OBJECTIVE

To obtain a responsible (as opposed to irresponsible?) and challenging (what, you don't like dull work?) position where my
education and work experience will have valuable application (like finding a cure for cancer?)

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position in the sales department with an opportunity for advancement (in effect, you're saying to the employer, "Give
me a job where the pay is good ... and keeps getting better.")

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging career with a progressive organization which will utilize my skills, abilities and education in management,
product management, operations, purchasing and buying. (Zzzzz. You won't bore anyone into hiring you.)

You can stand out from the crowd if you'll just write your objective from the employer's point of view, instead of your own.
Sounds simple, doesn't it?

It is.

All you have to do when writing your objective is make sure it answers this question: "What's in it for me?" That's the question on
every employer's mind as he or she reads your resume.

Here's an example objective, to get you started:

OBJECTIVE

Management position in procurement where over 10 years of experience will add value to operations.

Avoid such trite phrases as: "seeking a chance for advancement," or "where my skills will be utilized," or "where I can further my
career." I've seen each of these on resumes that were badly hampered as a result.

So, to keep your objective from being objectionable (and torpedoing your job search), put the focus where it belongs -- on the
employer and their needs

Banking Resume Tips

Career opportunities for banking professionals are usually abundant. No matter you are applying for a position of CFO or Financial Controller,
Financial Analyst or Planner, Portfolio Manager or Investment Consultant, the requisites for a banking resume are same for all.

Divide your banking resume into distinct sections and sub-sections, using short paragraphs and bullet points to make it easy for a reader to scan.
Professional experience is the most important section and should be placed at the top. Education normally goes beneath, followed by ancillary
information like language and other skills.
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Contact Information :

1. Full name
2. Campus and permanent addresses
3. Telephone numbers
4. Email address
 Career Objective :

A short statement of career objective is often useful at the top of your banking resume.

Summarize Your Key Qualifications :

While writing your banking resume, it is crucial to summarize your strengths and key qualifications at the top half of the first page.

'Chief banking officer with 15 years of corporate accounting and management experience. Expertise in accounting systems
development, fiscal management and financial reporting. Proven record of developing and implementing financial and operational
controls that improve P&L status significantly'.

Areas of Expertise :

Mention your areas of expertise with a list of keywords that are pertinent to your career.

 Financial and Strategic Planning

 P&L Management
 Auditing and Compliance
 Operating and Working Capital
 Budget Management
 Mergers and Acquisitions
 Cash Flow Management and Modeling
 Business Valuations

Emphasize on Your Accomplishments :

Show quantifiable results of your work in bank jobs- this is one of the most important points about writing your banking resume! For Example:
'Instrumental in revenue and income growth of 76% over a 15-month period, through both organic growth and acquisitions'. 'Increased cash flow by
$15 million by consolidating credit analysis function, reducing outstanding receivables from 48 to 15 days, and minimizing risk from marginal
customers'.

Keywords : Use keywords as recruiters use them extensively to search resume databases.

Keyword Phrases :

Fixed asset accounting, business process re-engineering, risk management, value added analysis, SAP, GAAP, financial projections, general ledger,
trial balance, financial statements, expense analysis, tax reporting, tax planning, payroll, benefits administration, portfolio management, cross functional
team leadership, financial and strategic planning, P & L management, auditing and compliance, operating and working capital, budget management,
mergers and acquisitions, cash flow management, business valuations, data warehouse reporting, audits and compliance, A/P, A/R, regulatory
accounting, CA, ICWA, MBA, ICFAI, MS Excel, bank reconciliation, Crystal reports and spreadsheets.

Keywords as titles :

Staff accountant, financial planner, cost accountant, portfolio manager, finance manager, financial reporting analyst, international controller, financial
analyst, VP of finance, CFO, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant controller, book-keeper, accounts payable clerk, accounts receivable clerk,
collections specialist, mutual fund analyst, credit analyst, payroll clerk, payroll manager, financial assistant, director of investor relations, procurement
specialist and or purchasing manager.

Objective of Resume Writing

Your resume should be pointed toward conveying why you are the perfect candidate for one specific objective or job title. Good advertising
is directed toward a very specific objective.
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Free Resume Writing Tips

Following are the few professional and technical free resume writing tips.

1. Use Titles or Headings That Match The Jobs You Want.

2. Use resume designs that grabs attention.
3. Analyze advertisement for job description and identify the key words. Use these
keywords in your resume.
4. Identify the employer's hidden needs. Solve these hidden needs in your resume.
5. Create an image of yourself that matches with the salary you are expecting. For
example, language used in a resume for an $6 an hour position is much different than
the language used for a $16 an hour position.

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t cover letter so that they address the specific skills each employer
requests.
7. List your technical knowledge first, in an organized way. Your technical
strengths must stand out clearly at the beginning of your resume.
8. List your qualifications in order of relevance, from most to least. Only
list your degree and educational qualifications first if they are truly
relevant to the job for which you are applying. If you've already done
what you want to do in a new job, by all means, list it first, even if it
wasn't your most recent job. Abandon any strict adherence to a
chronological ordering of your experience.
9. Quantify your experience wherever possible. Cite numerical figures,
such as monetary budgets/funds saved, time periods/efficiency
improved, lines of code written/debugged, numbers of machines
administered/fixed, etc. which demonstrate progress or
accomplishments due directly to your work.
10. Begin sentences with action verbs. Portray yourself as someone who
is active, uses their brain, and gets things done. Stick with the past
tense, even for descriptions of currently held positions, to avoid
confusion.

11. Don't sell yourself short. Your experiences are worthy for review by hiring managers.

Treat your resume as an advertisement for you.

12. Keep your resume concise. Avoid lengthy descriptions of whole projects of which you

were only a part.

13. Minimize usage of articles (the, an, a) and never use "I" or other pronouns to identify

yourself.

14. Have a trusted friend review your resume.

15. Proofread. Your resume should never go with errors, grammatical weaknesses,

unusual punctuation, and inconsistent capitalizations.

16. Sometimes you need to hide your age. If you're over 40 or 50 or 60, remember that
 you don't have to present your entire work history! You can simply label THAT part of

your resume "Recent Work History" or "Relevant Work History" and then describe only

the last 10 or 15 years of your experience.

17. What if you never had any "real" paid jobs? Give yourself credit, and create an

accurate, fair job-title for yourself. For example, A&S Hauling & Cleaning (Self-

employed) or Household Repairman, Self-employed.

18. Best way to impress your employer is, fill your resume with "PAR" statements. PAR

stands for Problem-Action-Results; in other words, first you state the problem that

existed in your workplace, then you describe what you did about it, and finally you

point out the beneficial results.

19. Don't go far back in your work history. About 10 or 15 years is usually enough - unless

your "juiciest" work experience is from farther back.

20. How can a student list summer jobs? Students can make their resume look neater by

listing seasonal jobs very simply, such as "Spring 1996" or "Summer 1996" rather than

6/96 to 9/96.

21. Name and headings in the resume should be in the font size of 14 to 16. Similarly,

content information should be in in font size of 10 to 12, depending on the font style

chosen.