The document provides tips for creating an effective resume to help get hired. It recommends including contact information, a well-crafted introduction, relevant work experience, education history, skills, certifications, and styling the resume professionally. The resume format should depend on the position and highlight qualifications over duties. A matching cover letter is also important to provide evidence for why you are the right candidate. Proper networking, interview preparation, and positive body language are additional tips to improve hiring chances.

1. The Sparks
Foundation
Harsh Kakasaniya
Digital Marketing Intern at GRIP
Task 2 (HR)
#GRIPMAY21

2. READ ARTICLE KNOW MORE
Tips to
get you
hired!

3. Get to know
the company
to understand
who they are
and what they
do and what is
working
culture
Compose a
compiling Cover
Letter to provide
evidence of why
you are the
right candidate
for the job.

4. Make your Social
Media
Professional
and make it
ready to
determine your
qualifications
and fit for the
company.
Redefine your
Resume to be sure
it is outlining not
only your duties
but how you
performed them in
ways others might
not have.

5. Make a
Professional
Website to
present a
portfolio of
work and
provide
evidence of your
abilities
Turn to your
Network and
tell them about
your goals and
obstacles and
ask for
referrals.

6. Rehearse your
interview with
a friend or
colleague.
Work with a
career coach to
help you
strategize your
approach to a job
proposition

7. Be aware of
your Body
Language and
conveys
openness and
willingness to
learn and grow.
Get Specific
while filling
the application
for a job

8. Volunteer or
seek additional
training to
gain additional
experience or
on-the-job
training
Highlight soft
skills such as
teamwork,
communication,
problem-solving
and time
management in
your cover letter
and interview

9. Don’t Just
Quit and
apply for any
positions that
interest you
than just
applying to
one or two
Dress for What you
Want as first
impressions are
everything,
especially when you
only have 30
minutes or so to talk
with someone before
they decide to hire
you.

10. Turn Negatives
to Positives
whatever your
downfalls may
be, use them to
your
advantage
Before applying
to any job, create
a list of references
and reach out to
those people to
make sure they
are comfortable
with you listing
them.

11. Being Confident
can range from
answering
questions with
a straight
forward
response, to
having a good
handshake.
Be Engaged: Ask
questions if
something is
unclear, a nod
to show you are
listening and
keep eye
contact

12. The Sparks
Foundation
Harsh Kakasaniya
Digital Marketing Intern at GRIP
Task 2 (HR)
#GRIPMAY21

13. Create a Great Resume
Tips to prepare one
What to include?
What to avoid?

14. Choose the most
suitable format
Chronological Resume
Functional Resume
Combination Resume
Infographic Resume
Resume with Profile
Targeted Resume
Non-traditional Resume
Mini-Resume
Step 1.

15. Arrange your
contact information
First Name Last Name
Your Address
Your City, State Zip Code
Your Email Address
Your Phone Number
Physical Mailing Address (Optional)
LinkedIn or Personal Website URL (if you have one)
Link to your Portfolio
Template
Step 2.

16. Step 3.
Write a winning
resume introduction
section
The resume objective (also known as a
career objective)
The resume summary (also called a
professional summary)
The summary of qualifications (or
qualifications summary)
The resume profile (sometimes referred
to as a professional profile)
1.
2.
3.
4.

17. Highlight your
relevant work
experience and
additional
sections
Step 4.

18. Create a clear
education
section
Step 5.
10th
Grade
12th
Grade
Graduation
Post
Graduation

19. Add hard and
soft skills to your
resume
Step 6.

20. Tie in key
certifications,
awards, &
honors
Step 7.

21. Step 8.
Styling and Formatting
your resume
ON Sufficient Spacing between sections
ON Add margines of 0.7+ inches
OFF Choose small size fonts
ON Keep length of max. 1-2 pages
Go below 9 pt size & use wacky fonts
ON Use same and Easy-to-read fonts
OFF

22. Step 9.
Write a
matching cover
letter