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Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 RESUME/CV/COVER LETTER The average employer spends only 10 seconds looking at a resume. Yet it is the only contact you have with the potential employer. Most employers are actually looking for a reason NOT to interview you. There is no room for anything but a flawless, compelling document that reflects who you are and what you've accomplished in the most beneficial light. In this increasingly competitive job market, your resume is your first opportunity to stand out among the hundreds of job seekers applying for the same position as you. The purpose of your resume is to make a good first impression and ensure that you procure an interview. So how can you ensure that your resume shows you in the best light? That is what this class is all about. To start with let us examine the words “resume”, “CV” and “biodata”. These words are frequently used interchangeably; but they mean slightly different things. RESUME Resume is a French word meaning "summary". A resume is ideally a summary of one's education, skills and employment which is submitted when applying for a new job. A resume does not list out all details of a profile, but only some specific skills customized to the target job profile. Therefore it is usually not more than two pages long. C.V. - CURRICULUM VITAE Curriculum Vitae is a Latin word meaning "course of life". It is more detailed than a resume, generally 2 to 3 pages, or even longer as per the requirement. A C.V. lists out every skill, all the jobs and positions held, degrees, professional affiliations the applicant has acquired, and in chronological order. A C.V. is used to highlight the general talent of the candidate rather than specific skills for a specific position. It is often used by people applying for academic positions. BIO DATA Bio Data is the short form for Biographical Data. In a bio data, the focus is on personal particulars like date of birth, gender, religion, race, nationality, residence, marital status, and the like. A chronological listing of education and experience comes after that. A bio data is generally used when applying for defence jobs, government jobs or research grants.

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In order to be effective, you should suit your resume to the post for which you are applying. ADAPT and UPDATE. Two most important aspects are: CONTENT and FORMATTING. Use formatting to enhance your the readability of your resume that lead to enhanced chances of your employability. Think about what is the sort of environment in which you would like to work. Now think about what you are bringing to the table. Is there a mismatch? NBA Attributes of Undergraduate Engineering Education. Engineering Knowledge

Problem Analysis

Design and Development Solution

Conduct Investigation of Complex Problems

Modern Tool Usage

Environment and Sustainability

Ethics

Individual and Team Work

Project Communication Management and Finance

The Engineer and Society

Life Long Learning

Content: 1. Heading and Contact details: The heading of your resume is not the word “resume” it is your name. Make sure your name stands out (use a different font size). Choose appropriate/professional email address like [email protected]. Don’t give addresses like [email protected]. 2. Objective: Don’t write an over-the-top objective. Make it simple. Write the position you are interested in, the skills you have, the experience you can bring to it, and the environment in which you wish to work. (Don’t bluff. Lie at your own risk! ) use phrases like “I would like an acknowledgement of my skills” If you cannot think of something dynamic then don’t write an objective at all. Eg. 1 - To obtain a position as an engineer or related position which offers key participation, team oriented tasks, immediate challenges, and career opportunity. Eg. 2 - Seeking the position of IT administrator, at the XYZ

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 Corporation where I can utilize my excellent skills in network security and knowledge of operating systems to improve the operational efficiency. 3. Education: Write in reverse chronological order. Include all the details (qualification, institution’s full name, location and affiliation. Your year of passing and marks obtained). It is advisable to not mention low score/percentage. Here, you can also include core subjects, units or highest marks. Always mention the location of your institution. Example: Education •

Graduation: B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai-19 (2013) CPI: 8.58 (Sem. VI)

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Higher Secondary School: ( PCM with CS ) St. Mary’s Convent High School Tardeo, Mumbai-34 (2000) I.C.S.E. Percentage: 94.5

High School: St. Mary’s Convent High School Tardeo, Mumbai-34 (2008) I.C.S.E, Percentage: 86.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 Academic Qualifications B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (Final year), VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai-19 Cumulative Point Index 8.7 Degree/ Institution University/ Year of % or CGPA Course Board Passing of Marks B.Tech Veermata Mumbai 2016 8.7 Jijabai University (expected) (up to Technical semister 5) Institute (V.J.T.I.), Matunga XII Kishinchand Maharashtra 2012 94.67 Chellaram State Board (K.C.) College, Churchgate X Queen Mary I.C.S.E. 2010 90.71 School, Grant Road

4. Projects: List the significant projects that you have completed in the course of your education. Briefly describe what the project was about and who guided you. 5. Workshops: This is where you mention any co curricular activities that you may have participated in. 6. Professional or career-related experience: For each entry, include: your position, name of the company, location, the duration of your work, and bulleted description of your duty-key skills. Ideally, start each of these bullet statements with an action word. Eg. Developed, analysed, executed, invented. Highlighting is the most important aspect here. This needs to be done through formatting and wording. Example:

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 M/s Emhart Teknologies India Pvt. Ltd. (A Stanley Black & Decker Group) Sales Engineer June 7, 2012 – July 7, 2013 

Was part of the world’s Largest Speciality Fastners Manufacturer.

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Relooked at sales activities like initiating contacts with new customers & negotiating at customer end if required.

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Broadened the company’s customer base by acquiring 10 new customers. Accomplishment Statements—AKA Bullets

Think of your work experience as a series of achievements rather than duties or responsibilities. You can do this by providing concrete details, expressing actions in terms of outcomes, providing quantities, and giving a sense of the work place. A good strategy is to think of your accomplishments in terms of : ACTION/HOW + PURPOSE/WHAT + RESULT/WHY Action/How – start each bullet point with an action verb (i.e. developed, created, produced, executed) Purpose/What – what was the purpose of your action, your responsibility, your assignment, project, etc.? Result/Why – what was the result of your action, what did you accomplish? Examples: Developed (action/how) an after school program for elementary school children focused on reading comprehension skills (purpose/what) which resulted in the participation of 20 students (results/why) Created and compiled investment portfolio worth $50 - $2M dollars for clients and senior financial advisors Scheduled, advertised, and hosted professional development workshops for approximately 200 students to prepare them to interview for various internship opportunities Assessed customer needs to match with appropriate products and services Serviced customers with product recovery techniques to satisfy customer needs 

Developed a “new member” packet for 30 newly recruited members Facilitated a focus group of six student leaders to plan strategies goals for the upcoming academic semester

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Internship: Give details of any internship position that you have held. The format will be the same as professional experience. Example: Internship Tata institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai June 2014 – ongoing 

Learnt and worked in the department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics under Scientific Officer – Mr Jaydeep Gore

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Studied in depth, the working of the Medium Energy Heavy Ion Accelerator at their Pelletron Linac Facility

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Assisted my guide by creating a software reference to analyse and identifying input signals from the radiation detectors through Digital Pulse Processing.

7. Technical Skills/relevant skills: These are meant to describe other miscellaneous facts that relate to your career objective. These have to be specific skills like languages known or technical knowledge of some sort. The can also be skills like “good negotiator” or “experienced in mergers and acquisitions”. Avoid vague phrases like “hardworking or team player”.

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 8. Inter/ intra college activities / Positions of responsibility: Here you can mention the role that you have played in college events or festivals. Example: Event head, throwball, Enthusia 

Enthusia is VJTI’s national level sports festival encompassing all categories of sports like badminton, tennis, throw ball, basketball, etc. as well as athletics, aquatic and gymnastic events.

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Evens are conducted at Inter College as well as inter departmental level.

Events manager, Pratibimb (cultural festival of VJTI) 

Managed and hosted Zara Nachke Dikha and Ek Mein Aur Ek Tu (solo dance and duet dance inter college competitions).

Member, S.R.A. (Society of Robotics and Automation) 

S. R. A. is an organisation which deals with robotics, machine vision, automation and all their allied fields. Conducted a basic workshop on robotics for 50 first year students.

9. Extracurricular activities: If you pursue sports or any artistic activity and have performed at a competitive level, this is where you mention it. 10. Other activities: The only section to know you as a ‘person’. Hence, it is important to highlight things that throw light on your behavior, social skills and overall development of your personality. Be as specific as possible. 11. Personal data: Give only most relevant data; information such as religion, marital status, nationality, etc. are not always required. To be included are telephone numbers, address and email.

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 12. References: Write full names and designations. Take permission before you mention anyone’s name. Formatting and lay out  File name: Give your resume a professional name (Namita Doshi). 

Use standard A4 size paper.

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Print on only one side of the paper.

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Balance text and white space. There should be a margin space on either side of the page. At the same time, large spaces should not be left in between the points or sections.

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Make your resume look consistent throughout its design.

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All section headings should stand out (bold, larger font, underlined, etc.). This makes our resume easy to navigate.

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Maintain consistency: headings, font, bullets, margins, spacing, etc. must be consistent.

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Use font size and bullets that look professional.

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Words play an important role everywhere: use creative and convincing words. Use action verbs.

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It is not necessary to use full sentences on your resume.

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Try to give most recent information under all headings.

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Don’t use abbreviations. Sometimes the employer might not know the names of certain organizations or clubs. Also the employer may not know the name of college festivals that you are mentioning. So give a line of explanation.

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There is no prescribed set of categories, order of information, or rigid framework into which your background must fit. Do not copy another’s format. Make your resume a reflection of your individual self.

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 List of headings for Resume 1. Education/ Educational background/ Educational qualifications/ Academia 2. Experience/ Work experience / Professional experience / Employment details 3. Projects  Career-related experience 4. Internships/ Industrial visits/ Industrial exposure/ Summer or Part-time job/ industrial Training/ Career summary/ career commencement 5. Seminars/ Participation in seminars/ Paper presentation/ Paper Publication 6. Relevant Skills/ Computer Skills/ Technical skills/ Workshops / Software skills/ IT Forte 7. Professional associations/ Organizations/ Affiliations / Memberships 8. Academic achievements / Awards and honors / Certificates / Certificate of merit/ Certification 9. Use words such as “learnt”.  Extra-Curricular information 10. Capabilities/ Leadership and involvement/ Positions of responsibility/ Managerial skills or experience/ College activities / Accomplishments/ Extramural engagements 11. Community service/ Volunteer work / Association with NGOs 12. Interests / Language Known / travel etc / Performing arts/ Fine Arts List of Action words Technical skills: Adapted, applied, assembled, built, constructed, debugged, developed, engineered, installed, operated, maintained, designed, programmed, overhauled, operated, regulated, remodeled, standardized, studied, upgraded….. Research skills: Analyzed, collected, compared, conducted, detected, determined, experimented, explored, formulated, measured, researched, solved, summarized, tested, surveyed, systematized…… Organizational skills: Coded, executed, generated, monitored, obtained, organized, prepared, processed, recorded, registered, screened, incorporated, charted, classified, arranged, filed…..

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 Management/ leadership skills: Chaired, consolidated, coordinated, directed, enforced, established, executed, headed, hosted, administered, led, managed, merged, organized, navigated, planned, streamlined, strengthened, supervised…. Creative skills: created, conceptualized, customized, developed, drew, fashioned, invented, modified, performed, photographed, originated, founded….. Language Help for Objective To seek an opportunity / seeking an opportunity / to obtain a position as/ to enhance my professional skills/ to apply my strong theoretical knowledge/ To work in a challenging environment/ in a dynamic and stable organization/ an organization that offers opportunities for professional growth / thereby contributing to the progress of the organization / that provides opportunities for growth and career advancement. To apply my proven problem-solving, analytical and interpersonal skills / so that I can use my strengths as a market analyst/ having social skills / an aptitude for management ……………

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 Samples of Resume: Name and Address Block

Sriram Patil 1503, Star Complex, Opp. Ugmit Polytechnic College, Matunga (W), Mumbai-19 +91 95567 89207 [email protected]

College Mumbai -19

1503, Star Complex Opp. Ugmit Polytechnic Matunga (W), +91 95567 89207 [email protected]

Sriram Patil SHWETA PATIL B.Tech (4th year) in Civil Engineering, VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai -19 1503, Star Complex Opp. Ugmit Polytechnic College Matunga (W), Mumbai -19

91 95567 89207 [email protected]

SHWETA PATIL B.Tech (4th year) in Civil Engineering, VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai -19 91 95567 89207 [email protected] Objective To seek an opportunity in which my sales-support, customer service, problem-solving and human relation skills will grow and retain your customer base To seek a responsible job with an opportunity for professional challenges

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 Summary of Qualifications Experienced engineer with significant background in design and construction of large public work projects IBM trained customer service engineer with 2 years experience in technical and customer support A civil engineer (final year) with six months work experience as an intern at Lodha. Have gained managerial experience by playing key roles in college events and activities Projects Project Trainee at Satyam Computer Services Limited (July-Dec 2011) Ghatkopar, Mumbai -34 Project: Metadata Management System Description: Metadata Manager: A tool to create and maintain data marts. Creates a centralized metadata repository to store all the details about data marts. Database, Technologies and Language used: Oracle, Swing, JDBC, Java Security, XML, PL/SQL Java Responsibilities – Designed a database in Oracle to hold metadata. – Designed an appropriate graphical user interface for the system. – Led the design and development of Security System for this application. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Projects Undertaken IR Remote Control Jammer – Mini Project (VJTI, 2012) Electric circle that jams IR signals. No infrared remote would work in the proximity of this circuit. Role: Electronic design and soldering Automatic Dark/Light Detector (VJTI, 2012) An exhibit at Technovanza ’12 – An annual technological event that invites innovative exhibits across Maharashtra This electronic circuit automatically switches on when there is darkness and switches off when light falls on the censor. Role: Electronic Design

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 Career Experience Sterling Biotech Limited, Navi Mumbai Industrial Training July 2011 – Jan 2012  

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World’s largest Gelatin producer Part of the team that worked on the development of media composition, optimization, and scale up of growth media for industrial fermenter (160,000 liter fermenter) Associated design characteristics for effectiveness of the fermenter were also studied. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Record of Experience Intern (Market Research), Verve (Navi Mumbai, June-2011-July-2012) Verve is an NGO that works towards empowerment of underprivileged women through helping them engage in entrepreneurial endeavors. Collected and analyzed data through a market survey among 1000 residents of Navi Mumbai to find out the demand for the handmade toys prepared by underprivileged women and suggested necessary modifications. Positions of Responsibility Chairperson, Sponsorship and Marketing Team Pratibimb ’17, VJTI, Mumbai-19 Led the sponsorship and marketing team for the annual cultural festival Collected a sponsorship of Rs. 10 lakhs Event Manager, Fashionista Pratibimb’17, VJTI, Mumbai Successfully managed one of the key events, Fashionista – an intercollege fashion show Activities Vice-President of the Graduate Management Association (GMA) • Volunteer Practice Interviewer for the School of Management Resource Career Centre Memer of winning team in the IBM Career Advantage Competition

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 Affiliations Active member of Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity (2009-Present) An organization geared towards students who are pursuing careers in business. Took part in annual event such as float preparation and philanthropy events or cancer research and Odyssey of the Mind. IT skills • Programming languages: C, C++, Java PERL, and Assembly/Machine Language • Technologies: HTML, Java Security, JDBC, Swing • Operating Systems: Linux (Extensive Experience), UNIX • Security Experience: have helped to uncover multiple serious security holes in the LAN network and to build Firewalls. Skills and aptitude • • • •

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Occupational Skills Marketing Digital signal processing Good negotiator Persuasive Fields of Interest Music; trained classical singer Dance; trained classical dancer Sports; basketball player References Mr Manukumar System Analyst Satyam Computer Services Limited, Ghatkopar, Mumbai -34 Mr Sunil Pal HOD, Computer Engineering BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan. Contact No. +91 99887 766554 OR Referrals available upon request Cover Letter

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 Cover Letter Content First of all, your cover letter needs to include your contact information (name, address, phone, email) so prospective employers can get in touch with you. The subject line must contain all the relevant information to allow the receiver to decide whether to open the mail or not. Any reference through which the resume is being sent must also be mentioned here. Your cover letter should include at least three paragraphs: 1. What you are applying for and where you found the job posting - First Paragraph 2. What you have to offer - Middle Paragraph(s) 3. How you will follow-up - Final Paragraph In the first paragraph, if you are writing in response to a job posting, indicate where you learned of the position and the title of the position. More importantly, express your enthusiasm and the likely match between your credentials and the position's qualifications. The second paragraph of your cover letter should refer specifically to the qualifications listed in the job posting and illustrate how your particular abilities and experiences relate to the position for which you are applying. The final paragraph of your letter should reiterate your interest in the job and let the employer know how they can reach you and include your phone number and email address.

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 Arun Deshpande Churchgate, Mumbai Subject: Application and Resume of Arun Deshpande for the post of Programmer Date To, Sushil Datta XYZ Company 87 M. G. Road Mumbai -400019 Dear Mr. Sushil I am writing to apply for the programmer position advertised in the Times Union. As requested, I am enclosing a completed job application, my certification, my resume and three references. The opportunity presented in this listing is very interesting, and I believe that my strong technical experience and education will make me a very

Presentation and Communication Skills 2017 competitive candidate for this position. The key strengths that I possess for success in this position include: I have successfully designed, developed, and supported live use applications  I strive for continued excellence  I provide exceptional contributions to customer service for all customers With a B. Tech. degree in Computer Programming, I have a full understanding of the full life cycle of a software development project. I also have experience in learning and excelling at new technologies as needed. 

Please see my resume for additional information on my experience. I can be reached anytime via email at [email protected] or my cell phone, 90555 90555. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to speaking with you about this employment opportunity. Sincerely, Arun Deshpande