THE JOB SEARCH
We search the job
from
1. Placement centre of college or university
2. Tutor or instructors
3. Friends sharing same or allied
field
4. Professional affiliations and
publications
5. Employment news or advertisement
6. Web sites
CRITERIA/APPROACHES
FOR MAKING EFFECTIVE RESUMES
There are two
criteria or approaches for making effective resumes
1. REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME
It is written by/for
·
traditional
job applicant or fresher
·
those
who wish to enter professional life after obtaining degree
·
professionals
who have made steady progress in one profession
·
stability
at one place
2. FUNCTIONAL RESUME
It is written by/for
·
non
traditional job applicant
·
person
who has plan to enter profession in which s/he has not received formal college certification
·
person
who is changing his job frequently
STEPS TO PREPARE RESUME
1. IDENTIFICATION
·
Name
·
Address
– local or permanent with pin code
·
Phone
Numbers
·
Email
address
·
Name
of web site
2. CAREER OBJECTIVES (optional)
·
Area
of interest/choice
·
Mention
your core/main strength
3. EMPLOYMENT
·
Includes
details of past jobs
·
Present
the detail in reverse chronological order e.g. mention the current job first
and then mention previous job
·
Mention
job title
·
Name
of the company/firm with address
·
Duration
of the job
·
Duties
and responsibilities rendered
4. EDUCATION
·
Document
your educational experiences in reverse chronological order
·
Begin
with most recent degree (Department – College – School)
·
Mention
the title of the degree with date/month & year
·
Mention
the area of specialization
·
Give
the address of institute/university
·
No
years attended in degree
·
Mention
Grade Point Average (if required)
·
Include
Academic Club Membership (if any)
·
Highlight
unique course work
·
Include
the project undertaken
·
Highlight
academic honours/awards/scholarships received
5. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
These are the unique skills required in an employee by
employer. These includes
·
Special
accomplishments & awards
·
On job
training received
·
Training
you have provided
·
Seminars
and Presentations given
·
New
techniques or procedure invented or implemented
·
Publications
6. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
·
Mention
if you belong to regional/national/international club or membership
·
Rotary
or Lions Club
7. PERSONAL DATA
·
Hobbies
·
Languages known
·
Do not include sex/gender, religion, height, weight,
religious affiliations/marital status or photograph
8. REFERENCES (optional)
·
Give 1
/ 2reference/s of colleagues/head etc
·
Include
Name, Designation, Address, Phone number/s
STYLE OF WRITING EFFECTIVE RESUME
·
Avoid
writing text
·
Use
short sentences
·
Be
brief
·
Avoid
spelling and grammatical errors
·
List
your achievements/awards/skills in sequence
·
Do not
exaggerate your achievements
·
Be
reasonable in showing your achievements/skills
·
Make
resume reader oriented
MODEL
RESUME
Mr Vikram A Agarwal
A – 1
Platinum Apartment
C G Road
Ahmedabad – 380
001
Contact Nos – 1. 079
– 1234567
2.
99-999-99999
email ID – vikram@yahoo.com
website - www.vikram.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To sharpen the
skills by developing first rate quality software in .net
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT
Atmiya Infotech Pvt Ltd, Yogidham, Rajkot – 360 005
Designation : Sr
Programmer
Date of Joining : 1st February 2006
Duties & responsibilities :
·
To
collect the data to prepare the software
·
To
analyse & interpret the data
·
To
prepare the blue print of the software
·
To
check it out by implementing it
·
To
solve the queries it arise
·
To
train the staff & subordinates
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Infosoft Pvt Ltd, C G Road, Ahmedabad – 380 001
Designation : Programmer
Duration of Job : 2 Years
Duties Performed :
·
To
collect the data to prepare the software
·
To
analyse & interpret the data
·
To
prepare the blue print of the software
EDUCATION
MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATION (MCA)
Atmiya Institute
of Technology & Science
Yogidham
Rajkot – 360 005
Duration of the
Course : 2 Years
(4 semesters)
Month & Year
of Completion : June 2003
Result : 69 % (Distinction)
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATION (BCA)
Shri M & N
Virani Science
College
Yogidham
Rajkot – 360 005
Duration of the
Course : 3 Years
(6 semesters)
Month & Year
of Completion : June 2001
Result : 79 % (Distinction)
ACHIEVEMENTS & MEMBERSHIP
·
Received
many awards in sports
·
Received
Sarvodaya Kelavani Samaj Scholarship to pursue MCA for outstanding performance
in BCA
·
Awarded
with 2 Gold Medals for securing 1st position at University Exam in
BCA & MCA respectively
·
Successfully
completed the projects on 1. Security System (BCA)
2. Campus Online (MCA)
·
Member
of Alumni of Atmiya Institute of Technology & Science
·
Life
Member of ISTE, New Delhi
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
·
Successfully completed a certificate course in
“Development of Interpersonal & Linguistic Skills” at Atmiya Language
Learning Centre, Rajkot
in the year 2002.
·
Received on job training of 15 days at TCS, Mumbai from
1st March to 15th
March 2005
·
Presentation was given on .net Technology at Saurashtra
University, Rajkot on 4th April 2005
·
Workshop of 2 days on Embedded System was conducted at Department of Computer Science,
Ahmedabad on 6th & 7th August 2005.
·
Published 4 papers in national journal of “Computer Science” on
1. Linux
Security
2. Grid
Computing
3. .net
Technology
4. Embedded
System – A new revolution
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
·
Member of syllabus
designing committee of Saurashtra University, Rajkot & S P University, V V
Nagar
·
Life Member of “Computer Science Club” Delhi
·
Member of Books India Ltd.
·
Member of Lions Club
PERSONAL DATA
Hobbies : Reading books on Computer
Writing
articles for magazines and books
Learning foreign languages
Languages Known : Gujarati
(mother tongue)
Hindi
(national language)
English
(international language)
German (foreign language)
REFERENCES
1. Mr Hemant Mohite 2. Dr D A Raval
Director Director
Atmiya Infotech Pvt Ltd Shri M
& N Virani Science College
Yogidham Yogidham
Rajkot – 360 005 Rajkot – 360 005
Contact No :
99-999-99999 Contact
No : 99-999-99999
ON LINE RESUMES
ADVANTAGES
·
Numerous
employers can access it instantly
·
Detailed
portfolio of work and its documentation/write up can be prepared
·
Colourful
graphics, animation or sound can be included
·
It can
be updated quickly & easily
DISADVANTAGES
·
Sometimes
email which comes as an attachment cannot be viewed as it was sent because of
different operating system
·
Formatting
will not be proper every time
·
Unnecessary
page breaks can be seen
SUGGESTIONS
·
Construct
online resume differently
·
Create
an ASCII version of resume e.g. Letters from A to Z – both upper and lower case
– Numbers 0 to 9, Punctuation marks !, “
”, @ etc.
·
Do not
use extended ASCII version
·
Nowadays
employers use “Electronic Applicant Tracking Technique” to screen resumes
·
The
company’s computer program scans resumes as raster images
·
Then
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software translates the bitmap images in to
standard ASCII
·
Software
uses AI to read ASCII text
·
If
resume contains sufficient number of these characters, your resume will be
forwarded to HRD for follow up
CRITERIA
FOR EFFECIVE LETTERS OF APPLICATION
It is a covering
letter for your resume. It includes
1. Writer’s address
2. Date
3. Recipient’s address
4. Introduction. It includes
Mention from where you
discovered the job applying
Mention specific job you are
applying for
Sum up your final academic
degree and your core strength
5. Discussion
Focus on your unique skills
which benefit prospective employer in brief
Mention some facts and figures
of your credit
6. Conclusion is a optimist call for
interview. It can be written e.g. I wish to hear from you soon
Give your contact numbers. It
can be written e.g. I can be reached at 0123456789
MODEL
LETTER OF APPLICATION
From
Mr Vikram A Agarwal
A – 1
Platinum Apartment
C G Road
Ahmedabad – 380
001
17
April 2006
To
HRD Manager
Suzlon Sofware
Services
Ashram Road
Ahmedabad – 380
001
Subject: To apply for the post of System Analyst
Sir/Madam
With reference to the above subject matter I would
like to apply for the advertised post of System Analyst at your esteemed
company in The Times of India of 13th April 2006, I would like to apply for the
same.
I have Bachelor & Master degree in Computer Application
at my credit. I have been awarded with gold medal in both for securing 1st
position in Saurashtra
University, Rajkot. I have experience of more than 2 year as a Sr
Programmer and Developer. I have expertise to develop software in .net and posses good interpersonal and
communication skills.
I wish to hear
from you soon. I can be reached at 0123456789.
Thanking you.
Yours truly,
(Vikram Agarwal)
Enclosure: Resume
TECHNIQUES
FOR INTERVIEWING EFFECTIVELY
·
Dress
your self decently
·
Reach
at the place on time
·
Do not
chew gum or tobacco
·
Do not
smoke or drink wine/tea/coffee before the interview
·
Keep
your body language in your control
·
The
speed of speech must be moderate and audible
·
Come
prepared
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