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A resume is a medium for advert ising yourself, it s t he first most means which you use t o present
yourself and t ry t o claim t hat you are t he best choice t o your prospect s employer. Through your
resume you have t o showcase your major asset s like:
Qualificat ions
Experience
Achievement s
Capabilit ies, and
Qualit ies
You have t o prepare your resume in such a way t hat it gives impression in first look t hat you are a
perfect fit for t he job you have applied. An employer hardly t akes 10-15 seconds t o make a
decision about your int erview call aft er looking at your resume. If your resume is well writ t en t hen
definit ely you will be in t he short list ed candidat es does not mat t er you have required pot ent ial or
not but you will get a call ot herwise your resume will become a part of eit her recycle bin or
dust bin, again it does not mat t er if you are Einst ein or Newt on.
The first draft of your resume may not be so impressive because a resume is
always an evolving document which improves over the period of time, so keep
modifying and improving it after its first draft and keep its different versions with
you.
Now wit hout complicat ing t he t hings, I will t ake you t hrough st ep by st ep t o creat e a great
resume for you. I'm assuming you have Micorsoft Word t o writ e your resume, so now just follow
t he following st eps:
JOHN WILLIAMS
Kondapur, Hyderabad - INDIA
Contact No: +91 2295103049
Email Id: john.william@gmail.com
If you are current ly working t hen you can specify your company name just below t o your name as
follows:
JOHN WILLIAMS
IT Tools India Pvt Ltd
Kondapur, Hyderabad - INDIA
Contact No: +91 2295103049
SUMMARY
A System Software Engineer graduated from Delhi University and having
overall 4 years of extensive experience in developing state-of-the-art
software modules for telecom industry specializing with BSS & OSS.
Core expertise in rating and billing services related to 2G and 3G, 3G+
technologies including GSM, GPRS, VOIP, WiMax, V-SAT, VAS Services,
and Leased Lines with various access technologies.
A Software Assocaite Analyst grown System Software Engineer having
great experience with all the stages of SDLC including designing,
developing, testing and rolling out complex telecom software' s.
Exposure in drafting and implementing different processes and have been
actively involved in ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications.
Result oriented, selft driven, highly motivated, smart and hungry to learn
new technologies, methodologies, strategies and processes.
Education Detail
B.Tech in Computer Science (2005) from Ambehta University with 8.8 CPI.
B.Sc in Mathematics (2002) from Meerut University with 57.20% marks
10+2 with Maths, Stats (1999) from U.P. board with 67.20% marks
High School (1997) from U.P. board with 77.20% marks
Secured first position in statistics during B.Sc.
Gold medalist at 10+2 level due to highest rank in mathematics.
If you have done various certifications and trainings then I would recommend to
add a separate section for Trainings & Certifications just below to Educational
Section.
St ep 4: Technical Skills
Next sect ion in your resume will present your Technical Skills. This sect ion will st art wit h t elling
your major skills on which you have good command. So list down all t he skills first where you are
fully confident and t hen keep rest of t he skills at lower levels. Have a look at t he following
example where candidat e has good command over Pro*C and C but less experienced in Perl so put
Pro*C and C first and Perl lat er. This is import ant t o not e t hat all t he lines given below are not
required in all t he cases. If you know only one skill t hen just t ell about t hat skill, for example if you
don't have any experience in any prot ocol t hen don't give t hat line in your resume
T echnical Skills
Programming Languages: C, Pro*C, C++, JAVA and PERL
Operating Systems: Red Hat Linux 9.0, Windows XP and Solaris 2.0
T ools & T echnologies: Front Page-2000, CGI, J2EE, JSP, CORBA
Databases: MySQL, Sybase
Protocols: SMTP, FTP, PO3, IMAP
Others: Socket Programming, Multithreading, SDLC, OOP, UML
paragraphs.
You will st art wit h t he most recent project and cont inue list ing down all t he project s t ill t he oldest
one. If you have done only t raining project or t hesis project t hen you can ment ion t hose project s
along wit h your Universit y project s in t he same format . Here I will give examples of t wo project s:
Projects Detail
1 - Library Informat ion Syst em [Nat ional Library, NY,USA ]
St ep 6: St rengt hs
Aft er giving a complet e det ail of all t he project s, now you can t ell about your major st rengt hs.
Look at t he following examples, may be you don't have all t he st rengt hs so list down only
what ever you posses:
Strengths
Good oral, written & presentation skills
A high tolerance of stress and enjoys responsibilities
Quick learner with good grasping ability
Action-oriented and result-focused
Lead & work as a team in an organized way
St ep 6: Ext ra Curricular
This sect ion is opt ional because it is always not necessary t hat you would have been involved in
some ext ra curricular act ivit ies same t ime for various roles it s not required t o have any ext ra
curricular. Some t ime t his sect ion may have lot of weight age specially when your resume reader
and you have same curriculum. I'm giving you a simple example t o list down your curricular act ivit ies
Extra Curricular
Have been a member of University Technical Council
Won first prize for debate at inter state level competition
Played Cricket at inter state level
Mono acting, Singing and Reading
Extra Curricular
Date of Birth: 5th Aug 1983
Sex & Status: Male & Single
Nationality: INDIAN
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Urdu
Passport Number: A09384848 valid till 2018
St ep 8: Conclusion
Now you are done and you have a great resume in your hand. Let me put all t he sect ions t oget her
in a word document t o prepare a final resume. You can download Sample Resume from here and
you can modify t his resume based on your experience, skill et c. In fact resume building is an
evolut ionary process and your resume will get bet t er and bet t er over t he period of t ime.
I will recommend t o go t hrough t he following t ips t o add lot of value int o your resume.
Keep your resume file name short , simple and informat ional. A good resume file name could
be like Jo hnWilliams-Resume2013.do cx
You can keep a small passport size phot o at t he t op-right corner of t he resume but t his is
really not required.
Don't use various unnecessary format t ing in your resume. Keep simple t ext as much as
possible in your resume. Have a look at sample resume. You will find many HRs who prefer
resume only in simple t ext format . So if you will keep resume format ing simple t hen it would
be easy t o format t hat resume in any format .
Don't include t oo many phone numbers, email addresses or addresses.
Don't prepare t oo big resume. It should be as precise as possible.
Always give a summary of t he resume at t he begining.
Always give a det ail of roles and responsibilit ies you have t aken during any project .
Make sure t he resume is neat , free of t yping errors, and on plain whit e paper.
Never give a reason for leaving your previous job, your salary expect at ions, your current job
challenges et c, and bet t er t o leave such point s t o be discussed at t he t ime of int erview if
required.
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