Resume Building

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Placements - Institutionalised Wisdom

Scope

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Placements - Institutionalised Wisdom

Scope

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Knowledgeable

Objective of a Resume

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Hard working

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Interesting


•One Page

• Try to be specific and avoid vague points

•Use bullet points instead of paragraphs

• There should be no full stops

•Margins should at a maximum be 0.25”

•White space optimization is very important – Change the font size of the white spaces between lines, use the horizontal

as well as the vertical white spaces effectively to pack in text

• Start bullet points with Action verbs

• Clearly state work experience; Usually it is difficult for the recruiter to estimate the experience from the dates which

are written

• Take a printout of both editable and printable versions and check

• Present tense when describing present jobs/experiences and past tense for past

•Use bold strategically to highlight whatever needs more attention

Formatting

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administered

allocated

analyzed

appraised

audited

balanced

budgeted

calculated

controlled

developed

estimated

financed

forecasted

managed

marketed

minimized

monitored

multiplied

planned

procured

projected

provided

purchased

raised

rated

reconciled

refined

reformed

regarded

researched

reserved

revived

satisfied

scrutinized

secured

settled

staffed

strengthened

submitted

substantiated

suggested

supplemented

sustained

tailored

transferred

Action Verbs

ADMINISTRATIVE/ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYTICAL/FINANCIAL

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approved

arranged

catalogued

classified

collaborated

collected

compiled

consolidated

distributed

enlisted

executed

expedited

extracted

generated

identified

implemented

inspected

integrated

monitored

operated

organized

prepared

prioritized

processed

purchased

recorded

reorganized

retrieved

revised

scheduled

screened

streamlined

targeted

updated

validated


composed

conceived

conducted

created

designed

developed

directed

drafted

established

executed

fashioned

founded

illustrated

improvised

instituted

integrated

introduced

invented

marketed

modernized

originated

performed

pioneered

planned

redesigned

remodeled

renovated

replaced

revitalized

shaped

sketched

started

stimulated

strategized

transformed

Action Verbs

COMMUNICATION CREATIVE

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addressed

arranged

authored

communicated

composed

contacted

convinced

corresponded

developed

directed

drafted

edited

formulated

influenced

informed

interpreted

interviewed

lectured

marketed

mediated

moderated

motivated

negotiated

networked

persuaded

presented

promoted

publicized

published

reconciled

recruited

referred

reported

translated


acquired

amplified

analyzed

approximated

ascertained

authorized

boosted

calculated

charted

collected

compared

conducted

diagnosed

designed

determined

evaluated

examined

extracted

formulated

guaranteed

identified

indexed

inferred

innovated

inspected

instituted

interested

interpreted

interviewed

investigated

involved

issued

judged

justified

lead

linked

minimized

modified

organized

processed

reviewed

researched

studied

summarized

surveyed

tested

Action Verbs

MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP QUANTITATIVE/RESEARCH

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administered

analyzed

centralized

certified

chaired

changed

commissioned

committed

concluded

condensed

confirmed

consented

contracted

consolidated

consulted

correlated

cultivated

delegated

determined

developed

employed

evaluated

executed

formulated

founded

fulfilled

headed

hired

managed

maintained

organized

oversaw

planned

prioritized

produced

proposed

recommended

recruited

regulated

reviewed

revitalized

scheduled

supervised


activated

assembled

built

calculated

computed

constructed

converted

customized

debugged

deciphered

dedicated

deliberated

delivered

designed

detected

devaluated

devised

dispersed

displayed

elevated

endorsed

enforced

engineered

enhanced

enriched

excelled

exercised

exhibited

fabricated

familiarized

finalized

formed

installed

maintained

Navigated

operated

participated

programmed

remodeled

repaired

resolved

retrieved

screened

serviced

solved

supplied

trained

upgraded

Action Verbs

TEACHING/COUNSELING/HELPING TECHNICAL

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Adapted

advised

applied

appraised

assessed

assigned

categorized

clarified

coached

communicated

cooperated

coordinated

corrected

Defined

demonstrated

designated

developed

directed

elaborated

elicited

enabled

evaluated

Explained

facilitated

guided

identified

implemented

incorporated

Indicated

Initiated

instructed

interacted

Integrated

investigated

modified

motivated

observed

organized

postulated

praised

reinforced

rewarded

Simplified

structured

synthesized

taught

trained

tutored


Content

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•Always exhibit consistency of a select set of strengths

•Make a list of things that you have done in life (including

things done at high school etc.). Then shortlist the points

that you want to tell to the recruiter

• Even if you have a draft of resume, still you should start

from scratch and make a laundry list of all the activities

and achievements.

• Prioritize and retain only the points that have the

greatest impact. Those points should cover the work

experience, academics, extra-curricular and co-

curricular.

•Highlight the impact of things you have done

• The resume should reflect the strength of the person. If

the person is strong in extra-curricular, then the resume

should give more space to that.

•Review, review and again review

• The bullet points in the resume should tackle the

following three points:

• The resume point should highlight the complexity of the

situation

• What did you actually do (your contribution)

• Does the point highlight the impact (contribution v/s complexity)

• Co-currilcular & Extra-curricular portion of the resume is

important as a story can be built around it. They help

differentiate.

• For extra-curriculars, use a role-based approach. Explain

what you did more than talking about the post you held

• If you are applying in the same industry then you can

use jargon/technical words. Otherwise shelve all jargon

and technical words.

• Please explain significant gaps in career

• If there is something that you have designed but not

implemented use the word “potential”


What are the typical kind of projects offered?

What is it that they like most about their jobs?

What skills are typically required at the summer internship?

Does the company have a policy of offering PPOs?

What are the key parameters on which the company evaluates candidates applying of internship?

Questions

Pre-placement Talks

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Contact Information

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Jaffrey Thomas

[email protected]

+91-99536 93481

mailto:[email protected]

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