The aim of this project is to share the resume template that I've perfected over the years. Check-out Your_Name_Resume.pdf if you are in a hurry. And for all the folks still game, lets GOOO.
Now that you are already here, What's NEXT?
Don't worry, I got you.
First things first - If you have never used LaTeX editors, create an Overleaf account. It's free and easy to start with. If you already have a LaTeX Editor, you can directly import the .zip folder and start working on your resume.
For the folks, who just created their Overleaf account, read on. Next Steps:
- Open your Overleaf account and go to Homepage
- Click on New Project
- Click on Upload Project
- Drag and drop the .zip folder that you found in this Repo
- Voila, you are all set
Some points to consider while writing or updating your resume:
- 1 page resume is really enough for students and people with under 6-7 years of experience
- Add the Programming Languages or SW APIs used in a project just beside the Project Name. This adds more number of key-words to your resume without using any extra lines
- Always put the Sections that you like to be Highlighted or are very confident about in the top-half of your resume. E.g. students with more projects than work-experience may find it helpful to put the Projects Section above Work-experience Section
- Project names should be intuitive and reviewers/recruiters should get the gist by just looking at those names
- Use Action words in the Project Descriptions. Take a look at the Resume Tool-kit provided by my university USC (#Fight-On)
- Don't include tables in your resume, it MIGHT get rejected by SW without being reviewed
The first draft of this template was shared by my friend Shahwaz Khan 2+years ago and I am happy that he did.
I try to share new job listings that I come across on LinkedIn. If that interests you connect with me on LinkedIn.