hey all this is Apurva and welcome back to WeDesified as a part of the study in the
usa series today we will be talking about how to write a successful resume for a college admission
along with sop loss and test scores the resume is one of the major component that
can make or break your application chances it is especially important for the phd students
to attach the resume while sending the introductory emails to the professors
to make the best first impression so let's get to it but before that please subscribe
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most of you might have written a resume at some point in your academic or professional life
there are multiple types of resumes for multiple purposes but for the scope of this video we will
be talking about writing a resume for your college admission and all the necessary ingredients to
make it a successful one if this is your first time writing a resume that's totally fine
you should carefully watch this video as we are going to discuss in detail everything you
need to know to write a resume and we will also provide a sample resume at the end of the video
so let's begin this process is almost same for phd masters and undergrad students so
like we said in our previous videos the process of writing the resume should start
along with the sop and los because there would be a lot of overlap of information
that is why we have to be extra careful while deciding how to present this information
otherwise the admissions committee will get bored to see the same things again and again
and might even reject our application so we have to carefully format the resume to create
maximum impact on the reader to write the resume you can follow an existing template and modify
it for your profile or write the resume from scratch for both the approaches you will need to
list down all your experiences achievements and activities which is also called as a brain dump
this you would be already doing for your sop so if you start preparing your resume at the same time
it will be useful for both so take at least a couple of weeks time and write down all
the relevant things whether small or big because sop and resume both should reflect yourself as a
student comprehensively once you start writing the resume the first question you get would be
how much would be the length of my resume some colleges mention in their requirement itself
like they want a one-page resume or not more than two pages etc if not the standard practice
is to have a single page resume unless you have like eight to ten years of experience
it is very tempting to write multiple pages but trust me it's not necessary
more pages don't necessarily mean a better resume we can make our resume more effective
and impactful with a one page resume as well and that is what we are going to learn today so the
first section is for your information you will write your full name and your contact information
you should choose what contact information to put here wisely email is a must since the most used
communication method is a professional email id if your email id sounds like hot dude underscore 1998
or qtp underscore 2001 please create a new one that sounds more professional if you are going to
use an email from your previous college or office make sure you have access to it until at least
you get your admission some people write their address but personally i wouldn't mention it here
there are other places in your application where you can write your address
so it's not needed on your resume you can mention about your indian phone number but if you're
applying for colleges in the usa or any out of the country i wouldn't assume they would call
you so it's kind of optional rather than these you could mention more important details like linkedin
id if you are a professional a portfolio link or website if you are a ui or ux designer or a skype
id if you are expecting an interview and so on so make sure you put only relevant information here
the next two sections you can interchange based on what's more important the first few sections
or first half of the page is where you should create the maximum impression so put your best
shot first or you can follow what we have done here in the education section and throughout your
resume you should follow the reverse chronological order meaning the most recent one should go first
if you're applying for undergrad then you can write about your high school information
if you're applying for master's then you can write your undergrad college information
if you're applying for phd then you can write your undergrad and master's college information
gpa is optional but if you're writing gpa then you should mention the scale like don't just write 3.5
write it if it is out of 4 5 or on a scale of 10. you can mention the graduation year
as well if you haven't graduated yet then you can mention the expected graduation year
for the experiences section if you have any industry experience then you can mention them
here you can write about what technologies you used what were your role and responsibilities
if you don't have any work experience then you can write about research papers
projects or internships you have worked on if you don't have any of these then that's still fine
you can write about the relevant courses you took or any certifications you have taken
this is the part where you have to establish why you are suitable for the program you are
applying to and highlight your achievements don't exaggerate but don't be humble too you have to
market yourself if these points match with your sop and lors that will establish your credibility
follow the reverse chronological order and use action verbs to start each line
action verbs show your ability and confidence in writing these are some
examples of action verbs you can find the link for this in the description box below
also you don't have to write full sentences and don't start the sentences with personal pronouns
like i we our etc the next section is for the extracurricular activities you can mention any
volunteering experiences any sports experiences or any awards you have received you can show your
leadership skills team playing abilities or any social skills that you want to showcase
this will add up to your profile and establish you as a complete person
prioritize and follow the recent experiences first approach
make sure all the points are worth mentioning like if you want to debate competition in r6 standard
you don't have to mention about it but if you're a player in your college volleyball team then it is
worth mentioning the last section is optional but you can give a summary of technologies you know
certificates you did languages you know or any other interest you think that are worth mentioning
this is more useful when you are applying for colleges or companies that get a lot of resumes
or applications and don't have time to manually go through them then a keyword search on the
resumes and select only those that are matching for further review in these cases this section
would be useful in the languages mention only if you know a foreign language that is useful
like spanish or german based on the country you're applying to if the multiple languages you know
are hindi marathi and gujarati you can skip this part finally we would like to give some quick tips
don't use any funky fonts choose any clear and readable font and use the same throughout
follow the same structure for all bullet points separately and heading separately in terms of
font size indentation spacing etc you don't have to write an objective or declaration in
your resume they are implicit in any section make sure you at least have three to four bullet points
if not you can combine sections and make into one sure your resume has full pages if it is
coming like one and a half pages don't play with the font size or space to fit into full page
instead prioritize and write the things that only matter the most you don't have to have
proof for all the things you mentioned in your resume but be as truthful as possible
get your resume appear reviewed by a friend or colleague or a professional and revise as per the
feedback you don't have to mention any test scores in your resume since you would report them to
the college separately do not use any acronyms or abbreviations unless they are universally accepted
so that is all we have for today if you follow what we have shared then you can
write a successful resume and get that remembered or you can even use it for your job applications
in future hope this is helpful we will come up with more videos soon please let us know all
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