1. Writing An Effective Resume Prof. Battu Sreenivasa Rao Prof. Battu Sreenivasa Rao Training & Placement Officer Training & Placement Officer Gharda Institute of Technology (GIT ) Gharda Institute of Technology (GIT )

2. Writing An Effective Resume What information should be in a resume? What information should be in a resume? Characteristics of a successful resume. Characteristics of a successful resume.

3. What Information Should Be In A Resume? Objective Objective Academic Profile Academic Profile Technical Skills Technical Skills Academic Project Academic Project Strengths Strengths Co-curricular & Extra curricular Activities Co-curricular & Extra curricular Activities Professional Associations Professional Associations Achievements & Awards Achievements & Awards Personal Profile Personal Profile References References Declaration Declaration

4. Purpose of the resume To present a total picture of your skills as they relate to a specific job To present a total picture of your skills as they relate to a specific job To entice the employer enough to grant you an interview To entice the employer enough to grant you an interview

5. Characteristics Of A Successful Resume Must always be 100% truthful. Must always be 100% truthful. Contains no inappropriate personal information. Contains no inappropriate personal information. Produced on a computer. Produced on a computer.

6. 6 Resume Essentials Before Before you write, take time to do a self- assessment on paper. Outline Outline your skills and abilities as well as your work experience and extracurricular activities. This This will make it easier to prepare a thorough resume.

7. General Guidelines: Appearance: Appearance: –Create a well-organized, readable layout to Increase the chances that your resume is read –Do not use resume formatting programs such as Resume Wizard Resume Wizard Be concise: Be concise: –Avoid dense text that is difficult and time consuming to read –Use bullet statements instead of paragraphs

8. More Guidelines… Fonts - use traditional fonts that are easy to read (e.g. Arial & New Times Roman) Fonts - use traditional fonts that are easy to read (e.g. Arial & New Times Roman) Make sure there are no typographical, spelling or grammatical errors Make sure there are no typographical, spelling or grammatical errors Have multiple people critique your resume Have multiple people critique your resume Revise, revise, revise Revise, revise, revise Paper and printing Paper and printing –Use high-quality white or off-white paper – avoid bond paper that smears the type –Use a laser printer

9. Content Be selective about what you include: Be selective about what you include: –Limit information to what is relevant to the job description –Never falsify information Concentrate on the positive and use action verbs to describe your background Concentrate on the positive and use action verbs to describe your background Buzz words - label your past experience with language that fits your industry Buzz words - label your past experience with language that fits your industry Provide depth of information and quantify your accomplishments, when possible and appropriate Provide depth of information and quantify your accomplishments, when possible and appropriate

10. Hottest Skills Employers are Seeking: Do you have them? Oral Communication Skills Oral Communication Skills Interpersonal Skills Interpersonal Skills Analytical Skills Analytical Skills Teamwork Skills Teamwork Skills Flexibility Flexibility

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12. Objective Consists of Consists of Designation Designation Why & How Why & How Ex : A Position as an “Editor” at a growth oriented publishing company or at a largely circulated newspaper or magazine which can benefit from my command of writing and Editing skills in English language. A Position as an “Editor” at a growth oriented publishing company or at a largely circulated newspaper or magazine which can benefit from my command of writing and Editing skills in English language.

13. Contd… To exhibit my skills and enabling me to contribute immensely to the company’s growth. Eager to get acquaint with new concepts and solve problems speedily and efficiently. To exhibit my skills and enabling me to contribute immensely to the company’s growth. Eager to get acquaint with new concepts and solve problems speedily and efficiently. To achieve excellence in technologies and use my skills to the utmost benefit of the organization. Be a good team player with high levels of motivation and sincerity. To achieve excellence in technologies and use my skills to the utmost benefit of the organization. Be a good team player with high levels of motivation and sincerity.

14. Contd… To achieve excellence in teaching and use my skills to the utmost benefit of the students & organization. Be a good team facilitator with high levels of motivation and heartfelt working nature. To achieve excellence in teaching and use my skills to the utmost benefit of the students & organization. Be a good team facilitator with high levels of motivation and heartfelt working nature.

15. Academic Profile Examination Discipline/ Specialization School/college Board/ University Year of Passing % B.E T.E S.E F.E Diploma H.S.C S. S. C

16. Technical Skills Ex : Ex : Operating Systems : Windows 98/2000/XP Languages : Programming in C & C++, Embedded C(Learning). Embedded C(Learning). Tools : MATLAB, KEIL Software, PSPICE& LT-SPICE. LT-SPICE. Assembly level Languages : Microcontrollers- 8051,Microprocessors-8085 8051,Microprocessors-8085Or Operating Systems:Windows 2000/XP. Operating Systems:Windows 2000/XP. Languages C, Java, PHP. Languages C, Java, PHP. J2EE Technologies: Servlets, JSP. J2EE Technologies: Servlets, JSP. Web ServerJakarta-Tomcat. Web ServerJakarta-Tomcat. Web Technologies: HTML. Web Technologies: HTML. RDBMS: MySql. RDBMS: MySql.

17. Academic Project Project TitleCRM For Automotive Repair Team size3 DurationOctober 2006 to March 2007 EnvironmentWindows XP, Servlets, JSP and MySql. Description: CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management and this project aims to the automotive industry, global consolidation, vehicle demand declining loyalty, and this result in lower prices and eroding profit to fierce margins. The automotive industry maintains customer(s) by providing services on time by storing the details of the customer and the industry in the database. Responsibilities: Involved in the development. Generating web pages by using HTML with CSS.

18. Personal Strengths Ex : Ex : Ability to deal with people diplomatically. Ability to deal with people diplomatically. Hard working and willingness to learn. Hard working and willingness to learn.Or Adaptive and willing to learn. Adaptive and willing to learn. Comprehensive problem solving abilities. Comprehensive problem solving abilities. Ability to deal with people and handle situations in a diplomatic manner. Ability to deal with people and handle situations in a diplomatic manner. Good team player. Good team player. Reading technical related Magazines like EFY, Chip, Electronics Today etc. Reading technical related Magazines like EFY, Chip, Electronics Today etc.

19. Co-curricular & Extra curricular Activities Attended One day workshop in “KAYTEE SWITCH GEAR LTD” Nelamangala Taluk, BANGLORE Attended One day workshop in “KAYTEE SWITCH GEAR LTD” Nelamangala Taluk, BANGLORE Attended three day workshop on “ EMC ACADEMIC ALLIANCE PROGRAM ON DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS ” at NAMIT Attended three day workshop on “ EMC ACADEMIC ALLIANCE PROGRAM ON DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS ” at NAMIT Presented SMART SURVEILLANCE OF VEHICLES project in Karnataka State level project exhibition in SHRISTI-07 in Bagalkot. Presented SMART SURVEILLANCE OF VEHICLES project in Karnataka State level project exhibition in SHRISTI-07 in Bagalkot. Presented Paper in National level competitions. Presented Paper in National level competitions. Represented under 19 Cricket team in Sri Lanka. Represented under 19 Cricket team in Sri Lanka. Represented College cricket team and played state level cricket matches. Represented College cricket team and played state level cricket matches.

20. Professional Associations ISTE, IEEE… etc memberships ISTE, IEEE… etc memberships

21. Achievements & Awards Gave speech on Ashok Teja (National Award Winner for Telugu movie Tagore) and received memento. Gave speech on Ashok Teja (National Award Winner for Telugu movie Tagore) and received memento. Gave speech in Rama Krishna Math on Swami Vivekananda jayanti and received applauds. Gave speech in Rama Krishna Math on Swami Vivekananda jayanti and received applauds. Participated in college and school level essay writing and elocution competitions and got prizes. Participated in college and school level essay writing and elocution competitions and got prizes. Runner up in zonal level Ball-Badminton championship. Runner up in zonal level Ball-Badminton championship. Winners in college level Ball-Badminton championship. Winners in college level Ball-Badminton championship.

22. Personal Profile Date of Birth : 01-07-1979. Date of Birth : 01-07-1979. Gender : Male Gender : Male Marital Status : Married. Marital Status : Married. Languages Known : English, Hindi and Telugu. Languages Known : English, Hindi and Telugu. Permanent address : Permanent address :

23. References Prof. Hansraj Guhilot Professor & H.O.D., Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, KLE college of Engineering and Technology, Belgauam. Prof. Hansraj Guhilot Professor & H.O.D., Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, KLE college of Engineering and Technology, Belgauam.

24. Declaration I hereby declare that, all the above mentioned details given by me are true to the best of my knowledge & belief. I hereby declare that, all the above mentioned details given by me are true to the best of my knowledge & belief. Place: Belguam Place: Belguam Date: 10 th April 2009 Date: 10 th April 2009 (PRAMOD KUMAR) (PRAMOD KUMAR)

25. Basic Checklist No spelling or grammar errors. No spelling or grammar errors. Neat, clean, and professional looking. Neat, clean, and professional looking. Length should be 1-2 pages. Length should be 1-2 pages. Margins at sides and bottom. Margins at sides and bottom. Layout makes reading easy. Use of white space is effective. Layout makes reading easy. Use of white space is effective.

26. Basic Checklist Important titles should be emphasized. Experiment Important titles should be emphasized. Experiment with fonts & styles; bold, italic, and underlines. No more than 2 or 3 different sizes. Information is logically recorded. Information is logically recorded. Use Action Verbs for accomplishments & results. Use Action Verbs for accomplishments & results.

27. Basic Checklist Bullet points when possible for accomplishments. Bullet points when possible for accomplishments.

28. Writing An Effective Cover Letter How to write a cover letter. How to write a cover letter. –Rules –Contents

29. How To Write A Cover Letter - Rules Give enough information to interest the reader, don’t overwhelm. Give enough information to interest the reader, don’t overwhelm. Research the company. Address the letter to a specific person. Research the company. Address the letter to a specific person. Answer an ad if you have 50% of the skills or background that the ad requires. Answer an ad if you have 50% of the skills or background that the ad requires. Mention the person who referred you if appropriate. Mention the person who referred you if appropriate.

30. How To Write A Cover Letter - Contents Your address, city, state, zip, and telephone number. Your address, city, state, zip, and telephone number. Date Date Name, title, company, address, city, state, and zip of person you’re writing to. Name, title, company, address, city, state, and zip of person you’re writing to. Greeting, followed by a colon. Greeting, followed by a colon.

31. How To Write A Cover Letter - Contents Paragraph 1: Paragraph 1: –What you want. –How you know about the organization. –Mention enclosure of your resume. Paragraph 2: Paragraph 2: –Concise overview of work history and skills that will help you perform the job. Paragraph 3: Paragraph 3: –State confidence in your ability. –Give information on how you can be contacted.

32. How To Write A Cover Letter - Contents Paragraph 4: Paragraph 4: –Express appreciation Closing, signature, and typed name Closing, signature, and typed name

33. Electronic resume submission 47.8% indicated they prefer to receive resumes that are submitted electronically through their web sites 47.8% indicated they prefer to receive resumes that are submitted electronically through their web sites Another 42.1% favor receiving resumes via e-mail Another 42.1% favor receiving resumes via e-mail Just 8.2% of the respondents prefer to receive hard copies of resumes, while 1.9% like to receive resumes by other means Just 8.2% of the respondents prefer to receive hard copies of resumes, while 1.9% like to receive resumes by other means

34. Contact information E-mail : E-mail :tpo@git-india.edu.in

35. Questions? Questions?