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I am a former mainframe COBOL programmer but after the exodus of programming jobs overseas, I decided to go back to school and work on another IT discipline - networking. I have finished all the Cisco Network Academy classes for CCNA and almost done with the Network Security Class. I expect to take the last CCNA exam (ICND) on the 19th and feel confident about it.

But I want to start thinking about how to write my resume. I already have a BBA degree in IT (from 1990). My programming years were 1990 - 2001. Since 2001 I have been working non-IT jobs to make ends meet. I have been going to school part-time (while working full-time) since 2003 to "retool". But I only working on certs (since I already have a degree).

Right now about 2/3rds of my resume has my previous IT (programming related) jobs listed. But I wonder if I need to change my resume to this format:

OBJECTIVE
CERTIFICATIONS (have A+, will have CCNA completed too when resume goes out)
HANDS ON EXPERIENCE (list routers/switches I have worked on at school)
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE (reduce emphasis since no networking experience is listed)

Any feedback would be appreciated. Would especially like opinions on how I present the hands on experience from school. Does it make a difference to potential employers whether I configured a specific router at school? Or do they only care about on-the-job experience?

Thanks.