My entry level CV (after gaining my certs)

Kai123

Hello,

I have made a new CV with the help of a book someone lent to me. It is vastly better then my old CV. I might post the old one for a laugh

I have no professional IT experience, so this is the best I can do.

[FONT=&quot] Has a swanky header but cant upload it here, has a line with my name and mobile, below the line on the left is my address, on the right is my e-mail.
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[FONT=&quot]Objective[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Recently certified IT professional seeking an entry-level position providing helpdesk and/or 1st line support.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Summary of Certifications and skills[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

· [FONT=&quot]Self-directed [/FONT][FONT=&quot]CompTIA A+ Certified[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot](Valid from 13th January 2012)[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Self-directed [/FONT][FONT=&quot]CompTIA N+ Certified[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (Valid from 1st March 2012)[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Basic Microsoft Office knowledge[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Strong interpersonal communication skills[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Work well independently or as part of a larger team[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Highly motivated and a quick learner regarding IT[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Experience Summary[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Provided desktop support for PC clients with Windows XP and 7, including basic PC maintenance and providing the service to some clients via remote desktop. Maintenance was carried out in a professional, friendly face-to-face manner.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Additional Information[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Currently studying for the CompTIA Security+. Seeking to gain the MCITP at the end of the year to further enhance the quality of work as a 1st line support candidate with the goal of expanding within the company. Further education and certification is flexible depending on the needs and requirments of my employer/manager.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Education[/FONT][FONT=&quot] - [/FONT][FONT=&quot]my school[/FONT][FONT=&quot] School, [/FONT][FONT=&quot]city[/FONT][FONT=&quot], [/FONT][FONT=&quot]country[/FONT][FONT=&quot]. GCSE[/FONT][FONT=&quot]’s[/FONT][FONT=&quot].[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Employment[/FONT][FONT=&quot] - [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Eurospar from September 2007 to present.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Strong focus on customer service and communication[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Responsible for ordering goods from suppliers[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Working as apart of a team where motivation and conflict management are key[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Providing detailed training to new employees[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Expected salary expectations:[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]2[/FONT][FONT=&quot]0[/FONT][FONT=&quot]k Annum[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]References[/FONT][FONT=&quot]: [/FONT][FONT=&quot]On request.[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Thank you for reviewing my application

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I have not gone through it yet with the spell checker.

Kai123

Im taking no input as good news.

NinjaBoy

Personally I would take out the expected salary part, especially if you have no commerical (regardless of what sector) experience and/or no degree (I state degree for graduate training scheme's), unless it's standard practice to state it in your part of the world.

Your location puts you in Ireland, so close to the UK. In the UK, entry level IT jobs start in some areas at £13k and apprenticeships are on even less, with the average starting salary around the £15k (approx €18k at current conversion) mark.

NinjaBoy

Just re-reading, your CV is confusing me.

Take your statement of being an IT Professional, Experience Summary & Additional Information, it's conflicting with your work experience and objective.

I would straighten out the information in the CV first of all.

Kai123

Im reading "Ace the IT resume" by Paula Moreira.

The IT professional title for the entry level resume is justified that you are a certified profressional. I also have no IT workplace related experience. The work experiance is the best I can do while relating the best aspects of my current job for the role im after.

I can always change it. I made this on Saturday. Monday morning its being fired out with a few choice positions be chased after creatively.

ptilsen

http://www.techexams.net/forums/jobs-degrees/13582-resumes-dos-donts-guide-line-getting-contacted.html

kurosaki00

hmm I dont know
lets see...
I wouldnt put "good in office" in the certifications area.
Maybe change objective for a summary
I really**** wouldnt write my salary expectation on my resume.
I think thats more of a interview question.

If you have college achievements you should list them.
For example, did an implementation of network software to reduce by 40% the overload of this and that
stuff like that, leadership stuff

I would detail experience more. Where you worked, how long and then a summary of your duties.
Emphasis on your achievements, like maybe you reduced the tickets load by 30% or you gave training to certain department, things like that.

I'm not that experienced and I know other guys here will give you way better advices, but in general my advice for a Entry level resume would be:
Clean, one page, emphasis in important tasks, duties, knowledge and achievements, less jargon and general stuff.
Like, dont write, experienced in win98, 2000, ME,
Just write Experienced in Windows Systems
or something like that.

Kai123

This is what I have now from the advice here and another forum;

[FONT=&quot]Objective[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Certified IT enthusiast seeking an entry-level position providing helpdesk or 1st line support.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Summary of Certifications and skills[/FONT]

· [FONT=&quot]Self-directed [/FONT][FONT=&quot]CompTIA A+ Certified[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (Valid from 13th January 2012)[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Self-directed [/FONT][FONT=&quot]CompTIA N+ Certified[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (Valid from 1st March 2012)[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Microsoft Office knowledge[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Strong interpersonal communication skills[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Work well independently or as part of a larger team[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Highly motivated and a quick learner regarding IT[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Experience Summary[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Provided desktop support locally for PC clients with Windows XP and 7, including PC maintenance and providing the service to some clients via remote desktop. Maintenance was carried out in a professional, friendly face-to-face manner. The work included for various clients were virus removal, backing up of critical data, configuring Windows settings and applications, installing printers for PC and for small networks, building complete systems and troubleshooting and replacing PC components such as the CPU, RAM, motherboard, hard drives and NIC's. Work also included troubleshooting extensively using Windows tools such as event viewer, command line (network troubleshooting on local network), msconfig and device manager.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Additional Information[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Currently studying for the CompTIA Security+. I plan on gaining the MCITP at the end of the year to further enhance the quality of work as a 1st line support/helpdesk candidate with the goal of expanding within the company. Further education and certification is flexible depending on the needs and requirements of my employer/manager.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Education[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]- [/FONT][FONT=&quot]school, school, school GCSE[/FONT][FONT=&quot]’s[/FONT][FONT=&quot].[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Employment[/FONT][FONT=&quot] - [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Eurospar from September 2007 to present.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Strong focus on customer service and communication[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Responsible for ordering goods from suppliers[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Working as a part of a team where motivation and conflict management are key[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Providing detailed training to new employees[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Working under pressure to meet deadlines[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Thank you for reviewing my application[/FONT]

paul78

I tend to agree with with kurodaki00 - I know you are looking for entry-level but putting in MS Office makes it look like you are looking for filler on the cv.

I found the Experieance Summary to be a bit wordy - maybe you can consider using bullets instead.

Also - when if you send your resume to specific companies or for specific jobs - you may consider adjusting the objective based on the job or role.

Good luck with your job search.

ptilsen

Read through the sticky I posted. One of the main rules you've broken is that you have an Objective.

I would list education and employment as the same types of headings. Either left align it all or center it all, but don't mix it.

I would remove addition information altogether.

Experience and employment should be the same section. You can either call it employment history or experience.

I would simply list Comptia A+ and Comptia Network+. Do not list dates or study methods. You are certified or not; it is binary and not enhanced by additional information. I would title the section in which you put your certifications and skills "Technical Qualifications" or something in that vein. I usually like to see certifications mixed with education, but it's fine to mix them in with your technical skills.

Overall, formatting is important. It would be easier to gauge the quality of your resume in a Word format, which is also what you will generally be submitting it in.

Kai123

It is in word format, I cant upload it to techexams for some reason.

I am now back to work and will have no real free time to try and get this up to scratch. Once I have made a few adjustments I will post it again.

Thank you everyone for the advice! I will keep the forum posted if I manage to land a job with it

Kai.

Kai123

ptilsen wrote: »

Read through the sticky I posted. One of the main rules you've broken is that you have an Objective.

I would list education and employment as the same types of headings. Either left align it all or center it all, but don't mix it.

I would remove addition information altogether.

Experience and employment should be the same section. You can either call it employment history or experience.

I would simply list Comptia A+ and Comptia Network+. Do not list dates or study methods. You are certified or not; it is binary and not enhanced by additional information. I would title the section in which you put your certifications and skills "Technical Qualifications" or something in that vein. I usually like to see certifications mixed with education, but it's fine to mix them in with your technical skills.

Overall, formatting is important. It would be easier to gauge the quality of your resume in a Word format, which is also what you will generally be submitting it in.

This CV was inadvertently designed towards recruiters, which I think is why I am getting conflicting advice about how to write this CV. If I am sending this directly to an employer, it will be a stripped down version without padding and keywords, and I would be hopefully giving it by hand.

Thank you Ptilsen

Kai.


[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Objective

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[FONT=&quot]Certified IT enthusiast seeking an entry-level position providing helpdesk or 1st line support.

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[FONT=&quot] Certifications and skills

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· [FONT=&quot]Self-directed [/FONT][FONT=&quot]CompTIA A+ Certified[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (Valid from 13th January 2012)[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Self-directed [/FONT][FONT=&quot]CompTIA N+ Certified[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (Valid from 1st March 2012)[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Strong interpersonal communication skills[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Work well independently or as part of a larger team[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Highly motivated and a quick learner regarding IT[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Skills include desktop support locally for PC clients with Windows XP and 7, including PC maintenance and providing the service to some clients via remote desktop. Maintenance was carried out in a professional, friendly face-to-face manner. The work included for various clients were virus removal, backing up of critical data, configuring Windows settings and applications, installing printers for PC and for small networks, building complete systems and troubleshooting and replacing PC components such as the CPU, RAM, motherboard, hard drives and NIC's. Work also included troubleshooting extensively using Windows tools such as event viewer, command line (network troubleshooting on local network), msconfig and device manager.

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[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Currently studying for the CompTIA Security+ and gaining Windows Server 2008 experience.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Education[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]- [/FONT][FONT=&quot]school, school, school GCSE[/FONT][FONT=&quot]'s[/FONT][FONT=&quot].[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Employment[/FONT][FONT=&quot] - [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Eurospar from September 2007 to present.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Strong focus on customer service and communication[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Responsible for ordering goods from suppliers[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Working as a part of a team where motivation and conflict management are key[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Providing detailed training to new employees[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Working under pressure to meet deadlines[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Thank you for reviewing my application[/FONT]