Resume VERSION 2!

Ooh I really like it! The summary at the beginning is a very nice touch! Pulls you in so you want to read the rest of it! [Jellyka] [reply]

i'm assuming you're looking for feedback, negative and positive, so here's my opinion. positive: the layout looks great. has a nice, easy flow to it, easy to read. negative: too long. having 5+ details on each of your professional experiences is a bit too much. the details of those should be discussed in person (interview). hopefully that doesn't come across as too negative. haha. just trying to help.
[eringetic™] [reply]

Looks good! The bit at the beginning is nice. =)

Can you move 'Projects' to the end of page 3? It looks like it'll fit there. xD Unless you're going to add more?
[lithium layouts.] [reply]

Yes, this. It seems odd to have a page with lots of space at the bottom, and then another very short page. Fiddle round with the margins till you can fit the projects onto page three. And no 'it's the members' - it should be 'its members' (no apostrophe) or 'the members'! And no 'removed said virus' - the 'said' phrase is informal - it doesn't sound professional. Just write 'removed viruses and reversed the damage they caused'. And remove ampersands from your job summaries.


[LADY PUCK] [reply]

Well, if detailed info is good, then leave it, apply for lots of jobs with it, and if you're not getting jobs, you could try shortening it. And if you're applying to specific companies and they don't hire you, you could always try asking them for feeedback about your CV. Really, the best people to ask are the people who are hiring in your field. As I said before, the general advice I've always heard is no more than two pages, because employers get bored and don't want to trawl through any more than that - they want something concise.


[LADY PUCK] [reply]

For your technical summary,work out what form you're going to have your verbs in, and stick to it. The -ing form or the infinitive? At the miment, you've got 'install' but also 'implementing'. Sometimes you preface the verb with 'capable of' or 'ability to' (so then different verb forms make sense) but other times you just start with the verb. It's inconsistent.

Also, being well mannered and having communication skills are really not technical skills.


[LADY PUCK] [reply]

Hehe - moment, not miment! My naughty iPad makes me do typos!


[LADY PUCK] [reply]

Put the last three of your technical skills under a different heading. Personal qualities or something. They don't fall under technical skills.


[LADY PUCK] [reply]

Also 'those who are capable and those who are not' sounds really arrogant - like you assume that everyone who doesn't understand computers is incapable! How about something more along the lines of 'ability to adapt my communication to different levels of technical understanding' or something.


[LADY PUCK] [reply]

Also, another general recommendation is don't say you're honest - because dishonest people always say they're honest!

Is it not the norm to put references on your CV? Or do you have references which you've not included here for confidentiality reasons?


[LADY PUCK] [reply]

Oh, and one more comment - I'd use courteous, not well-mannered. Courteous is more formal - well-mannered sounds more like something a mother would encourage her kids to be. (Although terminology may vary in the US.) And I wouldn't say 'help me apply myself' for a similar reason - it's more an expression used about kids. Something more along the lines of 'effective organisational skills and prioritising enable me to consistently meet deadlines in a busy and pressured environment.'

Have you looked at some job ads for the kind of job you want, and then looked at their person specification? You can get a lot of good jargon there - the kind of buzz words they're looking for.


[LADY PUCK] [reply]

Your font should be Arial, size 10. Don't put in a page break for the projects, put it under the last job you talked about. And only mention the most important things you did whilst working at your previous jobs and make the tasks relevant to the job you're applying for now. [|stripes|] [reply]

Why are things such as being well mannered in your technical skills?

In your past employment I think you would be better stating where you work and what your role was leave out the bullet points, also don't put your contact information on each page, it clutters everything up and takes up far too much room. Also, put your page number at the bottom, not at the top with your name, that just looks weird. I guess an issue as well is that many of your jobs have been very short lived but there isn't really anything you can do to get around that, just make sure you have a good answer to the almost guaranteed question when you have an interview.

I mean if you look at the bullet points about the early warning system the way you have written it is far too wordy, but it seems a bit childish in the way you are describing what you did. You are basically repeating your technical skills section multiple times.

I would remove the information about DJphonics as well, if I was reading a CV and someone had a side job that would often keep them working late at night or reduce their flexibility, I wouldn't want them as it would negatively effect their work the next day. [GwolfG] [reply]