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Resonant
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I just finished my resume. I was wondering if some of you H/A'ers could take a look over it and give me a few two cents.
http://resonant.godsforsaken.com/Resume_Penny_Arcade.pdf
It should be noted that the position I'm applying for is also with one of the companies mentioned on there, Dendrite International. This was an internship, but one of my old contacts had gotten in touch with me and requested for me to send my resume.
Also, should I send it in .doc, or .pdf?
Thanks H/A.
http://resonant.godsforsaken.com/Resume_Penny_Arcade.pdf
It should be noted that the position I'm applying for is also with one of the companies mentioned on there, Dendrite International. This was an internship, but one of my old contacts had gotten in touch with me and requested for me to send my resume.
Also, should I send it in .doc, or .pdf?
Thanks H/A.
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Keep it straight and professional.
Also you have a grammar error, "growing with everyday", I would rephrase this to read more smoothly.
we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
The objective statement sounds gay. What do you want to do? Everyone wants dreams coming true...you want to gain professional experience in a field that interests you. So put that. What is the field growing everyday...help desk representation? Or CS, your major? Here's something to play with: "To develop understanding in the expanding field of technology through on the job experience." Not perfect but I'm tired. The point here is that you're focusing on using technology for your work, but not dwelling on the fact that help desk rep is probably not your end goal (or maybe it is?)
Profile:
-A lot of people aren't going to care that you're proficient in Windows. That's less and less hard to find every year now. At your level, did I put it on my resume? Fuck yes, I didn't have much else. But put it at the bottom, and don't say "Extremely proficient". You either are or you aren't.
-Your second line is a lot more impressive than your first line. If you can expand on this, do so. At the very least, elaborate on Apache...Apache is a huge number of open source tools, not just the HTTP Server. Making this distinction shows awareness of Apache as more than just a server tool. If you know tomcat or other tools from Apache, list them.
-Do you have any language experience yet? (C/C++, Java, etc.) List it.
Employment - Unless "ghosted" is a buzzword the employer knows, drop it for common nonmenclature.
Education - That Chesapeake shit is your strongest selling point. Do you have anything similar in your college experience yet? A project you can briefly write about? At the very least, throw your High School GPA and your current college GPA on there (unless neither one is worth mentioning). I notice a lack of awards of any kind. Put those up as well.
Extra - Have you done community service? Any intramurals? Are you a member of any clubs, or hold any kind of leadership positions? If so, put it down. If not, get on this. After one year in school you should at least be INVOLVED in something outside the classroom. I'm not familiar AT ALL with what Community Colleges offer in this department, but if it's lacking than look around your city.
PSN: TheScrublet
You use the word "extremely" twice. Delete both occurrences.
"...[a career in a field] that is growing everyday [with my interests]". This is extremely difficult to parse. Delete. Your objective statement needs a massive overhaul. I hate to say it, but the judgment of "Your objective statement is gay" is not too far off the mark. Rewrite it to be concise, or drop it. "A career in IT" is simple, concise, and admittedly boring. But it's honest.
Combine proficiency statement one to include all OS - no need to separate Windows and Linux. And again, FFS, drop the "extremely".
Drop the "Also" in your second bullet point under "Moe's Southwest Grill". You're not writing a narrative, you're listing skills and responsibilities.
"Ghosted over" --- this needs to go. "Supervised", "Assisted" or "Observed". Pick one.
"that were available for employees". Delete outright. You edited and corrected the documents, that's good. "That were available...etc" just weakens your statement.
Put a "degree expected in 20xx" in your education/college statement
You were going to High School from 2004-2008, but you were also attending Tidewater during that time and also Chesapeake? Confusing. Two Chesapeake bullets should be combined into one: "Studied blah and administration of blech. Earned certification in blargh."
If you participated in any extra-curricular in college that look good, add those to the end of this resume.
Hope this was somewhat helpful!
I disagree with part 1 here. Almost everyone out of high school these days can claim "proficiency with Windows". At this point, no one cares. Linux is much less common, and needs to be stressed, especially since you're still building things to talk about. That second point I totally spaced on though...What is Chesapeake? The very first bullet should be a statement about Chesapeake's credentials and purpose.
PSN: TheScrublet
You'd be surprised at how many people outside of the IT field are incompetent with Windows. Within the IT field - yeah, it's probably a given. I don't think it hurts the resume to list proficiency in Windows, though within the IT field it's probably assumed.
For sure list it, but make sure it's separate from Linux, which is much more uncommon (and therefore noticeable).
PSN: TheScrublet
I'm off to work. I'll try and finish this tonight or something, and post it again for one last check.
EDIT:
Also, the reason why I did TCC/High School at the same time was Dual Enrollment. I took a full-year Java Programming course during my Senior year in high school. So, during my Senior year, I was enrolled in High School, and this Community College.
If I was reading your resume, after every one of those lines I would say, "So what?" You don't describe any accomplishments, just the work that you did. Always focus on what you improved at work, how you made things better/saved them money. If as an intern you found a new coffee supplier that charged $0.50 less a pound than the shit they were drinking before, saving them over $5,000, that would be a lot more impressive than shadowing employees. You need to tell them how you will be an asset by describing how you were an asset at other places.
Unless you sucked it up in this course, this should be featured prominently on your resume.
PSN: TheScrublet