Resume (CV) Help

si20

I seem to get a fair few interviews and a bit of interest, but it'd be really good if someone could take a look and tell me how to improve my CV so that I can make the best possible impact when i'm applying for roles. I've attached my CV to this post but omitted my telephone number etc. I've left my LinkedIn if anyone wishes to add me. Thanks

Disgruntled3lf

I'd remove the "key skills" section and work it into a professional summary. Replace "Profile" with the professional summary that includes your key skills. And if you're not going to list references I wouldn't put "available on request" I'd just remove the whole line. FYI I have a similar thread here if you'd be kind enough to return the favor.

srabiee

I agree. The resume should begin with a competent professional summary.

The key skills section takes up a lot of valuable space on your resume, but doesn't tell me all that much about your actual proficiencies. "Communication," "team work," "telephone etiquette," "networking," etc. It sounds like a bunch of fluff and doesn't serve much of a purpose being on there. I also recommend that you incorporate some of these skills into your work experience and show me HOW you are proficient in these skills, particularly in a business/enterprise environment. Then you can delete this section altogether.

Avoid referring to yourself using "I" throughout your resume. For example, instead of saying "I was chosen for the lead role..." you could say "Promoted to lead role..."

Each of your bullets should begin with an action verb. In fact, you should make a conscious effort to utilize action verbs throughout your resume. Use varied language and try to write as academically as possible. Here are some examples of action verbs you could use. The thesaurus is your best friend here.

administered
installed
implemented
upgraded
managed
resolved
analyzed etc.....

Each job description should begin with a high-level overview of your daily duties, responsibilities, commonly used technologies, etc. Then use bullet points to highlight special achievements, projects, promotions, etc.

As far as your education goes, I would recommend that you list your bachelors degree and any honors that you graduated with and that's it. I would recommend against adding classes, course information, etc. It's unnecessary and takes up too much precious space on your resume. The fact that you have a degree in an IT-related field is what's important. Likewise, I would remove the "Additional Information" section.

The references section should be deleted. If they want references they will ask you for them. This is implied and redundant.

Please refer to the following thread for an excellently formatted and worded resume. This is the one that I consider the golden standard on these forums:

http://www.techexams.net/forums/jobs-degrees/91333-resume-time.html

si20

Thanks very much for the input guys. I'm in the process of editing my CV and it's already looking much better and more professional.