As the world has become more and more dependent on technology, so has the corporate world. This has resulted in cyber threats being at an all-time high, and because of this reason, cyber security is the fastest-growing occupation right now. The supply of these specific skills is so short that companies are ready to take on individuals who are freshers and have no experience as long as they have the necessary qualification and skills needed. If you are skilled and qualified to provide your expertise in cybersecurity this is the perfect time for you to apply with a professional resume.

First and Foremost

The most important factor in a professional resume is that it should be legible to the recruiter because after passing through ATS they are the one who select candidates for the interview. This is why the bullet points and reverse chronological order are used as they facilitate an easy understanding of the content, starting from the most recent qualification and work experience. Ensure you pass the ATS (Applicant Tracking System) by going over the job description of the company beforehand to use appropriate keywords. It’s advised to not put too many colors or design which is distracting from the actual content of the resume and doesn’t work in the favor of the applicant. 

Starting from the Top

If a hard copy of a resume is being given, it should be put in an envelope of the appropriate size and given to the recruiter for the appearance of being professional as the recruiter takes it out amd the first thing their eyes are going to set upon is your personal information written at the very top. Avoid writing too much personal information, only use that information that can be used by the employer to contact you. 

Full name, phone number, in a singular line (town name, city, and postal code), email address, and LinkedIn profile URL are the only necessary things that should be written, everything besides these should be cut-down. If you are putting down your LinkedIn, make sure you have the updated resume on it and it should be matching with the one you are applying with, clean this up into a professional extension of you so people are not turned away from it.

Summary

In the summary, you have to give a gist of yourself to the recruiter. As every resume is tailor-made for each organization and its job description you can also specifically write the company’s name explaining how you will be a good fit for their workplace, this will likely grab their attention. This section can be used to write a little about your qualification, GPA, and other proudest achievements and skills you have undertaken.

Education and Certificates

This section should have the most focus because you don’t have real-world experience right now and this section will indicate to the company you are applying for if you are fully prepared to step into the practical field. Write your qualification from most to least recent and indicate if it’s completed or ongoing. If you have a GPA above 3.5 it’s a good idea to add that in but not recommended if it’s below that.

This can be a potential mark that set you above the competition, the more certificates you have received the better as at the beginning of the career they will act as an alternate to the work experience. These might show that you will be a productive and efficient member of the team as you are up-to-date on the new advancement in your field. Make sure you write the date when you received your certificate and the party that authorized you. 

Work Experience

Even as a fresh graduate, there are some work experiences you can write in your resume for example if you have undertaken any projects in your university, volunteered, or did internships. Recruiters want to know if you are capable enough and you’ll show them that by extracting the achievement and goals you fulfilled in these experiences and writing them down in this section. Highlighting the results first especially the quantitative information, as they can be very impressive for the employer. For example, you can write how at your internship you were able to educate and train 100+ customers on the cyber threats faced by their home network.

Skills

Skills can be what you may have learned in projects and from your educational institute right now because of not having experience in the workplace. First, go through the job description to analyze their requirement for skills, there’s a chance you may find a factor that helps you can stand out by providing them with more advanced skills than they have required or having the expertise of advanced security software. You can write your soft skills in this section too but also provide the necessary solid evidence with it such as writing your achievements, and how you used that soft skill for the benefit of the said project/internship. Don’t shy away from writing any of your expertise, whether it is related to a security software, building a strong firewall, etc. It would be better if you get to know the type of software that the company uses which you are applying for as you can tailor your expertise according to those that are required by them increasing your chances of getting a call back as you will likely be a better fit into the company.

Other Expertise

This may consist of the training, workshops, and languages you are skilled at. Being skilled in multiple languages is always a plus point because every business work with customers/business that may get the information more comprehensively in another language or it’s essentially more vital when the business is expanding to another country. Multilingualism is in every aspect an asset to the country. Training and workshop on communication or training of others can also be an important addition to the company as they know this person can be delegated the task of training or effectively communicating between departments or people.