Resume Outline   
The following information is included in some form in most resumes. The particular arrangement of some of the information is a personal choice. Use an organizational style that will emphasize your strengths. Also make sure that the information flows logically and sequentially.

1. Name, Address, Telephone Number, e-mail Address
Be sure the address, telephone number, and e-mail address are current and that you can be reached. Specify day or evening if necessary. If employed, you may want to include your work number or a number where potential employers can leave messages.

2. Career Objectives/ Summary
A career objective is not mandatory; though it has the advantage of telling the recruiter at a glance the type of position you are seeking. A well-designed objective statement enables you to focus the information in the resume and convey to an employer a sense of your career direction. You come across as a person who knows where he wants to go. And that'll do no harm.
If you decide to state an objective, identify the kind of work you wish to do and the environment in which you prefer to work. State the position you are seeking, the skills you wish to use on the job, and/ or the field or type of organization in which you wish to work. It is important to strike a balance between too much and too little information; however, it is also important to provide enough specific information for the reader to determine where to direct your resume. If you don't include your professional objective on your resume, be sure to discuss it in the cover letter.
In place of the objective, or sometimes in addition to it, you may prepare a short summary of skills and/ or background. Such a summary allows you to present a succinct picture of the qualifications you are offering an employer. If you are applying to jobs in different fields, use a separate resume with an objective appropriate for each field. Remember that your resume should be personalized in line with the job profile you wish to apply for.

3. Education
In reverse chronological order, starting with the most recent one, list all degrees and universities, dates attended or dates of graduation. State the specialization or special subjects taken. Include special assignments, projects, or any pertinent information about course work.

4. Honors and/ or Extra Curricular Activities
Academic honors (merit list, scholarships, rank in the Board / University). Include those extra curricular activities that display evidence of leadership, initiative, team involvement, or the use of special skills, e.g. being a member of basketball/tennis team is cool. If you were the moving force behind setting up an NGO for environment care at college, then it's cool.

5. Experience
Present your experience in reverse chronological order, by function, or in some combination of the two with most recent one in the beginning. The chronological approach would organize your experience by date, beginning with the most recent and working back to the earliest that seems appropriate for your career goal. This format is good for recent graduates with limited job experience or for anyone with a stable progressive job history relating to the career goal.
The functional approach provides you with an opportunity to display your qualifications in terms of titles or areas of work, irrespective of time or place. This approach permits you to group your experience, highlighting that which is relevant and omitting that which is not. This format may be advisable for experienced people who want to stress their activities rather than places and dates. It is not as familiar to employers as the chronological format, so it should be prepared carefully. If you do not have much of work experience you may discuss full- and part-time work experience, summer jobs, volunteer work, research/ study projects and internships.

6. Other Background Information (Optional)
You may want to demonstrate other assets, skills, or experience relevant to the career objective, which are not easily organized under another heading. This may include special licenses, language prowess, publications, professional associations, community service, travel, interests, etc. If you have done a computer course while working, then you can include that. Part/ full time learning of a foreign language is a plus point. Also, publication of your articles in journals or magazines will be cool.

7. References
Normally, references are not included in the resume. Simply state that references will be furnished upon request. Former employers or professors in relevant fields are most appropriate. Be sure to request permission before using anyone as a reference. This way your reference is prepared in case some decides to check the veracity. You sure don't want your reference to say," Mr. X! Who? I don't know where he is nowadays!" Give references of those who know you well. Otherwise, the whole thing may backfire.

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