Please help with my resume

Ashenwelt

za3bour wrote: »

I did these changes, as for line spaces do you think now it's better ?

Every change gets you closer. I normally do a few dozen revisions. Heck, my current resume is named: XXX_03_2010_1.1.1.docx

My cousin thinks I am insane.

za3bour

Ashenwelt wrote: »

Every change gets you closer. I normally do a few dozen revisions. Heck, my current resume is named: XXX_03_2010_1.1.1.docx

My cousin thinks I am insane.

Man I only had 3 CVs in my whole life

za3bour

Ashenwelt wrote: »

I would recommend not breaking out courses, but leaving it one contiguous (sp?) listing of your education.

Ok will do so now.

Also, when listing certifications, you should always list them as named.

ACtually i wanted to do this but I was in a hurry yesterday (and sleepy) will do so now.

Now I put a heading over things, and then use an extra indent. So how I like it is like this:



§ Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS):
ü MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
ü MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

that's a good tip

Now one thing I would NEVER do is list a skill as fair in a resume. That is for the interview. Your CV is to get you through to that interview.

another good tip

Now, one other thing caught me. You use 'I'. I don't know about where you are at, but in the USA that is something you don't do.

Ex: I work in the operations department were we support and monitor a series of processing patches running in remote center in Chile/US. It’s based on Linux platform and its related to SEO/SEM

Ex: Worked in the operations department, supporting and monitoring remote patching for systems in Chile and the United States of America.

Just my opinion. Then again, I try and drop so many things in my resume it is scary.
Just my opinion on this one (as always).

Well I think your sentence is actually better but should I use past here (i'm still working at this company)


Thanks man i really appreciate the time you spent (and every one who helped) to make an advice to someone who is thousands of miles away

za3bour

I like my CV now, it looks much better I know it still need work. I think the skills section is kinda weak. I did a lot of things as Sys Admin should I mention it here or in the Experience section ?

phantasm

za3bour wrote: »

I like my CV now, it looks much better I know it still need work. I think the skills section is kinda weak. I did a lot of things as Sys Admin should I mention it here or in the Experience section ?

It's coming along well. As for your skills section I would list what you know/can perform about each bullet point. For exampled:

You have
-Monitoring Systems

Be more descriptive, such as
-Familiar with IBM Netcool and Telcordia NMA.

All in all it's looking good.

loxleynew

Nice work so far! Ive read both your first and last resume you have posted and it is almost 100x better.

Some things I would do is :

Move skills section below certifications and list it more in depth. Monitoring systems, but which ones? SQL server but which version? '00 , '05, '08? Configuring Wireless lans but which routers etc and what brand? Is it just link sys or is it Cisco or whatever.

Also some of the things listed under courses need not be listed as it's just wasting space. No point in listing MCITP under courses when you also listed it under certifications especially if you are still working on it. Same with CCNA I would move that up to certifications and delete it from courses. Employers don't care about courses taken they care about certifications and experience.

This is a preference but it would make room for your skills section on the first page. Delete the language section and under education put something like
Bilingual - Arabic first language
English - Secondary language - Fluent

Ive noticed at least that recruiters and employers tend to look at the first page and if they like what they see over 15 seconds or less (the needed certifications and education) then they read on to your previous jobs experience to get more info. Sell yourself on the first page and get yourself hired on the second page.

za3bour

phantasm wrote: »

It's coming along well. As for your skills section I would list what you know/can perform about each bullet point. For exampled:

You have
-Monitoring Systems

Be more descriptive, such as
-Familiar with IBM Netcool and Telcordia NMA.

All in all it's looking good.

Thanks a lot, I will add the old CV so viewers can see that it's really much better.

I will add more details in the skill section.

za3bour

loxleynew wrote: »

Nice work so far! Ive read both your first and last resume you have posted and it is almost 100x better.

Thanks it's 100X better thanks to every one who helped in this

Some things I would do is :

Move skills section below certifications and list it more in depth. Monitoring systems, but which ones? SQL server but which version? '00 , '05, '08? Configuring Wireless lans but which routers etc and what brand? Is it just link sys or is it Cisco or whatever.

I will add more details in the skill section.The problem if i moved it under certificates the Experience section will not be in the top of page two and I've been advised to have it at top of page 2

Also some of the things listed under courses need not be listed as it's just wasting space. No point in listing MCITP under courses when you also listed it under certifications especially if you are still working on it. Same with CCNA I would move that up to certifications and delete it from courses. Employers don't care about courses taken they care about certifications and experience.

I think you've made a good point, since I already have certs why bother with the courses themselves especially that some are old.

This is a preference but it would make room for your skills section on the first page. Delete the language section and under education put something like
Bilingual - Arabic first language
English - Secondary language - Fluent

Another good point, I will try to squeez skills in first page (I have to add personal information as I said before but I've removed it from this CV because I kept getting comment about it and it can't be removed

Ive noticed at least that recruiters and employers tend to look at the first page and if they like what they see over 15 seconds or less (the needed certifications and education) then they read on to your previous jobs experience to get more info. Sell yourself on the first page and get yourself hired on the second page.

That's really bad, I just dont' get it do they need certs or experience ? some said this some said that. But this is true it the first impression and it's a very compettive market here in Syria especially with many new graduates each year from Computer Science faculty.

When I was at college we didn't even have a CS or CE major.

Thanks man

za3bour

I think it's better now, I've added Personal Information again because I want to see the final look at it.

I moved skills up and tried to add more details. The problem is in my last monitoring job was in Linux and the System we used is created by the company (not a commercial one) so I didn't list but I did list Nagios/Munin which are known Linux programs.

At first project it was Windows based and we did use SysAdmiral as a main program but also with many builtin programs which I can't list as well.

All in all I'm satisfied, I will try to improve Skills even more but now I'm more confident at posting it and hopefully in 3 weeks will add the MCITP-SA certificate to it.

za3bour

One tricky question, should I or should I not add references, I do have more than one and i have recommendation letters as well ?

loxleynew

za3bour wrote: »

That's really bad, I just dont' get it do they need certs or experience ? some said this some said that. But this is true it the first impression and it's a very compettive market here in Syria especially with many new graduates each year from Computer Science faculty.

It's both but mainly experience, however when reading resumes since they probably get so many applications it's easier to weed out the people without the certifications first then move onto experience. Like if no where on the first page you list you have certifications in Cisco or windows (mcp) or linux or whatever you are applying for they might just assume you have little to no experience and move on. That's why I like the skills section on the first page so they can see oh he knows Linux and winxp,7, server 0x, let's put him in the maybe pile and read more later.

It's dumb the way it works but who wants to sit through and read let's say a minimum of 50 resumes at 10 minutes each. That's a long time

Ever since I did this to my resume I get about an interview every 15-20 resumes sent out. Not sure if that is good or bad I like to think good in this economy but who knows.

loxleynew

za3bour wrote: »

One tricky question, should I or should I not add references, I do have more than one and i have recommendation letters as well ?

No never add references. At the most put at the bottom of your resume :

Will provide references upon request.

za3bour

loxleynew wrote: »

No never add references. At the most put at the bottom of your resume :

Will provide references upon request.

Great will do so.

za3bour

loxleynew wrote: »

Ever since I did this to my resume I get about an interview every 15-20 resumes sent out. Not sure if that is good or bad I like to think good in this economy but who knows.

I usually send 10-12 in order to get one but things here are very different than USA , that's consider ok but now I'm sure I will get more.