Resume Tips

If you are an IT professional – here is a template file; use this to create your resume.

Effective Resume Writing :

A resume is the first introduction of your personality and skills to a prospective employer. Often, the 1st impression is the most lasting one. Lot of applications get rejected at the resume stage either because they are poorly presented or do not contain sufficient information.
Over the years of experience and the thousands of resumes specific to Information Technology professionals we have standardized on a format which is appreciated and widely accepted in the industry.

 

Tips while Applying on the Internet :

  • Send a copy of your resume in both MS-WORD and ASCII format.
  • Use tabs instead of spaces in MS-WORD
  • Ensure that you file is Virus Free
  • Write a covering note clearly stating your career ambitions and location preference
  • Be confident about whatever is stated in the resume

SAMPLE RESUME FORMAT

FIRST NAME : LAST NAME :

Experience :
xx.yy years of experience in areas of your expertise using the areas of tools you know in area of your application/industry domain.

Technical Summary :
Details of your technical summary with quantitative (# of months of experience) list of your skills in tools, system, application and industry. Bulletized list for each item.

Hardware Platforms :
List h/w platforms High - end to low - end in order of expertise (avoid PCs).

Operating Environment :
List o/s High - end to low in order of expertise.

RDBMS/Packages :
List of software known in order of expertise. Include version # s, tools, etc.

Computer Language :
List in order of expertise with version # s.

Education :
List degrees in reverse chronological order with year of completion.

Project Details :

NOTES : For detailed project description, the following guidelines should be used

1. List each project you have worked on in reverse chronological order (latest first).

2. Avoid education related projects. If included, indicate so clearly.

3. There should not be any time gap between projects. However, if there are, explain clearly.

Client :

Client Name

Project Size :

Duration in person months

Team Size :

Average Team strength

Duration :

From mm'yyyy to mm'yyyy

Hardware Platform :

Hardware system used

Software Tools :
List of software tools (o/s, RDBMS, CASE & other tools, etc) used.

Scope :

Brief description of the project. Avoid obvious description of application. Describe its unique features, size of client base, success it achieved for customers, etc.

Responsibilities :

Your specific responsibilities during the project describe the role you played, what contribution YOU made and how it was effective and success. Describe quantitative (# of lines written, # of forms/reports developed, etc) contribution and tools used. Avoid the use of generic and non-descript words like involved, participated, worked, etc. Limit the description to activities you personally undertook.

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