Best Practices for resume and cover letter writing for India : 6 Steps Tutorial

Best Practices for resume and cover letter writing

Dear Friends, This post is my humble attempt to bring together the best practices for writing an effective CV / Resume. It would help you avoid common mistakes and increase your chances of getting shortlisted for your preferred job. This is a compendium of tips, checklists, and guidelines based on my limited experience and research across the web. Although these are primarily based on my personal preferences it still holds valid for a wider set of audiences.

Most of the fundamentals remain the same but still, some subjectivity and customization would be required on the basis of region, industry, and personal preferences of the Individual.

I would continue to update and improve this post with more sample CVs over a period of time in this article about Best Practices for resume and cover letter writing

Let’s get started now !

I have divided this post into the following parts :

• Section 1 : Difference between CV & Resume

• Section 2: Guidelines for writing an effective CV: Checklist | Do’s and Don’ts

• Section 3: Guidelines for writing an effective cover letter

• Section 4: Power verbs: Keywords that you can use in writing your CV / Resume

• Section 5: Sample CVs: A look at some of the good CVs ( Junior – Mid – Senior Level )

• Section 6: Guidelines for one-pager resume for Experience 0-3 years

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Difference between a CV & Resume