So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.
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@wirestyle22 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@travisdh1 I usually list my education and experience separately--the stronger one being listed first.
Education should not come first. Several Staffing and HR managers told me this over the years helping people work on resumes ... Hiring manager wants to know what you can do / have done. Not the education it took to get there.
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@gjacobse said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@wirestyle22 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@travisdh1 I usually list my education and experience separately--the stronger one being listed first.
Education should not come first. Several Staffing and HR managers told me this over the years helping people work on resumes ... Hiring manager wants to know what you can do / have done. Not the education it took to get there.
I disagree. If you're fresh out of school and you have very little experience your education is your strength.
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@gjacobse said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@wirestyle22 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@travisdh1 I usually list my education and experience separately--the stronger one being listed first.
Education should not come first. Several Staffing and HR managers told me this over the years helping people work on resumes ... Hiring manager wants to know what you can do / have done. Not the education it took to get there.
Plus, most of my formal education was back in the late 90s... the IT part of that isn't going to have much to do with a lot of today's tech. That's why the Associates degree only gets a mention, while the general business side gets a mention.
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@travisdh1 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@gjacobse said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@wirestyle22 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@travisdh1 I usually list my education and experience separately--the stronger one being listed first.
Education should not come first. Several Staffing and HR managers told me this over the years helping people work on resumes ... Hiring manager wants to know what you can do / have done. Not the education it took to get there.
Plus, most of my formal education was back in the late 90s... the IT part of that isn't going to have much to do with a lot of today's tech. That's why the Associates degree only gets a mention, while the general business side gets a mention.
Right but I said the stronger of the two should be listed first.
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@wirestyle22 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@gjacobse said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@wirestyle22 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@travisdh1 I usually list my education and experience separately--the stronger one being listed first.
Education should not come first. Several Staffing and HR managers told me this over the years helping people work on resumes ... Hiring manager wants to know what you can do / have done. Not the education it took to get there.
I disagree. If you're fresh out of school and you have very little experience your education is your strength.
If I were fresh out of high school I'd be looking for entry level stuff, which I'd like to avoid at this point in my life.
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@wirestyle22 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@gjacobse said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@wirestyle22 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@travisdh1 I usually list my education and experience separately--the stronger one being listed first.
Education should not come first. Several Staffing and HR managers told me this over the years helping people work on resumes ... Hiring manager wants to know what you can do / have done. Not the education it took to get there.
I disagree. If you're fresh out of school and you have very little experience your education is your strength.
In that regard - you have no choice I agree,.. But - even the felon's i worked with were told that certain things - however unsavory - was still experience... For them it was necessary to spin a little. But even fresh out of college, one should have some experience - even if not in that field of work.
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Where it the past employers?
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@Dashrender said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
Where it the past employers?
Not listed because of space. I'll need a full CV to get everything in.
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@travisdh1 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@Dashrender said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
Where it the past employers?
Not listed because of space. I'll need a full CV to get everything in.
Space? is your printer only able to print single pages?
Anyone who is more than just out college can rarely fit a resume into a single page. Didn't we talk about that as well recently?
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@Dashrender said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@travisdh1 said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
@Dashrender said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
Where it the past employers?
Not listed because of space. I'll need a full CV to get everything in.
Space? is your printer only able to print single pages?
Anyone who is more than just out college can rarely fit a resume into a single page. Didn't we talk about that as well recently?
Yes, we did. And yes, I'll need to get a full CV together as well. This is for those door knocking interviews the company doesn't realize are coming.
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said in So it's time to start polishing up the ol resume.:
Google Doc
-I would look at significantly shortening your Hobbies/Interests section. These areas are great prompts to facilitate conversation in interviews to help decide early on whether you're going to be a great cultural fit. I would be wary of adding too much information here.
-Your Server and Operating System bullets are an unnecessary redundancy, I would kill the Server bullet.
-Possibly consolidate Software Defined Storage into your Storage bullet.
-Drop the training explanation at the bottom of the document. Realistically, I think of a resume as a loose description of your qualifications that should prompt discussion in an interview.
If you want to elaborate on specific aspects of your experience relative to a specific position you are applying for, that should be done with a cover letter. I try to keep my resume brief and to the point. Any further information that they need can be flushed out in the interview(s)/technical interview(s) that will follow the initial application process.
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Here is a link to a demo of my most recent resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9uxfC380LxKbEl4YU5jenVpWEk/view?usp=sharing
A lot of people here helped me rework it several times until settling on it's current format.
