Resume Writing

thanksajdotcom

That is the reason for listing your job accomplishments and day to day responsibilities. Titles mean nothing.

Yeah, there is no title standardization in the industry.

Minion Queen

I also know that Director of IT could mean you are the one doing day to day everything or nothing and just managing an IT team.

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@coliver said:

Thank you everyone for the help. Would anyone be willing to look it over and critique when I'm done?

How do you list known technologies? Do you just use the bulletpoint buzzword mashup style? Or should I go into detail about how I know each technology? I assume the former since I will be going into some detail with my work experience section. Or do I forget about a dedicated technologies section and include them in the work experience section

(also I can't spell experience for the life of me.)

I'll look at it and offer what insight I can. My email is a.j.stringham-at-gmail-dot-com.

Minion Queen

I would be happy to take a look. You know how to reach me.

coliver

Does the old single page resume adage still hold up?

Minion Queen

No I haven't gotten a single page one in years. No more than 2 though

thanksajdotcom

@Minion-Queen said:

No I haven't gotten a single page one in years. No more than 2 though

Yeah, I can't really condense mine down to 2...I tried...it's like 2.5 for me, but I've had quite a few different jobs.

coliver

@thanksaj said:

@Minion-Queen said:

No I haven't gotten a single page one in years. No more than 2 though

Yeah, I can't really condense mine down to 2...I tried...it's like 2.5 for me, but I've had quite a few different jobs.

Thanks, I've only had 3 "real" jobs, or at least one related to professional IT, so that makes it much simpler.

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@coliver said:

@thanksaj said:

@Minion-Queen said:

No I haven't gotten a single page one in years. No more than 2 though

Yeah, I can't really condense mine down to 2...I tried...it's like 2.5 for me, but I've had quite a few different jobs.

Thanks, I've only had 3 "real" jobs, or at least one related to professional IT, so that makes it much simpler.

Every job I've had has been an IT job, so I have lots to list.

scottalanmiller

@thanksaj said:

@scottalanmiller said:

@thanksaj said:

So you should have a personal accomplishments section, similar to how you have work experience and education sections?

Yes. Exactly.

When @Katie looked at my resume, I had an accomplishments section for just that purpose, and she said to take it out. I had things I done in my lab and accomplished things personally that I had there but she said drop that section...so now I'm confused.

As a hiring manager, it's what I look for the most.

scottalanmiller

@thanksaj said:

@coliver said:

@thanksaj said:

@Minion-Queen said:

No I haven't gotten a single page one in years. No more than 2 though

Yeah, I can't really condense mine down to 2...I tried...it's like 2.5 for me, but I've had quite a few different jobs.

Thanks, I've only had 3 "real" jobs, or at least one related to professional IT, so that makes it much simpler.

Every job I've had has been an IT job, so I have lots to list.
I removed 40 jobs to trim mine down

scottalanmiller

@Minion-Queen said:

No I haven't gotten a single page one in years. No more than 2 though

I have five and to keep it that short I list no education, no cents, and take off 40+ jobs. Only keep the highlights.

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@scottalanmiller said:

@thanksaj said:

@coliver said:

@thanksaj said:

@Minion-Queen said:

No I haven't gotten a single page one in years. No more than 2 though

Yeah, I can't really condense mine down to 2...I tried...it's like 2.5 for me, but I've had quite a few different jobs.

Thanks, I've only had 3 "real" jobs, or at least one related to professional IT, so that makes it much simpler.

Every job I've had has been an IT job, so I have lots to list.
I removed 40 jobs to trim mine down

There is only one I could remove at this point. Otherwise, I'll have a gap in my work history on my resume where I was working.

Dashrender

@scottalanmiller said:

@Minion-Queen said:

No I haven't gotten a single page one in years. No more than 2 though

I have five and to keep it that short I list no education, no cents, and take off 40+ jobs. Only keep the highlights.

lol 40+ jobs - how long do you have to work a job for you to include it?

scottalanmiller

@thanksaj said:

There is only one I could remove at this point. Otherwise, I'll have a gap in my work history on my resume where I was working.

I have gaps, not a huge deal. That's common, especially with so many people espousing the "one page resume" theory which demands things like that.

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

lol 40+ jobs - how long do you have to work a job for you to include it?

Several months at least, for me. Include things that are important, leave off ones that are not. I wish that I could include everything, jobs with the state and federal governments, an Indian nation, military contractor, large chemical plant, non-profits in DC, and others that are pretty interesting and help to round me out are not included. But I have to draw the line somewhere.

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@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

lol 40+ jobs - how long do you have to work a job for you to include it?

Several months at least, for me. Include things that are important, leave off ones that are not. I wish that I could include everything, jobs with the state and federal governments, an Indian nation, military contractor, large chemical plant, non-profits in DC, and others that are pretty interesting and help to round me out are not included. But I have to draw the line somewhere.

Yeah, well I haven't had THAT many jobs...