Creating an awesome first impression with your resume

1. Resume
building
TEAM CIR

2. Importance of a good resume
Someone asked me recently
• “B… I heard hiring managers only spend an average of 7- 10 seconds
reading a resume. So resumes are meaningless, right?
• I responded as “That’s how long they take to scan a resume while
DECIDING whether to keep reading. If they like what they see,
they’re going to keep reading past 10 seconds. But you have to grab
their attention.”
• The purpose of putting a profile section on your resume is to
immediately show the recruiter you’ve got what it takes to get the
job done-perfect skill match!
• Your summary should motivate them to read the rest of your resume
with bated breath, has the advantage to do this because it appears
at the top and gets top attention.

3. Freshers resume –more insights
• As a fresher, most of you lack work experience; therefore, there is no
scope of adding job experience, However, there is a smart way to
impress a recruiter by adding a summary.
• You can present yourself as a prospective candidate for the job by
writing a crisp profile summary that describes your career aspects in
a professional way.
• The rule of thumb? Focus only on what makes you a better
candidate than anyone else.
• So...A resume profile (professional profile or career profile) is a short
summary of your skills, qualifications, and strengths related to the
job opening.
• It could include the job title, and shows your best few measurable
achievements that fit the job.
• A resume profile is a tweet-long cover letter.

4. Personal Qualities
• Highly motivated and eager to learn new things.
• Strong motivational and leadership skills.
• Learnt to produce best result under pressure situation.
• Competent in communication skills , both written and verbal formats.
• Ability to work as individual as well as in teams.
• Highly adaptable, multilinguistic, with a flair for meeting new people
and places.

5. Profile summary for freshers: Data analyst
• A highly skilled, competent, and diligent individual seeking an
opportunity to establish a career as a Data Analyst. Certified with
Diploma in Data Analytics from YN University.
• Strong willingness to exhibit proficiency in Analytical tools, Statistics
and Computing Methodologies in the professional environment.
• Knowledge of MS Office, C, CPP /SQL, Windows OS. & PYTHON / R

6. ECE
• A budding ECE professional, Have strong motivational and leadership
skills.
• Competent in Fundamental Concept and Techniques used in Digital
Electronics
• Gained insights in Networking: Switching & Routing-CISCO trained.
• Learnt to produce best results under pressure situations.
• Competent in communication skills , an effective team player.
• Knowledge of Arduino, MS Office, C, /SQL, Windows, Python

7. Mechanical Engineering
• An enthusiastic fresher, highly motivated with leadership skills having
bachelors of degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Eager to learn new technologies and methodologies, in the field of
Automation and reverse engineering.
• Always willing to innovate the new things which can improve the existing
technology.
• Adept in implementation of project, with the exposure gained during
graduate project on unmanned vehicles.
• Basic knowledge of AutoCAD, ANSYS, CATIA, Solid works, MS Office .
• -Abilities to handle multiple priorities with a genuine interest in
professional and personal development.

8. M.Tech
• A budding professional pursuing M.Tech. in Computer Integrated Design &
Manufacturing from NIT.
• -Sound conceptual understanding of subjects like CAD, FEM, Industrial
Engineering, System Optimization, Material Science, R.A.C, Power Plant
Engineering, I.C.E., etc. through various academic and industrial projects.
• -Knowledge of ANSYS, CATIA, Solid Edge, MS Office, C,PL/SQL, Windows
XP/Vista/7, UNIX and Oracle.
• -Abilities to handle multiple priorities with a genuine interest in professional
and personal development.
• -A self-motivated team player with strong analytical, interpersonal and
communication skills.

9. Recap: what a profile summary means.
• It is a crisp pitch to recruiters that talks more precisely about you.
• A well-written profile summary convinces recruiters to scroll down
your resume and scan further information.
• A professional profile or career summary for fresher should be precise
and highlight the best in you.

10. Seven Step Process
Explore self
Explore the work
Make decisions and set goals
Plan Education
Obtain career experience
Conduct job search or Plan for further study
Know how to survive in a changing economy

11. Six ‘w’ Questions to help You navigate for
career success:
Why--- Identify your goals
Who--- network with people
How--- Learn the skills necessary
What--- Understand requirements
Where--- Find out points of entry
When--- Know when to start looking

12. Opportunity
Awareness
Being in a position to seize the
opportunity
Self Awareness
Taking Action
Decision Making

13. What do you offer?
Skills
Qualities
Learning Experience
Projects/ Internships and outcomes

14. Purpose of a Resume
A Marketing Tool:
To influence an employer
To call you/discuss
In an interview
You’ve got 30 seconds!!!

15. Resume Myths
“I don’t need one until I’m ready to look for a job.”
“I can use one standard resume for the rest of my life.”
“I’m too young, there’s nothing to put on a resume.”
“My resume will get the job for me.”

16. Reality

17. Steps to
Build
a Resume
Laying the foundation.
Building the resume.
Finishing the resume.

18. Laying the Foundation
Assess Yourself on Paper
What have you accomplished?
•Skills, Abilities, Work Experience, and
Extracurricular Activities/Leadership

19.  Integrity
Ability to work with people
Responsibility
Judgment
Motivation to succeed
Work ethic
Intelligence
Creativity/enthusiasm
Communications skills
Exhibiting Technical competence
What Makes a Good Employee??
SOFT SKILLS

20. The Resume
Heading Summary
Related Skills
Education
Experience/
Exposures
Activities

21. • Enter your personal details- Name as in your school/ college certificates
• Use a professional Email-address. Something along the lines of
'firstname.lastname@gmail.com' would be ideal,
avoid 'abbygirl129@gmail.com’
‘Powerkumar@Hotmail.com’
Contact phone number ________________

22. Summary
• Focus on your motivations, skills and ideas you are able to contribute rather
than staying generic.
• Use keywords relevant to your desired position wherever possible in order to
pass applicant tracking systems scanning for them.
• Limit yourself to 2-5 short phrases.
• Be as concrete as possible and include tangible facts when writing about
yourself.

23. Education
• Stick to a reverse-chronological order for your education entries
with details of year and period.
• Only list your GPA if it is (a) being asked for or (b) you managed
to get an above-average one.
• If you didn't graduate (yet), still state achieved credits towards

24. Skills
• Try different designs for showing of your skills, like bars or dots
under "Design".
• If you want to sort your skills into sub-sections (e.g. soft skills &
hard skills)
• Select skills according to your desired position.
• Be specific with skills and add proof if possible.

25. Skills cont…
• e.g. Microsoft Office, incl. VBA Macros/Operating systems
• Design using software packages
• Data Management-Analyst //Proficient using ‘R’
• Computer language proficiency using C., C++, PYTHON

26. Courses
additional skill development-extra
academic
• Keep it relevant - only list courses which gave you qualifications that add
value to the job for which you are applying.
• Prepare to be quizzed about what you learned during the interview phase,
so only put courses in your resume you still know the ins and outs of.
• Use past tense for your description. Use present tense if you still pursue.
• Past courses shouldn't be the star of the show but rather the icing on the
cake. Hence, put this section below your professional experience and
education.

27. Area of Interests
• Select skills according to your desired position.
• Use keywords relevant to your desired position wherever
possible in order to pass applicant tracking systems scanning
for them.

28. Projects & Internships
• Mention the size, scope & scale of the project.
• Know the situations that prompted to do it. Use PAR or STAR model
• Mention the tools and applications used.
• Role played by you.
• Team size. Keep updated about the challenges faced and how it was
handled.
• Include project outcomes and what you have learned.

29. Awards
• Always view your resume from the lens of the employer-
What can you do for them?
• Stick to a reverse-chronological order for your section
entries that have dates.

30. References-could be given on
demand
• Make sure to brief your references before you put their contact data into your
resume.
• Your faculty / former teachers or professors
• A contact working at the company you are applying to[ Know their policies]
• Refrain from using private references (e.g. friends, family) as they make the
impression that you couldn't find professional ones and don't add much
value to your resume

31. Examples

32. Profile and Education

33. Profile and Education

34. INTERNSHIPS
• June 4th 2018-June 8th 2018 : Attended Internship at BSNL in ANANTAPUR. We
learned how data is transferred through Optical Fibres in an effective way.
Internships

35. Internship

36. Project Description

37. Project Description

38. Finishing the Resume
Be Concise
Avoid Personal Pronouns
Use action words
Show results
Reader Friendly
Avoiding common mistakes
•Spelling and grammatical errors.
•Formatting, fonts, length, paper quality.
•Translate “Aggie speak” to business English
•LIES
•Too long
•Be ready to back up anything on the resume
Don’t include references

39. Use white or off-white paper
Use a font size of 10 to 14 points
Black ink only
Use non-decorative typefaces
Choose one typeface and stick to it
Avoid italics, script, and underlined words
No horizontal or vertical lines, graphics, or shading
Do not fold or staple your resume
If you must mail your resume, put it in a large envelope
Continued…

40. Conclusion….
Your goal is to get & win in an interview
A resume is a window
It’s a brochure about you
The 8 second test
Brevity and readability

41. Now
Go ahead –Draft your resume based on the guidelines.
All the very best for your career!
Team Soft Skills. CIR, Amritapuri.