Started to update my resume and was just wondering what y'all consider a good resume?
How long?
How indepth on skills?
All the fun of what to put where.
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Started to update my resume and was just wondering what y'all consider a good resume?
How long?
How indepth on skills?
All the fun of what to put where.
i used one of the templates in MSWord. Easy. One page, came out nice. Got me where I am today! :D
Listed all skills and qualifications indepth and silly thing is over 3 pages long.
I'd suggest getting that resume down to no more than 1 uncrowded, easy-on-the-eyes page. Otherwise, all novels will be sent to the bottom of the stack and may not be seen at all.
As to content, if you get focused on one particular company or industry, tailor the resume to stress skills and accomplishments using those skills that most closely relate to the company you're targeting.
Listing a job history in traditional fashion doesn't get it anymore, and that's what a lot of resume programs and templates do.
Good luck.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Pyroate:
<strong>Listed all skills and qualifications indepth and silly thing is over 3 pages long.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Unless applying for an executive position or a specialized technical position that has specifically requested an in-depth review of past work history a resume should never exceed 2 pages, people ignore long tedious documents. Always send a well-composed, concise, cover letter as this is your first opportunity to demonstrate all important communication skills. You can highlight pertinent experience on the cover letter specific to the position. Avoid repetition between the cover letter and the resume. Remember a resume is not a biography it is a sales tool, soft skills sell.
OBJECTIVE PC support background, Cisco Networking Class, CAD drafting and 3D Modeling experience. Understand files and hierarchy of PC's and how communications between networked PC work. Quick learner and motivated person towards implementing and building technology.
TARGET JOB Desired Job Type: Employee, Temporary/Contract/Project
Desired Status: Full-Time
Desired Salary: Negotable
Site Location: No Preference
Description of my perfect job:
Working with PC's and networks, connecting, designing, building, troubleshooting and correcting problems. Teaching users how to be efficient with daily PC tasks. Upgrading and supporting PC's and Networks making sure maximum uptime and connectivity is achieved.
Career Level: Mid Career (2+ years of experience)
Date of Availability: Less than 1 month
TARGET COMPANY Company Size: Medium (100 - 999)
Category: Information Technology
TARGET LOCATIONS Relocate: Yes
US-FL-Orlando US-RI US-RI-Providence
WORK STATUS US I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.
EXPERIENCE 1/2002 - Present Self / Side Contract Westerly, RI
Consultant / PC support
Maintained, upgraded and serviced local comsumer and business PC's. Also consulted CAD experience with local land surveyor, also supported his workstations. (hardware and software)
11/1998 - Present ------
CAD Technician
In charge of creating and implementing CAD standards for Engineering Planning Room, based on National CAD Standards. Tracked and maintained database of 15,000+ record drawings of ----- building information. Maintained, upgraded and serviced hardware and software on CAD and document support PC's for Engineering Dept. (6 machines)
EDUCATION 5/1998 New England Institute of Tech. US-Rhode Island-Warwick
Associate Degree
Electro-Mechanical Design Technology
Comm. College of RI US-Rhode Island-Warwick
Some College Coursework Completed
CISCO Networking Program (Continuing)
Networking Tech 1 - 94% average for tests
Networking Tech 2 - 89% average for tests
SKILLS Skill Name Skill Level Last Used Experience
CAD Intermediate Currently used 6 years
SolidWorks Intermediate Currently used 4 years
PC Tech Intermediate Currently used 2 years
PC Networking Beginner Currently used 1 year
MS Office Intermediate Currently used 5 years
Adobe Photoshop Beginner Currently used 2 years
Thats it in a nutshell.... :p
I had my resume professionaly done by a friend of ours. (Ex HR recruiter)
Aparently noone likes it because I never get interviews.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
A few tricks that have always worked well for me....
- keep it to 2 pages or less. long resumes require actual reading. In a pool of 500 resumes, the long ones get pitched first.
- Use only 10-12 pitch Times New Roman or Arial fonts. Do not bold any important info and use only black. This is important because most companies scan their resumes into applications like Peoplesoft that have very cheap primitive OCR plug-ins that will reject any resumes with unusual fonts or colors.
- Do not go into skills in-depth on the resume. List them and go on. List your skills in detail on a seperate skills assessment document. Send it with your resume. Keeping it seperate will force the recruiter/manager to actually read it and they will be impressed. Also, a skills assessment will likely be over the recruiters head and will force them to pass your resume and skills assessment to the hiring manager for an expert opinion. Most recruiters have very limited knowledge about the jobs they are hiring for. Once your resume gets to the hiring manager's desk, then you are in the ball game!
- When creating a skills assessment, be sure to list whatever OS or apps you are familiar with and HOW LONG you have worked with those OS/apps.
- Email is the best method for sending out a resume. Fax is the worst (unless the company is using a fax server and printing them out on laserjet printers). Fax machines can blur print which makes scanning very difficult. Remember, if your resume is not scannable, it will likely get tossed.
- Avoid using superlatives to describe your accomplishments (i.e. "I created an highly efficient hardware inventory system for the company"). Be specific...."I created a new hardware inventory system that reduced that amount of time spent inventorying equipment by 30% while increasing accuracy and reducing equipment loss by 75%".
- Remember, the purpose of the resume is just to get you in the hiring manager's door. Do not spend a lot of time on it at the expense of job search and interview prep. I never got hired for a just based on my resume. Every job I have ever applied for I either got or lost due to interview performance.
Best of luck to ya'.