10 Professional Resume Building Tips

Professional Resume writing is an art. The best practice is updating the resume document at least once 3 months. It makes you prepare yourself for every new opportunity in your professional line. Let’s discuss 10 professional resume building points, helps you for formulate your resume into a professional key for success.

1. Choose a Right Template: There are many free templates available in internet – but choose the one match to your requirement and professional activities. A freelance painter’s resume template is not going to be the best option for engineering professional. Let the font be clearly readable.

2. Have Fewer Pages: I would suggest having just 3 pages max. No one will read the entire story pack – everyone needs the essential points for their requirements. Organize your resume with only important information – for ex: Professional Exp, Education, Contact information etc.

3. Profile Summary: Keep this between 10 to 15 Statements. Give a clear vision about what your profile is all about.

4. Professional Experience: List only required information. Start from current profile – Role with type of Projects, Organization, and Location – followed by your key activities.

5. Core Competencies: List your Technical knowledge areas in detail. Ensure your categorize them in small groups

6. Domain Knowledge: This is very important if you are more then 5+ years experienced. List your knowledge domain in business groups.

7. Use Header and Footer: Give your contact information Phone# and Email ID in footer. Let every page header carry your name and current profile Information.

8. Professional Certifications: Group your professional certifications for business and technical lines. Ensure you list them from latest one.

9. Cut your Project Details: Let your professional Experience section have a simple one line about the type of projects you handled. Don’t write client information, project scope details and etc in Resume document. Instead talk about them in interviews to give your new employer a clear visibility about your experience.

10. Blogs, Social Groups, Twitter: Mention your Blog URL (Technical or Professional only), any Social Groups you involve (PMP Desk etc), and Professional Twitter address. This gives an opportunity to your new employer to know your knowledge and attitude.

Build you resume in professional way. Keep it simple and sharp. Publish them in right portals and promote it always as your key for success in professional life.