strengths is the way how you
convert your achievement into a strength. The same is explained below. Before
identifying your strengths, let us first try to understand the nature of
strengths, how are they different from your technical skills and how they
help you in your job or life in general.
Basically, talent is something that you possess without learning/practice; you are
aware of it, some sometimes you are not aware of your own talent. But skills are
acquired through conscious learning efforts by way of practice/rehearsal/exercise. Skill types are explained below.
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HARD SKILLS
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Soft Skills
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Technical skills
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Behavioural skills
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Tangible – you can see,
touch
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Intangible – only feel/experience them
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Cognitive in nature
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Affective nature
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You can
master them with practice
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You can
master them with practice
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Examples-
Drawing, playing,
driving, repairing, welding, coding, language learning, singing, dancing, all
engineering and technology-related skills
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Examples-
Presenting an
idea, leadership skills, problem-solving, creative thinking, analytical skills,
critical thinking, emotional intelligence, discipline, persuasion and
negotiation skills (convincing others), empathy, optimism etc.
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India’s students are pretty
strong in technical skills
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The reason for their poor
show is only because lack of soft skills as stated above
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You need to
write at least 5 or 6 strengths under the section – strengths in your CV. Many
students inadvertently write the strengths of either all intrapersonal or all
interpersonal skills leaving the interviewer guessing about their real
personality. If all your skills are either intrapersonal or interpersonal,
there is no balance in personality. Therefore, try to strike a balance in your
personality by mentioning three intrapersonal skills and three interpersonal
skills in your strengths list in your CV.
Broadly
soft skills may be further divided into:
'Intrapersonal
skills and Interpersonal
skills'
Intrapersonal
skills | Interpersonal
skills |
Learned and developed
without others' involvement | Learned and developed with
others' involvement |
e.g.- discipline, optimism,
hard work, creative thinking, problem-solving, analytical skills, critical
thinking, comprehension, resilience, patience, productivity, resourcefulness,
vision, strategic thinking, tactfulness, delegation etc. | e.g.- communication skills,
presentation skills, public speaking skills, assertive skills, teamwork,
leadership skills, emotional intelligence, persuasion & negotiation
skills (convincing skills), conflict resolution, advising, counselling,
mentoring etc. |
How to
identify strengths from achievements list in your CV – some examples are given
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Activity/achievement
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Strengths
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INTRAPERSONAL SKILLS
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One among 5 toppers or topper of class/school/college
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Hard worker
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Represented class/school/college in sports/games/athletics
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Hard worker
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Won prizes for 100% attendance or maintained the highest
attendance
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Disciplined
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Overcame fear by participating in competitions like
Paper presentations, anchoring/stage performances etc.
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Self-confident
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Solving problems related to real-time problems while
doing a project/model/event/program/teamwork
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Problem-solving
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Taking a lead role in any activity and making
decisions towards making it successful
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Decision making
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Breaking a big problem into small fragments and
solving them to arrive at a solution for a bigger problem
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Analytical skills
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Prepared/presented a model; drawing/sketching /
story writing/writing poems / writing short stories/drama/dance /
making short films/skits; won prizes / participated in essay writing/elocution/collage; creating/maintaining website/blog/vlog; writing
articles in school/college magazines; designing a new model/concept in
any dept or college level events etc
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Creative skills
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Not satisfied with the positive results of a project/activity and searching for mistakes/problems towards making it foolproof
or free from errors
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Critical thinking
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Not getting bogged down by problems / challenging
situations and staying focused on a goal
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Resilience
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Identifying strengths of team members and allotting the right tasks to individuals to complete an event or a project
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Delegation
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Convincing members of a team/higher-ups/clients/customers
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Persuasion
& negotiation skills
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Activity/achievement
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Strengths
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INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
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Transmission of message effectively in the right
medium
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Communication skills
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Transmission of message effectively in the right
medium in formal setting viz. teaching, selling, film, book, official
correspondence
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Presentation skills
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Addressing public gatherings, events, functions,
meetings
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Public speaking
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Taking the lead role of a group of people e.g.- played
roles of CR, SPL, Captian, coordinator/volunteer / organizer of any events
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Leadership skills
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Participated in group activities viz. NCC, NSS; team
games/sports like cricket, volleyball, football; drama, skits, group
dance etc.
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Teamwork
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Understanding one’s own emotions and those of
others and regulating them towards positive results
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Emotional Intelligence
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To bring about amicable solutions to resolve
Potential fights/differences of opinion/standoff/deadlock situations
through dialogue/discussion by involving all parties
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Conflict resolution
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14. Hobbies:
This is
another section that is highly ignored and given the least importance by students.
In fact, achievements, strengths, hobbies and personal information is very
important in HR perspective as these sections throw light on a candidate’s
personality and attitude. Many students fill this section casually and get
cought during the interview as the interviewers ask questions on the hobbies
they have given in their CVs.
Hobbies
are spare time activities that would be nurtured during weekends or vacations
where you have lot of time where as interests are the activities that you would
ike to do every day. Many stufents categorise news paper reading / watching
news as a hobby which not just right. It could be categorized under interest as
you would do it on a daily basis. Some hobbies can be extracted from
extracurricular activities as shown in the table below and some other hobbies
may be taken that are not shown in extracurricular activities.
Hobbies can
be further divided into active hobbies and passive hobbies. Active hobbies are
those in which you are involved in an activity and you are doing it and getting
satisfaction/pleasure out of it. Passive hobbies, however, are those in which
you are not involved directly and you are simply enjoying by watching them. To get the best impression, mention active hobbies rather than
passive hobbies. You need to mention 3 or 4 hobbies only that are active, creative
and offbeat.
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Extracurricular activities
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Hobbies
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Won prizes / participated in
cricket/badminton/chess/carrom/volleyball/football / throw ball/basketball at school/college level etc.
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Playing cricket etc.
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Won prizes / participated in
singing / dance
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Singing/Dance
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Actively participated in
association activities/volunteer/dept level/college level events /
served as an anchor etc.
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Event management/planning
and organizing events
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Participated in NSS
activities
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Social work
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Identify your hobbies: You need to add only the Active hobbies and not the Passive ones.
Active hobbies | Passive hobbies |
Painting, drawing, sketching, making crafts ✅ | Spending time with friends/family members 
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Photography, travelling ✅ | Browsing web 
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Playing cricket/badminton etc. ✅ | Watching cricket etc. ❌
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Stamp/coin / antique collection✅ | Chit-chatting with friends ❌
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Singing / Dancing✅ | Watching movies
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Listening to music ✅ | Bike driving
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Making short films, video editing✅ | Reading holy books / doing rituals
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Reading books, writing reviews✅ | Watching TV
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Doing yoga/meditation/ introspection ✅ | Helping mom in daily chores ❌
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15. Personal Information:
You
need to furnish your details viz. gender, date of birth, father’s name,
languages known, PAN no, Aadhaar no, Passport no etc. as shown below:
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Date of Birth : 06-06-2003
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Languages Known
: English, Hindi, Telugu
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Gender
: Female
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Aadhaar
: 3445 2312 2357
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Father’s Name : V Ramesh
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PAN
: BSRUK9674C
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Nationality
: Indian
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Passport
No.
: 2967823465901
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Address
: D-NO: 2-346-7B, Teachers
Colony, Secunderabad-500011
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16. Declaration:
State that everything you mentioned in your resume is true to the best of your knowledge.
You need to write a declaration at the end of the document as shown below:
DECLARATION:
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is true to the best of my knowledge and that I will be responsible for any deviation from the truth of these facts.
17. Date and Place:
Mention when and where this resume is written.
Place: Secunderabad Date: 16-06-2021
18. Signature: Sign at the end of the resume.
(SOWJANYA V K L)
19. References
Some companies ask for 2 or 3 references of people who have done significantly in your particular Field. Give the names and details of your HOD / Professor / your supervisor during your internship etc. as shown below:
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1. Dr K Ramakrishna
Mob: XXXXXXXXXXX
Email:
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Head of XXXX
dept.
XXXXXXXXXX
college of Engineering
Hyderabad
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2. Mr V Ratnakar
Mob: XXXXXXXXXXX
Email:
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Production
Manager
XXXX electronics
Ltd.
Patancheru
Hyderabad
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Here are some samples for good resumes:
Resume Templates:
