Resume writing

RESUME WRITING

TEAM MEMBERS

Nirmal KLinkeshwar K

Gilbert GGanesh R

Santhosh Raj V

TODAY’S PRESENTATION

Introduction Definition and Types of Resume Format of a ResumeJob Application LetterTips for writing ResumeConclusion

RESUMEDEFINITION OF A RESUME

A resume is a document that summarizes your education, experiences, and credentials as they relate to your employment goals.

or

Resume is a selective record of an individual’s background.

TYPES OF RESUME

RESUME

Chronological Resume

Functional Resume

Combination

Resume

Targeted Resume

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CURRICULUM VITAE AND RESUME:

CURRICULUM VITAE RESUME• More than 2 pages • Maximum two pages

• More detailed synopsis • Less detailed synopsis

• Summary of your educational and academic backgrounds and other details.

• Summary of your skills, experience and education

• More biographical in nature • Less biographical in nature

• Goal is to be longer • Goal is to be brief and concise

• More time to read • Less time to read

FORMAT OF A RESUME

Name :

Address :

Mobile No.

Email ID :

Career Objective :

Educational Qualification :

S.NONAME

OF THE COURSE

NAME OF THE

INSTITUTION

BOARD/UNIVERSI

TY

YEAR OF

PASSING

% CGP

A

Areas of interest :

Technical skills :

Achievements :

Industrial visits undergone :

Co-curricular activities :

Project Done :

Extracurricular activities :

Soft skills / Strengths :

Personal Details

Date of Birth :

Gender :

Languages Known :

Hobbies :

References

Name :

Designation :

Address :

Contact no. :

E-mail id :

Date :Signature

Place :

CAREER OBJECTIVES

DEFINITION A career objective is a short

statement that defines the position candidate is seeking, setting the tone for the rest of his/her resume.

The career objective statement, also known as a value statement, usually occupies a space near the top of resume, right under contact information.

CAREER OBJECTIVES

The career objective will cover five areas:

Functional area of interest Type of organization Level of position Eventual goals Size and scope of organization

SAMPLE CAREER OBJECTIVESRESEARCH ANALYST: Interested in joining a market researchfirm or a market research department as an analyst. Long term goal is a senior management position in research.

DATA PROCESSING: Wish to begin career as a programmer

or systems analyst where skills in quantitative and mathematical training can be used. Special

interestin marketing and finance applications.

REFERENCE IN A RESUME

References are individuals who know the candidate fairly well and who can vouch for his/her ability to work hard and do well at a position for which he/she is applying.

At least three references should be included in a resume.

Ask permission from potential references before including them on reference page.

TYPES OF REFERENCE

REFERENCEPROFESSIONAL

REFERENCE

Managers, Clients

PERSONALREFERENCE

Teachers, Neighbors

DETAILS GIVEN IN REFERENCE SECTION The candidate should include the

name, company name or department, title or position, address, and telephone number ,e-mail ID of their references.

Finally, he/she may include a sentence explaining how they know the person.

NEED FOR REFERENCE IN A

RESUME References are a vital part of the hiring process and employers request them to validate information found on resume

At least three references should be included in a resume

References can upgrade the candidate from “can be selected stage” to “selected stage”.

SAMPLE RESUMES

RESUME RELATED TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Name : Manish

Address : No.77 ,Sathiya nagar ,Puducherry-10

Mobile No. : 9876556789

Email ID : [email protected]

Career Objective :A full-time permanent position in Mechanical

Engineering with emphasis on product

development, electronic packaging and

manufacturing.

Educational Qualification

Sl. No.

Name of the course

Name of the institution

Board/ University

Year of passing

% CGPA

1 B.Tech(Mechanical Engineering)

Pondicherry Engineering College

Pondicherry University

2010 8.7

2 Higher Secondary

St.Patric Tamil Nadu State Board

2006 93.9

3 Matriculation St.Patric Tamil Nadu State Board

2004 96.7

Areas of interest :IC engines, Combustion and Emissions, Mechanics.

Technical skills :AUTOCAD, ANSYS, PRO-EAchievements :Secured first mark in ThermodynamicsIndustrial visits undergone :Visited MRF & HINDUSTAN Private LTD. in MARCH 2009 Co-curricular activities :Presented a paper on “RECENT TRENDS IN CLOUD COMPUTING” at the International Conference held in VIT on 24th &

25th ,FEBRUARY 2010 Project Done : A group project on “TWO STROKE ENGINES “ was Submitted in JUNE, 2009Extracurricular activities : NSS, Cricket, FootballSoft skills / Strengths : Assertiveness, Leadership skills, Time management skills

Personal Details Date of Birth :25.5.1989Gender :MaleLanguages Known :Tamil, English and FrenchHobbies :Drawing, Singing

References

Name :Mr. N. Rathinam

Designation :Senior lecturer

Address :No. 39 Kamban nagar

Puducherry-13

Contact No :9635463865

Email ID :[email protected]

Date :19.08.2010 Signature

M. Manish

Place :Puducherry

RESUME RELATED TO CIVIL ENGINEERING

Name :K. Sharmila

Address :No.84 Kamban Nagar

Puducherry-20

Mobile No. :9434325674


Career Objective :Seeking to take up managerial position in the field of Civil

Engineering and take challenging, creative and diversified

projects.

Educational QualificationSl. No. Name of the

courseName of the institution

Board/ University

Year of passing

% CGPA

1 B.Tech(Civil Engineering)

Pondicherry Engineering college


2011 9.12

2 HIigher Secondary St.Joseph of Cluny

Tamil Nadu State Board

2007 94.8

3 Matriculation St.Joseph of Cluny


2005 95.8

Areas of interest :Soil mechanics, Foundation Engineering, Fluid

mechanics.

Technical skills :AutoCAD, MathCAD, Maple, MS office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Power point, SAP 2000.

Achievements :Have got best student award in Civil Engineering from

University of Wales

Industrial visits undergone :Visited POONDI RESERVOIR at POONDI, CHENNAI as

part of curricular on 23rd Aug -2010.

Co-curricular activities :Presented a paper on” TYPES OF BUILDING “ at

the international conference need in visit on

24th & 25th ,FEBRUARY 2011

Project Done :A group project on MASONRY was submitted in JUNE, 2010

Extracurricular activities :NSS, Basketball.

Soft skills / Strengths :Assertiveness, Leadership skills, Time management

skills

Personal Details Date of Birth :18.8.1990

Gender :Female

Languages Known :Tamil, English and Hindi

Hobbies :Drawing, Singing ReferencesName :Mr. A.Jagannathan

Designation :Lecturer

Address :No. 39 Perumal Koil Street Puducherry-1Contact no :9345435354


Date :23.11.2011 Signature K.Sharmila Place :Puducherry

RESUME RELATED TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Name :R.Tamizh

Address :No.84 Canteen Street

Puducherry-1

Mobile No. :9500770345


Career Objective :To obtain a challenging position that allows me to use

my information technology skills, while assisting

(company name)'s success and future growth.

Educational Qualification

Sl. No. Name of the course

Name of the institution

Board/ University

Year of passing

% CGPA

1 B.Tech(Information Technology)

Pondicherry Engineering college


2010 8.88

2 HIigher Secondary Petit Seminaire


2006 89.9

3 Matriculation Petit Seminaire


2004 96.8

Areas of interest :IT Governance, Information Security Management, Data

Warehousing.

Technical skills :C, C++, JAVA, MS OFFICE SUITE.

Achievements :Have got best Programmer award from Pondicherry

University

Industrial visits undergone: Visited WIPRO, TCS, HCL on Aug, Sept -2009.

Co-curricular activities :Presented a paper on” JAVA “ at the

international conference held in VIT on 24th

& 25th ,FEBRUARY 2010

Project Done : A group project on “DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING”

was submitted in JUNE, 2009

Extracurricular activities :NSS, Hockey, Football

Soft skills / Strengths : Assertiveness, Leadership skills

Personal Details Date of Birth :18.10.1989

Gender :Male

Languages Known :Tamil, English and Hindi

Hobbies :Drawing, Reading Books

References

Name :Mr.M.Ezhilarasan

Designation :Senior Lecturer

Address :No. 44 Aravindar Street

Puducherry-1

Contact No :9356878121


Date : 10.10.2010 Signature

Place : Puducherry R.Tamizh

TIPS FOR WRITING RESUME• Know the purpose of your resume• Make sure to use the right keywords• Proofread it twice• Avoid negativity• Achievements instead of responsibilities• No pictures• Use numbers•One or two pages• Use action verbs

•No scattered information• Lists all your positions• Careful with sample resume templates• No pronouns• Don’t forget the basics• Don’t include irrelevant information• Back up your qualities and strengths• Put the most important information first

JOB APPLICATION LETTER FORMAT

FROM

TAMIZH

NO.27 CATEEN STREET

PUDUCHERRY-605001

19 -04-11

TO

THE HR MANAGER

SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STREET

CHENNAI-600018

Respected Sir

SUB: Application for the post of system analyst

In response to your advertisement in THE HINDU dated 19-04-11, I am

herewith applying for the post of system analyst.

I have completed B.Tech (Information Technology) from Pondicherry

Engineering College in April 2010 with a CGPA of 8.4. In addition I

have also completed C,C++,JAVA in May 2009 from CSC

Computer centre, Puducherry. I also possess good communication skills

and people skills.

If selected, I assure you that I would work to the best of my ability.

Looking forward for an interview at the earliest.

Thanking you

Yours faithfully

R.Tamizh

ENCL: Resume

LETTERS

DEFINITION

SALUTATION

COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE

SALUTATION:

FORMAT:

Unknown Person : “ Dear Sir (or) Madam :

(or) , ” Known Person : “ Dear [recipient's given

name] : (or), ”

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COMPLEMENTARY CLOSE :

USAGE : Yours faithfully, (If you don't know

the name of the person you're writing to)

Yours sincerely, (If you know the name of the person you're writing to)

Best wishes , Best regards , (If the person is a close business contact or friend)

TYPES OF LETTERSLETTERS

STYLE

FORMAL

INFORMAL

FORMAT

SEMI-BLOCK

FULLY BLOCK

SEMIBLOCK FORMAT

EXAMPLE:

121 Knox Road #6Denver, Colorado 80122

March 4, 20--

Linda , Managing Editor 1650 K. Street, NWWashington, DC 20036

Dear Ms. Linda:

I am applying for the summer editorial internship you listed with the career Development Center at the University of Maryland. I am currently a junior at the University of Denver, with a double major in English and Latin American Studies. Over the past three years I have gained considerable experience in newspapers and magazine journalism. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Jeffrey Richardson

121 Knox Road #6Denver, Colorado 80122March 4, 20--

Linda , Managing Editor 1650 K. Street, NWWashington, DC 20036

Dear Ms. Linda:

I am applying for the summer editorial internship you listed with the career Development Center at the University of Maryland. I am currently a junior at the University of Denver, with a double major English and Latin American Studies.Over the past three years I have gained considerable experience in newspapers and magazine journalism.I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Jeffrey Richardson

FULLYBLOCK FORMATEXAMPLE:

THANK YOU

LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST SPECIAL THANKS TO

DHANA BHARATHI

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