Your resume is the first thing that is seen by the employers before hiring
you. So its our duty to prepare a resume which satisfies in the first
impression itself.
Below is the format of resume which you can use it when posting a job
or going for interview.
Pre-requisites:
For fresher dont exceed more than 2 pages of resume. If you have
done more projects try to add the best ones of it or add all within 2
pages.
Font size should be 14 for heading and 12 for normal text
Use Times New Roman, Calibri or Arial, Verdana (font size 10) Font
and should be same throughout the resume.
Line spacing should be 1.5
Give proper indentation
Dont add any fake / wrong data
Follow the flow of sequence the resume should be.
Add page border
Set the page margin
Use A4 size page
Use proper numbering or bulleting styles (maintain same bulleting
style throughout the resume).
If you are adding bold to a text then dont add underline and viceversa
In the end see a print-preview and rectify any changes that are
needed.
Save your resume in .docx and .pdf formats and prefer to send pdf
format unless docx format is asked.
Note: In below format I have added all the fields if you dont have such
field please remove it and use it.
Feel free to reach out to me anytime if you have any queries regarding
resume format at [email protected]
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<First Name> <Middle Name> <Last Name>
Email: <email>
Alternate E-mail: <alternate
email>
Contact No.: <mobile number>
Alternate No.: +91 99626
28914
_____________________________________________________________________________________
OBJECTIVE
<your career objective>
<Note: Write a brief career objective in 2-3 lines
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
<Master Degree with department> from <College / University>, <Place>
with <CGPA / Percentage> in <month year>.
OR
Pursuing <Master Degree with department> from <College / University>,
<Place> with <CGPA / Percentage> till Semester <Semester no>.
<Bachelor Degree with department> from <College / University>,
<Place> with <CGPA / Percentage> in <month year>.
<12th> from <School Name>, <Place> with <CGPA/ Percentage> in <month
year>.
<10th> from <School Name>, <Place> with <CGPA/ Percentage> in <month
year>.
Note: Follow the sequence always as Highest Degree first. Dont write
your marks semester-wise. Same can be written in tabular form also
EXPERIENCE
Worked as <Designation> at <Company Name>, <Location> from <from
month, year> to <to month, year>.
<your skills that you learnt from the job>
(For eg. Experience in Android Application Development.)
Note: Write down all job experience even if it internship or bpo or
anything else. It will increase chances of getting job. Write only the skills
you are having knowledge
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages : (For eg. C, C++, Java)
Web Technologies
: (For eg. HTML5, ASP. Net)
Application Development : (For eg. Android, iOS)
Scripts
: (For eg. JavaScript, Perl)
Databases
: (For eg. SQL, MS Access, Oracle)
Environments
: (For eg. Windows, MAC, Linux)
Software Tools
: (For eg. Net Beans, MS Office)
Others
: (For eg. Photoshop, Jasper Reports)
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Note: Add only the skills you are expertise or know about and can answer
any questions during interview regarding the skills you have stated in
this section.
ACHIEVEMENTS
<Put all the certification(s) you did>
<Add few achievement(s) and seminar(s) you had in college, school>
Note: Add as many certifications you did. Dont add more achievements
and seminars
AREAS OF INTEREST
<Put all your area of interest>
Note: This section is the highlight of the resume. Add the field of
interest where you want set your career.
PROJECT SYNOPSIS
Project #1:
Topic
: <Project of (eg. Website, Application)> for <Project
Name>
Company
: <Company, Location>
Duration
: <Duration of project>
Team Size
: <No. of team members included in the project>
Role
: <Your role in the project>
Technology Used
: <Front-end and Back-end technologies used in this
project>
Description
: <Short description (not exceeding 200 words) of your
project>
Note: List down the projects you did so far. Add in the sequence you did
i.e. first project will be first and there on.
STRENGTHS
<Describe all your strength(s)>
Note: Add all your strengths which give positive characteristic about
you. If you are adding weakness in strength you should be able to
answer when asked in interview
PERSONAL DETAILS
Fathers Name : <First Name> <Last Name>
Gender
: <Your gender>
Date of Birth
: DD Month Name, Year
Marital Status
: <Single / Married / Divorced>
Nationality
: <Your Nationality>
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Contact Address
: <Door no.>, <Street Name>, <Area>, <City> <Pincode>, <STATE>
Permanent Address : <Door no.>, <Street Name>, <Area>, <City> <Pincode>, <STATE>
Languages Known
: <Write all the languages you know>
Note: Fill the personal details here. If your contact address and
permanent address is same dont add the contact address. In languages
if you know only to speak then mention in braces as Speak Only
Place:
Date:
<Name>
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