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I will be graduating soon and I am looking out for good positions in Bangalore. My areas of interest can be found here. As a result, its time for me to do my resume again. I have always wondered as to what makes a good resume. Should there be an objective? I mean, its a resume and it means you are looking for a job, so why the objective? Or should you put your achievements ? The right question would be, what have you achieved that will be looked upon as achievements by others? Should I put experience above education? Should I put that section called personal info at the end?

Give me your inputs as to what should go into a resume and what shouldn’t. If this turns out to be a good discussion, I am sure it will help out a lot of people like me.

Update: After receiving some feedback about my own resume, I am adding some more tips.

• Even if you don’t believe that technology matters ( like I do), you have to put technologies that you know in your resume. This is required as the HR’s who look at the resume’s usually filter out resumes based on skills mentioned. Not having the skills column is only going to get your resume away from good opportunities.
• Its very important that you provide your contact information in multiple forms. Phone number, at least two email id’s, home phone etc.
• Nobody cares that you won a first prize in your school’s annual dancing competition or that you have helped organize your college fest. A recruiter told me that such things are good only if you are applying for BPO jobs where you have to prove your leadership skills.
• Do not write essays about your projects. Leave it short and let the recruiters/interviewers quiz you about the same. This gives more time for conversation and a healthy dialogue.