Resume Tips
- Resumes are vital for getting your foot in the door, as they are essentially documents meant to market yourself to the company. Who are you? What are your most valuable skills? What is your previous work experience? All of this is what you are showing on a resume. Recruiters or hiring managers only spend a couple minutes on your resume, this means it is very important to create one that stands out and describes your skills and qualifications in a clear, precise and simple way. Resumes should be maximum 1-2 pages long.
- Remember: Resumes are very subjective! The tips and tricks we give you are just general suggestions on how to write a good resume; ultimately, it’s up to both you and the employer to understand which resumes pass the test, and which do not.
- Many (if not, most) companies use a system called an Applicant Tracking System (ATS for short) to track and weed out job applications based on keywords, format, and font in a resume/cover letter. If you’d like more information on how to pass through ATS and have a better chance of getting noticed by employers, you can come in for a cover letter/resume review here at our office. Here is a tool to help you identify how aligned your application is to the job posting, meaning did you include enough keywords related to the position in order to pass ATS. (Jobscan.com)
- If you are a student who is currently in Computing Science, it is very important to employers that you have worked on projects in the past related to the position. Adding a “Projects” section to your resume may very well land you an interview, simply because you’ve made clear that you know how to utilize your skills in a real-life application
- Creating a Github account and adding a link to it in the title of your resume can also help employers to locate and view the projects you’ve completed in the past.
- Before you start writing your application, develop a list for the following three questions:
- What are the needs of the company? (what problems do they need to solve, how does this position contribute to the company’s success)
- How do you align with the position? (Think about some tangible examples, you don’t need to hit all the requirements)
- What value can you bring to the company? (Think about three specific skills, make sure to use keywords from the job posting; you can include those skills in your qualifications and further elaborate on them under your work experience and cover letter)
- Remember to have someone check your resume; this helps to get a more objective view of your resume writing skills, and to get an idea of what sort of reaction your resume generates. If you’d like to book a resume review, you can click this link.
Chronological
This list your jobs you had over the years. It is a good choice for people that have had many different positions and you can see a natural progression where they are going and headed.
Combination
This showcases a person's skills and abilities and puts their job experience to the bottom. Great format for people who don't have a lot of work experience but have the necessary skills employers are looking for.
Sample Resume:
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