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A Complete Guide on Making Resume for Software Roles

The resume is your first impression to recruiters — make it concise, structured, and professional. For software roles, a one-page resume is ideal.

Recommended tool: Overleaf — it helps you create clean, professional resumes quickly.

Choose a simple, minimal template. Avoid colorful or overly designed templates.

Here’s a good template you can use: Click Here

Major sections (in order):

• Education
• Experience
• Projects
• Achievements
• Skills
• Course Work (optional)
• Position of Responsibility (optional)

Write optional sections only if you still have space after completing the first five.

1. Education

• Mention college, degree, and branch.
• Include CGPA only if it’s ≥ 7.
• Write graduation year (e.g., 2020–2024).
• Optionally add Class 12 details (school, board, %, year). Skip Class 10.

2. Experience

• Include internships or freelancing experiences.
• Don’t list non-tech experience.
• Highlight measurable achievements using numbers.
• Example: Implemented automated scaling, reducing infrastructure costs during low-traffic periods by 25%.

3. Projects

• Add at least 3 projects (2 strong ones).
• Each project should have 3–5 bullet points.
• Start every bullet with an action verb (Built, Developed, Implemented, etc.).
• Do not end bullet points with full stops.
• Write in the 3rd person — avoid “I” or “We”.
• Highlight tech stack and libraries used.
• Use full line width — minimize empty right margin.
• Provide GitHub, live demo, or video link for each project.
• The first point should describe what the project does (non-technical).
• Other points should describe how features were implemented.
• You can use ChatGPT to help you refine bullet points clearly and concisely.

4. Achievements

• If you have strong achievements (e.g., high competitive programming ranks), place this section above Projects.
• Include ratings or top ranks from Codeforces, LeetCode, or Hackathons.
• Skip non-tech or irrelevant achievements (like essay competitions).
• Use 3rd person and skip “I” or “We”.
• Include JEE ranks only if they are noteworthy.

5. Skills

• Group your skills into categories like Languages, Frameworks, Databases, DevOps, etc.
• Only include skills you have actually used in projects or work experience.

Additional Tips

• Do not include an objective or summary like “I am hardworking and enthusiastic”.
• Bold important tech stacks and keywords.
• Always get your resume reviewed by seniors or peers before finalizing.