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What is a Sample Resume
A sample resume is resume that has the proper format suitable for your type of job. Depending on whether you are a fresher or experienced person and whether you are looking for a job in marketing, finance, technology or BPO, you will need to use a specific format for your resume. A good resume sample shall have the format that is best suited for you.

Moreover sample resumes have indicative points like how to capture your educational achivements, how to demonstrate the different aspects your job etc. Hence resume samples help you think about different points that you should include in your final resume.

Why to use sample resumes
Resume samples should be used as a starting point for the preparation of your resume. They make the process of preparation of your resume more efficient as you do not have to worry about the formatting. However do not send out the sample resume verbatim to HRs. That is the biggest mistake you can make.
A really good sample resume
Observe the usage of 2 column header to preserve space, usage of bullets in the the resume sample. Also see how I made important points bold to attract the HR persons attention to those points.
Write to me at zainansari@live.com if you want the word copy of this resume sample.
Danger of using Resume Samples
Be careful while using a sample resume to prepare your own resume and guard against the following potential issues.

1. Everyone else is using the same resume format The problem happens when you pick up the first sample resume available on Google. To avoid the issue, use other search engines like yahoo or msn. Better still pick up an image result and prepare your resume using that. I know it is comparatively difficult. But that is what ensures that no one else will use this resume format.
2. You forget to change some information on the sample resume like father's name or residential address. The solution is to mark the entire resume red before you start. So if you do not change any information, it continues to be in red. I have discussed many more resume mistakes that may be resulting in you not getting the interview calls.


In this site we shall provide you with

* A number of really good resumes for your use
* Advice on how to select the best resume suitable for you
* Common blunders that people make while using resume samples and how to avoid them