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7 Essential Resume Writing Rules you should follow

If taking your career to a new height or a further extent, is the next big thing you are thinking of, then your resume writing must be high on your mind. Your resume is not a piece of paper, but it is the way of transferring your skills to the employers before they interview you.

But if you sit calmly and think of when was the last time you updated your resume, you will find that was a lengthy procedure.

It can be exhausting, but a must-have thing while you are applying for a new job or are looking for …

Know The Importance Of Well Written Professional Resume For Career Boost

If we say that a well-written professional resume is a gateway to your success; it will not be wrong enough. It is because that is the first thing that reaches to your employer before you get interviewed. In the first place, you need to share your resume through E-mail or job search websites. Thus, the importance of a well-written resume can’t be explained enough.

The purpose of a resume is to advertise yourself in front of your employers. It is to demonstrate your skills and knowledge and prove your self to be a deserving candidate for the job you are …

Let Your Resume Open The Doors For You

As you all know, it just takes few seconds for a resume to go to the next level of interview or to get rejected. Nearly 75% of the applications are rejected during this initial screening, which means they were not able to convince the reviewer (may be they did not match the job requirements or their resume was not able to highlight the experience or the resume was not able to catch the attention of the reviewer).

A resume is your marketing document, it should always show ‘what you did and what the result was’. Then only you will be

The Other Side Of The Table

It’s time to prepare for an interview and you are busy polishing your skills! No doubt your experience and knowledge will play a significant role in winning that job, but why see only one side of the coin? Let me make this easier for you. Answer a simple question. What are the main elements of your focus while you are preparing for an interview? Questions that you may be asked? Resume? Interview attire? Well, a string of things like such run constantly on the mind of an interviewee, who wants to grab the much awaited job opportunity. It’s good to …

4 Things Recruiters Look For In A Resume

I connected with few of the recruiters over LinkedIn and asked them what they look for in a resume at the first glance. My purpose was to get an idea of the main areas they look for – what makes a good first impression!!

So, majority of them focused on the below areas, that they see in first 30 seconds:

  • Recent role.
  • Company recognition.
  • Overall experience.
  • Keywords.
  • Gaps.

Based on these, if they feel that the person is a good match – they flag that person for a follow-up and later on read their resume in-depth and connect on phone …