7 steps to finalize your resume
Puneet Singla
Puneet has 20+ years of professional experience across India and Europe. He has held various senior leadership positions like head of global competency center with teams in 30+ countries, client service partner for accounts of the size $100 million and setup of new development & delivery centers.
Puneet has 20+ years of professional experience across India and Europe. He has held various senior leadership positions like head of global competency center with teams in 30+ countries, client service partner for accounts of the size $100 million and setup of new development & delivery centers.
Once you have created the
first draft of the resume, you need to do the following to finalize it
- Go over the resume again and crystallize your messages i.e. remove unnecessary information, add supporting facts
- Cross check that resume adheres to basic guidelines outlined in this article.
- Change the tone of resume to include action verbs – refer this article (Action Verbs are important but don’t get too fussy about the generation of action verbs i.e. this is a new verb/old verb. As long as it convey the message powerfully, it is good)
- Ensure that it is not more than 2 pages long
- Save the copy as “.doc” and “.pdf” format (you can convert word files to pdf by selecting save as option from the Microsoft word)
- Name the resume professionally e.g. FirstName SecondName_Resume Or Resume_FirstName SecondName
- Ask someone else to review your resume and provide you feedback
Remember, resume will not get you a job – it will only
open the door of opportunity. It must be
compelling enough to open the door.
To grab that opportunity,
you need to perform well in the interview.
I suggest you to read articles on interview process to prepare yourself
well.