GUIDELINES FOR ONE PAGE RESUME

You can upload up to 4 different resumes

The only personal detail of the student that can occur in the resume is his/her name and
email address (Official IIM Calcutta email address)
Fonts allowed: Verdana, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman or Garamond
The font should be consistent throughout a resume. However, different fonts can be used
across the four resumes.
Each resume should be of a single page only, with no fractions allowed
Resumes should be uploaded in PDF format only
The filename should be <reg. no.>.pdf for all CVs.
Please use the last page of this document as a base template for your resumes.
Margins on this document are not binding and can be modified as per your discretion,
bearing in mind that the content should be within the printable area.
Please make sure you verify the above by checking A4 printouts for each version before
uploading the final CVs

Orders of Headers, for resumes submitted to slot 0 firms:

Order A:
Academic Qualifications
Academic Distinctions
Co-curricular Achievements
Select Projects and Papers
Work Experience
Internships/Part-time Work Experience
Entrepreneurial/Non Profit Ventures
Positions of Responsibility
Extra Curricular Achievements
Other Information/Interests
Order B:
Work Experience
Internships/Part-time Work Experience
Entrepreneurial/Non Profit Ventures
Academic Qualifications
Academic Distinctions
Co-curricular Achievements
Select Projects and Papers
Positions of Responsibility
Extra Curricular Achievements
Other Information/Interests

Students with prior work-experience can use either Order A or Order B. Students without
prior work-experience can use only Order A
The restrictions on the order of headers apply only to resumes submitted to Slot 0 firms.
For resumes submitted to non Slot 0 firms, the students are allowed to arrange the
headers as per their discretion
A student need not use all the headers listed above. However, he/she cannot use any
header other than the ones listed.
The titles of headers should be exactly as mentioned above

Format for headers: (Refer to the template provided in the last page of this document)

The header title should be written on the extreme left, inside a row, shaded grey.
Sample rows have been provided which can be used as needed
The header title should be in caps and all headers should be of the same size and font
 Font sizes can be 11,12,13,14. The size of the grey box will automatically adjust to
the font size used.
No underlining/italics allowed.
Do not change the shade of the grey shade within the box

Format for Content:

Under a Header, the content can be structured as per the students discretion
The font sizes can be 10, 11, 12. However, in case you are using Garamond font, you
should use only font sizes 11 and 12.
Students have to use minimum single line spacing.
Bold/italics font can be used
It is mandatory to use only the bullet that has been used in this document. Also, the
orientation of the bullets in each block should be along a single vertical line
You are free to add points in separate blocks of table under a header. A sample table is
displayed in the sample template (Positions of Responsibility section) for your
reference. Please ensure that the orientation of all the rows is along a single vertical
line.

Format for Name: (Refer to the Template provided)

Your name should be in bold.

Font sizes for name can be 14, 16 or 18
Name should be same as that officially registered with the institute
No Underlining/Italics

Format for Footer:

Follow the same structure as used in this document. Mention your e-mail ID in the
footer only
Font size and type should match the rest of the document
The contents should be in the shade of grey (as used in the sample template)

Note: On the resume, the Name (Reg.No./Batch No.) should be of the largest size, followed
by the headers and then the content.