A good Resume is very helpful in getting a job. After reading your resume, the person taking the interview can get a good idea about you and find out that you are looking for a job for yourself from the free category and with what work experience. To get a job from a private company to a multinational company, a candidate needs a resume.

Objective of Resume Making

Resume is a system to save time and money of the company and the candidate. It gives the first hand information about a candidate to the company.

So, it is very important to give proper and useful information in your resume. Whenever a vacancy comes out in a company, its notification tells in detail about the job profile, salary and what should be the qualification for the job.

So, a resume is demanded from the first applicant. On the basis of resume, the hiring manager decides whether the candidate is suitable for the job profile or not. If the hiring manager feels that he is not suitable for the job, then he does not select his resume.

Difference between Resume and CV

People often consider CV and Resume same, whereas there is a difference between both.

CV is called Curriculum Vitae in short which is derived from Latin language, its meaning in Hindi is ‘essence of life’. In CV you have to tell clearly about yourself and its normally has 3 to 4 pages.

When the hiring manager asks you to bring CV, you explain the information in your resume in little bit more details. You need to be more clear in writing about your self as your interviewer may ask about yourself from there.

Difference between Resume and Bio Data

Resume is also called Biodata. But very few people know the difference between resume and resume. Resume helps us to get a job in the company, while bio data contains all our information which might not be required for applying in a job. Normally, Biodata is a term used for matrimonial purposes.

Biodata contains your biological information more in detail rather than your career related information.

Resume is normally 1-2 pages long while the length of a bio data can be more than 2-3 pages.

Normally, a resume is needed in a private office or non-profit organisation whereas, for government jobs your bio data is required.

One main difference between a resume and a bio data is that resume can change time to time based on your qualifications and work experience where bio data remains same almost all the time.

A resume has your email address and contact number whereas a bio data has your complete birth information and address details.

Must Given Information in Resume

• Contact information
• Career objectives
• Work experience
• Qualification
• Additional courses or any certifications

Resume Making Important Tips

• Resume should always be of one or two pages, if possible, make a single page resume
• There should be a brief description of your skills, qualifications and work experience in the resume
• If possible, highlight all the important keywords
• While making a resume, we should not make spelling mistakes in it
• From time to time, you must keep updating your work experience and all kinds of experience associated with the company in your resume
• Do not give any kind of wrong information in the resume, write what is true and write in short
• Some people write information related to awards, skills, publications and grants in the resume, while it is not necessary for all companies
• If the job is related to the profile, then write this, otherwise do not include it in your resume
• Write your correct information in short and write in such a way that the hiring manager can understand it in a second. Keep in mind the font size, write text in the size of 12 to 14

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is Resume?
Ans: A resume is such a piece of information on a paper, in which we fill our personal details as well as educational details.

Q: Why do we need Resume?
Ans: We need resume to apply in a company for a job and the person taking the interview also sees our resume first.

Q: What are the four types of Resume?
Ans: 1. Qualification and job related Resume 2. Chronological Resume 3. Combination Resume 4. Targeted Resume