Critique my resume
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Critique my resume
I'm looking for a new job. Here is my resume. All comments and suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
Revised:
http://lgyeresi.googlepages.com/resume5web.doc
Revised:
http://lgyeresi.googlepages.com/resume5web.doc
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From: limerick
Overall its decent. However (I'm not being an ass here) I would be a little turned off. Why would someone with so little experience think they should violate the one page rule. Phds with more than two pages get the evil eyeball from me too. Make the font smaller or change the layout somehow to fit it on one page.
I would also change the wording "basic and advanced troubleshooting" to something like "all levels of troubleshooting" or preferably something even better than my quick attempt. The double "and" throws you off with a quick glance.
I would either ditch the comfortable sentence or re-word it to something that doesn't sound like your desperate for any position. I'd rather see something that suggests that the applicant is great at X where x = what I'm looking for. Oh yeah put a point there "Objective:" You have it every where else but not there.
I'd ditch the High School grad stuff. For two reasons, I immediately said of he did good in high school but must have done so so or poorly in college since he didn't list his GPA.
Tell me if I'm wrong. If I am, then you better put a GPA in the college area. #2 reason I know you graduated from high school unless you did something truly amazing like get your GED and then bust out the college diploma. Which would put you at the top of my pile.
Your fluffing of the work experience sort of made my eyes glaze over. I said hum not much experience and he listed the internship he had to do for college credit.
Just my quick first take, which is all you'd get from me. You'd be in my middle pile. Basically though its better than 70% of resumes that end up in my trash can.
I would also change the wording "basic and advanced troubleshooting" to something like "all levels of troubleshooting" or preferably something even better than my quick attempt. The double "and" throws you off with a quick glance.
I would either ditch the comfortable sentence or re-word it to something that doesn't sound like your desperate for any position. I'd rather see something that suggests that the applicant is great at X where x = what I'm looking for. Oh yeah put a point there "Objective:" You have it every where else but not there.
I'd ditch the High School grad stuff. For two reasons, I immediately said of he did good in high school but must have done so so or poorly in college since he didn't list his GPA.
Tell me if I'm wrong. If I am, then you better put a GPA in the college area. #2 reason I know you graduated from high school unless you did something truly amazing like get your GED and then bust out the college diploma. Which would put you at the top of my pile. Your fluffing of the work experience sort of made my eyes glaze over. I said hum not much experience and he listed the internship he had to do for college credit.
Just my quick first take, which is all you'd get from me. You'd be in my middle pile. Basically though its better than 70% of resumes that end up in my trash can.
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From: limerick
Oh I also notice you "points" "headers" "labels" whatever you want to call them aren't consistant. Techinical skills Professional experience Strengths Objective headers ashould all be the same style (size font color indentaion etc..).