How To Make Your Resume Stand Out: 5 Things To Include In Your Resume

New Delhi: The recruitment season is on and companies are hiring professionals and fresher all around. Many companies are also busy in campus placements in colleges around the country. An essential component of getting hired by the company of your choice is a strong and appealing resume. A resume is a summary of your academic and professional history.  It serves as the screening document and often candidates are selected or rejected on the basis of their resume. Usually job aspirants are in the lurch about what to include and what not to in their resume.

Here we are listing 5 things which you must mention in your resume.

Objective: Your resume should have a clear and precise objective statement. The objective is generally a specific career goal. You can always tailor this part of the resume to suit the requirement of the job you are applying to. 

Contact Information: Your resume should have your updated contact information. Contact information means your contact address, email address, and mobile number. Make sure that the email address you provide on your resume is professional and does not sound childish. A safe bet will be to create a new email id of the format yourname.anynumber@gmail.com. 

Educational Background: It is very important to mention all your degrees and diplomas or certificates on your resume. 

Career Progression: If you are an experienced professional, list out your previous companies and roles with the latest job experience being the first. It helps a prospective employer to shortlist you for the post if you also provide a list of your duties and responsibilities with every previous job experience listed. 

Keywords: Tailor your resume to include the keywords from the job posting where you intend to apply. A simple inclusion of few words and phrases in your resume can help recruiters shortlist your resume from out of hundreds of resume which may be similar to yours. 

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