How to prepare a potential Resume / CV ?

Well, many of you might be thinking that who the hell am I to guide or brief about securing a good job with a perfect CV. If you think that way, I cant help it dude. (sounds egoistic huh, lolz)
Recently I did some research and review on my CV writing skills before start my job hunting again after a year till I cant remember my Jobstreet password, I managed to gather some info on how to promote myself to my potential employer, because i feel the sole purpose of my CV is to fetch me an interview call. If i can pass through that, meaning i have a chance to prepare for the interview and get ready to impress the interviewer (which i think i rarely does,hehe)

I had sorted out 12 points here with my terrible simple English. Hope it helps.

• Avoid using glossy or colourful

-CV is something formal/ official document, so please keep it simple

• No Header or title is needed for your resume/CV

You are submitting a CV and of course when the HR look at it and at the 1st glance itself they would know what is the document, hence, no title like John Doe Curricular Vitae or My Resume is needed as the header of the resume/CV

• No photograph is needed–

In Malaysia, its pretty often that the HR request for the recent photograph attached with the resume or th job application form, i really have no idea why is that so? wonder if the employer gonna reject me if i look ugly or wonder are they hiring some model (which i never qualified to be,hehe) I was told by my singapore employer that its an offence to ask for picture for job application as it can be considered as discrimination.

• Avoid “I” , “My”, “He”, “She” kinda words

– Which one sounds more proffesional, judge yourself: ” I worked as Supervisor for ABC Company” or — Team Leader for ABC Company from 2005-2007 . I bet you would go for the second one, right?

• Spelling mistakes and grammatical error

Please have the habit of proofread your Resume/CV. It’s always a good idea to get your mate to proofread for you as we might overlook or overconfident with our sentences. Such kind of small mistakes that appear on your resume tend to convey a lazy and careless attitude to the interviewer. An example:

A candidate who submitted his CV without proofreading it committed the mistake of wrongly spelling ‘ask’ as ‘ass’. Now you can imagine the type of embarrassment he must have faced during the interview, when the interviewer pointed it out. lolz

• Do not lie or over exaggerate about your candidature

You might get through the interview by saying that you have basic knowledge in Java scripting where you cant even compile “hello world”. You might had the luck today, but not everyday are sundays.

• Abbreviations or jargon is a no no

The HR people may not know what is OVSD or SDLC mean, so please avoid using such jargons.

• Reason for leaving last job

You may leave this for the personal interview session. Avoid making such statements in your resume/CV, they add no extra value.

• Do not mention past failures

Bet you don’t want to lose the chance to get the interview call. Types of failure can vary and one of the example that i can share here is, if there’s gap between past employment because you own a business and it didn’t do well. DONT EVER SAY YOU FAILED. Instead, say something more positive to plant the good thought in the HR people’s mind.

• Current or expected salary

Leave it to be discussed later on unless its required to be stated on the resume

• Omit personal details

Leave your marital status, number of kids, passport number or such info out of your resume. Mind you, its not a biodata form.

• Referees

I think you may state : ” Reference available on request”

Now you can run through the list and take a fresh look at your CV or Resume and try to prune away irrelevant or unnecessary details and start to strive towards your dream job

*Note: person who compiled this is not a HR professional or some kind of high rank officer in employment agency. All info provided are based on experienced and on-line source.