5 important things to check before sending Cv to recruiters !

Humans always tends to make mistakes and here there is no second chance. After a lot of hurdles and spending on finding a similar job, there is no room for errors.

Before making Cv /Resume in to PDF format, make sure to double check these below details :

1. Spelling & Correct tenses ( Past vs Present )

Check grammar on your resume before clicking ‘submit’. Don’t just rely on Microsoft Word to catch misspellings, read and re-read your resume to catch potential errors. Then, send your resume to a friend to have them read through.

As a general rule, if an action or accomplishment on your resume is in the past, use the past tense. However, if you are speaking about a current role and current accomplishments, use the present tense. Hiring managers cringe when they see this mistake on a resume, so as you’re editing, be sure to use the correct tense: manage vs. managed, deliver vs. delivered, execute vs. executed.

Tip: Use online website like “Grammerly” or download it in laptop.

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2. Font size and Consistency

“We only have one chance to make a first impression, so when someone opens a [resume], those first eight or nine seconds is that first impression,If the font isn’t appealing and easy on the eyes, that person clicks off the document and the candidate is toast.”

Stick to the basics — Helvetica, Times New Roman, Lato. Resist the urge to “stand out from the crowd” by employing multiple fonts and various sizes. Two fonts and two sizes, max.

3. Use Numbers & Facts Where Applicable

“Substantiate your accomplishments with numbers,” When you’re working in a job where your achievements are quantified, includingis the best way to get your application noticed. For example, if you’re in sales,how you exceeded your goals is a sure-fire way to impress a prospective employer. Some more recruiters prefer to see actual numbers (such as “Annual Sales of AED 1 Million”), while others prefer percentages (“Annual Sales by 15 percent”). Either way, provide enough context to show the impact and do not rely on generalities to get your point across.

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4. Delivery Format

You’ve spent hours formatting your resume and getting the bullet points to line up perfectly so that your entire work history fits on two pages. Don’t lose that perfect format by sending a resume as a Microsoft Word doc. I recommend using a PDF and ensure clear delivery if the recruiter doesn’t insist any format . And don’t worry, PDF resumes are no longer a problem for an employer’s applicant tracking system (ATS). Keyword searchs and matching requirements will still be possible in a PDF format.

5. File Naming

Please refrain from naming your resume file “Resume.pdf” or “SanamResume.pdf” try to be specific. This is for your benefit as well as the recruiter. The best way to name a resume is to include your full name, month, and year. For example, “SanamBp-July2019.pdf.” This lets the recruiter know who you are and reminds you of the date of the last revision of this resume. This way, you won’t be confused by which draft is which.

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“Somewhere along the way, we must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others.” Martin Luther King Jr

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How important is “Skills” and ways to improve it.

Don’t confuse Movement with progress.

Some people spend a-lot of days, weeks and months to harness their new skills. It will help them to learn from basic to amateur level only, but when it comes to application / testing in professional level it will be way beyond. Why this happens to many people ??

Every fresh graduates aspiring for a new career find deep trouble for finding a perfect career. This due to lack of finding their skill or even lack of it. We must spend some quality time for finding our skills that developed during schooling & college period. After this we have to examine each of this to find whether its best to us. By this evaluation process, we can find the hurdles in-front of us.

In a recent article from financial express, 70% of Indian youth are not aware of government-run skill development programs. Though the Indian government is aiming to skill 40 crore people by 2022 though its ‘Skill India‘ program. We must use these kind of resources to upgrade ourselves and remember opportunity never knocks always.

A McKinsey report had flagged the issue more than a decade ago when it said just a quarter of engineers in India were actually employable. CP Gurnani, CEO & MD of Tech Mahindra, has said that 94% of engineering graduated were not fit for hiring. “The top 10 IT companies take only 6% of the engineering graduates. What happens to the remaining 94%?”

The only skill that will be important in the 21st century is the skill of learning new skills. Everything will become obsolete over time. “- Peter Drucker

In this internet based world, we have many options to rate up these individual skills to a professional level. Websites for online-course are available with free / paid options. We can customize our options and spend time from home to learn and capitalize time and money.

Before doing all this, I recommend to keep a self journal for tracking movement with progress. We should have goals and must apply discipline with consistency. You have to work hard and plan every day to achieve this.


Remember this 7 tips from my side:

  1. Learning is an Art
  1. Stop believing in inborn Talent
  1. Practice efficiently
  2. Be curious
  3. Aquire a new mind set
  4. Learn from failure

Many online courses are available in the internet world to help people to certified in new & upgraded skills. Here I am mentioned some :

I will post more details of the websites and articles related to skills and ways to gain it.

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Sanam Bp