Resume to Western Companies

1: Most Western companies uses Word Filter Resume Software.
Functionality of this software is very simple. It checks for certain wordings depending on level, qualification of job. Try to use few Actions Words like Successfully Implemented, Team work, managed, team lead, challanged, software, programming, ...

2: Show your Education in Western Manner.
Ex. B.S. in CE (Indian equivalence of B.Sc. in Computer Science).
B.S. in Chemistry with 30 hrs in Physics (Means, B.Sc With Major Chemistry & Minor Physics).
M.S. in Chem. Engr. (Indian Equivalence of M.Sc).

Do not use a word like, Diploma. Here, Diploma means 2 -3 months Certification Course offered by Private Institute. Instead, use a words like, 2 Yrs Associate Degree (Also add that, it will be transferred to my 4 yrs B.S. program). Use Western academic institute words like, Semester Credit Hours will be applied towards Under Graduate Program.

Most important thing:
I have observed Indian resumes are way too Long with lots of non required personal information. Also too
many Academic acronyms which can only understood (in a correct manner) by a Indian or one who is well informed on Indian Real Time Academic Institutions.

Make resume 1 page long. Unless one is applying for very high management position or in a research field, one will require to show more data.

I have seen in resume, experiences so many... Few of them of very short duration. This kind of stuff will hurt applicant in many ways. This is how one will think:
A: This candidate jumped places to places too fast. Not a stable person.
B: Short duration: Must have got fired. Incompatible.
C: Could not finish the job may be due to no real experience or lack of knowledge on subject.

Same negative things, one can convert in to positive.
Ex: Combined 4 small jobs in 2 yrs in to following sentence:
Selected as Trainess or Apprentice in reputed company to get hands on experience. OR Worked on few companies on assignments. This helped me to apply my knowledge in real word.
Or, Worked on Summer Jobs in small companies as a trainee.

Good Luck to you all of you Smart people,
Ram Kumar Chandak.
Kolkata INDIA

I have edited following resumes in a manner, it will reflect, give cleaner, better impression of a person. In Sample 1 & Smaple 2, one will see chnages in wordings & sentences. I have deleted few lines too.
Student Resume Tips
In a student resume, highlight your accomplishments like your projects, extracurricular activities like summer jobs and any part time experience. Add a touch of your soft skills in your student resume that is required in all the professional jobs.

Specify in your student resume, part-time jobs and extracurricular activities so far. Also specify the figures or amount/percentage that is how much or how many of something you've produced or overseen. For example
Managed a student organisation budget of more than Rs 7,000.
Introduced 17 student service improvement proposals as residence hall representative for student government.

Also since every recruiter is concerned about meeting deadlines. So show how you can save time, make time, or manage time. The more you focus on money, time and amounts in relation to your accomplishments, the better you'll present your successes and highlight your potential – and the more you'll realise just how much you really have to offer prospective employers.

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Sample Student Resume

This sample student resume will give you a quickstart on building an effective and optimized resume for your job application. You can feel free to customize and edit our sample student resume as per their requirement for job application. I hope that my sample student resume will go a long way in portraying your abilities and skillsets efficiently.


SAMPLE 1

RICHARD ANDERSON
1234, West 67 Street,
Carlisle, MA 01741,
Res Ph #(123)-456 7890.
Cell Ph #123-456-7891
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking an entry-level position within the Engineering Department of a manufacturing facility.
EXPERIENCE:

Castle Island Engineering Works, South Boston, MA
May – Sept 2001

Summer Placement
Performed cycle time studies on each process in a large manufacturing area.
Planned the floor layout for a new automated production line.
Initiated Auto-CAD drawings for the Senior Engineer on line layout and ergonomic space-saving concepts.
Completed project in record time.
Worked on Improving Mfg Cycle Time Project. Identified potential bottlenecks and developed methods to reduce and prevent these impediments to efficiency. Decreased Cycle time by 30%.
Successfully completed various change requests on production procedures and drawings.
Douglas Engineering Co. Ltd., Cambridge, MA
June – Sept 2000

Summer Placement
Successfully Completed Auto-CAD drawings of proposed layouts for a large production facility in Boston.
Applied changes & also reviewed Production procedures, Engineering specs including machine drawings prior to submittal for finalisation, implemenation.
Developed and maintained a database for tracking tech files, equipment specs, equipment installation checklists using various softwares & companies proprietory databases.
EDUCATION:

Boston University, Boston, MA
2000 - Present
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Graduated with Honours.

Boston College, Boston, MA
1999 –2001
BS in Computer Science

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Auto-CAD and Java Programming.
Selected & successfully finished a specialised two-week Machine Design Course in Dec. 2000.
Working on personal achievements on making and designing Aircraft Model.
Enjoying reading new developments in software & Enginerring designs.



SAMPLE 2


RICHARD ANDERSON
1234, West 67 Street,
Carlisle, MA 01741,
Res. #123-456 7890.
Cell #123-456-7890.
(I haveforgotten to high light my chnages in next portions. P.hd but no M.S.?? Mention Class Rank only if it is real good. One should get ready to explain why Law after Civil Engr. with posetive attitude. Always give out Cell Ph #. Do not use ( )for area codes. I have chnaged the wordings in the experience. In short, use Big Wordings like, Managed (for delivered, picked up the documents from various attorney. Then use Teamwork instead of helped in Sorting).

EDUCATION

P. hd. Anticipated to finish on May, 2006. West Virginia University E
Effect of Thin Gate Oxide on NMOS Transtitor. (Little more specific on paper one is working on).

College of Law, Morgantown, WV. (Show year is it is recent).
GPA 2.9/4.3 Class Rank: 45/160. Top one/third.

B.S. in Civil Engineering, summa cum laude, May 2003,
West Virginia University College of Engineering, Morgantown, WV
GPA 3.98 Class Rank: Second in class of 500.

EXPERIENCE

Summer Associate, Dewey Cheatham And Howe, Pittsburgh, PA. May '05- August 2005
Worked with Real Estate and Corporate Departments. Researched and prepared final draft on memoranda in areas of antitrust and trade regulation, electronic commerce, and land use planning.
Volunteer Legal Clerk, Hometown Legal Firm , Anywhere USA May '03-August 2004
Researched property records at courthouse, prepared memoranda for attorneys. Managed & classifed various legal documents.d. Played team player in document sorting department..
Student Intern, WVU College of Engineering , Morgantown, WV. June 2002-May 2003
Performed legal research and analysis to assess the statutory, regulatory and case law ramifications of innovative underground storage tank remedial technology.
Summer Worker, 1999-2003.
Various Summer jobs to gain educational experiences including: Laborer Convex Eagle Glass, Clarksburg, WV. Counter person, Wendy's International, Morgantown.
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

WVU College of Law
Student Member, American Bar Association; Member, Patent Law Student Association; Member, Volunteer Law Clerks, student organization which researches legal questions assigned by WV Circuit Judges; Member, International Law Society; Phi Alpha Delta, International Legal Fraternity.
West Virginia University
Member, Mountain Honorary, highest honor society for WVU undergraduate students; Mortar Board National Honor Society; Captain, (two years) Varsity Tennis Team.
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Fluent in spoken and written German, reading knowledge of Spanish and French. Certified in LEXIS and West Law. Excellence in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, GroupWise and Quicken.
Captain, tennis team, 4 years undergraduate.