| The requirements of the corporate sector have | | | | software installation became faster by 40%" does a |
| changed and so has the art of designing a | | | | world of good. |
| résumé. This goes without saying that the | | | | Align skills with requirements: Employers would like to |
| conventional style of designing a résumé does not | | | | see how your skills are going to benefit them. Hence, |
| work always. Multiple styles of resumes have | | | | always make a list of your skills and the requirements |
| sprouted all over the place in the last few years and | | | | of the position and design your resume in a manner so |
| they have takers too. | | | | that your skills seem most suitable for the position you |
| Resume designing is a specialized service and career | | | | have applied for. |
| consultants and resume writers now make a living out | | | | Align academic qualifications with experience: Show in |
| designing a resume. However, the question comes to | | | | the resume that whatever you have learnt during your |
| the mind that with so many styles of resumes going | | | | academic years has been put to suitable use during |
| around, which is the best style? There are multiple | | | | your professional career. If you were good at |
| schools of thought on this and naturally all of them | | | | Accountancy and scored high grades, design the |
| differ. | | | | resume in a manner that shows that you have used |
| Nevertheless, some standard principles of resume | | | | that acumen and skills to good effect in your job too. |
| designing will always be valued, irrespective of the | | | | Add an objective: Show the potential employer that |
| times. Let us take a look at the various principles of | | | | you are serious about something and are focused. |
| resume designing. | | | | Also, the resume should be so designed so that it |
| Add a career summary: A statement like "Software | | | | supports the objective subsequently. If your stated |
| programmer specialized in C and C++ with 8 years of | | | | objective is to become a subject matter expert in |
| experience" in the beginning of a resume adds a lot of | | | | Database, your subsequent performance in |
| value. This sets right away the kind of experience you | | | | professional field should justify that you have been |
| have and the potential employer what to expect from | | | | really focused. |
| the resume. Always include a career summary. | | | | Resume is a tool that should earn you an interview |
| Give a summary of achievements: Employers would | | | | first and foremost. So design it, keeping the basic |
| like to see what kind of tangible contributions you | | | | principles in mind very carefully. If you know how to |
| made with your former employer and how they have | | | | write a resume, your resume will fetch more |
| benefited from your contributions. Try and include | | | | interviews. |
| figures. Something like "because of the new code, | | | | |