Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
Hi everyone!
It's been over 8 years since I updated my resume. I know that there has been some changes in what employers want to see (and don't). I am looking to revamp my resume and start applying for some more lucrative positions.
As indicated by the title, I am looking for advice on a resume layout and what to present that will increase my chances of being interviewed/hired. How much detail do you go into for projects? Do you itemize/list technologies you have experience with?
Thanks in advance.
I actually used one of the built in Word resume templates, slightly altered a bit to fit my needs. It worked out well.
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I found this on a Google search. Not sure how much of the info is really valid and applies to IT careers.
https://theinterviewguys.com/best-resume-format-guide/ -
I also have been seeing a lot of graphical graduated scoring for skill sets. Like this-
Is that really a thing?
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
When listing technologies and products, would you include version numbers? For Windows and some other MS products (Exchange) I would imagine you would. But, for other things like Veeam or ShoreTel, would you? Also, if it spanned multiple versions, would you just hyphenate (Windows 7-10)?
In the format I use, it would be without version in the list, but if I mention it in a project I might provide more version information
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@flaxking Interesting.
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
I also have been seeing a lot of graphical graduated scoring for skill sets. Like this-
Is that really a thing?
No, it looks stupid, and creates more questions. If you are going for a project focused resume style, your project descriptions would be what gives them an idea of your skill level
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
I also have been seeing a lot of graphical graduated scoring for skill sets. Like this-
Is that really a thing?
It probably is a thing, but not a good one. Just a waste of space IMO. Something is either a skill or its not. If you don't know it well enough to consider it a strong skill, leave it off the resume.
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
I also have been seeing a lot of graphical graduated scoring for skill sets. Like this-
Is that really a thing?
Not a thing that I've ever seen. That's idiotic. If you aren't a full bar, how do you rank yourself?
For example.. Linux or Java. What constitutes a full bar, or a half bar? It's meaningless, and more importantly, it's obviously meaningless. Which makes it either blatantly filler, or pushes towards being insulting to the person reading it.
Having little symbols for email or whatever, that's fine. Unnecessary, but fine.
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If you have gone through multiple generations of upgrades, say, Windows 2003 to 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 to 2016 for AD domain controllers, how would you state something like that?
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
If you have gone through multiple generations of upgrades, say, Windows 2003 to 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 to 2016 for AD domain controllers, how would you state something like that?
What question are you trying to answer here?
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@flaxking Would you say 3 generations of AD migrations?
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
If you have gone through multiple generations of upgrades, say, Windows 2003 to 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 to 2016 for AD domain controllers, how would you state something like that?
I mean, you can say that you migrated all the domain controllers to the latest version. This is a good project but I do not think it is that big.
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Not sure if I can be of help, but I once ask MangoLassi community to do a quality check on my resume and here's the result.
I always get a great feedback from the employers or recruiters every time they check this version of my resume.
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@darrel Thanks for posting yours.
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I guess I will make mine more brief.
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
If you have gone through multiple generations of upgrades, say, Windows 2003 to 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 to 2016 for AD domain controllers, how would you state something like that?
I would keep it short and concise. It depends where you are putting it, I suppose. But something in skills like...
"Experience with multiple AD upgrades over a number of generations."
And elsewhere "Windows Experience: 2003 - 2016"
I doubt that anyone is going to be overly concerned with exactly which combinations of AD upgrades you have done, rather just that you have done it multiple times over multiple versions.
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
I guess I will make mine more brief.
That is what most people agree on, more brief over less brief.
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@wrx7m said in Resume Revamp - Advice on Format/Layout and Type of Content:
I guess I will make mine more brief.
I'm against the ML general consensus here. At least in Canada, I believe when employers say resume, they mean more like a CV. I've been through resume writing instruction once in secondary school, and twice in post secondary school. Never was taught to make it one page. Before I got my current job, I watched a resume writing course and it said to not worry about limiting it to one page.
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It's not about brief or lengthly, but anticipate the questions that the employer is asking when looking at your resume and clearly and concisely answer them.
Don't put in stuff they're not going to care about. But make sure you put in enough for them to be able to think you might be a good fit.
