This section can help the manager relate to you and at the same time it could lead right into the waste basket. Don’t write anything weird here.
It is always last and can be left out altogether.
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List your certifications separately. This section can go before or after the technical summary as well as after the education section. Certifications can really set you apart especially if they are well established certifications such as the PMP and the CISSP.</br>
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Unless your resume is all over the place and you feel the recruiter or hiring manager will have no idea why you even sent your resume to him, do not have an objective; most of the time it’s pretty obvious that if you are applying for a Java Developer position you want to be a Java Developer and not a Business Analyst. If the recruiter does not realize this, you have bigger problems.
A Summary is just that: a short 3-4 bullet point about your best qualifications for a specific job. This is the hook.
For Example:
Summary
• Entrepreneurial, ambitious team player with 5+ years of work experience in Sales, Account Management, and Recruiting while developing relationships with clients and candidates.
• Extensive experience with Web 2.0 social networking communities, SEO, and in thinking about how IT solves business problems.
• Solid understanding of information technology supported by a MS degree in Computer Information Systems and practical web development experience.
This is a good summary of what you will find in my resume.
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Most resumes have around 5-7 subject areas:
1. Summary/Objective
2. Technical Summary/ Skills Summary
3. Professional Experience/Work Experience/ Experience
4. Education
5. Certifications
6. Activities/ Hobbies/Interests
How you use these sections is up to you, but my next tips will discuss how to use them effectively.
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If you have a company and you are the only employee, you may want to list yourself as something other than owner. If you are working for a constructions company, call yourself Sr. Project Manager or Lead Engineer and describe your job responsibilities as though you were working for a larger firm.
Every recruiter I know who sees “Self-employed” thinks “unemployed”. In addition, if you are looking for a job after owning your own business a recruiter may ask himself if you are really that good at what you do. You need to eliminate these questions and get the interview.
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RSO or Resume Search Optimization is a technique that dictates “keyword” placement throughout the resume that increases your chances of being seen by robotic search engines and consequently by recruiters.
Every single large company and many small companies are using application tracking systems (ATS) that use complicated algorithms to search and sort the right resumes. If your resume is not properly optimized there is a chance that your resume will never be found or read. You will never get a callback.
Traditional resume writers who do not know about RSO will tell you to write a one page resume plus a cover letter and cripple your ability to be found by modern recruiters.
I’ve been a technical recruiter and a RSO practitioner for the last 5 years. Let me take a look at your resume and give you some suggestions.
Your education can say several things about you to your perspective recruiter. It’s a thorny issue and one that needs to be skirted with care because pride can be easily bruised.
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Depending on the circumstance your answer could vary significantly. From the point of view of a technical recruiter, you need to know ahead of time what you are worth and what you are looking to make. A technical recruiter needs to know this information upfront because it allows him to gauge whether the candidate will accept the job or not. If the desired salary is $150,000 and the company is only looking to pay $120,000 there will be issues.
Don’t think that if a company interviews you and falls in love that they will cough up the extra $30,000 dollars. Very likely they will try to come up as much as possible, but only to a certain point. This is why it is best to know what the company is looking to pay and what is the least amount of money you are willing to work for because it will save you and the company a lot of time and effort.
Recruiting takes time and effort and for a potential hire to be blown up because salary was mis-communicated is a waste of time and money.
So you should give the recruiter or HR an acceptable range and be prepared to get an offer on the low side of your range. You may then negotiate the salary, but be careful not to make it look as though you are greedy or ungrateful. In this economy that is the last thing you want the company to think of you.
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I hear the words “They never called me back” from many candidates. The bitter truth is that most recruiters and HR people don’t have time to call you back. And most don’t care that you have been out of a job for 6 months and need to feed your family. It’s a hard knocked life for sure, but unless you take control of the situation and become a lot more proactive, there is hardly a point to complain about this recruiter or that HR department.
First, forget submitting your resume to job postings if you know who the company is. First, call them. Call the hiring manager and try to differentiate yourself from the rest of the crowd.
A recruiter posts a job and gets slammed with 100-200 resumes. Many of these resume will not be a fit, but the chance that the recruiter overlooks your resume because of the sheer volume or ubiquity of the submitted resumes is too dangerous.
If you do submit your resume, make sure you follow up with HR or the recruiter to find out what’s going on. Most of the time a recruiter will not call you back if he does not think you are a match. After all, there are those 200 resumes to go through and many recruiters are working on several jobs at the same time, so there is no time.
Be persistent; call back every couple of days as doing this will keep you fresh on the mind of the recruiter who is more likely to push for you if he feels you are highly committed to the job.
Good Luck!
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In this role, you would focus on requirements gathering for new and existing application development and enhancements. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a strong, cohesive team while working in a fast paced, goal oriented environment.
Key responsibilities include:
· Conducting gap analysis to determine what is missing from requirements
· Working with the client to fill the gaps
· Gathering requirements
· Documenting the functional requirements
· Coordinating training on specific items within the business
· Ensuring enhancements completely satisfy the client’s expectations
Requirements include:
Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills.
Excellent writing skills.
Skilled with interacting with the business community and managing expectations.
Superior negotiation, presentation and facilitation skills.
Proficient in Business Process Modeling
Extensive Use Case Methodology experience
Experience with multiple functional specification documentation methodologies
Knowledge of project management tools and methodologies
Experience with documented software development methodology and understanding of all stages of project life cycle
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