1. self-introduction

DESIGNING AND FORMATTING YOUR RESUME:

Here are some tips to help you in formatting your resume.

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  Keep the font size within 10 - 12.
  
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  Use white or off-white paper and a skilled looking font such as Times
  

Roman, Ariel or Helvetica.

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  Use non-decorative typefaces.
  
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  Choose one typeface and stick to it. Avoid italics, script and underlined words.
  
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  Do not use horizontal or vertical lines, graphics or shading.
  
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  Do not fold your resume.
  
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  If you must mail your resume, put it in a large envelope.
  
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  Resume is for freshers. So limit the length of your resume to 2 pages.
  
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  Curriculum Vitae (CV) is for experienced candidates. So it can be
  

formatted up to 4 or 5 pages.

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  It is advisable to use bulleted sentence format as it makes reading easier.
  
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  Use action words, while framing sentences, to convey your work
  

experience. Bulleted sentences that begin with action words like ‘prepared’, ‘monitored’, and ‘presented’ are more impressive.

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  Proofread, proofread, and proofread. Be sure to catch all spelling errors, grammatical weaknesses, unusual punctuation and inconsistent
  

capitalizations.

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  Laser print it on plain, white paper.