Indicating individual Cert skills on Resume

cowill

Does anybody do this? i.e. If you are linux + certified, you include SQL on your resume, even if you dont work with it every day.

LeBroke

Do you actually know how to manage an SQL server, or have a good knowledge of queries? Then yes, why not.

If you only learned the basics for an entry-level cert, and haven't touched it since? Then I wouldn't.

BlackBeret

Nope. I've actually removed the "skills" section from my resume. Now that I get to look at resumes more often I realize that it only eats up space. Certifications are solid, but if you want to list a "skill", list it in context of your work. i.e. "I maintain the PostgreSQL database used for knowledge management of our current analytical system." Or whatever the case may be. In context I know that you know how to maintain the SQL database, not just input data to it using a web GUI.

I tossed a resume aside last week when the first thing I saw was "Skills:" and he had some three dozen nouns listed. Some were certification names, some were tools, operating systems, etc. At no point did his resume ever clarify what he knew or what he did with any of the tools. He also did not list his certifications in its own section. Since certain certification are required and others preferred for the position I browsed through his "skills" section out of curiosity and saw some of what I was looking for randomly thrown in there. The problem was the way it was listed I didn't know if he actually had a CCNA, or he just possessed some CCNA knowledge. If he was trying to say that he had the certification I had no idea if it was expired or current.

On another note, what part of Linux+ gave you any SQL information? I'm taking part 1 in a few days and I haven't seen anything about it.

eSenpai

What BlackBeret said.
List the important ones in context of how they were applied as a part of your experience. If you don't have room for that then only put the ones they asked for in the job description within the experience section and then list the ones you feel are complementary to those in the skills section. A blanket list of 36 nouns is not ultimately helpful.

Always list your certs in their own section or combined within a certificaion/education section to save space.

cowill

Blackberet - SQL is on 102........I just used that as an example........That example is interchangeable with any other skills/Certs

BlackBeret

Thanks, I'll be starting on 104 later this week. Now I know what to look forward to.

cowill

Good luck on 103........