Writing resumes are the first step that you take to get noticed by prospective employers. It reflects your professional competencies and accomplishments and having a great resume is particularly important for getting it noticed even among a heap of resumes sent by others.
But what should you include in your resume apart from the usual name and contact details to get it noticed? Here are a few of the point that we think you must never miss out.
Summary: as someone has rightly said, recruiters are busy people and your resume only has a few seconds to impress them. Include a couple of lines at the beginning of the resume outlining your strains skills and qualifications. This will give the recruiter a Bird’s Eye view of your in competencies and help them to decide in your favour.
Technical competencies: before sending your resume to any company understand what the job role is about, and the technical competencies required for it. Then list down your technical competencies in the order of importance in your resume. For example, if you are applying for the role of Area Sales Head in an IT company, then talk about your expertise related to sales and Information Technology first. All other skills can be mentioned after that. This will make your resume look more relevant and attractive to the recruiter.
Professional experience: Here you will need to list down your professional experience in chronological order with your current assignment coming first. Another great way to you’re your resume sharper is to customise it according to the position you will be applying for. Understand the job profile well, and then mention all the relevant work / projects that you have successfully done in your current or previous companies. This will make your resume stronger and catch the attention of the recruiters.
Certifications and skills: In this section, you can showcase all your certifications which are currently valid. List down your technical expertise as well as the soft skills that are relevant for the job role. This will make your resume stand out, and increase your chances of getting selected.
Knowledge of relevant tools: If you have the knowledge of any software, tools or models which are important for the job role, then mention it here. The recruiter will find these to be especially useful since they will not have to spend any time and money in training you how to use these once you join the job.
Qualifications: Segregate this section into two parts: professional qualification and general education and list down your qualifications chronologically.
Professional accomplishments: If you have received any accolades or awards in your previous job roles then mention them here. This will give the recruiter an additional level of confidence in you.
Additional links: If you have been maintaining a personal website, blog, portfolio, podcast, or YouTube channel then showcase it here. This will give the employer access to additional information about you and samples of your work which could not be included in the resume due to space constraints.
Social media profiles: These days most employers look at social media profiles to understand how you communicate with the world. So, mention all and social profiles which you want them to see. All these can work in your favour if you have maintained them in a professional way.
The resume is your best chance to make a great first impression in the minds of your prospective employers. Hence adjust or rewrite your resume keeping the above-mentioned points in mind and increase your chances of getting shortlisted and interviewed by them.
