Resume!!

When I first started working, I did not really think much on how my CV should look like. All I did was just put in my qualification and all my co curriculars and the additional talent that i had. It was so easy!!!!!! But today, after around 5 years of work experience, when I sit and think of making a CV, I feel stressed! Yep, Stressed because if I have to write all that I did in the last 5 years, I would never get a job. It seems, recrutires just take 10 seconds to view your Cv and hence, it ought to be short, crisp and PERFECT! Only then you would get exactly the kind of job you want! Initially I had a 2 page Cv with almost everything in it, accomplishments, ambition, qualification, experience blah blah blah. But, this time when I redid my Cv with the help of a fren of mine, I realised certain things:

• Your goal should be apt to your experience and should not be anything that comes out of your head!
• Experience of each organization that you worked for should not have more than 4 to 5 points, preferably bullet points. These points should be the TOP BEST things you have done in your organization. The rest of the good things done by you could be spoken during the interview if needed.
• Technology is at its peak. Every organization has the basic ABC requirements like your computer skills etc. These need not be elaborated. They could just be out in a single sentence under heads like "Additional Information". This could also contain things like special trainings which really hit a punch to the CV, or some talent of yours which could make a difference to the job that you are applying to. This requires loadz of thinking as its diffcult to just put that one talent with which your CV would be heavier.
• Qualifications need not be detailed.

In short , the CV should be exactly a One Page. I am not kidding people. A One Page CV, if you look is just "a page" but trust me, it took me close to 46 hours to make it!! One has to think of "Power Words" while making a CV. If you use simple English and not Power Words , there are less chances that your CV will be shortlisted. The CV should be read several times before you sit back and relax and start uploading. Re-reading will throw out all the grammatical errors. Re-reading will make you relaise that there are better accomplishments of yours and you would want to rephrase certain things. Re-reading makes you change things you thought were the best a proportionate number of times. READ your CV atleast a 100 times!! Get your CV reviewed by people who have similar experience and also people who are from a totally different background. It gives a lot more clarity. Phew....!!! It is a brawny task!!!

I wonder what it would be like to have a job to just make CVs for people. It is interesteing but could definitely be gruelling!

I just know one thing, I am going to redo my CV every 3 months, just to improve it, make it look more reliable and content specific!!

Happy CV writing!

MOMMY!!!

"Ma" is the first word I learnt ever in my life and never knew it would become such a big part of my life, my soul. "Ma" is there when you are happy, when you are sad, when you are excited, when the whole world turns its back on you and the only one you can anyday fall back on!! You grow up with her and then you reach an age where you feel everything she says is outdated, where if she asks you too many questions, you feel she is getting too pecky, where if she tries her best to speak English and be the way you are, you feel insulted.... But then comes a day when you realise that she is the only one who will be there for you no matter what you wear, what you say, what you do and what shit you go through in life. She is there even when your wife would treat her badly, she still would love you juts the way she did earlier.She gives you an Unconditional love at every phase of your life!! Do take some time out of all your busy schedules and ensure that you give atleast a part of your day to your mmum!!!!!!!!