Resume review

mog27

I was wondering if my resume could be critiqued and offered suggestions? I saw this was done not long ago here with very helpful results. The font looks brown because thats what the conversion seemed to turn it to when I converted it from doc to pdf; the doc isn't in that color. Name, address, etc have been changed to protect privacy of course. Thanks!


http://www.speedyshare.com/910590445.html and click on "techexamsresume.pdf"

int80h

1. If a resume is going to be 2 pages long, at least 1/3 of the second page should be used. Your second page only has like 5 lines.

2. If you have a BS, then an AS in "General Studies" should not be listed.

2b. If you have two degrees from the same school, then the school should only be listed once. Here is how my resume is structured:

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering 2007
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering 2002
Option: Mechatronics and Robotics
Some University, Some Town, ST

2c. If your highest degree is a BS, and it is less than 5 years old, employers expect to see a GPA.

3. Your "Technical Skills" section looks like poop. Either get rid of this or organize it better.

seuss_ssues

Ive never been asked my GPA and would not put it on a resume unless it was very impressive.

mog27

int80h wrote:

3. Your "Technical Skills" section looks like poop. Either get rid of this or organize it better.

Good point. It looks very unorganized. Think I should separate the skills by category?

mog27

seuss_ssues wrote:

Ive never been asked my GPA and would not put it on a resume unless it was very impressive.

I would have to ask the school but I think my GPA was pretty good. Between a 3.5 or 3.8 or something like that.

08286

mog27 wrote:

I was wondering if my resume could be critiqued and offered suggestions?


http://www.speedyshare.com/910590445.html and click on "techexamsresume.pdf"

Hi,

It has been a while since I last posted. I'm not from the USA but from what I gather you are missing an OBJECTIVE section. I would take out the SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS and put the OBJECTIVE section there.

The one thing that didn't stand out from your resume out was your name. I personally feel that your name should be in a larger font than the rest of the text. It looks far more professional.

I also felt that your job descriptions were too duty orientated. It is good to point some duties down but I feel you sacrificed missing achievements that you had in your job and what you have learnt and can bring to a new company you may work for. That is what employers are looking for. Some people create it all under a section called ACHIEVEMENTS but that is entirely up to you how you wish to display it. You can incorporate achievements relative to each job if you so prefer but the argument against that is the potential employers only spend 20-30 looking at your resume initially and are more likely to see a list of achievements listed under one section rather than dispersed among a number of different jobs.

I have to agree with int80h that your resume doesn't look balanced over two pages. Try adjusting the page setup and reduce the top margin and increase the bottom margin in order to accommodate the text on page two into page one. Finally you may just reduce the font size by one if the former doesn't quite do the job.

You may also try and sort out your tabs you have used as the dates under EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE do not look in line. That line you placed under your address is way too thick. It detracts from reading your address. Just use a normal line. Part of the reason for this is that your resume should be faxable and if you have too strong lines they can smudge when they come through the other end of a fax.

I would also include to and from dates rather than just placing one date where applicable. Try to keep the space bar spaces consistent. Compare your 2007-Present to 2004 - 2007. It may be trivial but it stands out to me as I work within a design company.

If you are looking for a book for IT Professionals on the subject of resumes get ACE the IT Resume! by Paula Moreira and Robyn Thorpe. ISBN 0-07-219403-0.

Hopefully you haven't taken what I said personally. I offered constructive criticism. Anyway I hope it was of some use. Now I must sleep. Good luck and good night

ajs1976

I would fix your name and contact information. Mine has my name on the left in a larger font. On the right is my contact information in the format:

Address
City, State Zip
Phone 1
Phone 2
Email address

You technical skills section does need organized as the others have pointed out.

You may want to think about changing the order of the sections. Experience, Education, and then Certs, but i'm not sure what is the correct way to do it any more.