Recruiters in India often screen hundreds of resumes for one opening and give each a few seconds. A resume that gets a reply is short, specific and easy to scan. Use these notes while you fill in the builder.
Pick the template for where you are applying
If you apply on job portals or company careers pages, choose Classic or Minimal. Applicant tracking systems read single-column layouts in the right order. Save Modern for referrals, emails to founders and walk-ins, where a person reads the PDF first.
Summary
Write two or three lines about the role you want and the proof that you can do it. "Final-year B.Tech student who built a React app used by 300 students" says more than "hard-working and passionate". How to write a resume summary
Experience and projects
Put one achievement on each line and start it with an action word: built, reduced, automated, led. Add a number wherever you can, such as users, time saved or bugs fixed. Freshers can leave experience empty: the builder then moves education and projects to the top, which is what campus and off-campus recruiters read first. How to describe projects on your resume
Skills
List the tools you can use in an interview without notes, and use the same names as the job description, such as "Power BI" rather than "BI tools". An ATS matches the words exactly. How to make an ATS-friendly resume
Before you send it
- Keep it to one page if you have less than five years of experience.
- Use a professional email address, and check your phone number twice.
- Leave out your photo, date of birth, religion and marital status unless the employer asks for them.
- Save a copy for each kind of role you apply for, and adjust the summary and skills to match the job.
- Check the PDF against the job description to find the keywords it is missing. Resume ATS score checker
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