A biodata, or resume, is a brief introduction that is given to employers when applying for a job. It gives a description of the past achievements of the person. It provides the employer will a small window into the professional past of a person whilst leaving out enough so that the person will have something to talk about during an interview. No two resumes out there are the same, although they all tend to follow the same pattern as they all contain the same information and are laid out in a similar way.
The first part of your resume should state your full name, your age, date of birth (date/month/year or month/date/year), your residence address should they wish to contact you by letter, your home phone number, your personal cell phone number and your email address. Remember to keep your email address professional with just your name, no silly nicknames. Create a new one if necessary.
Underneath this you should then write a career objective. However, do not drone on for pages and pages. Keep this section short and sweet, approximately two to three lines long.
The next section should be a table with several rows going down and five columns which will show your educational qualifications. You should write the following in each column: The qualification you received, the name of the institute where you studied, the University you studied at, the percentage or grade you received and the year that you passed. Fill this section out accordingly.
The next section should also contain a table with rows going down and four columns going across. This table will show your work experience, although if you are a fresher with no work experience then leave this section out completely. The four columns going across should be the organization you worked for, the designation, your job responsibility and the amount of time that you worked there.
The next section should be dedicated to any extracurricular activities that you underwent and any achievements that you received outside of school or University.
The next section should be about your personal attributes e.g. Leadership, working well as a team etc.
Finish off your resume by talking about any extra professional skills that you have gained e.g. A course in working with computer spreadsheets. Don't confuse this section with the previous one about extracurricular activities.
The first part of your resume should state your full name, your age, date of birth (date/month/year or month/date/year), your residence address should they wish to contact you by letter, your home phone number, your personal cell phone number and your email address. Remember to keep your email address professional with just your name, no silly nicknames. Create a new one if necessary.
Underneath this you should then write a career objective. However, do not drone on for pages and pages. Keep this section short and sweet, approximately two to three lines long.
The next section should be a table with several rows going down and five columns which will show your educational qualifications. You should write the following in each column: The qualification you received, the name of the institute where you studied, the University you studied at, the percentage or grade you received and the year that you passed. Fill this section out accordingly.
The next section should also contain a table with rows going down and four columns going across. This table will show your work experience, although if you are a fresher with no work experience then leave this section out completely. The four columns going across should be the organization you worked for, the designation, your job responsibility and the amount of time that you worked there.
The next section should be dedicated to any extracurricular activities that you underwent and any achievements that you received outside of school or University.
The next section should be about your personal attributes e.g. Leadership, working well as a team etc.
Finish off your resume by talking about any extra professional skills that you have gained e.g. A course in working with computer spreadsheets. Don't confuse this section with the previous one about extracurricular activities.