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We are committed to empower individuals to take correct career decisions and help realize their potential in life….
Goals of the workshop
• Introduction
• Aesthetics of resume
• Profile or objective?
• Academics
• Discontinuities in experience
• Highlight your achievements
• Summary
Introduction
Year of Establishment: 2006
Founded by: Mr Chandrashekhar Deobhankar
Business English
Career Building
Career Counseling
IELTS/
TOEFL
Aesthetics of Resume
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
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
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
Bullet Points
Use it everywhere except for Professional Profile
Should I include my photo?
No need;
Acceptable in Europe except UK
Styles and Content
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
Action Verb Achieved
Accomplished
Developed
Launched
Managed
Maximized
Strengthen
Improved
Implemented
realised
Positive Adjectives Consistent
Efficient
Experienced
Innovative
Productive
Proficient
Resourceful
Successful
verstile
Jargons
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
The truth
Do not lie about anything
Doesn’t everybody do it?
Still you don’t.
Structure and type
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
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
Personal Details
Personal Details Just below your name
Difficult to pronounce names
Official Names
Nick names
Key Contact Details Address
Email ([email protected])
Contact Number
Other details
Date of Birth
Marital Status
Bloopers Height: I am 6 foot 5 inches tall
Weight: 78 kg
Shoe Size: 10
Professional Profile
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”
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.
Objective
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
Educational Qualifications
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
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;
Skills
Career History
Focus
Use the advertisement as benchmark
Reverse Chronological
Structure Your job title
Name of Organization
Dates
Description of roles
(Achievements, duties and responsibilities)
Functional Resume
Key Experiences
Current Employment
Career Summary
Achievements
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
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%
Summary
1. Photographs
2. Contact Details
3. Third person
4. Bullets
5. Professional Profile/ Objective
6. Reverse Chronological Career History
7. Achievements
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
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
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
IELTS/TOEFL
IELTS/TOEFL
Under-
graduates;
Graduates;
Professionals
Smart and strategized training
Mock tests
Personalised attention
Online Resource Centre
Flexible Timings
Thank You!
