First impression is the last impression! Whenever you go for an interview resume is the first thing that can decide your fate in the interview. Recruiters will just give glance to your resume for a minute and that a minute decides your destiny. Your resume should have that power to grab attention of the recruiter and at the same time it should have the power to convince the recruiter to call you for an interview.

Your resume should normally be not more than two pages in length and if the number increases then try to summarize your experience and skills in the beginning of the resume. Summarization of your skills and experience will grab the attention of the recruiter and it will persuade him to read it further. Your information should not be wordy and at the same time it should be achievement-oriented. Mention your key skills and your most recent senior level experience, as it will help in persuading him to read it further. You must make use of bullets/pointers to show your achievements, to give clarity to the reader in knowing you well.

The most effective way of presenting your resume to the recruiter is to summarize it in a profile section at the top. Your profile section should contain your key skills, your experience in the field followed by your major career achievements. After this profile section, give a brief description of your employment in reverse order (with most recent first). After that, give a summary of your educational backgrounds, training programs, about your known languages along with your personal details.

Below are some tips that will help you in making your resume presentable:

• Profile: The purpose of the profile section is to grab the reader's attention. Your profile should be worded properly, it should not be more than three sentences; should include your skills and abilities and your work experience; and be persuasive.
• Major achievements: This section is followed after the profile section. It should include all your achievements, preferably in a bullet form.
• Experience: This section gives detailed information about your experience in the professional arena. You must summarize the name of the companies that you have worked for and also your working period. It should include your job title and your responsibilities. Make sure it should leave a positive and persuasive impact on the recruiter.
• Educational qualifications: Summarize all your educational qualification in this section in a reverse order (with most recent first). It should include all your all degree level qualification and information about your schooling with dates.
• Other skills: In this section you should list your skills such as languages, any additional skills, etc.
• Personal Details: It should include your name; address and contact details (home telephone, mobile and e-mail address). It is normally best to leave out date of birth, nationality and marital status in this section.