RESUME TIPS
How To Shorten Your Resume
Common Resume Mistakes
To improve your resume and get more interviews
Computer Related Skills, Certifications,
Awards
Resume Complaints
From Clients
Want to get more interviews and prove you
the better applicant
My Current I.T. Jobs and
Contracts
Run
your resume through a spell grammar check program.
In Word look for Red and Green lines. (Red = possible spelling error and Green = possible grammar error).
Have two
friends or relatives look it over.
Typos will stop you from getting interviews because it is the first example of your work an
employer will see. It must be perfect.
Send me a corrected copy with updated resume – typos corrected in
subject line.
Indicate what you can offer a prospective employer.
Use the CAR method to help you recall your achievements: Challenge,
Action, and Result.
COMMON RESUME MISTAKES - Check
your resume for these
A space
before a comma or period. Should be a space after a comma or period,
not before. E.g. AR,
AP, GL,
FA. E.g. Word. Next
word.
To find these problems use Ctl F and search for space
comma ( ,) or space period ( .) or open or close parenthesis ( ).
No space
before or after a parenthesis. Should be a space before and after.
E.g Oracle Accounts Receivable(AR)
incorrect. Oracle Accounts Receivable (AR)
correct
2 spaces
between words should be one.
Words like Oracle or Unix
without a capital first letter. (oracle, unix)
PL SQL in small letters (pl sql or Pl SQL)
Employers prefer a Chronological
Resume (Reverse order.
Most recent first)
Education and skill list (software, applications, hardware) towards the top of your resume before work
history.
Resume
tip - shorter resume equals more interviews
If your resume is more than 4 pages
do this for jobs / contracts that are more than 5 years old
Details
on these older jobs available upon request
Title Company Name From and To Dates
Title Company Name From and To Dates
Title Company Name From and To Dates
The Ideal IT Resume - Comments from an IT director
* My resume is a year-round process and trying
to encapsulate 20+ years of experience in two pages seems
ridiculous. I've settle in on four pages as my maximum.
* I'm constantly tweaking it for the skills
and experience which exemplify me
and what work I would like to do.
* Before
I submit my resume formally it will be modified yet again so it is targeted for the job announcement.
* I'm
a fan of simple and direct. Perhaps that's my military experience
speaking, but it's effective. As someone who
sits
on many hiring committees I'm a fan for someone who can quickly capture my attention and highlight their
skills for the position.
This is what I try to incorporate in my own resume. Mostly importantly the
resume should
focus on
results...what have YOU done
To improve your resume and get more interviews include
A paragraph under your work history describing each project and your duties.
Instead of Responsibilities included replace it
with Accomplishments using Problem
Action Results.
Problem Action Results are
First you state the problem that existed,
Then you describe what you did about it,
Then you point out the beneficial results.
E.g. Transformed a disorganized, inefficient
warehouse into a smooth running operation by totally redesigning the
layout; this saved the company thousands of dollars in recovered stock.
C# SQL Server Crystal
Mention on every project what you did to
improve performance, process and or
save the company money.
POWER
WORDS. Start off sentences with these words and make
them a bold font.
Ability Accelerated Accomplished Achieved Administered Advised Analyzed Capable Coded Compared Completed Conceived Conceptualized Consolidated Consulted Converted Coordinated Created Decreased Designed Debugged Developed Edited Eliminated Established Evaluated Expanded Generated Guided Implemented Improved Increased Installed Instructed Justified Lead Led Maintained Managed Modified Monitored Motivated Negotiated Organized Planned Presented Programmed Recommended Reduced Reorganized Replaced Researched Responsible Saved Scheduled Selected Solved Supervised Taught Tested Trained Updated
SAMPLES
BUSINESS ANALYSIS SKILLSET
Audits, Process re-design / re-engineering, Policy
analysis, Gap Analyses, Data flow analysis, Project specification/design,
Project budgeting/forecasting, Project tracking/focus, Outstanding people
skills, Productive Meetings facilitator.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS CLIENT / VENDOR MANAGEMENT
FINANCE OTHER
Project Management Market Research / Analysis Budgets Process Development
Software Development
Customer Service / Relations Reports Product Reengineering
Systems Analysis/Design Vendor Negotiations / Relations
Analysis Operations /
Mfg.
MIS Administration Planning Forecasting Quality Assurance
Computer
Related Skills, Certifications, Awards. This should be on your resume towards the top
before job history. Please add if
necessary. It’s very important you have all technologies
in demand that you know, on your resume.
Awards or Job well done letter:
Certification(s):
Languages: (include how many years working experience)
Scripting Languages:
Databases:
Operating
Systems:
Hardware:
Development Methods:
Software Tools:
Development Tools:
Web Development:
Reporting
Tools:
Data
Transformation Tools:
Data / Process Modeling Tools:
Automated Data
and System Design Tools:
Software Packages:
Data Warehouse:
Internet & Intranet:
ERP:
CRM:
Supply Chain:
EDI:
Business Intelligence:
Document Imaging:
Financial Applications:
Manufacturing Applications:
Web Applications:
Client Server Applications:
Other Applications:
Mission-critical
enterprise systems:
Enterprise
systems:
Backup Utilities:
Platforms:
Web Server:
Web
Application Server:
Protocol:
Testing Tools:
Industries:
Project
Management Tools:
Supervise: (maximum number of people and types
of projects, applications, largest budget, etc)
If your title doesn’t reflect your work
Put your title and your work title E.g. Programmer Analyst / Project Leader
Explain during the interview
what your official title was.
HOW TO SHORTEN YOUR RESUME
Work History
On 1 line Title
From and To Dates Co Name
Highlight your title only
Only go into details for the last 5-7 years. Than indicate your previously job titles and that detail
experience is available upon
request.
Indicate all your Job Titles at every job.
E.g. PROJECT MANAGER 12/90 – 6/95 XXX COMPANY
PROGRAMMER
ANALYST 10/85 – 11/90 XYZ COMPANY
PROGRAMMER 1/82
– 9/85 DEF COMPANY
Detail experience for the above is available upon
request.
NO’S
ON RESUME
wide margins
icons that take
several lines
18 inch size font
Work History twice
A lot of blank lines.
Don’t take 6 lines for title, from and to dates and company name when it
will fit on 1 line. E.G. Title
From and To Dates Co Name
Don’t indicate environment if you
already mentioned it in your job description.
You should mention major software used at each job.
If you want to mention it at the end
of your job description limit it to 1 or 2 lines.
E.g. C#, Java, HTML, PL SQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Windows
NT, ASP, VB Script, Java Script, VBScript, IIS
This takes to many lines
Environment:
·
Languages C#, Java,
HTML, PL SQL
·
Operating System Windows NT
·
Database SQL
Server,
Oracle
·
Server Side Tools ASP, VB Script, Java Script.
·
Application Server Internet Information Server 4.5.
Don’t indicate: Reference available, Interest, hobbies, race, religion, false
information (a degree you don’t
have) or your picture.
RESUME COMPLAINTS FROM CLIENTS
Spelling Errors, Typos and
Poor Grammar
Too long. Longer
than 4 pages. Gives too many details for jobs that are more than 5 years
old.
Objectives or Meaningless
Introductions
Leave off Objective. If you want to use Objective if
you’re a hands on manager who is open to a programming, DBA, other non management
positions, make sure your objective includes programming, DBA, etc, not
just management titles or duties.
You will only be
considered for titles you list.
Poor formatting - boxes,
templates, tables, use of header and footers, etc
Font Choice - poor font
choice or style (Arial black or bold
for the whole resume)
Font
size is too small or too big (Arial 8, Times New Roman 10, etc). Arial 10
is a good size.
Functional Resumes as opposed
to writing a Chronological Resume
Paragraphs - Long Paragraphs
instead of Bullet-points
Resumes sent as PDF, ZIP
files, faxed, web page resumes or mailed.
Resumes not sent as WORD Attachment.
Resume
in all capital letters.
Too much details under
each job
Doesn’t sound like he’s
hands on
Doesn’t have hard core experience
just superficial
Sounds like he
assisted with the work. His focus wasn’t on what we need.
Missing
important software on the resume
Too Duty Oriented – A resume
that reads like a job description and fails to explain what the job
seeker’s accomplishments were
and
how they did so.
Dates not included or
inaccurate dates
Gaps
in employment (4 months between jobs). Indicate what you were doing.
Contact Info - none or
inaccurate contact info, unprofessional email address
Personal Info included not
relevant to the Job
Employer names not included and / or not telling what
industry or product candidate worked in
Lying, misleading (especially
in terms of education, dates and inflated titles)
Pictures, Graphics or URL
links no one will call up
Not easy to follow summary
Resumes written the 1st or
3rd Person
Burying
important info in the resume
Food / Coffee stains on resume
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