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You get placed because someone gets the chance to evaluate you.”  \nEligible → Test → Shortlist → Interview → Offer  \nReality of students:  \n Basic talent is in abundance  \n Similar type of POR’s, internships, PROJECT’S.  \n Preparation for Interviews  \n Therefore: How do you become easier to shortlist?  \nRESUMERESUME  \nRESUMERESUME  \nRESUMERESUME  \nRESUME  \nRESUMERESUME  \nRESUMERESUME  \nRESUMERESUME  \nTHE RESUME IS NOTA DOCUMENT.  \nIT ISA POSITIONING TOOL.  \nThe resume has one primary job: GET YOU INTO THE NEXT STAGE.  \nA recruiter is not asking:“Is this student talented?”They are subconsciously asking:  \n“Is this profile relevant enough forme to spend 30 more minutes interviewing this person?”  \n4 things a strong resume communicates  \nRELEVANCE  \nWhy are you suitable for THIS role?  \nIMPACT  \nWhat difference did you create?  \nCLARITY  \nCan I understand your profile quickly?  \nEVIDENCE  \nCan you prove what you are claiming?  \nYou don't have one profile. You have multiple stories within the same profile.  \n ONE MASTER PROFILE   \nConsulting Resume  \nStrategy | Problem solving | Leadership | Impact  \nAnalytics Resume  \nData | Models | Insights | Business impact  \nProduct Resume  \nCustomer | Product | Execution | Cross-functional work  \nOperations/ PM Resume  \nExecution | Scale | Process | Stake holder management  \nCore/Technical Resume  \nTechnical depth | Engineering | Research | Projects  \n“The underlying achievements remain  \nthe same.  \nThe emphasis changes.”  \nSame project:  \nBuilt a predictive model for manufacturing defects.  \nFor Analytics:  \nDeveloped ML model → accuracy → features → data size  \nFor Consulting:  \nIdentified operational drivers → analysed process → recommended intervention → business impact  \nFor Product:  \nIdentified user/process pain point → designed solution → adoption/ outcome  \nGolden Rule  \nDon't add a section because:  \n“Everyone has it.”  \nAdd it because:  \n“It strengthens your case!”  \nEXPERIENCE: DON'T DESCRIBE YOUR  \nJOB. SELL YOUR IMPACT.  \nWeak:  \nResponsible for managing social media campaigns.  \nBetter:  \nManaged social media campaigns across multiple platforms.  \nStrong:  \nManaged multi-platform campaigns, increasing engagement by 42% across 3 months.  \nStrongest Structure ACTION + WHAT + HOW + SCALE + RESULT  \nBullet Formula  \nStrong Verb + Problem/Task + Method + Scale + Measurable Impact  \nACTION VERBS  \nAnalysed Optimised Automated Designed Launched Delivered  \nDeveloped Streamlined  \nAVOID  \nWorked on Helped Assisted Responsible for Involved in Participated in  \nTHE “IMPACT LADDER” FOR EVERY BULLET  \n“Worked on dashboard development”  \nI DID SOMETHING!  \n“Built a Power BI dashboard”  \nI BUILT SOMETHING!  \nWhen writing bullets, continuously ask:  \n“So what?”  \nIf your bullet doesn't answer that, keep digging.  \n“Built a Power BI dashboard to track sales performance”  \nISOLVED SOMETHING!  \n“Built a Power BI dashboard automating sales-performance tracking”  \nI IMPROVED SOMETHING!  \n“Built a Power BI dashboard automating performance tracking across 20+ regions, reducing manual reporting effort by 30%”  \nI CREATED MEASURABLE IMPACT  \nEVERY PROJECT IS BORING UNTIL YOU FIND THE STORY!  \nStudents often write:“Analysis of X using Y.”  \nInstead, force every project into:  \nS—> Situation  \nWhat was the problem/ context? T—> Task  \nWhat were you responsible for? A—> Action  \nWhat exactly did you do? How? 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