Resume tips for engineering college grads!
Some other discussion on CE inspired me to write this post. Following are few tips on resume writing for engineering college grads appearing for campus placements -
Don't copy your friend's resume:
Sounds very obvious, right? Don't copy your friend's resume and change your name & grades/percentages. It's a good idea to spend some time writing your own resume - because its all about you!
At least, do not copy your friend's hobbies/interests.
Keep it simple.
Don't flood your resume with everything about you. Just write what matters. If you won 2nd prize in mid-school district level drawing competition, its cool. But it doesn't impress us.
Do not use complicated words in your career objective. I once asked a candidate to tell me what his career objective was - and he couldn't recall his career objective! What the <beep> !
Understand what you've written:
Go through your resume 5 times before you submit it anywhere. Do you understand each & everything you've mentioned in your resume? Will you be able to answer questions based on your resume? For example, if you mention 'reading' as your hobby - then be prepared to handle questions on your hobby.
Pay attention to your email address:
Make sure you have a good, professional looking email address. coolhunk4u @ yahoo .com doesn't look very good.
More tips will follow. If you have questions, feedback - post in this thread.
Don't copy your friend's resume:
Sounds very obvious, right? Don't copy your friend's resume and change your name & grades/percentages. It's a good idea to spend some time writing your own resume - because its all about you!
At least, do not copy your friend's hobbies/interests.
Keep it simple.
Don't flood your resume with everything about you. Just write what matters. If you won 2nd prize in mid-school district level drawing competition, its cool. But it doesn't impress us.
Do not use complicated words in your career objective. I once asked a candidate to tell me what his career objective was - and he couldn't recall his career objective! What the <beep> !
Understand what you've written:
Go through your resume 5 times before you submit it anywhere. Do you understand each & everything you've mentioned in your resume? Will you be able to answer questions based on your resume? For example, if you mention 'reading' as your hobby - then be prepared to handle questions on your hobby.
Pay attention to your email address:
Make sure you have a good, professional looking email address. coolhunk4u @ yahoo .com doesn't look very good.
More tips will follow. If you have questions, feedback - post in this thread.
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