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Resume Making Workshop
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25th August, 2012
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2. Introduction to Opera Solutions
The Context : Big Data
The world’s businesses realize that new Big Data solutions have huge power. But they lack
internal capabilities to take advantage of the opportunity
There’s a Big Data gap that
organizations can’t bridge themselves
Data created grew 9X from 2005 to 2010 (800
billion gigabytes in 2010 alone) – existing capture
systems overwhelmed
Majority of new data is unstructured, web-based,
extra-enterprise Large and
growing
70% of unstructured data stale after 90 days market
opportunity
Analytics need to be brought into operations to
drive real business improvement – companies
lack the means for ongoing insertion of analytic
output into their day-to-day operations
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3. Introduction to Opera Solutions
The Opera Difference
Opera Solutions
dramatically improves machine intelligence
and couples it with the power of human insight
to drive significant, sustained profit growth
Founded in 2004, Opera has grown to over 500 professionals
with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia
We serve the world’s leading organizations in financial
services, retailing, government, structured
finance, automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, entertainment and media, and more
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4. Unmatched Human Insights
Opera’s global team includes world-class Big Data capabilities: scientists, service professionals
and technologists working closely together
Opera Scientists Opera Data Opera Professional Opera Developers
(150+
Today, expanding to
Specialists Services (70+ proprietary; large
(60+) (150+) network)
300)
Largest concentration in World-class data Industry leaders with Global talent working
a private firm today – structuring and deep domain together
goal is to “corner the integration expertise; experience
market” with 300 by proprietary technology Rapid development
2013 – aggressive Proven ability to solve capabilities and Cloud
recruitment Experts in new classes business problems talent
of data (e.g., social with analytics-based
Experts in machine media, geo-location, solutions Experts in developing
learning, mathematics, mobile, etc.) lean, flexible
neurobiology, cognitive processing and
neuroscience, more – delivery infrastructure
20+ disciplines –
stronger, multi-
disciplinary approach
Fluid movement between domains and disciplines; critical mass of talent; deep integration
between scientists, technologists, and professional service teams
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5. Opera Solutions’ Global Footprint
Opera Solutions has created a global capability of which India is the second largest office
New York/New Jersey (2005) London/Paris (2005)
• Global headquarters
• Client-facing offices
• Client-facing offices
Shanghai (2005)
• Source of top Chinese
talent
• Focus on analytics
• Regional client base
New Delhi (2006)
• Source of top talent for all service areas
• Center of excellence for multiple capabilities e.g.
San Diego (2008) • 24 x 7 Operations
• Global Talent Pool
− Analytics
• Global Analytics/ Technology − Software and Visualization
headquarters • Rapid Execution
− Research and Data
• Client-facing office
• Regional client base
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6. Agenda
• What is a Resume?
• 5 Steps to Make a Resume
• Sections of a Resume
• Sample Resumes
• Doubts and Misconceptions
• In a Nutshell
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7. A. What is a Resume?
The resume is your first interaction with a potential employer. It is a marketing tool and an
introduction to you and your experiences. There is a need for effectively presenting yourself in
text form to the interviewer
Product Brochure Consumers
Student Resume Interviewer
Purpose of a resume: Get shortlisted for a Personal Interview
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8. A. What is a Resume?
Decide which messages are most important to your audience, and communicate these messages
succinctly and clearly in a visually appealing format
• Basic Details
• Academic Achievements
• Positions of Responsibility
• Project Information
• Extra Curricular Activities
• Awards
Ensure delivery of High quality of
• Relevance to position applied for • Content
• Skill sets • Size and arrangement
• Attitude and aspirations • Appropriate language
• Organizational capabilities • Formatting
Information conveyed in 120 seconds!
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9. Agenda
• What is a Resume?
• 5 Steps to Make a Resume
– Understand Yourself
– List and Pick
– Arrange
– Polish
– Review
• Sections of a Resume
• Doubts and Queries
• Sample Resumes
• In a Nutshell
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10. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B1. Understand Yourself
Analyze yourself thoroughly to determine what would work best for you
LIST AND
UNDERSTAND ARRANGE POLISH REVIEW
PICK
Analyze Yourself
What are my skill sets?
What kind of a job do I want?
What matters to me in the long-term?
Your resume should reflect a consistent personality throughout Decide what aspects of
your personality you want to reflect
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11. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B1. Understand Yourself
Gather information from all possible sources to decide the right job profile for you
Know Past Experience
• Understand mistakes made
• Get first-hand details
• Know various options
Discuss With Seniors
Be Proactive
• Clarify doubts with the firm
• Decide for yourself
• Avoid herd-mentality
Keep thinking
Read up
company Attend
websites PPTs
Ensure Reliability
• Cross check information
• Don’t rely on subjective opinions
• Approach the right sources
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12. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B1. Understand Yourself
Bring out skills and impacts of each activity, not an itinerary of tasks; the following matrix can
help you understand how to include impact while framing the content
What skills are reflected?
Activity What did I do? (The itinerary)
(Final content)
• Responsibility, enthusiasm to start
• Conducted intra hostel events for the new trends, pick new talent
first time • Target high quality level, improve
Hostel Debating • Trained hostel team for events with existing scene, network with alumni
Secretary help of seniors who passed out for benefit
• Conducted practice sessions • Dedication, meticulousness
• Won the trophy • Achieving desired goal, high level of
excellence
• Task 1 • Skill sets 1
Activity 2
• Task 2… • Skill sets 2…
Helps achieve a balance without repeating the same skills unnecessarily
Helps understand the relevance of including each activity
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13. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B2. Listing and Ranking Achievements
Make an exhaustive list of achievements, rank them by magnitude and group them section wise;
minor achievements add value in sections where the resume is weak
UNDERSTAND LIST AND ARRANGE POLISH REVIEW
PICK
1. LIST 2. RANK 3. PICK
ACADEMIC
Coordinator Organizer Core Group Member MI/Techfest/E Cell OC GS Cult GSAA GS Department DR1
9+CPI
UROP Technical Event Winner GS Cult GS Sports Department DR1 National Debate Semester Topper
UROP
AA Best Dandiya Dancer GS Sports Dept. Winner 9+CPI Insti Cultural Colors Dept. Olympiad All India Finalist
GSec MI OC Insti Secy Dept Association GSec GSec Hostel GSec Core Group Member
ECell OC Hostel GSec Cult Co Debate Insti Secy Insti Placement Nominee
MI/Techfest/ECell OC
Winner Hostel Sys Ad Techfest OC Semester Topper Sports Team Captain Insti GS Cult/AA/Sports
POS. OF RESP.
SPICMACAY Volunteer Techfest Participant Music Secy UROP Cult Co. Inter IIT Gold Dept./Hostel GSec
Core Group Member
9+CPI Insti Placement Nominee Inter IIT Gold Medalist Student Mentor Coordinator Technical Insti Secy
Medalist Olympiad All India Finalist PT Event Winner Dept Association GSec Debate Winner Insti Placement Manager
Hostel Sys Ad PT Nominee Contingent Leaders Dance Cult Co
Nominee Insti Cultural Colors Soc Secy Lit Student Mentor
Choreographer Warden Nominee Hostel Fest OC
Coordinator
Secy Semester Topper Contingent Leaders Olympiad All India Finalist Organizer Best Dandiya Contingent Leaders
Organizer
PAF Script In charge Dance Choreographer Dancer SPICMACAY Volunteer Techfest participant PAF
PAF Script Incharge
Script In charge
Sports Team Captain National Debate Winner
EX-CURRICS
Insti Cultural Color
Warden Nominee Insti Music Secy Student
Sports Team Captain
Mentor Hostel Fest OC Department DR1 Inter IIT Gold Medalist
Debate Winner
? ?
? ?
(The ranking is for the purpose of explanation only)
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14. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B2. Picking Relevant Achievements
Recruiters look for spikes and not average performances. Instead of listing each and every
activity, only list the spikes in your achievements
High average No Lower average but
spike high spikes
Preferred Candidate
Recommended Number of Points 2-Page 1-Page
• Academic Achievements 2-3 2-3 4
3
• Summer Internships/ Practical Training Major Ones 1-2
• Positions of Responsibility 2-4 2-3 1 2
• Extra-curricular Activities 2-4 1-2
• Seminar/ BTP/ DDP/ Course Projects 1-2 (if substantial) 0-1
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15. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B2. Customizing by Job Profiles
Certain sections in the resume could be varied according to the profile of job you are interested in
KEY FOCUS AREAS
Consulting I-Banking (Front-end)
• Analytical abilities • Analytical abilities
• Communication skills and Team work • Department/ Specialization
• Academic performance • Academic performance
• Spikes in any field • Communication skills
FMCG/Oil Tech
• Working in teams • Knowledge of concepts
• Academic performance • Academic performance
• Grasp of technical concepts • Analytical abilities
• Programming languages known
I-Banking (Back-end) IT
• Knowledge of concepts
• Problem/ puzzle solving skills
• Academic performance
• Communication skills
• Analytical abilities
• Working in stressful situations
• Programming languages known
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16. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B3. Arrangement: 1-page Resume
Create a good first impression by putting major achievements first. Once you capture the reader’s
interest, you can guide the thought-process in your favor
UNDERSTAND LIST AND ARRANGE POLISH REVIEW
PICK
Interest of reader
Make a good first
impression
• Place attention-
capturing items
earlier
OR
• Leverage the
flexibility allowed in
placing sections
• Within a sentence,
deliver impact in
the first half
Major achievements …. rather than later in
earlier … the page
Often, first level of shortlisting is done in a scan time of 20 seconds per resume
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17. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B3. Language
The way you write determines how effectively your skills and achievements are conveyed to the
reader. Focus heavily on this section
Vocabulary
• Avoid slang
• Keep it simple Common Action Verbs
Achieved
Tense Grammar Conceptualized
• Show task-completion • Use active voice
• Be Consistent • Grammar check Demonstrated
Executed
Identified
Implemented
Motivated
Organized
Pioneered
Revamped
Punctuation Length of Sentences Revived
• Be Consistent • Start with action verbs
• Check for errors • Write short sentences Revolutionized
• Avoid repetition Spearheaded
Started
Spellings Undertook
• Avoid short forms Volunteered
• Check for errors
(More in Appendix)
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18. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B3. Language
Improve the quality of the resume by adhering to professional standards of style and content
STYLE CONTENT
• Avoid stilted or confusing language. Ask • Cite numbers to convey size/ scale of
yourself, "Would I talk like that? or “How project, budget, etc.
would I explain this?”
• Only include courses that are relevant to
• Don’t use first person ‘I’ or any pronouns the job you seek
• Avoid self-flattering terms such as "highly • Give examples that demonstrate
skilled, outstanding, or excellent." personality traits such as
leadership, confidence, and independence
• Be honest and accurate, but not overly
modest • Exclude data relevant to salary
expectations and religious or political
• Use a conservative font, such as affiliations
Arial, Verdana or Times New Roman
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19. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B3. Language
As you iterate, you get better at conveying the right information effectively and in a concise manner
INITIAL VERSION (2-PAGE) • Don’t state objectives, say
• ‘Ideation and Innovation Center Design’: The objective was to prepare a conceptual framework what you did
for designing and detailing a benchmark ideation and innovation center for ITC Limited
• Avoid writing things that are
• Embarked upon a voluntary PR exercise to visit benchmark innovation centers and interact with expected anyway, write
key personnel to supplement theory with actual observations. Located bottlenecks in existing unique contributions
pilot setup, estimated upgradation required to meet existing and future demands of Product • Quantify results, don’t say
Development team ‘better’
• Prepared a comprehensive model for the innovation center to be implemented in 3 • Give examples
phases, including infrastructure, equipment, human resources and ideation models
• Applied concept of dynamic similitude to integrate manufacturing processes of all cigarette
factories of ITC to achieve better consistency, repeatability, efficiency and flexibility. This was not
part of the initial project goals
INTERMEDIATE VERSION
• "Ideation and Innovation Center Design": Prepared a comprehensive model for an ideation and
innovation center including infrastructure, equipment and human resources, to be
implemented in 3 phases over a long term for ITC Limited • Reduce text
• Voluntarily visited benchmark innovation centers (John Welch Center, Philips Innovation • Remove things that have
Campus) and interacted with various heads to understand their methods and supplement low impact
theory with real world information • Highlight key takeaways
• Studied innovation models of leading companies (IDEO, P&G, GE, Philips, etc) & compared with • Shorten length of sentences
ITC to locate bottlenecks and potential areas of improvements while estimating upgradation • Use adverbs or adjectives to
required remove long phrases
• In addition to expected goals, demonstrated application of the concept of dynamic similitude to • Add a title for clarity
reduce turnaround time of sample manufacturing by 2/3rd while also enhancing
consistency, efficiency, flexibility and repeatability
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20. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B4. Polish
Pay attention to basic formatting details to improve readability and overall appearance
UNDERSTAND LIST AND ARRANGE POLISH REVIEW
PICK
Lengthy Inadequate line Text not
points spacing justified
• Conceptualized and conducted the first ever Entrepreneurship
• Conceptualized and conducted the first ever Entrepreneurship
Summit in India having over 50 corporate speakers and over
Summit in India. It was attended by over 1500 students and
1500 student participants
had over 50 corporate speakers. Also laid the foundation for
Eureka! , The International B-Plan Competition organized by E- • Founded Eureka!, The International B-Plan Competition
Cell, to be opened for WP entries organized by E-Cell, to be opened for WP entries
• Enabled the expansion of Ideaz.., a previously IIT Bombay • Successfully expanded Ideaz.., a previously IIT Bombay-
centric event to a Pan IIT level.Conceptualized and initiated centric event to a Pan IIT level
the development of a Global Entrepreneurship Network • Conceptualized and initiated a Global Entrepreneurship
which currently includes 5 IIMs, 5 IITs, FMS Delhi, NITIE, NIT Network which currently includes 5 IIMs, 5 IITs, FMS Delhi,
Trichy and BITS Pilani. NIT Trichy and BITS Pilani
Poor bullet spacing No space after
and Alignment punctuation mark
Common Formatting Highlights
• Appropriate punctuation
• Spacing and margins of lines and bullets
• Justify text
• Bold/italics
• Font sizes and types
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21. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B4. Overall Look: 1-page Resume
Recruiters generally use printouts to shortlist; a resume should be readable, presentable at an
arm’s length and should print well on A4
=
• Proofread a printout
• Overall look is as important as content
• Font size should be sufficiently big
• Minimize bold/italics
• Have ample line spacing and indentation
• Leave lots of white spaces for clarity and cleanliness
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22. 5 Steps to Make a Resume
B5. Review
Getting the resume reviewed is necessary to understand how an average reader reacts on reading it
UNDERSTAND LIST AND ARRANGE POLISH REVIEW
PICK
Who should review your resume?
• Seniors in firms that you would like to apply for
• Friends capable of judging your resume well
• Family members working in the corporate world
• Someone unfamiliar with your background to review for
clarity and effectiveness
Getting the right feedback
• ‘Feel’ of the resume: Post-review discussion to understand
what personality and skills it reflects
• Can it be shortened? Is it repetitive?
• Does it draw attention to the desired points?
The Bottom line
• YOU have to be comfortable with what your resume says about you
• Be true in the resume and be prepared with a few examples to validate your claims
• Know your resume thoroughly; you should be able to speak at length about any point in it
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23. Agenda
• What is a Resume?
• 5 Steps to Make a Resume
• Sections of a Resume
– 2-Page
– 1-Page
• Doubts and Queries
• Sample Resumes
• In a Nutshell
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24. C1. Sections of a Resume: 2-Page
The IIT Bombay 2-page resume format is flexible, top one fourth page is fixed
Personal Positions of
Information Responsibility
Education
Details
Work Exp./
Internship
Academic Projects Extra-Curricular
Activities
Naming, content and size of remaining sections at candidate’s discretion
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25. C1. Sections of a Resume: 2-Page (Contd.)
Personal
Information
PERSONAL INFORMATION
PURPOSE
• Introduction
CONTENT
• Name
• Department/Specialization
REMARKS
• Low impact section
• Department/Specialization will be noticed
• Cursory glance through the rest
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26. C1. Sections of a Resume: 2-Page (Contd.)
Education
Details
EDUCATION DETAILS
PURPOSE
• Convey academic background
CONTENT
• CPI
• School/College grades
REMARKS
• Medium impact section
• CPI of maximum impact
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27. C1. Sections of a Resume: 2-Page (Contd.)
Work Experience/
Internship
WORK EXPERIENCE/ INTERNSHIP
PURPOSE
• Work experience in a professional
environment
• Show quality of project work
CONTENT
• Summer internships/ Practical training
• Projects undertaken
REMARKS
• High impact section
• Application of learned concepts in actual
situations
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28. C1. Sections of a Resume: 2-Page (Contd.)
Academic Projects
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
PURPOSE
• Show academic project work
CONTENT
• Final year project
• Seminars/Course projects
REMARKS
• Medium impact section
• Application of learned concepts in research
• Paper presentation/publication of
maximum impact
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29. C1. Sections of a Resume: 2-Page (Contd.)
Positions of
Responsibility
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
PURPOSE
• Convey leadership and ability to work in
teams
CONTENT
• Positions in student bodies
• Advisory positions held
• Membership in various teams
REMARKS
• High impact section
• Reflects responsibility and managerial skills
• Also indicates communication and
interpersonal skills
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30. C1. Sections of a Resume: 2-Page (Contd.)
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
PURPOSE
• Show proficiency in various fields
• Level of proficiency
Extra-Curricular
Activities
CONTENT
• Awards at national and inter-collegiate
level
• Inter-hostel achievements
• Contribution to team events
REMARKS
• Moderate to high impact section
(depending on what is chosen to be
included)
• Reflects well-rounded personality and
dedication
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31. C2. Sections of a Resume: 1-Page
The IIT Bombay 1-page resume format allows flexibility in 3/4th of a page
Personal
Information
Education
Details
Work exp./
Internship
MAJOR DIFFERENCES
(VIS-À-VIS 2-PAGE FORMAT)
Academic Projects
SIZE
• Lesser space allocated per section
Positions of • Compulsory details lesser
Responsibility
CONTENT
• Sentences more concise and pointed
• Content less detailed
REMARKS
• Retain all information but cut down on
space utilized
Extra-curricular
Activities • Leave lots of white spaces for cleanliness
Naming, content and size of remaining sections at candidate’s discretion
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32. C3. Sections of a Resume : For Post Graduates
A sample post graduate resume
Personal
Information
Education
Details
Scholastic
Achievements Skill Set
Areas of Interest
Key Academic
Positions of
Projects
Responsibility
Seminar/ Course
Extra Curricular
Projects
Activities
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33. Agenda
• What is a Resume?
• Sections of a Resume
• 5 Steps to Make a Resume
• Sample Resumes
– Growth of a Resume
– Common Mistakes
– Comic Relief for the Interviewer
• Doubts and Queries
• In a Nutshell
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34. D1. Growth of a Resume
An illustration of concise and crisp content developed over various iterations
Version 1.0
Version 4.0
Version 6.0
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35. D1. Growth of a Resume (Contd.)
About technical projects and seminars
Do s Don’t s
•Include the title, advisor’s name and project • Do not put your thesis abstract as it is to
duration describe your project
•Describe goals, brief approach and deliverables • Tone down: Not all your recruiters have
•Focus on outcomes expertise in your area of work
•Highlight publications if any
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36. D1. Growth of a Resume (Contd.)
How to portray additional learning : Minors, Honors & Additional Courses
Additional Learning Degree
Courses / Topics covered
Projects / Other
Initiatives undertaken for
Minor / Honor
For 2-page resume, Expand
on projects
Why mention Minors & Honors
• Voluntarily chose to pursue courses
over the prescribed syllabus for extra
credit
• Shows enthusiasm towards a subject
and a basic understanding of the
same
• Valuable to recruiters looking for
people driven by their interests, and
with the ability to manage high
workloads
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37. D2. Common Mistakes
What is it
awarded for? NCFM is not a
great achievement
What is a
Scholar Card?
No output
Highly technical
Doesn’t reflect skills
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38. D2. Common Mistakes (Contd.)
Space wasted
? ? Content cramped
? ?
Sub-bulleted content
should have smaller font
size
Use bullets to
separate points
Fit single words in
previous line
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39. D3. Comic Relief for the Interviewer
Some common word-benders. Don’t try it, you won’t get away with it!
CG?
Oh! Coordie!
Another coordie in disguise
A rare feat indeed!
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40. D3. Comic Relief for the Interviewer (Contd.)
????
No comments
Which instrument?
Jai Hind!
Height of narcissism!
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41. Agenda
• What is a Resume?
• Sections of a Resume
• 5 Steps to Make a Resume
• Sample Resumes
• Doubts and Queries
– Common Misconceptions
– FAQs
• In a Nutshell
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42. E1. Common Misconceptions
Stay clear of common misconceptions and clarify with reliable sources
WHAT YOU THOUGHT WHAT IS TRUE
• Recruiters don’t know which • Most firms have IITB alumni who are
activities on campus are really up-to-date with campus trends
worthwhile • Recruiters know what to ask you to
• Mediocre PT/project work can be figure it out
exaggerated to make it impressive • NCFM is like being an
• ‘NCFM Pass’ is a certification of deep ‘Organizer’, helps you learn but
knowledge of finance! doesn’t help you get a job
• I must mention all events I • Participation => Did not win; put only
‘participated’ in to show enthusiasm achievements
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43. E2. FAQs
In this section we tackle certain questions that IITB students have been asking us in recent times
Q. How do I justify a low CPI?
• Grades are important, but are not everything. Prove that time was spent in other
worthwhile activities which developed adequate intellectual and social skills
Q. How technical should the language/ terminology be?
• Avoid technical details as the recruiter might not be familiar with it, focus on
time/ cost saved and other outputs
• Avoid IITB-specific terms or events that the recruiter might not be familiar with
Q. Which course projects should I include? ? ?
• Those that reflect achievements or innovation more than expected
? ?
• Those involving a major concept that you would like to discuss in the
interview
Q. Should I add major achievements at school level?
• Important and major school achievements are just as relevant, as it shows
continuity
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44. E2. FAQs (Contd.)
Q. How do I balance between exaggeration and understatement?
• Get it reviewed by friends who are unaware of your background.
Remember that you must be able to carry off the image that your
resume portrays
Q. Should I include activities to prove that I didn’t waste time?
? ? • Show maximum output, not activities. Focus on excellence, not
just enthusiasm
? ?
Q. How detailed should descriptions of projects/achievements be?
• Enough to reflect skills and results, avoid unnecessary details that dilute
focus
Q. How do I know which skill/ achievement/ project can be removed?
• Remove it and see how much difference it makes and if the skill reflected
can be effectively brought out using some other item
• Avoid repeating achievements in the same field (e.g. seminar and BTP in the
same topic, coordinator and CG/ Manager in the same fest)
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45. Agenda
• What is a Resume?
• Sections of a Resume
• 5 Steps to Make a Resume
• Doubts and Queries
• Sample Resumes
• In a Nutshell
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46. F. In a Nutshell
• Prioritize best achievements and skills
• Keep the content concise and contextual
• Keep the language fluid and easy
• Refine continuously and regressively
• Be consistent and true to yourself
This resume is going to be the basis for not just this first job, but your entire career
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47. Appendix: Action Verbs
Communication Skills Management Skills Teaching Skills Research Skills Detail Skills
Addressed Administered Adapted Clarified Approved
Arbitrated Analyzed Advised Collected Arranged
Arranged Assigned Clarified Critiqued Classified
Authored Consolidated Coached Diagnosed Collected
Co-authored Contracted Communicated Evaluated Compiled
Collaborated Coordinated Conducted Examined Executed
Corresponded Delegated Developed Extracted Generated
Developed Developed Enabled Identified Implemented
Directed Directed Encouraged Inspected Inspected
Drafted Evaluated Evaluated Interpreted Monitored
Enlisted Executed Explained Interviewed Operated
Formulated Organized Facilitated Investigated Prepared
Influenced Planned Guided Organized Processed
Interpreted Prioritized Informed Reviewed Specified
Lectured Produced Instructed Summarized Systematized
Mediated Recommended Lectured Surveyed Validated
Moderated Reorganized Stimulated Systemized
Negotiated Reviewed Taught
Persuaded Scheduled Trained
Promoted Supervised
Proposed
Publicized
Reconciled
Recruited
Spoke
Translated
Wrote
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/guide/actionverbs.html
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48. Appendix: Action Verbs
Stronger Verbs for
Helping Skills Creative Skills Technical Skills Financial Skills
Accomplishments
Accelerated Assessed Acted Assembled Administered
Achieved Assisted Conceptualized Built Allocated
Attained Clarified Created Calculated Analyzed
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