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July 3, 2012 — 0

What is a Virtual Internship And Why You Should Consider Doing One

Resume writing tips for college students

Rahul was worried about his future and was scared when he looked to global meltdowns and cut throat competition of job market. Being unable to secure admissions in IITs or NITs he was worried that not carrying a brand name on his CV will be worsening his chances to get a good job. He came from a small town and was also not having good communication skills which hindered the path of a bright future. Then he discovered that his laptop which has been his soul mate since the starting of his college life can be a solution to all his problems. He started searching about work from home internships about which he came to know from his seniors. After few rejections at last he was able to secure a social media marketing internship and from that point he never looked back and ended in getting a job in a multinational. His parents as well as his friends were amazed by his transformation. The only reason for his success was that he kept the learning process running during his online internships and developed his skills alongside.

So just what are Virtual Internships? Virtual Internship is just like any other internship just that in a VI a student will never have to set foot into an employer’s office. They can complete their internship right from their comfortable couch at home or from their lazy bed in their hostel!

By this get more internship experience on to your profile.Sit in some remote town in India, and intern for the UN or NASA or some NGO in Africa. How cool is that!

So I will discuss what the benefits of doing an internship from home are and what can be its disadvantages (Don’t worry they are very few and can be overtaken very easily).

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July 3, 2012 — 0

Corporate Enough?

Corporate Lingo

The word ‘corporate’ has become almost synonymous with a high flown style in the usage of language as a via-media of communication devoid of any meaning. A simple conversation between two employees in an organization will sound so artificial that you wouldn’t talk like that in a million years in the real life. Well, we’ve so finely distinguished the ‘personal’ and the ‘professional’ that we no longer remain ourselves, but give up to the seeming-to-be professional expectations that seem to demand us to roam around putting a mask of ‘corporate-ness’, and well this hasn’t proved to be(neither is going to be) of much benefit, believe me.

So all the people there who want to get hired, these inflated, high sounding words aren’t going to take you anywhere or get you hired. What employers are looking for these days is genuineness. The entire hiring process is about the employee trying to prove himself fit and worthy for the job which is being offered by the organization. And it definitely doesn’t want a bunch of two-faced individuals who resort to flattery using corporate fluff to make a simple point.

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July 3, 2012 — 0

Aim and Shoot

Aim and shoot - optimize your resume

Are you also one of those people who consider a task well finished after completing your resume and then forward it to a million employers so that you find a job real soon? Well then you’re one big escapist. This phenomenon, popularly known as resume blast, has been common for quite a while now. Although it makes the work of the job seeker real simple, job providers have developed a serious aversion to it. They’ve learned to ignore such resumes making your job search a futile exercise. So at times when you’re unable to track down what might be the cause of your rejection, make sure you don’t ignore the constant ditto resume forwards you do to each employer.

Think of it this way. If you seriously care about someone, don’t you bother to write a personal note or message for them? So why ignore your prospective employers? Think of your employer as one of these people who are going to play an important part in your life and write to them as if once they read they’re convinced that you’re the person who’ll make their organisation complete. Essentially what I’m trying to say is that you need to start writing personalized resumes for each employer whom you want to work for.

No matter how corporate a writing a resume sounds, also, no matter how much mechanically it is treated with respect to the function of merely conveying information, an all-encompassing resume will take into account who’s going to be the prospective reader of the document.

So the question now is what do you do to make the resume-reading-experience for your hirer special? With personalized writing I mean the person who’s going to read your resume has to feel that he/she has been given priority. You have to speak the same dialect that they expect you to speak, but still manage to convey what you essentially have to. This doesn’t mean at all that you don’t maintain your individual identity and uniqueness of your personality going too far flattering your employer.

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June 29, 2012 — 0

Résumés Writing Tips For Freshers

Resume writing tips for college students

A resume is a document used by individuals to represent their background and skill sets and are mostly used to secure employment.A typical resume contains a summary of relevant job experience and education. Resumes are usually comparable to a CV, although in some countries a resume is much shorter than a CV.

Contents of a typical resume:

  1. Contact details
  2. Career objective
  3. Employment History
  4. Educational Qualifications
  5. Special achievements
  6. References

The contents of a resume should be relevant to the job/industry one is applying for. For eg. While applying as a medical professional, writing about one’s dancing skills would be highly inappropriate. However,some people do like to include their hobbies and interests so that the employer can get to know them better. Also, one does not necessarily need to include personal details such as gender, marital status etc.

Styles of formatting a resume:

Some of the common formats in which a resume can be organized are:
  1. Reverse chronological resume – In this format,one job experience is enlisted in the reverse chronological order,generally covering last 10-15 years.It works to build credibility through experience gained.However,this format is not advised for people having gaps in career summary.
  2. Functional Resume – This format enlists work experience and skills sorted by  skill area.It works for those making a career change,having a varied work history and little experience.It is also preferred for applications to jobs that require a very specific skill set.
  3. Hybrid resume – As the name suggests,this format balances the two formats mentioned above.Owing to repetitions,this format is less widely used than the other two.
  4. Online Resume – These days it is common for employers to only accept resumes electronically,either out of practicality or preference.Many potential employers now use search engines,which makes it important for job seekers to use keywords. Many employers also use electronic resume processing systems to handle large volumes of resumes. Job ads may direct applicants to email a resume to their company or visit their website and submit a resume in electronic format.

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June 22, 2012 — 0

Of Self Discovery, Coherence and Résumés

Coherent and Organized Resume

What I’m about to write is something that is essentially present inside all of us. It’s just that we have stopped looking deep into ourselves in order to come across such ‘divine’ revelations!

Resume writing as perceived by most of us is merely a list of our qualifications and achievements placed in a random order, and thus the lack of coherence it displays mars the interest if the employer when presented with such thought-free ( a more polite way to put it than ‘mindless’) set of information.

Where do we lack in this perception? Isn’t resume merely a list of what we’ve done since we were born up until now? Well if you think that’s the case, you’re sadly mistaken.

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June 10, 2012 — 0

Reflections on the first month of my startup

Resumonk Statistics and Updates after 1 month

It is really hard to believe that it has been over a month since I launched Resumonk. What started as a project to teach myself some programming has now helped over four thousand people create their resume. There are also a lot of updates that I would like to share so I thought I would summarize the stats so far before sharing some of the updates and newer features that I have been working on.

For an app with zero marketing budget, I think these are great numbers so I would really like to thank everyone who has thought it worthwhile to spread the word about Resumonk. I am also grateful to everyone who gave me their suggestions and inputs and I am sorry for any delays in replying to your emails.

Now lets take a look at the updates and features that I have pushed over the last month.

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