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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch
      last edited by

      That makes my eyes bleed.

      It needs to start off by summarizing things down a lot.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        First thing... remove the objective. Pointless, they know that because you submitted this resume to someone. it's redundant and just filler.

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        • JaredBuschJ
          JaredBusch
          last edited by

          Also, remove all the damned dead space with the left hand headers.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            A single, condensed font would be a huge help.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              In general, training is not something that we put on resumes. Who cares how you know what you know, the question is what do you know. If anything, you look better without training than with it.

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              • stacksofplatesS
                stacksofplates
                last edited by

                Assisted in the deployment and configuration a Gentoo
                (Linux) domain.

                A Gentoo system? Seriously?

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  SQL Server is not an operating system.

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                  • stacksofplatesS
                    stacksofplates
                    last edited by

                    So I'm no authority with Windows, but I'm assuming you could remove the 2000 Pro/Server, 2003 Server, and XP from that list.

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                    • stacksofplatesS
                      stacksofplates
                      last edited by stacksofplates

                      And maybe it's just my PDF reader but this is aligned strangely. I'd remove the Office software. You also misspelled internet.

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                      • Mike DavisM
                        Mike Davis
                        last edited by

                        get it down to one page by removing stuff like "static IP addresses"
                        If you can setup a VPN, you probably know your way around static/DHCP IP addresses.

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                        • Mike DavisM
                          Mike Davis
                          last edited by

                          Delete page 3. It's all covered above. What's not covered, you don't need. I don't think too many people looking for a sysadmin care if you know PhotoShop or FrontPage.

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                          • Mike DavisM
                            Mike Davis
                            last edited by

                            (Honda, Mercedes
                            Benz, BMW & Land Rover, Porsche, Audi, and Mazda).

                            What does that have to do with anything?

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                            • Mike DavisM
                              Mike Davis
                              last edited by

                              I think a fresh approach should be taken on this one. If there is a known job out there, look it what it's asking for and try to get the relevant parts of that resume on one page.

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                              • IRJI
                                IRJ
                                last edited by

                                I am not a big fan of online resume builders, but this person might want to try that just to get to a point where the resume is readable. Then we can work on the resume from there. At this point it needs to burned to the ground.

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                                • IRJI
                                  IRJ
                                  last edited by

                                  The formatting doesn't even match throughout the resume. It seems like they did one section at a time with a completely different thought process on each section.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
                                    last edited by

                                    @stacksofplates said in Anonymous Resume Review:

                                    And maybe it's just my PDF reader but this is aligned strangely. I'd remove the Office software. You also misspelled internet.

                                    0_1467387546367_software.png

                                    I'd basically remove it all, it's not stuff you highlight knowing. XenServer and Hyper-V are the only real IT skills on this list and they are shoved into a single line together!

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @Mike Davis
                                      last edited by

                                      @Mike-Davis said in Anonymous Resume Review:

                                      get it down to one page by removing stuff like "static IP addresses"
                                      If you can setup a VPN, you probably know your way around static/DHCP IP addresses.

                                      There is a lot of stuff like that on there... like every network share and user account made is listed. It makes it look like that's all that was ever done.

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                                      • IRJI
                                        IRJ
                                        last edited by

                                        I am trying to be nice here, but Word is definitely not one of their strengths.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          This should not be over one page in length, the content does not support it.

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                                          • IRJI
                                            IRJ
                                            last edited by

                                            Seriously though, start over. Then resubmit it for feedback. I'd take a hard look at some resumes online and get a good idea of proper formatting. Then come back here and submit it again for feedback.

                                            It is hard to help with the formatting is so bad.

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