Another critique my resume thread

Hey all,

Saw a posting that I couldn't resist and had to update my resume.

Please review the attached word document and let me know what needs work

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I left out a lot of stuff in the skills section. Listing all the hardware/software that I've used would take up quite a bit of space. Let me know how you guys view it.

Thanks!

Dummy_Resume.doc

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pogue

Okay... So here is what you put in that first section: And how I would change it in bold...

IT Consultant (7/2012 - 12/2012)
 Support users on-site as well as remotely throughout several locations
Incident isolation and remediation utilizing remote client support tools
 Identify and implement new technologies to align with client requests
Software/Hardware Lifecycle Planning, Procurement, and Implementation
 Primary Technical Contact between Managers and Clients
Second tier client management
 LANDesk Management Console to manage clients machines
You are repeating something you already stated above... Drop this line and include LanDesk above, if you feel necessary. UNLESS.. you are referring to patch and software management of installed packages through LanDesk.. If you are.. then write that in strong language and put it here.
 Creating/Modifying/Monitoring Active Directory accounts and Group Policy
Group Policy / Domain Access Control management
 Monitoring network activity and troubleshooting when necessary
Utilizing network monitoring systems to tune flow and address inefficiencies
 Installation of workstations, printers and other network devices.
Installation and security hardening of network devices and client systems
 Create scripts using BASH to simplify repetitive tasks
Oh god, no.... "repetitive tasks" Negative language! Never do this!!!
Instead.. "BASH (caps?) script construction to automate standardized tasks"
 MY COMPANY Ticketing System
Drop the name of the system if it is proprietary, and use more inclusive (while generic) language..
 GoogleApps Suite administration
Fine.
 Inventory Management
Supply Chain and Inventory Management

Hope this helps...

The thought is to be honest in pushing your strengths, while avoiding "weak" language...

Hope that was clear enough.

Russ

Sounds Good

Wow this is great stuff. I'm going to try to replicate this language in my other two jobs so that it seems consistent. Will post up later.

And thoughts on my layout?

I currently have it as:

Name/Address
Certifications (Format of the way I've written it seems correct? I wrote out the acronyms as some people may not know what BCNE is)
Professional Experience (Formatting OK?)
Education (Because my education is in a non-IT field, I figured I would put it after the certs and exp)
Skills (Thoughts on what should go here?)
Extras (I should probably take this out as the clearance is expired, but it also shows that I've passed a government issued background check)

Thanks a bunch TE peeps!

Sounds Good

Updates made

Attachment not found.

Still not sure what I should and shouldn't include in the skills section.
Also should I put the VCP in progress in the title?

Thoughts?

Dummy_Resume.doc

NavyIT

I like the format and think it looks good overall. I would move the certifications down by the education section somewhere, and have your professional experience section be the first thing, but that's just personal preference. Also, for your jobs, do you have any statistics? Something like "responded to X amount of incidents resulting in XX% resolution..." ... something along those lines. I think being able to quantify your accomplishments says a lot.

Sounds Good

NavyIT wrote: »

I like the format and think it looks good overall. I would move the certifications down by the education section somewhere, and have your professional experience section be the first thing, but that's just personal preference. Also, for your jobs, do you have any statistics? Something like "responded to X amount of incidents resulting in XX% resolution..." ... something along those lines. I think being able to quantify your accomplishments says a lot.

Thanks for the feedback. As for the certification section, I'd like to keep it there as it shows that I'm working towards VCP.

Also I don't have any definite statistics. I can make guesses at best and I don't think that would go over too well.

More feedback is welcome!