Please help me with my CV/Resume

Hi guys. I'm from the UK and I'm currently trying to get into the I.T. industry. I am looking at Jobs and Apprenticeships. I'm a personal trainer at the moment so I.T. is a new career path for me.

Just wanted some feedback on my CV please, any help or advice on how to improve it would be great. I've seen the other CV/Resume post and a lot of great help around.

Thanks in advance,

Kind Regards

CV - 2012 IT2 FORUM VERSION.doc

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Transformer23

BUMP. Any help please guys!

wrwarwick

Not sure if it is that different in the UK, as I am in the US, but, to be blunt, I would not give the resume much consideration if I was a hiring manager. Not to sound mean or rude, but as a general rule, experience is KING in IT. I would recommend trying to add some certifications and look for an entry level position. My first position was at a small (3 employees) computer shop a few years ago - now I am a network engineer for General Electric (things can move quickly if you work hard).

I would think your best bet would be to try and network and see what you can find. If you personally know someone in the field, they might be able to help you get a position.

Transformer23

Thank you for your reply. I look to get my Comptia A+ and N+ this year and then possibly some Windows certs. Even with these, it seems some people are still struggling to get jobs.

Everyone

I hope the contact information was just removed to post it. Doesn't matter how awesome your resume is, if you don't have your contact information on it, it will go straight to the trash.

"Profile" reads too much like an objective, and should be a summary.

Your "Life Time HF" Gym instructing certificate isn't going to mean squat to anyone for an IT job. I'm sure it's great if you trying to get a job at another gym.

I'm guessing your "Sedgehill School" is what we would call "High School" here in the US, which is not something that needs to be on a resume, especially when you have college listed.

Get rid of the 2nd blank page.

Transformer23

Hey, thanks for your reply "Everyone". Yes, the contact details were removed for the forum. When you say reads to much like an "objective" do you mean in the sense that it's to long? I will tweak it and work on getting some Certs done in the meantime.

Bain

While I am new here, I am not new to the HR process.
I'll put this as nice as possible.

There is nothing in your resume that stands out. What were your accomplishments?

The #1 error most people make in resumes is that they always list job descriptions and not their contributed accomplishments. If any other person could place on their resume the same job descriptions, then you need to revise yours.

In other words, either remove the "duties include" areas or further expand upon them with actual accomplishments you made in those areas. You are a salesperson at this point in time. You are the product, and the employers are the prospective customer of such product. You must effectively sell yourself and be confident in what you can provide to the company.

You are one, out of possibly tens of thousands of prospective employees. Stand out and be noticed.