A Complete Guide On How To Make A Resume For Fresher/ Intern Software Roles

The resume should be of one page. An excellent website to make a resume is Overleaf. Choose a simple resume template.

Major sections of my resume in sequence:
1. Education
2. Experience
3. Projects
4. Achievements
5. Skills
6. Course Work (optional)
7. Position of Responsibility (Optional)
8. Extra - Curricular Activities (Optional)
Write optional sections if and only if you have a lot of empty spaces after

1. Education
- Write college, degree, branch
- Mention CGPA if it is >=7; otherwise, skip
- Write graduation year (like 2020-2024)
- (Optional) Write class 12 School board percentage

2. Experience
- Mention Internships and freelancing here
- Use numbers as much as possible

3. Projects
- Mention at least two or three good projects
- Write 3-5 bullet points on each project
- Start your sentence with action verbs
- Highlight the tech stack and libraries of your projects in bold letters
- Give GitHub, live link, video link for each project

4. Achievements:
- This section can be above projects if you have outstanding achievements (like a higher Expert, CM on CF)
- Write CP ratings and your best rankings in different contests
- Mention if you performed well in any hackathons
- Mention JEE Ranks on top if it's good

5. Skills:
- Categorize these sections into different sub-sections like Programming Languages, Frameworks/Libraries, Databases etc
- Mention only those skills you have proof of work, or you're confident enough to tackle the questions around that

Tips:
- Don't write an objective or summary (like I'm very hardworking, enthusiastic, etc)
- Bold every tech stack and essential keywords
- Don't use the same action verb multiple times
- Use the full breadth of the page, which means start your sentence from the left and finish it on the right as much as possible
- Write in 3rd person
- Don't give a full stop after each bullet point
- Use chatGPT to structure your sentences
- Get your resume reviewed by your seniors

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