19 Tips to improve your CV for Freshers

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19 TIPS on how FRESHERS can improve their
RESUMES
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Even if you get shortlisted for an interview, a
seasoned interviewer will be able to sniff out
your lies easily.
DONT
1. DONT LIE
2. DONT PAD WITH IRRELEVANT POINTS

• Dont talk about your parents and their
  professions.
• Dont use large fonts with extra spacing between
  lines.
• Dont dedicate an entire paragraph listing down
  all the ways in which you could be contacted (a
  phone and an email is sufficient).

3. DONT FORCE IT TO BE TWO PAGES
Let the content decide how many pages it will
consume.
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Your academic projects corporate internships
are the relevant areas where you SHOULD expand
and provide more details. Add sub-headings with a
list of relevant points under each sub-heading.
4. EXPAND ON YOUR PROJECTS INTERNSHIPS

• ACADEMIC PROJECTS
• Project Overview What was the
  project about?
• Technical Approach / Research Methodology
  How did you approach this
  academic project?
• Key Findings/ Takeaways What were your
  findings? You can also add charts to showcase
  your conclusions.

• CORPORATE INTERNSHIPS
• Organization Overview Give an
  overview of the organization you interned at. MBA
  Freshers can also include an analysis of the
  organization its industry (competitive
  analysis, Porters 5 Forces etc.)
• Roles Responsibilities What were your
  assigned tasks and how did you fulfill them?
• Key Learnings What
  did you learn from this brief foray into the
  corporate world?

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Organize an event or start a new club on Campus.
You can start something small (say a chess club),
conduct an event or competition and invite your
friends to participate.
EARN YOUR CV POINTS
5. ORGANIZE A CLUB OR AN EVENT
6. START AN ONLINE BLOG
Start an online blog. Write about your passions.
Provide a link with some description in your
Resume.
7. SHARE CODE ON GITHUB
Work on an interesting software project,
something others might be interested in (say a 2D
game). Publish the code on Github and share the
link on your CV.
8. PARTICIPATE AND WIN!
Take full advantage of all opportunities inside
and outside your Campus. ToastMasters, BookWorm
Clubs, Campus Fests, Coding Challenges, Quizzes,
Olympiads and many more
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Your Resume is not just a way for you to convey
your achievements. It is also a great way for you
to guide the course of your interview.
CONVERSATION STARTERS
9. FAVOURITE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
You can mention your favorite subjects in your
Resume and why you liked them. This is an
opportunity for you to guide the course of your
interview towards your strengths.
10. BOOKS YOUVE READ BLOGS YOU FOLLOW

• A science-fiction fan? Mention the books youve
  read.
• An MBA grad? Talk about some Management books
  youve read.
• Are you inspired by someone? Mention a biography
  of that person.

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GRAB THE RECRUITERS EYE
A Recruiter looks at thousands of Resumes in a
month. Make yours stand out!
11. USE POWER VERBS
These are some of the verbs and phrases that
Recruiters look for took initiative, led,
executed, implemented, envisioned, created,
developed, spearheaded, delivered, showcased,
organized, won Use powerful, achievement-oriente
d verbs and bold the necessary parts that you
want to stand out.
12. USE NUMBERS TO BREAK THE MONOTONY OF TEXT

• The human eye tends to glaze over a wall of text.
  Use numbers to grab the focus.
• Organized an event with 12000 participants.
• Won Second place among 35 participants.
• Created 12 blog posts with a total of audience
  reach of 4370 views during the course of my 2
  month Content Marketing Internship.

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PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD
13. RE-ORGANIZE YOUR RESUME
Do you have a strong academic track record? Start
off with that. Do you have a long, impressive
list of extra-curricular achievement? Start off
with that. Re-organize your Resume so that you
start off with a positive impression.
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THE LITTLE DETAILS DO MATTER!
14. If youre adding a photo, make sure youre
wearing something formal and professional
15. This goes without saying Ensure that there
are no spelling or grammatical mistakes. Use an
advanced grammar checker like grammarly
(https//www.grammarly.com/).
16. Have your Resume reviewed by your friends and
others once. They may catch something that youve
missed.
17. Do you have a signature statement?
Personalize it in a way that captures your spirit.
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THE FINAL TOUCHES
18. TWEAK YOUR RESUME FOR THE ORGANIZATION
Have variations of your Resume with minor tweaks
for different industries and organizations. Make
these final touches keeping in mind the
organization that youre applying for.
19. BE PREPARED ON EVERY CV POINT
An interviewer can focus on any point that youve
mentioned in your Resume and ask questions on
that. Be prepared to field questions related to
anything youve mentioned in your Resume.
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CodeGround Online Testing Platform is an online
assessment and evaluation system that helps
Recruiters conduct online screening tests to
filter candidates before the interview process.
CodeGround Recruitment Tests can be used during
Campus Recruitment or screening walk-in
candidates. CodeGround supports Aptitude Tests,
English Communication Skills Assessments and
Online Coding Contests in C, C, Java, PHP,
Ruby, Python and JavaScript. CodeGround also
supports asynchronous automated interviews.