The document provides information on how to write an effective resume, including sections on aesthetics, content, structure, and key information to include. It recommends using a reverse chronological structure, with sections for personal details, professional profile, education qualifications, skills, career history highlighting achievements, and a summary. Key tips include using an easy to read font, bullet points, action verbs, and quantifying achievements. Photos are not necessary, and honesty about experience is important.

1. How to write an effective resume?
Niraj Deobhankar
careercarein.com
info@careercarein.com

2. We are committed to empower
individuals to take correct career
decisions and help realize their
potential in life….

3. Goals of the workshop
• Introduction
• Aesthetics of resume
• Profile or objective?
• Academics
• Discontinuities in experience
• Highlight your achievements
• Summary

4. Introduction
Year of Establishment: 2006
Founded by: Mr Chandrashekhar
Deobhankar
Business
English
Career
Building
Career
Counseling
IELTS/
TOEFL

6. Aesthetics of Resume

7. Paper
One or maximum two pages resume
A4
80-100 gsm
Font type
Calibri, Times New Roman, Arial
Readable by both software and humans;
Exceptions for artists

8. Font Size
14 for your name
12 for headings
11 or 12 for actual description
Font
Bold: Your name; headings of sections
Italic: publications; professional profile
Colour: Black

9. Spacing
Sides 2cm
Top 2 - 2.5 cm
Bottom 2 – 1.4 cm
Header and Footer 1.25 cm from edge
Footer must have Page x of y. References
available on request.
Line spacing single
Line spacing between two sections 16 points
Fully justified

10. Bullet Points
Use it everywhere except for
Professional Profile
Should I include my photo?
No need;
Acceptable in Europe except UK

12. Styles and Content

13. Person
First Person
I posses excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills. I
am able to work well on my own initiative and I can demonstrate the
levels of self-motivation needed to meet my tightest deadlines
Third Person
Possesses excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation
skills. Able to work well on my own initiative and can demonstrate the
levels of self-motivation needed to meet tightest deadlines

14. Action Verb
Achieved
Accomplished
Developed
Launched
Managed
Maximized
Strengthen
Improved
Implemented
realised
Positive Adjectives
Consistent
Efficient
Experienced
Innovative
Productive
Proficient
Resourceful
Successful
verstile Jargons

15. Numbers
Quantify your achievements
Spell zero to ten
Others in numerical form
Led the introduction of a major culture change in customer
services, improving customer satisfaction ratings from 6.2 out
of 10 to 8.3 out of 10

16. The truth
Do not lie about anything
Doesn’t everybody do it?
Still you don’t.

17. Structure and type

18. Reverse Chronological
Loved by recruiters;
Career History starting from current to first
assignment;
Functional
Most of the times binned, hiding info;
CEOs, Directors and senior management;
Change of profile

19. Mixed
Best of both; usually used when change in
level position;
Students to attract
Section Order
Your USP?
Education or Work history
Reverse chronological sequence applies only to
content in section, not the section itself

21. Personal Details

22. Personal Details
Just below your name
Difficult to pronounce names
Official Names
Nick names
Key Contact Details
Address
Email (hunkyjoe@example.com)
Contact Number

23. Other details
Date of Birth
Marital Status
Bloopers
Height: I am 6 foot 5 inches tall
Weight: 78 kg
Shoe Size: 10

24. Professional Profile

25. What is it?
Brief statement at the very beginning;
key personal and professional achievements;
Compelling overview
Why is it?
Isn't it repetition of cover letter?
Condensed achievements
“Tell me about yourself”

26. How do you write it?
Five relevant and top-most highlights
use prose style
Useful Example
A dedicated and compassionate medical professional who specializes in the
field of neurosurgery. Able to demonstrate strong clinical expertise with the
proven ability to assess and investigate patient symptoms and make
appropriate decisions on the most appropriate treatments accordingly.
Committed to the field of research and development with the aim of
improving standards of medical practice through the use of technological
advances.

27. Objective

28. Necessary?
Yes: Students; resume distribution
No: Experienced professionals who
knows the post he is applying for
How to write it?
Third person
Simple statement explaining your goal
Intend to build a career in a well-known Business Enterprise with hard work
and innovative work technique to enhance my skills and knowledge for the
betterment of the enterprise

29. Educational Qualifications

30. What matters?
Should be a priority for students
Stellar degrees
Structure
Dates you received qualification
Description of your qualification
Grade/class/marks
Names of the institution

31. Example
•Pursuing Second Year in Masters of Business Administration (Marketing) with
R.M.D Sinhgad school of Management Studies, Pune
•Successfully completed First Year in Master of Business Administration
(Marketing) with R.M.D Sinhgad school of Management Studies, Pune in 2013
•Successfully completed Bachelors of Arts (Law) from Bharti Vidhyapeeth, Pune in
2012
•Completed H.S.C. and S.S.C. from U.P. State Board in 2007 and 2005 respectively
Further Training
Management Development Program;
Marketing Management;
Presentation Skills;

32. Skills

33. Career History

34. Focus
Use the advertisement as benchmark
Reverse Chronological
Structure
Your job title
Name of Organization
Dates
Description of roles
(Achievements, duties and responsibilities)

35. Functional Resume
Key Experiences
Current Employment
Career Summary

36. Achievements

37. Two ways
1. Separate section
2. Sub-section in Career History
What are employers looking for?
Increase: Profits; Sales/turnover; Working capital; Market share;
Efficiency
Decrease: Costs; Waste; Excess stock; Timescale; Complaints; Staff
turnover
Improve: Cash-flow; Procedure; Performance; Teamwork;
Reputation; PR
Arrange: Change; Innovation; Events; Results

38. Examples
Delivered a substantial increase in
weekly sales levels, from $ 45,000 to
$ 85,000
Played a key role within the team
responsible for smashing the
previous regional sales record by an
impressive 37%

39. Summary
1. Photographs
2. Contact Details
3. Third person
4. Bullets
5. Professional Profile/ Objective
6. Reverse Chronological Career History
7. Achievements

40. Business English
Business
English:
Speaking
 Under-graduates
 Graduates;
 Professionals
 Encouraging environment for learning
 Experienced trainers with corporate
background who can train for “Real Life”
scenarios
 Gain fluency and accuracy
 Voice recording facility
 Batches sorted on basis of qualification,
experience and current fluency
Business
English:
Writing
 Graduates;
 Professionals
 Create basic structures for documents
 Write messages using a structure created
 Adapting writing style to audience's needs
 Modify language for better impact
 Improve overall impact with clear and
specific messages

41. Career Building
Resume
Preparation
 Under-
graduates;
 Graduates;
 Professionals
 Streamlined and easy process
 Complimentary Cover-Letter
 Domain wise resume writers
 Get trained to write customize resume
 Special training to create LinkedIn profile
Interview
Techniques
 Under-
graduates;
 Graduates;
 Professionals
 Project confidence & communicate
effectively
 Behavioural, situational, & stress questions
 Mock interviews
 Focus on body language & energy
 Explain gaps of employment and job change

42. Career Counseling
Counselling
for Teenagers
Students who have
passed 8th to 12th
 Psychometric Tests;
 Understand students dream;
 Make a road map integrating test results and
students dream
Counselling
for Graduates
 Under-
graduates;
 Graduates;
 Psychometric Tests;
 Understand graduate’s future needs either in
education or job;
 Help graduates by narrowing gaps if any in
their test results and needs
Counselling
for
Professionals
Experienced
professionals
looking for change
or a new start
 Psychometric Tests;
 Analyze current situation and problems;
 Help professionals in taking right decisions
based on test results and their current status

43. IELTS/TOEFL
IELTS/TOEFL
 Under-
graduates;
 Graduates;
 Professionals
 Smart and strategized training
 Mock tests
 Personalised attention
 Online Resource Centre
 Flexible Timings

44. Thank You!