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Avoid these following mistakes while creating resume: 1. Career Objective: Replace an objective statement with a professional appearing profile; something that summarises the best parts of your background and highlights you best. Set the correct tone/theme and use the rest of the resume as a proof.

2. Mailing Address: You don’t have a place for this. You don’t need to put that and also as it might for security reasons, better do not mention.

3. Several Telephone Numbers: Mention the number at which you can be consistently reached. If they want multiple ways to contact you, they would ask for it.

4. Grammatical error: It might look like a small thing, but even the smallest error can be a turn off for a keen-eyed recruiter.

5. Too Many Bullets: You might be over-bulleting, without knowing, so do not bullet everything. Use this tool to highlight the most important information in a good manner.

6. Irrelevant Education: You don’t need to mention where you went to high school, which college you next got transferred, or your GPA. Mention what makes sense for the job you are applying for and exclude the rest.

7. Lengthy Resume: Unless you need to mention a particular field, don’t make your resume appear bulky with unnecessary texts. Let your resume appear as a clean single page with crucial details and no extra words.

8. False Information: Do not bend the truth unnecessarily. Never include mistruths or lies. You will definitely get caught and that won’t be good for you.

9. References: Always provide references on request. If an employer wants them; they will mail you.

Good Luck!

Following are some formats of resume through which you can improve your resume. TYPES OF RESUME FORMATS There are three main types of resume formats: chronological, functional and hybrid (also called combination). Each resume format has a specific purpose and highlights different parts of the candidate's professional history. CHRONOLOGICAL The chronological resume format is the most traditional format. It is also widely preferred by recruiters and hiring managers because it lays out the job seeker’s experience in a clear, orderly manner. While it is called “chronological” this format lists experience and education in a reverse-chronological order, with the most recent first. For example, if you have your master’s degree, it should be listed above your bachelor’s degree since it happened most recently. This reverse-chronological order makes it easy for the potential employer to see your highest level of achievements and most recent job titles first. The chronological resume format accommodates most industries because it has a traditional, and often times basic layout. It puts a heavy focus on dates and growth in your career. More than the other types of resume formats, this format holds the job seeker’s employment history in high regard. It is also the most straight-forward, and therefore, the easiest for the recruiter or hiring manager to digest. They will rarely take the time to hunt through a resume to find the information they are looking for if it's not readily visible.Also read: Career Advice On How To Use The Right Keywords On Resume

HOW TO SET UP THE CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME 1. Contact Information: It is very important to include all of your contact information at the top of your resume. Not only will potential employers use it to contact you for an interview, but also for ATS, since recruiters can search applicants by their location. Include your email address (appropriate names only!), home address including city, state, and zip code, and your phone number. 2. Summary Statement: A summary statement is not required on a resume, but it can be useful. A summary statement is different than an objective statement in that it describes your value in the job market based on your skills and accomplishments. An objective statement describes what you hope to learn and achieve. Listing your objective is only recommended in combination with your summary statement if you are transitioning into a new field. A summary statement is your opportunity to explain your strongest accomplishments and assets right at the top of our resume. Think of the summary statement as your resume’s most valuable visual real estate. Here are a few examples of summary statements:   Experienced sales professional with 5 years experience. Proven skills of exceeding quarterly sales goals for the past 3 years. Also skilled in marketing and negotiation. I excel during the most stressful quarters and easily manage several different clients at once.   Marketing manager for 5 years, with a cumulative 15 years experience in the industry. My recent focus is in Email Marketing, but am highly adept at managing analytics and paid placements. Built the entire email team from scratch with only positive growth.   IT professional with a particular focus on user support. I’ve proven to resolve technical issues quickly and effectively in my previous position as an after-hours support technician.   When writing a summary statement, put yourself in the hiring manager’s position. Ask yourself, if I were them, what would I be looking for in a candidate? This summary statement can be the same in your LinkedIn profile, and having them match is a professional way to maintain your personal brand.  3. Work Experience: List your work experience in reverse-chronological order, with your most recent job first. If you’ve had promotions, make them clear in this section. For more information about how to format promotions, click here. 4. Education: Again, list your education in reverse-chronological order. It is not necessary to include your high school degree if you have an associate’s degree or higher. Recruiters will assume you graduated from high school if you have higher degrees. Don’t include your resume if it is less than 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. It also isn’t necessary to include it if you have five or more years experience. 5. Skills: Use this category as a way to conquer all major keywords from the job posting. Using keywords is the most important factor in getting through ATS. The “Skills” section is your opportunity to include all relevant keywords. Remember to only use hard skills rather than soft skills. Examples of hard skills include “Wordpress”, “Javascript”, or “supply chain management”. Hard skills are learned skill sets, while soft skills (i.e. “hardworking” and “people skills”) are personality traits. Of course, soft skills are important, but recruiters have no way of knowing whether they are true before meeting you. The interview is a great time to demonstrate soft skills.

FUNCTIONAL The functional resume format is essentially the exact opposite of the chronological format. Rather than focusing on work history, this format focuses on the job seeker’s skills and accomplishments. It is not nearly as popular as the chronological resume format. If you have a traditional career path, the only reason you should consider the functional resume is if you have ten or more years of work experience. However, even then, recruiters may see the functional resume and assume you are not as qualified. The functional resume works best for the non-traditional career path because it caters to those who either have been out of the work force for a while or who have changed jobs frequently. It tries to cover the gaps in employment and highlights the job seeker’s best professional attributes as they pertain to the job in question. While the functional resume is not a bad option, it needs to be done really well to make the right impact. The job seeker's skills should be highly impressive and greatly outweigh their work experience. It is also very important to include dates in the functional resume so your history is clear to the recruiter and it doesn't seem like you're intentionally hiding anything.Also read: Resume Tips:How To Highlight Job Skills And Standout Amidst Others

HOW TO SET UP THE FUNCTIONAL RESUME 1. Contact information: This part is the same regardless of which resume format you choose. As with the chronological format, be sure to include all of your contact information as well as location. 2. Qualifications: This is where the big difference occurs between the chronological and functional resume formats. The “Qualifications” section is the highlight of your resume, as the “Work Experience” is in a chronological resume. Since the functional resume takes the focus off your work experience, your qualifications should blow your work experience out of the water. Ask yourself, “what life experiences have made me especially qualified for this job?”, and “what projects have I worked on that represent my abilities best?” 3. Skills: Skills are different than qualifications. Skills are tools you have developed and perfected over the years, while qualifications are projects, events or certifications. This section is the same in all resume formats. Remember to use this section as a hub for keywords found in the job posting. Regardless of which format you choose, keywords will always help improve your chances of making it through ATS. 4. Professional Experience: Putting this section toward the bottom makes any gaps in employment less noticeable, but you should not try to hide them any further than that. Be sure to include dates and to be honest about when a job started and ended. Employers can easily verify this information when they check your references later. The goal is to put your best foot forward, not to lie. 5. Education: This section can be swapped with “Professional Experience”, especially for new graduates. Like with the chronological resume, list your education in reverse-chronological order.

HYBRID (COMBINATION) The third type of resume format is called the hybrid or combination format. It is the combination of the chronological and functional resumes. The chronological style is maintained, but this format highlights skills and accomplishments just as much as it highlights professional experience. The hybrid format takes some of the focus off of employment gaps without hiding them too much. It is a way to showcase your skills while also showcasing your professional achievements.Also read: Best Resume Tips: Some Do’s & Don’ts Of Resume 

HOW TO SETUP THE HYBRID RESUME 1. Contact information: This is no different than the other resume formats. Include an appropriate email address, full mailing address (including zip code) and phone number. It's also great to include LinkedIn vanity url in this section, so your profile is easily found online. 2. Summary Statement or Qualifications: This decision makes your resume more like either the chronological or the functional resume format. A summary statement focuses more on your work experience and professional accomplishments, while qualifications focus on certifications and professional skills. 3. Skills: As with the other resume formats, focus this section on getting your resume through ATS by including relevant keywords. Compare your resume with the job posting to make sure you are including the correct keywords. Use Jobscan to be sure you don’t miss any. 4. Professional Experience: Include dates of employment as well as promotion information (see chronological format above for an example). Remember to list your work experience in reverse-chronological order. 5. Education: Again, list your education in reverse-chronological order with the most recent degree first. If you have a degree higher than high school, it is not necessary to include your high school degree.

Here are eight tips, paraphrased from the book, to make sure your resumé stands out in 2016: 1. Write to the future, not the past. A resumé is a marketing document, not a historical record. Your current career goals should always determine which parts of your story to highlight and which to minimize. (More: The 24 Best Resume Keywords)

The key is to give heavier emphasis to the credentials, experiences and accomplishments that relate to your objective and less to things that don’t. Older job seekers can briefly summarize their earliest work experiences without dates (if you choose this approach, omit your college graduation date). If you hope to make a career shift back to something you did years ago, note that prior experience prominently in a “Related Experience” section that comes before other Professional Experience. Bottom line: Put the focus where it belongs. 2. Integrate critical keywords. Nearly every company and recruiter uses keywords to identify qualified candidates. If you don’t use the right ones, your resumé will be overlooked by the electronic applicant tracking systems — even if you’re the ideal candidate. MORE FROM FORBES

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Civic Nation BRANDVOICE Five Students That Show Why Community Colleges Make The Grade And using the wrong keywords can date you (for instance, “personnel” is old school; the right phrase is “talent acquisition”). So swap out your old lingo for the current language of your profession. (More: 4 Secrets of an Attention Getting Resume) To help identify your most critical and up-to-date keywords, consult online job postings, the jobs and “About Us” areas of company websites, LinkedIn Group conversations and social media sources. The Forbes eBook: Find And Keep Your Dream Job  The Definitive Careers Guide From Forbes encompasses every aspect of the job hunt, from interview to promotion. Discover how to get ahead today. 3. Showcase your “wow.” What are the top things you want employers to know to prove you’re an impressive candidate? Enelow and Kursmark call this your “wow factor” — a quick hit of information that highlights your achievements and that shows up prominently throughout your resumé. To make your “wow” pop off the page, the authors say, position one “big wow” at the top, either above or below the headline that boldly states who you are (“Award-Winning International Sales Manager” or “Trilingual Digital Marketing Executive”). Also, lead with a powerful “wow statement” when explaining your past jobs. For example, “Increased web traffic by 350% and doubled ad revenue over prior year.” Then, provide a brief write-up of your other responsibilities. You should also list “wow content” under a separate category, such as an “Honors and Awards” or “Media Mentions” subhead. To help hone in on your “wow” factor, ask yourself the following questions and then make sure the answers appear in your resumé: When have I been first or best? What is the No. 1 thing I achieved in each position? Which of my achievements have the most impressive numbers? What have I been publicly recognized for? 4. Ditch the Objective (and replace it with a Summary). “When you include an Objective, you’re telling employers what you want from them and, frankly, they don’t care,” write Enelow and Kursmark. That’s why the Summary section — a short professional synopsis that highlights your years of experience, job history and major achievements — has largely replaced the Objective in modern resumés. The one time when an Objective might still be in order, they say, is when your Objective might not be clear from your work experience. In that case, use a clean and clear Objective to clarify things (for example, Objective: Early Childhood Program Coordinator). 5. Write “lean and mean.” Every word must count in a modern resumé. Here are a few tricks to, as the authors say, “leave the muscle, lose the fat:” Quantify your achievements. Numbers provide a measurable indicator of your performance, so when possible, use figures, dollars and percentages to add credibility to your resumé. Just don’t overdo it: mix numbers and narrative to create a compelling read. Add context to help employers better understand the magnitude of your accomplishments. So instead of “Increased revenue by 56%,” say: “Increased revenue by 56%, triple the company average.” Start every paragraph or bullet point with a strong action verb. Not sure which words pack the greatest punch? Here’s a list of 429 action verbs to choose from. Eliminate filler words and phrases. Terms like “responsible for” or “duties include” don’t say anything and dilute the power of your resumé. Others, like “references upon request,” state the obvious. When possible, ditch little words like “a” “an” and ”the” to make sentences tighter and shorter. 6. Make your contact information pop so busy hiring managers can reach you easily. Include live links to your email address, professional blog and/or relevant social media accounts. Include just one phone number (preferably a cell phone) and one email address. Eliminate your full mailing address — just your city, state, and ZIP code will suffice. 7. Improve your resumé’s skimmability. We all skim more than we read, so to reward that reading style: Write short paragraphs of three or four lines at most. (If you have more to say, create a paragraph plus a bullet list.) Also, add white space between paragraphs to provide “breathing room” and use headings and subheads to segment and introduce information.