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As a fresher, looking to enter the workforce, writing an impressive resume is the first step. And this guide will help you do just that!
Before you get an opportunity to meet a potential employer and create the desired first impression, your resume gets there to either make or break the deal. It describes your qualifications and what makes you worth hiring.
Essentially, everything you wish for your future employer to know and appreciate about you is enclosed in this one document and that’s why it must be written smartly and effectively.
First of all, let’s understand – “What does a good, well-crafted resume do?”
As a new entrant into the workforce industry, it is stressful writing a resume because there is no solid work experience to showcase. You have to bank on your qualifications and your skill sets to bring you your very first job opportunity.
There are several factors to consider as a fresh employee starting up a job search, This includes things like how to spotlight education over experience on your resume.
Here’s a simple guide that can help you understand everything you need about writing a resume that effectively appeals to your dream companies. If it is your first resume writing experience, this guide will help you write a successful first resume.
Employers receive a plethora of resumes each day. However, for you to get a chance at that interview, you need to ensure you create a resume that stands out.
Here are three strategies that will get your resume noticed:
Delve into extensive research that will help you be more precise in terms of organizations you wish to target. Next, to match your career objectives and qualifications to your potential employers’ requirements, you must focus on identifying the following:
Once you’ve identified all of the above, you can start structuring your resume and while you do so, ensure that you include these sections:
Once your resume is ready, you have to manage where it goes. You’ve invested time and effort to create a great resume. The next step is to get it into the hands of people who can hire you, or influence hiring decisions. You may contact employers directly, establish connections through networking, or search on the web for opportunities.
To market your resume effectively, you need to:
Also remember it is always helpful to place emphasis on your soft skills. Mention your GPA, include business networking profile links, and use professional language.
Formating is as important as the content in demonstrating your professionalism and eye for detail. Highlight the important stuff with bold, italics or upper case font. Your font style and size, and margins also create an impression on the employer’s sub-conscious mind.
It can be daunting to look for jobs that prefer experience in the field. However, sometimes employers also like to hire fresh new resources who want to learn and grow as opposed to the experienced ones. Knowing how to position yourself and convincingly sell what you can offer will make all the difference.
A version of this was earlier published here.
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Vanshika Goenka is the CEO & Founder of Kool Kanya, an online career community for women where they can be part of a mutually supportive ecosystem that helps them learn from each other and grow read more...
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
14 years after her last feature film Dhobi Ghat, storyteller extraordinaire comes up with her new film, Laapataa Ladies, a must watch.
*Some spoilers alert*
Every religion around the world dictates terms to women. The onus is always on women to be ‘modest’ and cover their faces and bodies so men can’t be “tempted”, rather than on men to keep their eyes where they belong and behave like civilized beings. So much so that even rape has been excused on the grounds of women eating chowmein or ‘men will be men’. I think the best Hindi movie retort to this unwanted advice on ‘akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai’ (an alone woman is like an open jewellery box) came from Geet in Jab We Met – Kya aap gyan dene ke paise lete hain kyonki chillar nahin hain mere paas.
The premise of Laapataa Ladies is beautifully simple – two brides clad in the ghunghat that covers their identity get mixed up on a train. Within this Russian Doll, you get a comedy of errors, a story of getting lost, a commentary on patriarchy’s attitude towards women, a mystery, and a tale of finding oneself, all in one. Done with a mostly light touch that has you laughing and nodding along.
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