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The Different Styles Of Resumes

The Different Styles Of Resumes

There are different basic styles of the resumes that are used for the various job openings. Read here about the 5 basic types of resumes or CV and choose the format that best suits your career.

  1. Chronological Resume:
    This is the type of resume that starts with your work history. The jobs are listed in the descending or chronological order with the last job experience appearing first. This is the best style of resume for those who have a very strong and rich work experience.
  2. Functional Resume:
    This is the style of resume where your focus is more on your skills and abilities. You first write about your skills followed by your work history. This type is well suited for all those who have gaps in their careers and also those who frequently keep switching over their careers.
  3. Combination Resume:
    The Combination Resume uses combination of both the chronological and functional resume styles as the name suggests. Here you list your skills and then the work history that are relevant to what is being asked by the recruiter.
  4. Targeted Resume:
    This resume is made by keeping the post that you are applying for in mind thus laying stress on those skills and experience that are desired by the employer. Writing the Targeted Resume is a thinkers job. You have to think very wisely before preparing this resume. However this style is best used when you want to achieve the job that is matching your requirements the most.
  5. Mini Resume:
    This is like the summary of your career so far. Here you mention your skills, qualifications and brief information on your experience. This style is generally used to give for example your new boss a brief intro of your career.

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What Are The Employers Looking For ?

What Are The Employers Looking For ?

Everybody who is in search of a good job always thinks what do the recruiter wants from me ?  What are the in-demand skills that are most sort out by an employer ? Well here you will find the short list of the skills and abilities that the employers are mainly looking out for in any job seeker.

  1. Commitment :
    Giving your best for the benefit of the organization.
  2. Willingness :
    Sharing your views, ideas and special skills and abilities with others.
  3. Understanding :
    The full knowledge of the organization’s functioning, goal and trying to add to the shareholders value.
  4. Teamwork :
    Skills to be a part of a team and working with everyone to achieve one goal that is the profit of the company.
  5. Responsiveness :
    Being an active employ of the company and constantly giving useful feedback and suggestions.
  6. Work Under Pressure :
    Possess the ability to work in the toughest of times and handle work pressure.
  7. Multicultural Knowledge :
    Knowing more than two languages is always an added advantage.
  8. Honesty :
    Being very clear in thoughts and acts. Never trying to lie or hide one’s own or others faults.
  9. Punctuality :
    Doing the assigned tasks in time and respecting the importance of time.
  10. Positive Approach :
    Trying to see something good in any new idea and working accordingly on it to test it on the scale of time.

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How To Prepare A Good Resume

How To Prepare A Good Resume

The first impression is the last impression, says a well known proverb. And your first impact in any interview is your bio-data, resume or CV {curriculum vitae}. Find here some guideline on writing a good resume or CV.

A resume is the mirror of your career journey so far. It is meant to fetch you good number of interview calls. Your resume should be neat, well presented and reader friendly. It should give the reader a clear idea of how you can benefit his organization. Your resume can either be a standard two page format, one page summary format or an online resume wherever needed. The basic information that any resume or CV must contain are personal details, qualifications, skills, prior experience and the key achievements.

Some other features that can enhance your resume, bio-data or CV are :

  • Do not cross the two page format since the bigger the resume the more boring it becomes and is easily rejected.
  • Use a good quality paper and write in a bold, clear and readable writing.
  • Highlight the important points like the key achievements to catch the reader’s attention.
  • Give honest, factual information in the resume. Never lie since you are caught now or later.
  • Leave out the details that are unnecessary or can give a negative impact.
  • Give all your personal info and contact details on the first page itself so that you can be contacted easily.

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Finding Happiness In Office

Finding Happiness In Office

Are you working in a place where everyday you have to convince yourself to go to work ? Are you unhappy with your job or the workplace ? But you have no alternative but to continue with it. Here you will read about some really effective ways by which you can find happiness in your work and office.

  1. Focus on the reasons why you had opted for this job, seek the positive aspects.
  2. Communicate with your colleagues, crack jokes and have some fun like playing some light music in the office.
  3. Find new tasks for yourself often so that you do not get bored with the same type of work.
  4. If possible try to work in office then at home on one day so that you can enjoy your work leisurely.
  5. Engage yourself in social activities like joining a dance class, going for picnics often. This will boost your overall mood.
  6. Plan your workload well in advance so that you do not come under pressure and feel the burden of your work.

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Facing The Questions On Salary History

Facing The Questions On Salary History

Whenever anyone decides to switch over his job his first concern is how will he deal with the salary history questions at will be asked to him in his interview. Here is a simple help to rescue you from this tension.

Be very frank and give them the figures of your previous salary. But try and keep them more focused on what it should be now depending on your qualifications, experience and the market growth. Try and convince them why they should pay you more and that you are worth the more money. The recruiter must not feel that he is simply wasting his resources on you. Reply to the point and avoid being rude. Remember that though they offer you low starting salary at the beginning, but as the time will move on your work and output will speak for you and you will get a good increment as well. So merely rejecting a company on the salary basis is not wise enough.

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Recession Proof Careers

Recession Proof Careers

The world today is under going the stressful times of recession. Many people are losing their jobs. In such harsh times here is a list of some of those jobs that are least affected by recession. The most recession proof careers are as follows :

  1. Government Jobs : This is the best recession proof career with good payment scales and additional perks.
  2. Legal Profession : Judges, advocates and lawyers are always in demand to settle and fight for the innumerable legal issues.
  3. Teachers : Even though people are facing great financial crisis yet they have to send their kids to school. Thus even teaching is one of the recession proof jobs.
  4. Marketing Executives : Whether recession or not the marketing people have to always work hard to fetch clients for the company.
  5. Health Care Services :
    As the number of hospitals, medical services and the people who are falling ill is going up so is the demand for doctors, nurses and more.
  6. Accountants : Tax work, auditing, preparing company’s yearly reports, managing the money that is pouring in all this is to be taken care of even in the recession.
  7. Security Services : This includes the police force as well. Crime doesn’t stop during recession rather increases manifold and security officers are required.
  8. Clinical psychologists: The counselors and psychologists have a good future and especially in the recession period people are generally depressed and need them to keep the situations under control.
  9. Food and Catering Services : Food, clothing and shelter are the basic necessity of man. Hotels, restaurants, food stalls, cafes and fast food counters are always sure to run no matter how severe the recession may be.

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What Is A Resume

What Is A Resume ?

Everyone around is talking about the resume, bio-data, curriculum vitae and more. But what actually is an resume or CV ? Well read on so that you can add to your knowledge the basic meaning and features of a resume.

The resume is basically the short report of your skills and past experience. It is the mirror of your career so far. A resume is a brief write-up of your skills, experience and more that gives the employer a brief idea about your career all at one glance. By simply going through your resume the recruiter can judge your personality and also decide how you can be helpful for his organization.

The perfect resume is the main key to get you a job. Even though you are an excellent employ but if your resume is not saying so then you are rejected. Remember that the same resume shall not work in every job interview that you go. Your resume will keep changing depending on the job vacancy that you are applying for. Accordingly you will have to change your skills, relevant accomplishments and the duties, but remember that always be honest and please do not lie.

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Tips For Freshers Finding Their First Job

Tips For Freshers Finding Their First Job

Once you are done with your education the first thing that bothers you is finding a suitable job for yourself. Here are a few useful tips for all the freshers who are in great need of some guidance in finding their first job.

  • Even before finishing your education please keep exploring about the various job openings that are available for your kind of qualification.
  • Always keep in touch with different people since social networking is the key to find a good job and success.
  • Collect the information about the various tests that are conducted for the freshers in various organizations.
  • Search the different media like newspapers, net for the knowledge of the various recruiters and latest job openings.
  • Constantly focus more on your stronger points and try and overcome the weaker ones.
  • Always try and keep your resume ready and up to date. Please refer to some bio-data so that you can learn how to present your resume more effectively.
  • Face as many interviews as possible to get enough experience and boost your confidence levels.
  • Always wear a smile and keep a positive attitude.

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Do Not Make These Interview Mistakes

Do Not Make These Interview Mistakes

Find here some of the most common interview mistakes that people commit. Please go through the list so that you do not make them in your interview and thus spoil your reputation.

  1. Never lie, always be honest.
  2. Never feel shy to apologize if someone has mis-interpreted your answer.
  3. Please get a good detailed information of the company before going for the interview. This shows how much you are interested in the job.
  4. Make a very strong first impression so that the interviewer pays less attention to your not so correct answers.
  5. Learn never to criticize your first boss or company, this leaves a very bad impression of yourself and not your ex-boss on the interviewer.
  6. Stay professional in your conversation. Try not to be rude or crack  jokes.
  7. Do not be very confident neither be too nervous.
  8. Do not complain about how you were treated at the company’s reception or anything in particular.
  9. Be prepared for any and every question that will be asked to you.
  10. Always wear a smile and keep a positive attitude.

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How Can I Impress My Interviewer

How Can I Impress My Interviewer ?

Got an interview call ? But do not know the key to impress your interviewer ? Then read this article, here you will find the simple but effective ways by which you can impress your recruiter or employer.

  • Present to him a well written, clear and point to point resume or CV.
  • Highlight the important skills and experience in your resume.
  • Fill your CV with “PAR” statements i.e. Problem-Action-Result format.
  • This will give him an idea of your previous job type.
  • PAR will also give the employer a good idea of your skills and capabilities.
  • Have an eye contact while replying the questions. This shows how confident you are.
  • Keep your tone soft and polite.
  • Last but very important dress up in a descent and sober manner.

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