Resume Session

Flow

• Analysis of Resumes

• Sections

• Order of Sections

• Do's and Don'ts

• Resume Templates

• Doubts

Takeaways

• Folder Structure for your resumes
• Photo - if included must be formal and preferably on the top left side
• If you don't have eough space, don't add a photo
• 1 column vs 2 column (30%-70%) - Depends on the use case, either is fine
• Summary - Only when you're 2-3 years experienced => The experience which makes you stand out, tailored to the job
• New Grad - Internships, courses

Sections

• Contact Details Or Header => email, phone, links(linkedin, github)- must be clickable

• Work Experience (Internships)

  • Designation
  • Company Name
  • Add a 1 liner about the company
  • Month and year of working
  • Brief Summary -3,4 points => bold important details, add metrics if possible
  • Bullet Points
  • Links, if present
  • Tech used

• Education - Post grad, grad, intermediate, high school

  • Table like structure
  • Name of college/school, board/branch, years attended
  • CGPA/Percentage

• Projects - Atleast 2 big(functionality wise or use case wise) projects

  • Codebase(github) links are must, deployment links are also cool to have
  • Small summary - Tech used

• Skills

  • Segregate acc to profiency level - optional
  • Group in terms of proficiency or type of tech

• Optional - Awards and Extra Curricular activities, Interests/Hobbies

Do's

• Add name, email, phone number preferably on top
• IMP - Use a spell checker
• Keep your resume concise and clean
• Read the job description and change, summary, or any tech skills acc to that
• Make sure your work is easy to find - LINKS MUST BE CLICKABLE
• Final Check - Convert pdf resume to txt and make sure it's readable
• Use Resources - Google, Canva, MS Word Template, Google Docs Templates

Don't

• If you have created resume in MS Word - Don't do print, instead go for export to pdf(links will be clickable)
• Don't create multi page resumes
• Don't add your date of birth, city, address
• Don't repeat information
• Don't add all experiences - Just 2-3
• Don't list every single technology that you have touched.

Cover Letter

• If you can create one, great, if not, totally fine - Explain your work ex here, gap if any, overview of 1-2 projects.

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By Rohan Dutt