Foolproof Tips for a Technical Resume by Tracy Cashman-Part I 1. Understand Attention Spans Keep in mind that people read resumes about halfway down the page/screen before deciding if they are going to continue reading, save it for later or hit the delete button. Anything marketable about you should be in the top third of the resume. 2. Make It an Appropriate Length The optimal length of the resume will depend on your experience. A person with a single years experience and a four-page resume is in trouble, as is a person with 10 years’ experience and a one-page resume. Be concise and try to fit your resume into three pages. Need to cut down? You don’t need an objective — it’s a waste of precious space, unless you are a career changer. 3. General Summaries Bad, Technical Summaries Good General summaries can help if used sparingly and appropriately. Technical summaries are more helpful, because the first person reading your resume could be non-technical and only knowledgeable enough to look for keywords. However, there should not be a laundry list of every technology you have ever heard about. 4. Dates Matter Be clear about your dates of employment. Most companies want to see months, not just years — especially if you have some jumps or if you are currently unemployed (i.e. they want to see how long you have been out). It’s better to be upfront than to make them guess. 5. Highlight Accomplishments, Not Just Job Functions The descriptions of your positions should ideally be a mix of a broad overview and specific accomplishments. That way, recruiters will know what you did day-to-day, but also what affect your activities had on the overall company or department
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:52:33 +0000
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