Resume Writing Tips - Page 5

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.

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.

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.

01-28-2011, 11:52 PM	#61
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	#65
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	#63
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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