Submitting a resume?wait!

landing an interview is a race against the clock

First impression

• Everyone will make a goof impression,but only a few who will make a long lasting good impression — Sonya Parker
• Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Whether you are looking for your first job or trying to make a career change, the process starts with your resume. This one document can make or break your chances of getting a job interview

So what is exactly needed to create a superhero resume? My ultimate guide will cover all the resume rules and tips you need to get your dream job. dozens of job seekers have already written their resumes and applied for ‘your’ dream job.

So how will you win the race?how will you overcome them?how your resume will be worth seeing for the recruiters. These are the questions which arose in our mind while submitting a resume. We will overcome this tension by few steps

Choose the Right Resume Format

You can’t choose same resume for every job. It depends upon your job and education intensity. There are three types of resume

Reverse-chronological Resume:

It is traditional resume style which is very familiar to potential employers.But it is Very common, not the most creative resume design format.

Combination Resume:

It is Great for experienced persons and career changers for highlighting transferable skills.But is not as common as the previous one and freshers should not use that.

Functional Resume(skills-based).

It is for freshers job hunters who can emphasize skills over lack of experience but HR may think you are hiding something.

Contents of Resume

Name and Address:

Start off by using your name and address, so the requiter don’t have to go in deep to find your contact information. Always make it easy and interesting for the employer.

Necessary Contact Information

Name: First name, last name.

Phone Number: Personal cell phone preferred your mobile number.

Email Address: Today’s preferred means of communication.

Linked in: Drop your linked in account so that many people can engage with you

Education section:

The content under this section depends on where you are at in your career. If you’ve been working for 20 years, you are best keeping the education section brief by listing your completed degrees and institutions attended from most recent to oldest.

For students or recent graduates, the education section has added importance. Here you can include sub-sections for relevant courses taken, research/course projects, and academic achievements. This was an important step for fresher to apply and impress recruiter without having experience.

Select (& Write) a Winning Resume Introduction

Job seekers have four primary choices to pick from when writing a resume introduction:

1. The resume objective (also known as career objective)
2. The qualification summary.
3. The professional profile professional.
4. The resume summary

Resume introductions are all written with the same goal in mind in order to gain the attention of a prospective employer by highlighting relevant skills and experience

Qualifications Summary

With regards to format, the qualifications summary is a bullet point list (ranging from 4 to 6 points) of your most outstanding career achievements. Avoid using generic statements and try to list your skills in a way reflects your unique writing and words.

Career Objective

A resume objective is a 2–3 sentence statement that provides an overview of your skills and experience. This intro is best for fresh candidates.

Resume Summary

Resume summaries (sometimes referred to as “professional summaries”) include four to five bullet sentences that highlight your past achievements by using quantifiable data. To make this data stand out, each sentence includes a bold subheading to guide hiring managers to your most marketable traits.

Highlight Your Relevant Work Experience

The section is the core of your resume, where you are tasked with proving the skills you’ve listed in your qualifications summary or career objective. When it comes to write this section, you need to be very honest and true to your requirter

Remember to list your work experiences in reverse chronological order(a format I have discussed above) and only list experience that is relevant to the job you are applying for. For each company create a heading including the company’s name, city & state, your title, and the dates of employment (month and year).If you’re still currently working at a company, you can simply write “month, year-Present” for the employment dates.

A general rule is that each experience have around 3–5 bullet points of your main duties and achievements.

4 Parts of a strong bullet point:

• Action Verb (should always be first)
• How can you add values
• Specific and relevant job duty
• Illustrate them why,why and why they take you.

Use a Range of Hard & Soft Skills in Your Resume

Hiring managers are on the lookout for skilled individuals. While listing out a heap of skills on your resume doesn’t actually prove you’re skilled, spreading your various capabilities throughout your resume will catch the eye of whoever is vetting your application.Just tell them that how you used those skills to add values to previous organization. Fitting various skills into your resume’s introduction and even work experience section will help strengthen your candidacy. And of course, there’s a skills section for you to really dive in there depending on your field.

Technical Skills

Some careers, such as those in the Engineering fields, require specialized knowledge and hands-on skills. Within the civil engineering industry, a design manager’s responsibilities will differ from company to company. A technical skills section is helpful in showcasing your knowledge of specific systems.

To prevent this section from taking up too much space, try breaking up this section into categories and list your skills within each. For example:

• Software: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Rivet,Auto cad, E-tab etc

Additional skills sections are a ubiquitous element of the modern resume. Since you likely plan on including your own, make sure it’s concise and only includes skills relevant to the job you’re applying for.

You can search about JD of the relevant job and copy it into Wordle and can know keywords used in JD.

Review your Resume

So the hard part is over. We have all our content typed up and we are feeling confident about getting that interview. Now for the finishing touches. It’s time to give it some personality.

• Try to restrict it to one page as the recruiters don’t have to view 2 or more pages
• Choose a suitable font size which should be easy to read
• Use calibri or Times new Roman styles
• Add some horizontal lines to differentiate various sections.
• Use effective margins
• Use an unforgettable cover letter (You can watch my ultimate cover letter guide) SEE link

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About the Author

Hi I’m Ammar Ahmad and I’m a freelancer and currently enrolled in bachelors of civil engineering. I help people just like you to get their dream job. If anyone has questions or wanna give feedback about my blog, then feel to contact me on

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