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Resume plays very important role in getting you job offer. Resume open up the door for job interview. But, preparing resume is tough task. While I was drafted my resume, I has 28 questions about resume and I did find answer to all the questions about resume.

Then I realized, having skills is of no use, unless you find a way to highlight your skills in resume. While writing resume, try to avoid the top mistakes in resume usually every student have during initial drafts.

Resume Writing Tips

First my resume used to look plain, dull, expressionless. But, I was quick to realize, first impression counts. If resume is crowded with information and your skills are not visible, hiring manager will not be interested and impressed in you. So, I cleaned up my resume to make create that “first impression”.

If your resume wants to speak your personality, make use of the following resume writing tips. I searched lots of free resume samples, created so many resume drafts, had them reviewed with my seniors, college career counselor, mentors, before I was able to get it right.

I like to stress that fact that your resume will be evolving, you can’t get it right the first time. As you search for job, you will have to make changes to the resume. If job requires some skills that you have, but haven’t highlighted in your resume, then make changes. So, resume keeps changing over time and with every new job you apply.

How to Make a Resume

Here are few useful links to help you create your resume. I used the resources below very extensively when I created my resume.

• Give your resume a face lift
• 44 Resume Writing Tips
• 10 resume writing tips
• Not getting the response for your resume?

Do you have fear for Job Interview? Do you carry Pepsi or Coke instead of water with you for job interview?

Well, I didn’t have any kind of tension for first job interview I had to attend the internship interview in school. I was packing for my vacation/trip to India and had the interview call. If I was given chance for next round of interview, I was planning to cancel my trip and head to California for the interview. Read the story »

Thousand of students take GRE exam everyday. To help students prepare for GRE Tests, there are lots of resources available online. If you want to know which online information about GRE is worth reading, then its always good to ask someone who have already appeared for GRE exam. I have collected very good and exhaustive GRE materials Read the story »

Last week I started writing about Average GRE Scores for Graduate School admission for various universities.

If you haven’t read than, here is the link for average GRE Score

• University of Texas at Arlington - GRE Score
  
• University of Virginia - GRE Score
  

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

UNC is located near RTP and its well know for MBA and Science programs. In fact its one of the top schools for both MBA and Science program. Engineering program is also very good. Students usually get job in Research Triangle Park area near UNC Chapel Hill after graduation.

There are so many IT companies( IBM, Cisco, NetApp, EMC, Microsoft, Lenovo, HP, Qualcomm, ..) in RTP. So, UNC - chapel Hill is one of the few universities where finding job after completing Master’s degree will not be an big issue.

Average GRE Score

Following is the average GRE, TOEFL, GPA scores of accepted students in UNC Chapel Hill Graduate School.

GPA                       3.54 or >3.0
GRE-Verbal           583 or >50th percentile
GRE-Quantitative  673 or >50th percentile
GRE-Analytical     660 or >50th percentile
TOEFL                  >213 Computer, >550 Paper, >79 Internet

Few weeks back there was law suit to cancel 29 Months OPT Rule. There were many questions from students, and it was obvious many will be worried, if 17 months OPT extension was canceled. But, here’s judge’s verdict Read the story »

I was talking to a friends of mine and he gave me an different insight into new 17 months STEM OPT extension rule. So, I tried to find more details and I came across following links that gave more information about 17 Months OPT Extension, Pre-Completion OPT, Post-Completion OPT and requirements for E-Verify program and I’m still not clear about unemployment period in OPT.

• 29 Months OPT Rules Updates
• 29 Months OPT - FAQ’s
• New OPT Rules - As published in Federal Register

My understanding

It was my understanding that students cannot be unemployed for more than 3 months in Post-Completion OPT Extension. i.e. any days of unemployment during 12 month OPT will not count, but from reading the articles and rules I think students cannot be unemployed for total maximum duration of 120 days, in total of 29 months.

That includes 3 months for 12 Month Post Completion OPT and total of 120 days for 29 months OPT. Students reading this article can you comment about your understanding of the unemployment period in OPT?

USCIS had approved students to extend the OPT period to 29 months, that will allow students with STEM degree to work for additional 17 months if H1B visa is not approved. That was welcome news, but there is always going to be resistance from group opposing H1B Visa policy in general. If the lawsuit is won, then 29 Months OPT rule will be void. So, we have to wait and watch. Law suit was filed on May 29, 200.

29 Months OPT Extension Rule - Challenged in Court

Computer World reports - Immigration Reform Law Institute and joined by The Programmers Guild and other groups, charges that the administration’s decision in April to extend the work period for students under the Optional Practical Training provision…….

Any Comments?

I can see the feelings of students who didn’t get through H1B lottery this year. I like to know about your views and thoughts ( write your comments below this article)