This is a presentation on how to write a good resume, We give examples as well as general guidelines on what a good resume looks like. at IDfy we have created an awesome resume format which, we assure you, will help you stand out in your job search. For example a resume should never be more than a page

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What is a
Resume?
A Resume is a marketing document about
yourself, it’s a way to make yourself stand out in
your job application.
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3. o A resume should highlight your accomplishments at
your work, school college etc. to your potential
employers
o Keep the resume short, you don’t need to list each and
every accomplishment of yours, for example if you
have 10 years of experience you don’t need to list that
you won the salsa competition at college. Not more
than a page
o Tailor the resume to the job that you are applying for
only highlight those skills that are relevant for the job
you are applying for.
o Get your resume reviewed by friends or seniors. You
need to ensure that your resume is perfect (ie no
grammatical mistakes, spelling mistakes etc.)
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How to
write a
resume

4. o A resume format generally contains the following
o Name – In big font
o Contact details – your address, phone number and
email
o Summary/Objective – this is optional
o Employment – all your employment details in
chronological order
o Education – education details in chronological
order
o Projects (optional) – any extracurricular projects
that you have done
o References – list of your references
o At IDfy the resume is pre-formatted to ensure that
about 60% of your task is reduced.
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Standard
resume
format

5. o Your name
o Your name should be in big font and legible, do not
use any fancy fonts.
o It should be at the top of your resume
o Contact details
o Address – put in the address where you can be
contacted.
o Phone number – Your mobile number which you
use most frequently
o Email – no funky email addresses, simple name and
last name will do. Avoid email address such as
cooldude@gmail.com
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Name &
Contact
Details

6. o Summary: Summary is optional, use a
summary or an objective at the top of
your resume
o A good summary lists your key strengths in about 2
lines. An HR should be able to read this and get
the gist of your whole resume
o If you have many years of experience summary is a
great thing to have
o A good summary :
o MBA with 13 years of experience in strategy
and product management across geographies.
o Srong track record in entrepreneurship and
building sustainable enterprises.
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Summary

7. o Objective: Objective is also optional, use a
summary or an objective at the top of your
resume
o An objective should be used by people with 2 or less
years of experience
o It should talk specifically about what you would like out
of the company and what you can provide to the
company you are applying to
o Avoid flowery language, and be very very specific
o A good objective :
o Obtain a position in product management where I
can apply my user experience and analytical skill
developed over the last 2 years.
o Obtain a position as an android application
developer where I can apply and hone my core
software skill set and
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Objective

8. o Size of this section
o Freshers – 30% or less of the page
o Experienced professionals – 60% of the page
o Content
o List each experience in chronological order (latest
first)
o Use action words - achieved, demonstrated, initiated,
developed (ex. Achieved 50% reduction in …..)
o Highlight only those skills that are relevant for the job
o For each task that you have accomplished at work
write a para on it. Keep an excel of all your
achivements/ projects
o Don’t worry about formatting at this stage
o Finally break it down to each bullet not being more
than 2 lines
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Experience
section

9. o Size of this section
o Freshers – 60% or less of the page
o Experienced professionals – 30% of the page
o Content
o List each education in chronological order (latest first)
o Fresh graduates or <2 years ex
o If you are a fresh graduate list the courses that are
relevant for the role you are applying for
o Showcase projects that you undertook that show that
you can perform the role that you are applying to
o Highlight leadership positions that you have taken up
o Extracurricular also can be mentioned
o Experienced professionals >2 years ex
o Only highlight the key metrics (GPA/CPA, degree and
year of graduation)
o Unless you have done cutting edge research you don’t
need to mention much else.
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Education
section

10. Check out a sample resume on
www.idfy.com/resume
You can check out the resume of
one of our founders on
Ashok Hariharan – CEO, IDfy
Sign up with IDfy to create your
own resume www.idfy.com
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Sample
resume