Can someone please critque my resume?

Hi all,
This is my resume. If you have any opinions, please feel let me know... Sorry about the misalightments... thanks

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position as a Technical Support Specialist, Help Desk,
or entry-level position in LAN Administration with growth
opportunities in order to utilize my motivation and skills.

EDUCATION Austin Community College
Degree: AAS in LANS with Network Administration
Graduation Date: Summer 2008

CERTIFICATIONS
A+ IT Technician, Network+
Currently in progress: Linux+

RELEVANT Fundamentals of Networking, Networking with TCP/IP,
COURSE WORK Fundamentals of Information Security, CCNA, Administration
for Novell, Linux, Intrusion Detection, Operating System
Security

EXPERIENCE

Waiter/Assistance Manager Jan 2005 - Present
Dragonfly Restaurant
Responsible for serving approximately 45 Patrons per dinner
shift. Serve alcohol in accordance with Texas state liquor
law. Train new employee. Assist store manager in recruiting,
interviewing, and hiring team members. Ensures food quality
and 100% customer satisfaction

Waiter March 2002 - November 2004
Kim Phung’s Restaurant
Responsible for serving approximately 30 patrons per dinner
shift. Advise patrons on the details of 48 entrée menu.

REFERENCES Finished upon request

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Mishra

Have you done any lab studies at all?

dtlokee

Your experience has nothing to do with the objective, you should use a skills based resume design. Add a summary of skills that lists all the things you know how to do that pertain to the job you're looking at. Don't assume the person reading the resume knows what those certifications mean. Reduce your emphisis on your previous jobs and just show the employer, the job title and dates of employment. Get rid of the references furnished upon request, of course thy will be or you won't get hired.

Also you will need to tailor the resume to each job based on the skills they are looking for, but don't make stuff up.

cisco_trooper

DT is right about using a skills based resume. You need to sell your technical skills and downplay the irrelevant. Also I'm seeing more people get rid of the Objective statement in lieu of an overview of themselves, although this may not be appropriate for you since you are trying to get your foot in the door.

hnguyen11033

Mishra wrote:

Have you done any lab studies at all?

Yes, I've done a lot of labs....

hnguyen11033

I am sorry, but I don't know what you meant by " you should use a skills based resume design".....

dtlokee

Skills based resume

Objective: to get a job

Summary of Skills
- Installed windows
- Fixed a printer
- Invented the Internet
-
-
-
-

Education
.
.
.

Certifications
.
.
.
.

Work History

ABC Corp Senior Internet Specialist 1968 - 1975
.
.
.

Something like that.

hnguyen11033

Thank you very much...........

dtlokee wrote:

Skills based resume

Objective: to get a job

Summary of Skills
- Installed windows
- Fixed a printer
- Invented the Internet
-
-
-
-

Education
.
.
.

Certifications
.
.
.
.

Work History

ABC Corp Senior Internet Specialist 1968 - 1975
.
.
.

Something like that.

darkuser

hmmmm is this al gores ?

dtlokee wrote:

Skills based resume

Objective: to get a job

Summary of Skills
- Installed windows
- Fixed a printer
- Invented the Internet
-
-
-
-

Education
.
.
.

Certifications
.
.
.
.

Work History

ABC Corp Senior Internet Specialist 1968 - 1975
.
.
.

Something like that.

dtlokee

darkuser wrote:

hmmmm is this al gores ?

dtlokee wrote:

Skills based resume

Objective: to get a job

Summary of Skills
- Installed windows
- Fixed a printer
- Invented the Internet
-
-
-
-

Education
.
.
.

Certifications
.
.
.
.

Work History

ABC Corp Senior Internet Specialist 1968 - 1975
.
.
.

Something like that.

Yes it was a first draft, the finished one was so long it bored most readers to death and set a new world record for the total number of the word "I" on a single page.

But I think he won a Oscar Award for best screenplay and a Pulitzer Prize as well

Mishra

hnguyen11033 wrote:

Mishra wrote:

Have you done any lab studies at all?

Yes, I've done a lot of labs....

Then I would put a lot of the skills you learned in labs to spruce up your resume. It is lacking a lot of IT skills which could turn away an employer. Just make sure you put something like "lab studied in: DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, Exchange," or whatever skill the employer lists in his job description that you know how to do.

Mitchz

hnguyen11033 wrote:

Hi all,
This is my resume. If you have any opinions, please feel let me know... Sorry about the misalightments... thanks

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position as a Technical Support Specialist, Help Desk,
or entry-level position in LAN Administration with growth
opportunities in order to utilize my motivation and skills.

EDUCATION Austin Community College
Degree: AAS in LANS with Network Administration
Graduation Date: Summer 2008

CERTIFICATIONS
A+ IT Technician, Network+
Currently in progress: Linux+

RELEVANT Fundamentals of Networking, Networking with TCP/IP,
COURSE WORK Fundamentals of Information Security, CCNA, Administration
for Novell, Linux, Intrusion Detection, Operating System
Security

EXPERIENCE

Waiter/Assistance Manager Jan 2005 - Present
Dragonfly Restaurant
Responsible for serving approximately 45 Patrons per dinner
shift. Serve alcohol in accordance with Texas state liquor
law. Train new employee. Assist store manager in recruiting,
interviewing, and hiring team members. Ensures food quality
and 100% customer satisfaction

Waiter March 2002 - November 2004
Kim Phung’s Restaurant
Responsible for serving approximately 30 patrons per dinner
shift. Advise patrons on the details of 48 entrée menu.

REFERENCES Finished upon request

man, i´d suggest you mention just 1 work xp(the last one you´ve worked for) ´cause those aren´t related to the position, but you can do this in order to get the job =D :

put in you resume your´re interested for take the position, also don´t forget you´ll contribute to the company´s development. don´t forget it...so you can put some words about it.

i´m agree with the comments above, put some labs you´ve done; i think the rest is o.k

success to u

Aquabat [banned]

dtlokee wrote:

Skills based resume

Objective: to get a job

Summary of Skills
- Installed windows
- Fixed a printer
- Invented the Internet
-
-

Education

Certifications
.
.

Work History

ABC Corp Senior Internet Specialist 1968 - 1975
.

Something like that.

hey dt is that your resume?

just saying cause i know you invented the internet

Kasor

Resume 101

If you new to the field, then focus on your education, certification and other

If you not new to the field, then focus on your experience, certification and education

My meaning on "focus" is the top-down on priority and you sale the most important and valuable skill that you want to tell the HR/recuriter.

Aquabat [banned]

hnguyen11033 - does your school have an internship program? i was kinda in the same boat as you. doing an intership because i graduated helped me out for my resume. even that i hated it lol

mwgood

I think you need to acquire some relevant experience that you can put on your resume - whether it's an internship, volunteer work, or self-employed on the side.

Employers want to know what skills you possess - as has been mentioned, but they also want to know that you've actually done it before and know how to make stuff work without breaking things.

Kikode

Awesome Tips I may try and do this. I can save room for space top explain my lab experience. Although I'd really like my resume to say something like this.

Objective: To pay of my student loans!

Summary of Skills
- Everything
- I'm smarter then you
- Why are you still reading this call me!!!!

Education
.AAS

Certifications
Network +
A+

Work History
Crappy Tech Support Job

I got my Degree and My certs Now hire my ass u twits!!!

Lol sorry just venting

hnguyen11033

Yea, that's what I am doing right now... I am doing two interships. One is a paid-intership, and the other one is non-paid..... Hopefully, after this two interships, I will land on a decent job..

Aquabat wrote:

hnguyen11033 - does your school have an internship program? i was kinda in the same boat as you. doing an intership because i graduated helped me out for my resume. even that i hated it lol

hnguyen11033

Thank you everyone for you suggestions. It's time to modify my resume again.... I will post my modified resume once it is done.... I think everyone is right, I need to add a summary and list the things that I've done in labs...