Resume Tips

• Be concise, consistent and structured

Recruiters spend time on a dozen million resumes and, therefore, your resume needs to give them just what they need – a crisp summary of what you can offer. In addition, ensure you maintain consistency throughout, whether it is your career objective or while enumerating your education details.

Organize your resume in a neat structure, with the manner that highlights your strengths and, at the same time.

• Cite benefits to the past employer

Probably THE most important aspect, your work experience description should bring out how the organization benefitted from your work and capabilities. Employers are ultimately looking for some form of results from an employee and offering them this perspective definitely helps your skills get noticed.

• Emphasize your credentials and provide references

The only way employers can verify your educational and professional background is through credentials. In addition to academic degrees and certifications, it is important to identify a set of individuals or authorities who can offer recommendations and vouch for your credentials in case of reference checks.

• Proof read

Last but not the least, check, check and re-check! Having a counselor, friend, or someone unfamiliar with your background review the resume also helps identify some errors that you might have overlooked.