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Guess who's going to read your resume? For a quick glance of a 3-5 seconds, you work really hard to give a complete overhaul and make it as a renewed document for fetching you a good job. A chauffeur or a plumber of a servicemen, resume is a must for an interview and further for getting placement. As of now, there's no other job search document that's most powerful for employment other than CV or Resume.

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So, what are the Resume writing tips that you ought to know for making it crisp, concise, clear and appropriately keyword-driven. Remember, overly stated job keywords can make your Resume look spam. Be watchful and cautious and try to use most relevant and low-competitive job keywords that would highlight your resume.

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Resume Writing Tips:
  1. Many companies HR Manager / Recruiter or hiring manager would be reading your Resume, so give a professional touch.
  2. Watch content preparation. Make it not too hard to read or too easy that you miss the concepts or making it too personal document using 'I'. Otherwise, the word 'I' is taboo for use in a resume.
  3. Making qualified for the job you apply for
  4. Not just your resume, hiring manager reads lots and lots of resumes, so work on your resume according to the recruiter's perspective.
  5. Include the details readers wants to hear from you - job experience, positions, held, how you held responsibilities, did your duties etc.,
  6. Make it to one-page or else two-pages. Not more than 2-pages. Ensure the resume is direct and straight to the point
  7. Do not test the patience of recruiters. Otherwise, your Resume gets tossed
  8. Conceptualize the purpose of your Resume
  9. Demonstrate, voice and display your strengths, talents and skills applied at job. Illustrate qualities
  10. Determine and combine your priorities and recruiter's priorities in Resume and it becomes easier to read your resume
  11. First prepare a draft, then finalize it. Follow the format principles
  12. Take research before beginning to write
  13. Proof read content for grammar errors, content quality, dates, numbers etc.,
  14. Prepare your mind before applying for the job
  15. Apply for many jobs. It increases chance of getting a new job
  16. Find out little more about the company such as, location, working hours, job applications for the vacancies etc.,
  17. Find out about the job placement and match it with the best chance of your qualifications, experience, expert areas etc.,
  18. Know about your potential employer
  19. Assess the long-term needs of the job with the company, so you can work for many years
  20. Avoid Resume heading ; as your career objective and further sections speak about the job, this one may not be necessary
  21. Seek help from a friend who's been successful in getting placed to proof-read your resume;
  22. More headings can be added, but consider the interests of employer. Sometimes too many headings can also make resume look grumpy
  23.  Use quality paper for Resume printing.
  24. Check the font size and length of the paper. Preferably use A4 size word doc and use Arial, Times New Roman, Calibri, Verdana and other legible fonts in size between 11-14.
  25. Give proper spacing in between the sections, sentences and paragraphs

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Conclusion

The secret of a successful resume is in how you write, collect the input and organize it in your Resume. Having a great resume in hand makes the job of recruiter much easier to hire you.

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