At the end of academic year, fresh graduates start building up their resumes. A resume is a brief compilation of key facts of a candidate's life and a tool to present candidature for an appropriate job. What points / factors should be kept in mind before / while preparing resumes for fresh graduaes? Explained here:
First of all, objective of any candidate should be unique. Candidates should avoid using the sentence like "willing to learn on the job". Companies hire the candidates to perform and to get trained.
As far as covering letter is concerned, it should be started and ended with greetings and salutations, signed with full name and mobile no. When sending Resume as attachment, a brief about the person applying for the job should be mentioned in the message box. This will help the recruiters to decide whether to go through the resume or not?
Candidates, instead of fancy email IDs, should have email IDs resembling their name. Having fancy email ID shows immaturity.
Though candidates have their own format of Resume, they should prepare and forward Resume as per the format (word / PDF) asked for by the companies.
After sending Resume, candidates should not send mails regarding acknowledging the resume, waiting for the reply etc. Companies which shortlist the candidates will surely inform by email or by phone. Candidates should not expect that HR Department should / would reply to all candidates who have applied for the job.
Resume should have simple fonts used, like Arial, Times New Roman as all systems will not be able to open the file, containing non-standard fonts.
Before sending resume by mail or courier, candidates should make sure that spellings & grammars are correct to make a good impression about you.
Candidates should get their Resume printed on a good quality bond paper with adequate spacing and margins for filing and / or for comments/remarks by the recruiters.
Whenever applying for jobs, candidates should make sure that all the information is updated like latest employment/project/training details etc.
Candidates should make sure that they do not send forwarding mail method to all companies. Companies will think that candidate is not keen for any particular type of job. Instead, candidate can still opt for sending resume through BCC (mentioning receivers' mail IDs in BCC) in stead of CC as by sending through CC, all employers will come to know to which-all companies candidate has sent the Resume. Also, candidate should make sure that forward like is removed before sending.
As a Resume is a mini advertisement of a candidate, it should be presentable, clear, error-free and speaks to the point to win the interview opportunity.
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