Tips for every individual applying with professional IT experience:

1. Remember: a Resume is a self-promotional document that presents you in the best possible light, for the purpose of getting invited to a job interview.
2. It's not just about past jobs! It's about YOU, and how you performed and what you accomplished in those past jobs--especially those accomplishments that are most relevant to the work you want to do next. A good resume predicts how you might perform in that desired future job.
3. Remove everything that starts with "responsibilities included" and replace it with on-the-job accomplishments.

4. What do you do if you have gaps in your work experience?
   You could start by looking at it differently.
   General Rule: Tell what you were doing, as gracefully as possible--rather than leave a gap.
   If you were doing anything valuable (even if unpaid) during those so-called "gaps" you could just insert that into the work-history section of your resume to fill the hole. Here are some examples:

• 2003-05 Full-time faculty -- or
• 2003-05 Maternity leave and family management -- or

      Travel and study -- or Full-time student  

5. A targeted resume is much, much stronger than a generic resume.
6. Don't include hobbies on a resume unless the activity is somehow relevant to your job objective, or clearly reveals a characteristic that supports your job objective.
7. Don't include ethnic or religious affiliations (inviting pre-interview discrimination) UNLESS you can see that including them will support your job objective. Get an opinion from a respected friend or colleague about when to reveal, and when to conceal, your affiliations.

8.  Brief profile :

You don't need to write 'Curriculum Vitae' at the top of your CV or Resume – it's pretty obvious what it is! Make sure your name appears at the top and is in a larger font than the rest of your CV so it stands out. Beneath, all you need to include is your home address and contact information. Don't include a novelty email address - venkatSuperStar@gmail.com doesn't sound very professional.

Experience Summary:

Under the address, email & contact number give some brief information about your currently working company/ previous company with the role/ designation and the technologies worked with number of years of experience.

9. Career Aim

This is optional but if you do include it, makes sure it isn't vague or generic. Keep it brief (three or four lines max). Demonstrate your career focus and perhaps  

 evidence of two or three main strengths and where they were developed. This  

 part of your CV or Resume should be tailored to the role and company you're

 applying to.

10.  Technical Skills

  List all the hands-on experienced languages, databases, frameworks, design  

  Patterns, APIs, IDEs used, Servers, clusters, tools etc.,

  All the software/ hardware related project equipment must be mentioned in

  Separate rows.

11.  Certifications

 List all the technical/ non-technical(domain specific) certifications obtained.

12.  Work Experience

The Work Experience section of your CV or Resume is where recruiters will focus most of their attention. You must include the dates of your employment, the job title you held and the name of the employer. For international applications, cite the country in which you were employed.

            The most common way of presenting work experience is to do it in reverse            

            Chronological order (most recent first). However, if you have very relevant

            Experience in the career field you are applying to e.g. an internship with a

            Company, you may wish to include this first under a separate heading such as

            “Relevant Work Experience” and list less relevant jobs under “Other Work

            Experience”. This will immediately show an employer that you have taken the

            Initiative to gain knowledge of the sector and have experience of that work

            Environment.

            Don't despair if this isn't the case for you. Thousands of graduates don't have

            that head start but still get the position they want because they capitalized on

            the experience they did have. Remember, employers are looking for the skills

            you have used and developed, and more specifically they are identifying links

            between your experience and skills and the requirements of the job. Here are

            some tips to help you:

• Target your CV to the specific job advertisement - Read over the terminology used and the skills mentioned in the advertisement and where appropriate, use these words in your CV.
• Back up your claims - Avoid writing bland content; if you have "good communication skills" demonstrate how you have used them effectively to get something done.
• Identify the contribution you made - Rather than just stating a list of duties you had, think about ways of demonstrating success in a particular role. Mention your achievements at work and any concrete results you achieved (in measurable terms if possible). For example, rather than writing, "designed company's web site," you could say, "Designed Company’s web site, which increased company's overall product sale by 50 percent."

           This is optional but if you do include it, makes sure it isn't vague or generic.

           Keep it brief (three or four lines max). Demonstrate your career focus and

           perhaps evidence of two or three main strengths and where they were

           developed. This part of your CV or Resume should be tailored to the role and

           company you're applying to.

13. Education and Qualifications

Start with your most recent education – your degree or postgraduate qualification. University qualifications will be of more interest to an employer than what you did at school so devote more space to this. Include the dates, name of university/s, degree title e.g. B.Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering), and the grade you have achieved.

It is advisable that you include any modules you studied that are relevant to the job application in addition to your thesis/dissertation research or project work. Time spent abroad or work placements attended as part of your degree course should be mentioned.

For school education, include dates, name of school/college and Percentages or equivalent qualifications studied with grades. Unless specified, it is not normally necessary to list every subject studied.

14. Professional training

List any specialist experience and/or training sessions that are relevant to the job role under specially designed sections. Those who haven’t attended can also fill this section with their special qualifications like researchers may provide the sections 'Research' or 'Research Interests,' and those having worked abroad may choose to include a section titled 'Experience Abroad'. Faculty may include 'Teaching Experience’, 'Lectures and Presentations'.

15.  Activities/Interests/Positions of Responsibility 

These are all relevant sections to include because they demonstrate that you are motivated to pursue other activities and are a well-rounded individual. Positions of responsibility and achievements can be extra-curricular, for example, significant involvement in the Student Union, organizing etc. Stating your interests doesn't mean just writing a list. Try to indicate your level of involvement and what you gain from the activity.

16. Additional Information

            Languages
           If you are applying overseas then you should indicate your native language and

            any additional languages you know accompanied by your level of proficiency.

            Skills
           Skills in this section include anything vocational that has not appeared    

            Elsewhere.

            Conferences
           If it is relevant to the job you are applying for, then you may want to mention any    

            conferences, workshops or seminars you have attended. Give the name of the

            conference, date, place and organizers.

17. References/Referees

            If you don't have space on your CV, a simple “References available on request"

            is acceptable. If you do have space, it is very common to give the details of two

            referees. Give their names, position, address, phone numbers and email

            addresses. Always ask for their permission first and remember to keep them

            informed of your career aspirations and achievements to date.

TOP TEN QUALITIES AN EMPLOYER EXPECT FROM AN EXPERIENCED ASSOCIATE:

1. Willingness to share information and ideas.

2. Commitment to teamwork.

3. Eagerness to complete the task at any cost.

4. Responsiveness to change.

5. Ability to work under pressure.

6. Sense of ownership of work and ideas.

7. Willingness to take calculated risks, without fear of consequences.

8. Ability to communicate clearly and honestly with peers, managers,  

    Customers.

9. Understanding of business strategy and how you create shareholder

    Value.

10. Commitment to continuous learning, skill development.

Experienced IT professional Sample resume

 K. Ravindra

 11-98-123        Mobile:        07777 777777

 Nampally, Hyderabad-500001        Home:         01888 888888

                Email:         name@gmail.com

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