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What is your email id? Is it like sweetangel_143@xyz.com or hidude121@abc.com? If with such email id’s you are applying for a job then you are actually not presenting yourself as professionals.

There are numerous such minute aspects, which make the employer or interviewer make perceptions and assume that the candidate might be unprofessional and imperfect for the job vacancy. In this blog, we will tell you about all those small but important points in your resume that would work negative for you during a job interview. CV presentation and mentioned content matters a lot in selection or rejection of the candidate, so make sure that you do not have to suffer because of just the resume.

1. Random email ids:
As mentioned above, the unprofessional or cute looking email ids are not apt for making career. In a research, it has been seen that there are people, who do have email ids with cute names or their family names or simply any random names. An ideal way is to have a professional id with a name that you use professionally.

2. Not proofreading resumes:
Do you re-read the resume thoroughly after making it? If not, then you might get into trouble during an interview. The first thing with which the interviewer would get to know about you is the resume. If there would be errors in it (be it typing errors or factual errors), then that would be a negative point for you. There are several people, who submit their resumes having numerous typos & misspellings.

Well, a good way to check the resume is by asking a family or friend to read and review it. But for factual details like dates, etc. you would have to cautious and see that there isn’t any error in it.

3. Using pictures:
According to resume experts, it is not actually a good idea to attach a picture with CV along with it. You can see this in several job resume samples online as well that there is hardly any picture attached to it. Resume experts believe that the by attaching pictures one gives reasons to make prejudices on the basis of appearance. In fact, due to this reason, there are some HR departments which have simply discarded the resumes with the photographs to avoid any discrimination based on physical appearance.

Well this is not all. You can read more on how you can avoid giving unprofessional impression to the job interviewer through your resume in our next post- Does Your Resume Say, “I’m Unprofessional’?-Part-2.

Are you preparing for the job interview? Do you want to make your interview successful? Well, for every job seeker, who is preparing for the interview, tries best possible way to make their interview a successful one. Not only this, but also to be ahead of the competitors that are going to come for the same position. But in order to achieve all this, it is important to keep in mind certain points in mind, which are as follows:

• Prepare yourself to talk about your resume
The foremost point to keep in mind is the preparation for the interview. Do not think that only writing a professional resume will work for you, but also make sure that you prepare yourself to explain your own resume. With the help of this, the interviewer is going to make a judgment about your conversation and interaction skills. An interviewee should keep in mind that before the date of the interview, one should prepare himself about what you are going to speak at time of one-on-one.

• To be positive all the time
There are several job networks that explain and suggest being positive during the time of interview. A job seeker should always keep in mind that a single negative thought will not only make you nervous but also give negative vibes throughout the time. No matter if much qualified or experienced candidates are there do make sure that you have the right and positive attitude. Being positive will not make you confident but also make you interactive and communicative.

• Develop and review the resume thoroughly
You may think that what can be the best way to develop and review a resume? Well the answer is by consulting a professional resume writer. He is going to help and advice you in proper manner with the help of which you will get right and appropriate instructions. You may also avail his services and ask him to write a professional resume and show some of his CV samples that he had created. A person, who is experienced in forming and developing a resume, is going to help you in building a specialized resume.

• Prepare certain set of questions
The next point that has to be kept in mind is to prepare certain set of questions that you may think can be asked at the time of interview. Make a list of the questions that are usually asked by the candidates in the interview for that specific position. It completely depends on your position that what questions will be asked by you and what answers you are going to give. Just prepare yourself with the set of answers that you are going to give and try to be interactive in giving answers.

• Get formally dressed up
The next that should be kept in mind is to dress up formally. The other factor that is important to know by the job seeker is to get formally dressed up. Along with all the points the next point that has to be considered is to dress up formally, as with the help of this one will be able to get their interview successful. Take care that the color that you are selecting should not be flashy or too dark; it should be decent and formal.

A CV (Curriculum Vitae) plays an important role for the job seekers. The ones, who hunt for the desired job, look out for various zones where they think can post their resumes to get a job of their choice. In most of the cases, before going for the one-on-one interview, companies look out at the job communities where they find the appropriate resumes for a particular position. In the job communities, there are several number of resumes, but how to promote your resume amongst all of them is an important aspect. To make your CV with skills, here are some of the points that should be kept in mind to promote a CV online, which are as follows:

•    Give a powerful start
Curriculum vitae should begin with a powerful and strong opening. A resume should be the one that should start with the brief and introduction about you. The introduction should be such that should clearly describe you in short, simple and concise manner. While applying for a specific job, make sure that you have given appropriate exact title of the job that you are applying for at the right of the top. If you want to know that what employers are looking for, then checking online can be helpful. You can search through job postings to identify in-demand skills and ability. Remember that a great opening builds the interest of the interviewer and your CV gets promoted more easily.

•    Keep the formatting simple
The next point that will help in promoting your CV online is by keeping resume format simple and concise. The more you are going to make it simple, the more it will get noticed. The resumes that are with graphics, or logos, or templates, to grab attention of the recruiters, are the ones that mostly get unnoticed. In sake of getting a Bio-data noticed; do not make it too flashy or informal. The more it will be simpler the more it is going to get promoted online. The most commonly fonts that are accepted fonts are Arial or Times New Roman.

•    Ask a professional resume writer
The next point that is essential to know is to consult a professional resume writer, who is going to advice and suggest you the right basics & is an expert in writing resumes. You can also ask him to prepare a professional resume and provide your all details to him, rest assured. Hiring professionals services are going to increase value of your bio-data and will promote online in best way possible.

•    Focus on specific keywords
The interviewer hardly gets anytime to go with your entire resume. The one, who is going with your resume, is not going to read and go with it completely. It is better to mark some of the points, or bold particular keywords, that you think are important to get noticed or one should read those points. Your work experience, your credentials, your previous work details are going to be the ones that are mostly noticed and demanded by the recruiter. So mark them and bold them along with the other details. Make sure that you are writing and highlighting the right keyword, which is essential to be done.

A resume is said to be professional when it is error less and is written in professional resume format. If a resume is not written professionally then it not only gets in notice but also do not give a lasting impression. A resume that is written by specialist is the resume that stands out from all the competitors, who have already mentioned their resumes in the job community. To make your CV stand out of the crowd, candidates consider many points but in order to skip the mistakes it is important not to include certain points, which are discussed below:

•    Do not mention your short term jobs
The foremost point that should be kept away from the resume is not to mention short term jobs in the CV. This gives an impression that you are unstable and you don’t have a clear career path. The job that is done for few months is not sufficient to present any real accomplishments and should be included in one instance. For instance, if the job is contract or project based, it is not going to raise any of the questions or will not deduct your marks, as you will have an explanation that doesn’t reflect poorly on you.

•    Reason You Left the Job
When you go with tips for writing a resume, you will notice that there is no column for the previous job and specially the reason for leaving the job. You can save this information for the face to face interview. This is the thing that should not be included in the resume that may give a negative impression in the early stage only. The reason for leaving the job, may be you were terminated or left the job, cannot be explained on the paper, as you have to focus on more important points and keywords that make you get the job.

•    A Complicated Design
If you are applying for a job as a designer then the condition is different, otherwise a resume should be written in professional resume format. The format and design of a CV plays an important role, if your competitor has proper format and well written CV then professionally it will be chosen without any doubt. If you want to highlight specific points then you can line up all the headings to keep a CV look clean and professional. There should not be much graphics, boxes, distracting lines or any design that does not match the profile.