| Write
a brief cover letter which covers the following: |
| A brief history of yourself
and your career profile. |
| Explain
why you are just the right person for the job. |
| If you are a professional
settled abroad looking for a chance to return to India,
you have to be emphatic that you want to settle down in
this country. |
| Stress
your willingness to learn on the job. |
| Project yourself as a stable
personality. |
Know
your plus points and highlight them appropriately.
|
| Divide your resume
into two parts: Personal particulars and academic/career
profile. |
| Divide
the sub-section on work experience and professional skills
into two parts: Expertise areas and exposure areas. |
| Make it a point to mention
the version of the softwares that you may have learnt.
|
| Do not
assume that everyone knows about your previous employer
or company, unless they are very well known. |
| Mention in one or two lines
about your previous job profile, if the company is not
so well known. |
| Ensure
that you send your CV neatly typed on quality paper. |
| Double-check to see that
your address for communication is the latest. Ensure the
same for the phone, fax, e-mail, etc. Update them periodically
whenever you shift. |
| Maintain
uniformity of style for different headings and the text
(font, bold, italics, numbering etc.). |
| Select a font that is easy
to read such as Times New Roman. |
| See
that your CV does not exceed more than two pages, specially
if you are in the IT industry. Leave out unnecessary information
that may not be of any use in your job. |
| Never put false
information in your resume. If you are truthful in your
resume, you have greater chances of getting selected for
the job, than if you boast about things you have never
done. |
