CREATING A RESUME to get an interview

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CREATING A RESUME(to get an interview)

• BRAD KEY
• IT Hiring Manager, QinetiQ North America
• TINA ARAGON
• Professional Recruiter, TEKsystems

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Putting Your Best Foot Forward

• Your resume is the first thing a potential
  employer will see

You only get one chance to make a good first
impression.
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Resumes Exist for One Reason

• Technical professionals are not hired from a
  resume
• A successful resume leads to an interview
• A good resume is your passport

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Hiring Manager Starts the Process

• Defines job description
• SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
• Under general supervision, develops, codes,
  tests, and debugs new software and makes
  enhancements to existing software. Has a good
  understanding of business applications. Works
  with the technical staff to resolve software
  incompatibilities and provides suggestions for
  improvements to software products. May assist in
  the development of software user manuals.
  Maintains currency in new software developments
  and technology.
• Experience with Visual Studio, C, C, Java, and
  formal configuration management desired.
• Requires a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science,
  Management Information Systems, or a related
  field and two or more years of related
  experience.
• Begins search for resumes
• Hiring websites
• Staffing companies
• Newspaper ads

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Preparing Your Resume for Attention

• 1. Study the job description Look at the
  requirements and desired attributes for the
  position and highlight everything you know and
  have done that matches them.
• Note You have at most 30 seconds to impress.
  Put your strengths and achievements that make
  you the best candidate for this job right at the
  top.
• 2. Tailor your resume begin your resume with a
  specific, highly condensed summary of your
  professional background, skills, and attributes.
  A summary also helps to give your resume focus.
• 3. Prepare to pass first cut Your resume should
  show a clear link between your skills and
  experience, education and the jobs requirements.

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Sample Resume Outline

• Four Main Sections
• Summary of Qualifications
• Focused, clear, to the point
• Relevant Skills
• Only list skills that apply to the job
  description
• Professional Experience
• List recent experience (focus on past 5 years)
• Education Training
• Relevant only (dont list dates)

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Sample Resumes

• Good resumes standout for the right reasons
• Bad resumes standout for the wrong reasons

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Getting the Hiring Manager to Say Yes

• Goal get a face-to-face interview
• Impromptu phone interview may come first (be
  prepared)
• Interview decision is made based on resume
  quality
• Matching summary of qualifications
• Years of experience
• Overall impression
• Manager may not read entire resume
• Resume must be concise and to the point
• And still draw the reader in

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Resume Checklist DOs and DONTs

• DO
• Include a compelling summary of qualifications
• Highlight specific solutions and successes
• Focus on YOUR role on each project (not just your
  title)
• Summarize your technical skills
• Include soft skills with examples
• Focus on past 5 years
• Claim years of experience up to 10 (then list 10)

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More Resume DOs

• Do
• Identify GREAT references and ensure that they
  will perform
• Include written endorsements
• As chairman of the state IT Association for 5
  years, he made the single greatest commitment to
  advance and promote industry development in New
  Mexico. NMITSA President
• Include RELEVANT awards and citations
• Include RELEVANT industry involvement
  memberships
• PROOF READ

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Resume DONTs

• DONT
• Just list technologies and acronyms
• Assume your references will be glowing without
  testing
• Degrade previous employers
• List education dates
• Use colored paper or unusual fonts to stand out
  in the stack
• Allow ANY typos
• Lie (Duh!)

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Finally

• Your resume should be one of the best documents
  you have ever created
• Update your resume every time you accomplish
  something
• Tailor your resume for the job description

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CREATING A RESUME(to get an interview)

• BRAD KEY
• IT Hiring Manager, QinetiQ North America
• TINA ARAGON
• Professional Recruiter, TEKsystems