Resume Writing Tips - Page 4

plthijinx · 08-29-2009, 04:46 PM

ah here it is......

cnn report

plthijinx · 08-29-2009, 04:49 PM

a tad more explanation....i work as an electrical designer (commercial pilot is a side gig) and there are a bunch of people working on say a compressor station. well you have to be able to get along and work with others. maybe i'm old fashioned but i don't see anything wrong with saying your a team player

xoxoxoBruce · 08-29-2009, 05:09 PM

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Instead of... "Team player with cross-functional awareness"

Try... "Collaborated with clients, A/R and Sales to increase speed of receivables and prevent interruption of service to clients."

Both the star quarterback, and the water boy, are team players.
They're just saying don't use it as as a shortcut because it doesn't tell them anything about you're experience, actually explain how you were a team player.

Cicero · 08-29-2009, 05:22 PM

Collaborated etc...I like that...

Stealing it!!

I really never thought of the team player bit. I used to think it was assumed I guess.. but maybe it is not..

Radar · 08-29-2009, 10:21 PM

A recruiter just gave me a couple of tips for my IT consulting resume. I've been finding it a bit tough to find work in Florida. I'd have found a job months ago in Los Angeles.

He told me to change my job title at my last job from IT Director, to Senior Network Administrator because the title scares some people and makes them think you're after their job.

My resume also has all of the software, hardware, operating systems, protocols, etc. that I've worked on over the years in one section so I don't have to repeat it over and over with each job. I did this so I could cut down the number of pages on my resume.

They want me to go back and add each technology I used at each job even if it increases the number of pages on my resume by 2 or more pages. I was always under the impression that an employer is looking at dozens if not hundreds of resumes and doesn't have all day to read a book. They want to know what you know and where you've worked.

I guess times change.

Flint · 01-28-2011, 11:52 PM

So, I've been at my current job for 2 years now. The place is still open, barely.

Since then, the 1st IT Director quit, the 2nd was laid off, and the CIO resigned. None of them were replaced. The "Help Desk" guy (an MCSE) and myself, the "PACS Administrator" have been running the whole show with no supervision. There is now practically no aspect of the industry that I haven't been involved in.

This is creating a new resume challenge for me. I don't know how to write my resume because there is so much information and so many ways it could be presented. I have a few ideas...

Keeping the brief overview section, i.e. who I am and why I am so great.
Adding some kind of general bullet points of "systems supported" and/or "services provided" to keep from having to repeat myself.
Doing the reverse chronological history listing only major points of each position. Only major points because too much detail would look like I am putting everything I know. I want it to be clear there is only room for a summary. I am sticking to two pages.

I think I will need to leave some "narrative" to tie this together for the cover letter, interview, etc.

I have considered that I might need to write up to four different types of resumes, focused towards particular types of positions.

skysidhe · 01-29-2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I have considered that I might need to write up to four different types of resumes, focused towards particular types of positions.

yes

Flint · 01-30-2011, 01:22 AM

I have begun the emergency process of absolute obsession, packing my brain with information that I believe will be useful to me.

I have just organized a massive stack of articles I have printed over the last few years, but in large part never got around to reading. I have folders such as: job market/economy, job interview skills, skill development/certifications, IT mgmt concepts, leadership traits, IT leadership, etc.

A stack of Modern Healthcare, Healthcare IT News, all the weekly reports my department has put out over the last year.

Articles on Asperger's, critical thinking, stoicism, habits of highly effective people.

Clodfobble · 01-29-2011, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I have considered that I might need to write up to four different types of resumes, focused towards particular types of positions.

This is always a good idea, no matter what your position or experience. I have resumes that highlight foley sound design, live sound recording, voiceacting, scriptwriting, project management, and technical writing. The differences are sometimes only subtle, but I think it makes a difference.

Undertoad · 01-29-2011, 09:28 AM

In IT everybody wants specialists. The IT hiring process is foul.

08-29-2009, 04:46 PM	#1
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	ah here it is...... cnn report __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

08-29-2009, 04:49 PM	#2
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	a tad more explanation....i work as an electrical designer (commercial pilot is a side gig) and there are a bunch of people working on say a compressor station. well you have to be able to get along and work with others. maybe i'm old fashioned but i don't see anything wrong with saying your a team player __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

08-29-2009, 05:22 PM	#4
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Collaborated etc...I like that... Stealing it!! I really never thought of the team player bit. I used to think it was assumed I guess.. but maybe it is not.. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

08-29-2009, 10:21 PM	#5
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	A recruiter just gave me a couple of tips for my IT consulting resume. I've been finding it a bit tough to find work in Florida. I'd have found a job months ago in Los Angeles. He told me to change my job title at my last job from IT Director, to Senior Network Administrator because the title scares some people and makes them think you're after their job. My resume also has all of the software, hardware, operating systems, protocols, etc. that I've worked on over the years in one section so I don't have to repeat it over and over with each job. I did this so I could cut down the number of pages on my resume. They want me to go back and add each technology I used at each job even if it increases the number of pages on my resume by 2 or more pages. I was always under the impression that an employer is looking at dozens if not hundreds of resumes and doesn't have all day to read a book. They want to know what you know and where you've worked. I guess times change. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

01-28-2011, 11:52 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	So, I've been at my current job for 2 years now. The place is still open, barely. Since then, the 1st IT Director quit, the 2nd was laid off, and the CIO resigned. None of them were replaced. The "Help Desk" guy (an MCSE) and myself, the "PACS Administrator" have been running the whole show with no supervision. There is now practically no aspect of the industry that I haven't been involved in. This is creating a new resume challenge for me. I don't know how to write my resume because there is so much information and so many ways it could be presented. I have a few ideas... Keeping the brief overview section, i.e. who I am and why I am so great. Adding some kind of general bullet points of "systems supported" and/or "services provided" to keep from having to repeat myself. Doing the reverse chronological history listing only major points of each position. Only major points because too much detail would look like I am putting everything I know. I want it to be clear there is only room for a summary. I am sticking to two pages. I think I will need to leave some "narrative" to tie this together for the cover letter, interview, etc. I have considered that I might need to write up to four different types of resumes, focused towards particular types of positions. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-30-2011, 01:22 AM	#8
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I have begun the emergency process of absolute obsession, packing my brain with information that I believe will be useful to me. I have just organized a massive stack of articles I have printed over the last few years, but in large part never got around to reading. I have folders such as: job market/economy, job interview skills, skill development/certifications, IT mgmt concepts, leadership traits, IT leadership, etc. A stack of Modern Healthcare, Healthcare IT News, all the weekly reports my department has put out over the last year. Articles on Asperger's, critical thinking, stoicism, habits of highly effective people. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-29-2011, 09:28 AM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	In IT everybody wants specialists. The IT hiring process is foul.

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