How are you guys putting certs on a resume?

I was wondering if I should stick my A+ cert under the "Education" section of my resume? If I had 3 or 4 certs would I create a new "Certification" section? How are you guys handling this?

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Webmaster

I put it under Education, but if I would have more formal education, I'd probably add a separate section "Certifications".

Go Bucks

I have an associates degree in CS Tech, but I also have a bachelors in a non-related field. I guess my point is that I don't want to have a section that just says:

CERTIFICATIONS: A+

Would you list the A+ cert before or after the college "stuff"? Should I keep the heading of just Education? Or am I just paranoid about how the certification section would look with just one cert listed? I guess i could throw CompTIA in front of A+ to help fill it out.

Munck

I have listed my formal education under "education". Below I have a section called "certifications". In that section, I list my certs. like this:

Jan. 06 SANS GIAC Certified Firewall Analyst (GCFW)
Okt. 05 Microsoft.......
......

I list them with the most recent at the top, one line each.

keenon

under education listing after formal schooling/training

D-boy

I list mine this way...

CERTIFICATIONS

CompTIA A+
CompTIA Network+
MCDST - Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
MCSA 2000 - Microsoft Certified System Administrator
Pursuing Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

There was a time when I just had A+...
I would just put whatever you have under "Certifications"
That way HR or Recruiter can clearly see what cert's you have...

But that's just me........

D-boy!

JDMurray

I have a separate CERTIFICATIONS section. The last four sections in my resume are:

CERTIFICATIONS
ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
PUBLICATIONS

I'm not sure why the CERTIFICATIONS section comes before the others, but once upon a time some headhunter wanted that way and I just kept it so.

Matt_Smi

Should you also include your CompTIA career ID number so they can verify your certs?

D-boy

Should you also include your CompTIA career ID number so they can verify your certs?

, that is the reason they have the Certificate Publish link, when you go into your CompTIA Candidate Certification account.

https://certify.comptia.org/durango/do/login?ownername=comptia&channel=comptia&basechannel=comptia

d-boy

Go Bucks

Thanks for the input. I ended up starting the Certification section as hopefully the A+ won't be so lonely in a few short weeks. I had to send off my first resume today with the A+ update and was wondering what would look best.

crap I forgot my old pwd

One thing about resumes that you don't want to overlook.... A resume needs to have something that catches the eye of the hiring person(s). The thing I do with mine to make them stand out is I put the logo on the upper corner of it. Some people do not even read all the way through your resume and may never see a section titled "certifications" Yes, it is a good thing to include it, but also put something that catches their eye on it too. Give them a reason to read far enough into your resume to find the listed certs. Seeing a CCNA logo on a resume definately gets their attention, kind of like a blinking light or something. Depending on your job, you could probably try it with an A+ logo as well. Good luck!