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Edit: lose all of your technical skills. You're in IT. Nobody cares that u can do basic things like word or how to open ExpressVPN. Put actual skills. I'm not in IT but maybe something similar like Python or C++ in the case of being a programmer. Look at job descriptions and play off of that

Overleaf (latex) is the most customizable imo. There's a slight learning curve, but once you're used to it, it's a breeze.

There are also many predefined templates, which you would just need to plugin your info.

https://www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/cv

Sure, I'll be adding download links to the imgur page. For now, here;

[T01] [Simple One Color]

File format is .indd (adobe indesign)

Let me know if you have any trouble.

Enjoy.

It's a marketing campaign by this company pushing their modern resume designs - so they just do famous / successful people who don't actually need resumes and their "ads" become viral.

https://enhancv.com/

Thank you so much in advance, I love that you do this periodically and it makes me smile thinking of all of the people you must have helped :) Anyways, I am currently employed but looking to relocate. I have talked to a few friends and came up with the resume and cover letter attached. But they aren't professionals so now I am here for your expert advice. Also the cover letter is something I just wrote for a specific job I am interested so any help there is welcomed as well. I've never used google drive before so I apologize if I did it wrong. Link 1 Link 2

You need to make better use of your space. Here's an example template of what you are going for. Shoot for one page at most with work experience first in reverse chronological order (start with your current/most recent job and go backwards). Other projects/volunteer experience can come after that, and then skills/education last. For skills, focus on hard skills (for example, language) over soft skills (for example, leadership).

From there, cut whatever is least relevant to the position you are applying to in order to get down to the one page goal. You also can make better use of white space - if you have a list where the bullets don't go all the way across the page horizontally, how can you change the formatting to use that space?

Focus on including the information that is most relevant to the job you are applying for, not just stuff you are proud of (although of course you can still feel pride in an accomplishment even if it isn't relevant to your resume!). Remember that your goal is to communicate to the hiring manager reading this the value you can bring to their team.

Good luck! I know it's not easy, so hopefully you can get some useful suggestions from this sub to help you out.

I would say that behaviors do not belong on a resume any more than hobbies. Do behaviors or skills matter for the job?

If you do want to use this word, it would depend mostly on what you do for a living. Synonyms for frank include brazen, artless, and (if you permit me to stretch the definition) tactless.

Who will you be working with, and how would they react to a 'frank' individual?

In most office environments as of late, where there is an increase in HR personnel, this is not seen as a good thing. That's my experience anyway.

For me, personally, I certainly appreciate frankness. However, the PC police tend to not.

Choose your words carefully when trying to sell your skills.

What if you apply to a job and the reviewer is just sick and tired of a known 'frank' employee that often blurts out argumentative or mildly offensive stuff? They are also being frank, from their perspective. I'm not saying this is you, but I am thinking that another person may lump the two together.

As tricky as resumes are, you don't want anything that may hinder. This feels like a road block to me.

Hi I hope you're still available!! I just redid my resume and I think it might be a bit too much for the type of job I'm looking for (administrative assistant). I don't have much experience, however. Could you take a look and give me your opinion?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2b5jQehBBpBV2E4SzFBbWdEUGc/edit?usp=sharing

A few quick thoughts after looking at your resume:

All of your bullet points list the responsibilities you had, not your achievements. You mentioned you exceeded your sales targets, quantify results like that.
Get rid of the green it's pretty annoying (no offense)
What kind of job are you applying for? I can't tell what sort of role you're looking for based on this resume or what qualifies you for that position
Did you do an internship or work on group projects related to your ideal job? List those on here to show relevant experience for the position you're applying for.

Here is a template to consider if you're trying to highlight skills other than work experience.

link

Hi, you should remove identifying information before posting resumes on reddit.

Apart from that, it's a really pretty resume but as others have suggested, go for a regular text-only version so that computers can read it. Check out the default formats in Microsoft Word and Google Docs (Personal -> Template) as a start, and maybe get inspiration from those at zety.com.

I would also suggest keeping this version as a short online portfolio, so add it to your website as a downloadable pdf under a new "CV" or "Portfolio" tab at the top right corner. That way someone interested in your work can click it to get a quick summary. Note that it is unreadable without magnifying to full size.

Regular resume suggestions for your text-only resume: Don't leave too much white-space, instead make the font bigger. Try starting each sentence with a verb. Usually, the current job is in the present tense and previous ones would be in the past tense. Ex: "Designed and created..." instead of "I designed and created...". Also, I was also told not to rate my own skills on my resume, but that is fine in my field (software/IT) and might not work in yours.

I also suggest putting the description of your duties on the next line consistently instead of starting text when the bold heading of your job location and month ends.

There are a few websites that'll give you free resume critique after passing it through their ATS system. I tried one called topcv.co.uk and their comments were pretty useful. They do end up spamming me some emails occasionally to ask if I want their paid service though. You might want to check it out for a professional opinion for free.

I like to use a solid color or gradient bar to help things stick out, or if you want to go a little unconventional you can do something like the "Quad" template does at the top of https://www.behance.net/gallery/12-Resumes-Bundle-Pack/15835495

Clicked title out of habit ;)

Let me preface this comment by saying that most of the advice I can give, I've received from people on r/resumes. That is, many people critiqued my resume, found a LOT of errors, and I've learned some things from that which I will mention.

First, the organization/format could use a little tidying up. Try to adopt your content into this format. It's the Kellogg School of Management format. It makes your resume neat and easy to skim through.

I'm not sure about keeping an "objective" in your resume, especially for an entry level position - a lot of people on r/resumes recommended I take it off from mine.

Font looks okay, but you can get calibri or helvetica on their ass. If you happen to change it, be sure that it is legible. It is hard for typed papers to be illegible, but with a small font (no smaller than 10!) and obscenely fancy font, it can be!

In experience, be more specific. For example, instead of "Ran errands in a fast paced office", write "distributed mail, processed time sensitive materials, wrote memos daily" etc. Especially in your "HTML coder" subsection, you can mention specific projects and skills you are familiar with (sorting algorithms, incorporating databases, creating forms).

Also, just as a little tip, you should really include a cover letter expressing your interest in the specific position, your qualifications, and a cordial conclusion, like "Thank you for your time and consideration". It really helps you stand out.

Okay, under experience: ~~Develooped~~ Developed a passion for teaching, and motivated pupils to reach their educational goals.

Anyways, that's all I have to give. Good luck with your job application!!!

Hi Jeremy, can you take a look at my resume? I just graduated, just finished up a summer program, and am now looking for engineering design/mechanical engineering for medical devices work. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8UTixv0zwiDMWtwVFZCc205am8/edit?usp=sharing

Entry level/Junior IT support (1+ yr experience) with a diverse background. I tried my best to pack as much relevant info in to this design-y template.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8JlWpHqbDkyVHhDc09LNGVTNEk/edit?usp=sharing

You can check out my CV for some ideas. Link

To answer you questions, if you had a professor as your advisor, he or she is the "principle investigator". You are a "Research Assistant". Unless you directed the research completely on your own.

You will have a project section. For each project you need to note what you accomplished and your key findings. Highlight skills in these sections.

Separately you will want to have a Poster/Presentation section to list the conferences that you presented and will be presenting at. Let know if you have any further questions.

First things first.

a) You should include your cashier job on here. It shows, at the very least, you aren't doing nothing while you're looking for work.

b) Let's get this baby down to one page. Right now, there is a lot of redundancy and a lot of room to move stuff around. If I were reading your resume, I see that you have 6 years experience in your applicant summary, in your actual experience, and again in your qualifications summary. You list your degrees in your summary and again in your education section. Completely unnecessary. Instead of saying you had six years experience, spend that space discussing things that you did in those six years, being as specific as possible.

c) Use as many numbers and specifics as possible. Leave out general crap that could fit in on anyone's resume. More than half your bullet points could apply to most IT/tech support jobs. Use the bullet points to discuss your accomplishments, not your job responsibilites. Summarize the responsibilities in one quick sentence before the bullets if necessary.

d) There are minor grammatic things like keeping subject consistent in your header.

I have put together a revised version here. I know relatively little about IT, so I may have chopped out some important stuff, but hopefully it will give you an idea of what employers are looking for, and how to be efficient with your space.

I agree with previous poster. I do think the layout is well done. For alternative verbs, look below: http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/implemented?s=t

You didn't capitalize your state, Karnataka

"PS" is used as a very informal addition to a letter/email and does not belong on a resume!

The FB clone was from me working through the course called "The Odin Project". And the Facebook project is one of the last projects in the course (depending what curriculum path you're doing). Here's a link to the project description: https://www.theodinproject.com/paths/full-stack-javascript/courses/nodejs/lessons/odin-book

Personally I found it nice that it doesn't explicitly do the project for you but gives you some good steps to take and gives you projects others have done to reference.

I think your advice about getting more technical is a really solid idea. I think the specific examples you gave are really helpful in getting me started down that path as well. Thank you!

Alright I got home and here are my original thoughts:

Do you have any numbers to quantify your accomplishments? For instance you mentioned working as a promoter for a band, can you mention an increase in ticket sales or booking, etc
Rephrase your summary. Right now it sounds like you're looking to use any potential job to land a better one. Instead focus on your attributes and what you have to offer the company.
You've worked a number of different jobs so tailor your resume for the type of job you're applying for. A legal job won't care about your marketing skills and vice versa.
- Condense your summary of qualifications. Perhaps down to two rows of 3 if you decide to keep it. Right now it takes up too much room on your resume and doesn't add enough value for the space it takes up. If you decide to keep it, have it at the bottom unless you really want to highlight a few accomplishments
It's OK for the resume to be longer than 1 page but only if you're going to fully utilize the pages. You've got a lot of empty space on there that can be condensed.
Check out different resume formats, especially for new college grads and see what they have on theirs that could make yours better. Here is a link to the format of mine. Mine is very number heavy but I work in operations with very easily quantifiable accomplishments.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_muxh2a5HfZRIlPQWZQd0M6WEb5Hwx7V7oe3Po7RVd0/edit?hl=en_US

Well, it kinda does to be honest... The formatting is the first thing that sucks, I would say. Also, try to be more verbose about your notable achievements, rather than just throw 2-3 words per each task to describe it.

Also, try to make it easier to read. Be more organized, don't be afraid of using headings. It's extremely hard to follow everything, and try to be a little bit more verbose. It looks like a collection of keywords to fool CV parsing engines to me.

Also, I think nobody will kill you if you go through two pages instead of one.

My resume-fu is in no way great (on the contrary), but I've tried to take this subreddit's advices as best as I could. Now I guess I could give something back, so this is what came out.

I must say that I've been contacted not only once based on this CV.

Your content is good, but this resume format is awful (and green and gold are super ugly). I recommend you change it to a more modern looking resume format such as this https://cloudup.com/cywbVi7EHJ7
Comments:
1) remove the description of your employers. Wastes space
2) remove "as a " before your job title
3) remove "Administrative operations" and "office management..." and Ability to cooperate fluidly with professionals" lines. Get straight to the bullet points. Max 5 per job position. Choose your biggest accomplishments (not the printer, scanner, postage point) only
4) left align your employer, job position, and location. Also, combine these all to one line. It should read "JOB TITLE - EMPLOYER, RENO, NV" then right align the date
Post an updated resume after these changes.

There are multiple other resources for learning basic code that don't require paying for information, such as CodeAcademy. I have completed a couple of exercises and it is actually very easy to use and (almost) fun.

On another, less important note, you'd think someone who is writing about the importance of getting a resume noticed would proof their blog for common mistakes like "to" vs. "too".

I have a presentation on my linked in about interviewing, from both perspectives. It may be slightly helpful: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=85535919&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic

Ok, one more go. I took out all the unnecessary bullshit and now it's the bare minimum. Lay it on me. (I guess I am a masochist lol)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2b5jQehBBpBaFZQSU1fYzhUVXc/edit?usp=sharing

P.S. Thank you sooo much for all your help. I was really going on a downward spiral wondering why I wasn't getting any calls! Even if this doesn't help, this is a definite motivator!

Thanks for your brutal honesty, I needed it. Well, since this one isn't being used, how about this one? This is the one I've been sending out to companies and since I've not been getting many responses, I think there's something wrong with it:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2b5jQehBBpBd3FROFNmOEk0dVk/edit?usp=sharing

I appreciate the comments. I'll fool around with the top section and how it may look with bullet points. Here's a .doc version you can download if you'd like.

I fixed it up a little for you. I mostly made grammar, spelling, and style changes, and added suggestions in bold parentheses.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G1oEV0O7OnFeTYhrkDvG4uhPCv2yswepTzx_c97hACU/edit

I messed up the formatting a little because I was using Open Office, but I'm sure you can fix it in the final version.

Here it is.

I was in training for 2008 so I have no sales data for that time period. In 2009 I did not document my data until Q4 (dumb I know, but I was still learning a new industry and a new job). Also still need to add my Q1 for data for 2010. I left the job after Q1 in 2011 so that is all that I have posted.

I am primarily looking for feed back on the sales data and job experience i.e. how to present/emphasis it. Also under the education section should I just present my terminal degree or all of them?

I know that depending upon the job(s) I apply for I need to tailor it and cut out some things, at the present time I am planning on applying for jobs where the presentations and publications should be emphasized (medical affairs of pharma companies and or the medical device industry). That being said I am open to other possibilities.

All this info fits on 2 pages in a word document. I am not overly family with google docs and simply cut and pasted it in.

Finally thanks!

Yup, that's a great example.

My resume at the end of my undergraduate career looked like this.

I called out specific courses. My goal was to demonstrate that I attempted hard courses, could work in a team and could learn new languages quickly.

Of course, my resume was ridiculously unprofessional. It worked for me, but in hindsight, I don't think I recommend it for grown ups.

Good luck--we're rooting for you!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJQHUKBsNpTZ68JnQJfs4t7Ge5gzJiQwCt3UA1SImXQ/edit

This is a link to a mock-up I did for you. I do this for a living for kids your age and older who are trying to get into undergrad programs, internships or entry-level jobs. This is clean, professional, and simple. Keep reading for my notes as to why I did what I did with your work.

Qualifications

Here is a simple rule. If your list of "qualifications" also looks like a list of things that describes my dog, Seamus, I cut it. No offense, but while you often see a list of qualifications on the job ad, that does not mean you should fluff up your resume with descriptions like "hard worker" or "people person". Nix it.

Objective

I find objectives silly. Sometimes, for some disciplines, they are useful. When you are saying you want a job for money though, you are going to be put into the toss pile. Also, if you get an interview and they ask you why you want the job, for the love of god, don't say money. Say something about how you are passionate in the field blah blah blah.

Formatting

Italics, bold, and underline and your friends, to an extent. White space is good also, but be careful when you start wasting space. At your age your resume should be one page. Never use equal signs for dividers. Use bullet points, they are your friend. You still have to fill in your bullet points that I have left for you. Nothing more than one or two things for each job. Saying, "Increased profits by 32% in the second quarter of last year" sounds better than "I was in sales". Avoid "I" statements as they waste space. There are plenty of online samples you can look at.

Hope this helps a bit.

You need more numbers, I think.

Did you place well in the Spaghetti Bridge competition? You could use that. How many events did you put on as a student advisor? Did you get to spend a lot of money? Those would be good numbers. How many kids went to your lacrosse tournament? Worked with a small team of 10 for a lacrosse tournament for like 1000 people would have a lot more impact I think. (Or whatever those numbers actually are)

On the whole I think it looks pretty good though. This was mine my sophomore/junior year, I always like looking at other people's to see if I could pick stuff up from it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VNhnmjcKQZR-BpUN0tzzx2b2JYXWqRD22kwKIiMBHTg/edit

Here's an updated version of my resume. I incorporated some of the changes you mentioned and also added some freelance stuff I've been doing as a sole-proprietorship. It looks much cleaner now. I'd appreciate your feedback! Thanks in advance!

I would really appreciate any critique I can get. Currently getting exploited by my company getting paid intern wages unfortunately, after already interning for them for a year. I wouldn't mind it, except I have a lot of loans to pay off in addition to the commute (bus into Manhattan) alone costing me 25% of my pre-tax salary/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwZxQTOT88AVYW9waHlZVl9KQzA/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks! I have a clean URL as well. It's just https://www.linkedin.com/myfullname.

I can make the space for it, so that's not an issue.

> If your LinkedIn account is good

What would you consider a good LinkedIn account?

Rather than spend a long time typing out suggestions, I made a quick template for you. Feel free to save it to your computer, edit it, and provide us with the edit. Template

Essentially, it's important to note that you're using bullet points and brief, concise points. It is a summary of relevant work (relevant to the job to which you're applying)

Thank you so much for your responses:

My resume: https://www.scribd.com/doc/316432231/Reddit-Resume-FinanceGI

Age: 24

Short Term Career Goal: Top 20 MBA school

Long Term Career Goal: Private Equity

Concerns about my resume:

Font and Font Size
Margins
Is a community service section recommended. Is mine up to par?
Under skills, I list industry related acronyms (ie: CCA = Comparable Company Analysis) Should I write these acronyms out? I am afraid HR may not know what they mean.
Any other recommendations?

Thank you for your time. I really appreciate the help.

Hey there, I really like the idea of CareerDean.com. It looks to be an aggregate of very helpful information that can prove very useful to, say, a college student, like me.

I would appreciate it very much if you could just peruse my resume, and let me know what you think. I have some follow-up questions too, if you wouldn't mind terribly.

Thank you very much for being here today!

I appreciate you taking the time to assist us that are less than skilled at resume writing. I personally find it hard to every be pleased with my Resume and hope you might be able to give me a few tips.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_GKIPt8AVpNOXQzYUlNODd3R2c/edit?usp=sharing

I'm currently employed but always looking for that next position that will allow me to grow my skills. I'm been unsuccessful for the last 2 years to land those jobs. Not even that, out of ~50 applied jobs, I've only gotten 2 calls for additional information/interviews.

Hi I would really like your feedback: Google drive link

Im looking to move from my part time work back into full time and any advice you have would be great.

Do you have any advice on finding companies in an area to apply for? I am using google (maps and general search with city) and people I know. Are there other avenues to look for?

Hi. I am still finishing a masters in physics degree but I would like to see if I can find part-time programming or IT work during the summer and fall (I am in general headed to robotics, engineering, or programming after my degree is finished). I would be very happy with a critique. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz_OHc_lsISvQzI5OUlBSE1qOWs/edit?usp=sharing Thank you for your time!

Have been fixing up my resume lately and could use a few pointers. Got a few bites back from the few positions I applied for with it, but I feel like it isn't perfect yet.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxo1NW3Zmb3qX0tqVE42SnpsMjQ/edit?usp=sharing

Also very nice website. It looks sleek and professional.

Yeah, it's a lot more readable. With that being said you should quantify your achievements a bit better. For example, instead of "I'm good at time management" we want to see something formated like this: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140929001534-24454816-my-personal-formula-for-a-better-resume

Thanks for the links. The last one links to the Forbes interstitial page. Is this supposed to be another article?

The first link requires a sign in, so I found it posted at another page. Is this the same article?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140815210508-167401310-43-resume-tips-get-you-hired

https://www.docdroid.net/qEGztxV/reddit-docx

Also added to the main post. I have not made any edits that have been suggested yet to the anonymous version.

Hi u2:

A few suggestions and corrections:

This needs to be on one page. Two pages is fine if you fill them up, but spilling over onto the second page is not recommended.
Use right-aligned tabs instead of spaces or regular tabs to get everything to line up neatly on the dates and locations
Delete your objective. No one expects or reads these anymore.
Your skills and projects section seem to lack any organization. You could break them up by job responsibility by including them under a job description in your work experience
You need to keep your indentations consistent
You mention three years retail experience but don't have it on your resume
Put education after experience. Your education was 5+ years ago. Also, did you end up getting your degree for "Graduate Work"? you should mention it if you did
Condense your skills and projects

I put together a revised version you are welcome to use here. You can see in this version it's much more clear to see, visually and chronologically, the development of your skills and accomplishments. The format is also much cleaner :)

A few things:

You did a good job with the bullet points on the first job. Bullet points should always be accomplishments, not responsibilities. Overall, this is a fairly strong resume and the work you put into making it shows.

The formatting, however, needs some work. There is some spacing there that is not necessary which makes your resume an ugly 1.25 pages long. Like another redditor said, 1 page is fine, 2 pages is ok, but anything in between is a no-no. I've made a number of formatting changes:

Changed Software Applications to Software so everything lines up
Changed spacing to bring it all down to 1 page
Changed from spaces/tabs to right-aligned tabs to help job durations line up
Reordered education. Unless you went to a top-tier school, you should lead with your degree instead of your college. I would also recommend adding the year you got your degree in the 'XX and 'YY.
Deleted footer because page number now unnecessary.

You can find my edited version here.

Not a fan of the formatting. I'd stick to a template (e.g. this or this). Try to mimic other SWE/quant resumes.

Be consistent. Your font sizes, indentation, bolding vs underline, etc. seem to change a lot which makes your resume look unprofessional. One of the "Skills Used" underline looks like it extends too far. Use bullets instead of dashes and don't indent the 2nd line of each bullet point. Reformat your education; look at a template. Two lines with [University Name] --- [City, ST] and [Degree Name] --- [Dates enrolled] is a more standard format. Avoid parentheticals. You use them a ton and they're unprofessional. The reader of your resume doesn't need to know every detail. IMO your resume is much more text-heavy than it should be for a sophomore. For GPA just say 4.0/4.0, get rid of "(Non-curricular)", "(for demos and more information...)", etc. Rename your sections to Education, Projects, Experience, and Skills. Nobody cares about your "Qualities", these are just filler soft skills that everyone has. Show don't tell.

For the actual content: your projects are OK for a sophomore, but if you were a junior or higher I'd say these two projects are boring -- so many people have done sudoku solvers and algorithm visualizers and neither of them have any real world use.

you can look up the "jake resume" template on overleaf , it's very professional. if anything else, you can hit me up. all the best. The template lets you list all your skills/achievements very compactly

Keep in mind how eyes travel across your CV.

When you skim something, it's mostly to the top-left (North-West).

At a glance, all I saw was:

"Completed orders within specific time..." "Ensured goods were shipped..." "Developed a new way of organizing common products..." (What does this mean? Why do I care? Rather write something like: "Improved cost efficiency of inventory system", something like that. Your CV should show what you CONTRIBUTED, how you improved the company, rather than methodologically list tasks). "Managed 5 clients" (Only 5? Why write the number? "Managed key clients" IMHO is better).

hat I think you should be improving is mostly the readability of the document. Feel free to remove a lot of these entries and make room for spacing and layout.

All in all the CV seems very "generic". Use some design.

If you want a template, I received a lot of praise for this CV: https://imgur.com/R1aZV

So I hope this helps you. I strongly suggest you restructure it entirely.

The thing about Canva is that it’s not a design tool - it’s a tool for non designers to quickly create graphics from pre made templates. So if you’re applying for jobs that requires graphic design, and listing Canva as a skill, especially if you don’t list CS Suite, undermines your credibility. The other two tools are great for illustrating, but that’s not really directly related to most marketing jobs.

But I completely understand - a CC subscription is stupidly expensive. You could look into a disk of CS5 or 6 through eBay - it has (almost) all of the functionality of the CC versions at a fraction of the price.

If you need a legit free option, you can also try Gimp - it’s a really powerful opensource Bitmap photo editor (like Photoshop) and Inkscape an open source vector graphics editor (like Illustrator). Hope this helps!

An edited version of your resume sir. If you like it, please go to the Cenox Facebook Page and leave a review. Thanks!

Here is a nice template that looks like it was laid out by someone who knew what they were doing. Use it. Your cover letter, assuming that's what we're to take your OP to be comes across a little desperate. No one is going to hire you because they want to help you, they will hire you because they want you to help them. Tell them why you want to work for their company, describe the skills you have that would be valuable for the company and then list the relevant work experience to tie it all together.

Thanks a lot for the feedback. I went ahead and took a lot of your advice and some from a friend or two and have made some revisions. I'm trying to track down my school projects so that I can adjust the education section and will do that soon. I'll also be trying to print in black and white tomorrow to see if the heading will be a problem. Anyway, here's the revised copy; https://www.dropbox.com/s/34hsrjwoond3dy3/Resume2.docx

As a career advisor, I agree with some of this! However, I have a few things to add/change:

Rather than an objective statement, you may consider a summary statement. See this as an example: https://zety.com/blog/resume-summary
Once you leave undergrad, you should put your education at the bottom—unless it’s specifically a research or academic position. Your education is merely something to qualify for the job. But it doesn’t highlight what you can specifically do for the org.

Also, unless an app specifically asks for your GPA, it’s recommended to remove it entirely. You will see research positions, consulting positions, etc that do require your GPA.

The order I recommend is 1) professional summary (if you choose to have one), 2) work experience, 3) skills that you have that are mentioned in the job ad/org website, 4) projects, 5) education, and potentially 6) relevant professional orgs to which you belong/relevant volunteer experience.
Consider using stronger action verbs for each bullet. You can find action verb lists for resume through a simple Google search.
I don’t know the job description, but make sure every bullet that you have speaks to the job description (what you’ve done/can off the position). Prioritize the bullets by what the job description seems to highlight the most.
Just to reiterate with the skills section, include the skills that you have that are specifically mentioned in the job description.
Not sure if this part is blocked out, but you want to include the location for every place you did your projects/work experience.
Based on your projects, it seems like you have a lot more work experience than you include.

Best of luck!

I took a stab at fleshing this out a bit more with a teaching focus. I made a lot of stuff up, but hopefully it is helpful in thinking about how to make this a bit more compelling. Personally I don't sweat the one page thing, but even so you might be able to condense this down to one page.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wdVxFEgPC6Iy9ujs8m2rubK9YMAYiFnK_RaomEwUqoI/edit?hl=en_US

first of all thanks for taking time and replying , i really appreciate it. My resume is not 4 page long it was 3 pages google was rendering it incorrectly . I took your valuable advice and made some modifications . decreased font size, contact 1 line , removed some white spaces and got it down to 2 pages updated link attached. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B218vfRzvmCoMTJhNTRhYzktYmVhNi00YWYyLWFhYzctNzk4N2UzYTlmZDA5&hl=en_US

Update

It fits on one page when printed, but Google Docs has messed with the formatting. What do you think?

Get it to fit on one page. Format it neatly.

Break it into sections that have clear transitions. Think about how the eye is going to move down the page.

Be concise. You can trim down the big AIS section significantly.

If some skills won't fit, but may still be important, save them elsewhere. Then tailor your resume for the job you're applying to, putting in the details that are most relevant to the job.

Here's an old copy of my resume. It's not the best, some people will hate the personal statement section, but it illustrates what I mean about breaking yours into clearly defined sections. Using whitespace and consistent formatting can make your resume much better.

Also, message HRUncovered. They're amazing, and had great advice for me.

Not knowing anything about engineering I can't comment much on the contents of your resume, and to me the contents seems quite impressive. One point I can comment on is that your layout is quite uninspiring and therefore your resume looks like a wall of text, try using a resume template. I quite like the one a fellow redditor posted and have used it for mine.

Sorry I can't help more, and good luck!

Thanks for all the advice. Here's the new version.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i3IYlTeOwvFqhXA_m7E24AeExRMDDkbtBkt2rWewlHs/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CIz3tu8M

Reformatted the volunteer section a bit and added the dates.

I added the dates to education, but i'm not sure what to do here since i didn't graduate.

I also removed the skills section as most of them applied directly to the API Digital job, so i just rolled them into that.I added some metrics to the bit about stability, too. I have the data to back this up, but i don't know if i should include that or just bring it to the interview if asked about it.

Again, thanks for all the advice, it's helped a ton!

Well your resume layout is not exactly inspiring/eye catching and frankly looks messy . Take a look at this layout another redditor posted https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LGJyHlTrq-nrtj_MvtriHXyBIhVs75YIE35nLPRce2Y/edit?hl=en&pli=1

Interviews are normally given to candidates that are suitable to do the job based on their resume, so content wise your resume is probably not the thing thats letting you down. Maybe do some mock interviews with friends to practice your interview technique. However improving your resume layout/design may lead to more interviews!

https://www.scribd.com/doc/246963827/CV-reddit

Well, that's mine. I've written my intentions with it as well and my post is on the front page. Any pointers or corrections would be appreciated. Thank you!

I made it in LaTeX, and spent about 9 hours tweaking it to work the way that I wanted. You will need to learn LaTeX, but the link to the base template is: AltaCV

The content is actually really good. A few things:

You will want to move the education section closer to the top. Definitely shouldn't be last.
Don't mention your GPA. It is not good enough to provide any value and might actually hinder your resume.
Lastly and most importantly: the formatting is very poor . If possible, you should be looking to fit everything in one page. I suggest you take a look at Latex, for which templates can be found here: https://www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/cv#.WtaLs5eYOUk

Pick one you like and make it your own.

Good luck!

I'll echo /u/taloszerg, all of this seems like nothing to you, but it's not.

Were you the lead truck? Last truck? Did you have the “sir” in your truck? Did you ever do route planning/selection?

Did you promote to NCO? I know it's a bitch as a `51, but if you did – even if only while in the IRR – say so!

Also, /u/beefsupreeme's recommendation to use LaTeX is a good one. I used Overleaf.com a few times before they rebranded, it should fill your needs.

First thing I'd do is removing this first section. It's filled with subjective statements and opinions and unless you can back them up with concrete work examples, they're just empty promises. Anyone can write a paragraph like that and most of the times people simply skip over them.

Work Experience Section: limit the number of tasks to 3 most crucial/relevant to the position you're applying to.

Projects: I'm assuming this is going to be a PDF resume - if not, then this doesn't apply - instead of describing the projects, put a link to them. Let your work speak for itself. The only thing I would say about the projects is pinpointing what you did for them/what you were responsible for. (I did the design, front & back end, etc.)

Overall feel: Try introducing some visual hierarchy. Make headlines bold, subheads - regular, body text - thin. Give it some variety.

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Thanks, you can go to "File" on the top left corner and "download as" whatever format you need. I used a Google font called Roboto, you can download that here if you need it. If you have a Google account then you can save it to your account and not have to download anything.

I'm a marketing manager so hopefully I can help.

First, if you are trying to get into the marketing industry, I might suggest having a more visually appealing and designed resume. There are some great templates here

Remove periods after education lines (should read "Bachelor of Business - Marketing | December 2015)

Make sure job titles are capitalized Should read "Social Media Marketer"

Remove "duties" on descriptions. That should already be self explanatory.

Make sure your past/present tenses match up. For example, on your most recent experience line, it should read "Identified and devised strategies with school owner and management on most cost efficient way to increase class numbers and hit target demographic"

Keep all work experience under one header. Your headers should be "Education, Experience, Skills."

Remove references from resume unless a company specifically asks for them. if they do, they should be on a separate document.

Your resume should all fit onto one page.

Let me know if you want some help outside of the comments. Feel free to PM me.

In general I wish everyone used PDF to post resumes here. (At least as a copy, because Google Chrome loves to render PDF.)
Consensus on r/resumes says don't put an objective in. Instead, use a professional summary. I concur. This would be what you're calling "Specific Business Development Experience," but with less details. These details would then go into the Job details section you have later.
In job details, you should try bullets instead of paragraphs.
There are several quick word replacements that you could try. Example: Instead of listing a degree as (incomplete), put Expected May 2012 as a graduation date.

Download link for some style updates: There are 3 copies here because I don't have MS Word. There's a .doc file for MS Word, the .odt file I converted for OpenOffice (in case you want to use that, probably not though) and a PDF that shows how it's supposed to look. If the doc and PDF don't look alike, then the OpenOffice software bungled the .doc file.

I've made only minimum changes to it. You must go through the threads on /r/resumes and see what you can do for yourself, because the past 2 months have had golden advice!

It's 3 am right now (there are project meetings to be had in the morning). I think there ought to be one or two other people on this subreddit who'd be able to help you further, but once /r/resumes is done with this, you really ought to take it to the career desk at your college.

Poor man's advice: Go through some of the other resumes here. One or two people have fantastic templates. If you find one you like, drop them a PM and maybe you'll get a stripped copy of their resume as a template.

Would you look over my résumé and let me know what you think? I'm having a really hard time finding work. I know it has a lot to do with my lack of a degree and much experience in any specific field but I'd love your take.

There's quite a bit of personal info still in my résumé so I'm going to make it private again after about 36 hours. But here is a link to it: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=D0222F8EA9DAC187!2904&authkey=!AB5uMoPhIDJblGc&ithint=file%2cpdf

Okay, here's what I've got. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By_pHbIOcFPaeEZEYmRDaHNCWXM/edit?usp=sharing

Little sister should also make a resume detailing any extra curricular activities, babysitting, dog walking, honors, or basically anything to show the potential employer that she's a go-getter and that she has a good work ethic.

The phrasing in your final paragraph was very passive and hopeful. I changed it to be expectant, strong, and confident. Be sure to fill in the text that I have in parentheses with true information, but also make sure that Little Sister knows that following up is key, especially with a place like that. I imagine Little Sister will hand in her resume at the store and walk away. Who's to know if that resume will ever get a second glance from the hiring manager? But if Little Sister goes back (usually between 8-5 is a good guess as to when the manager will be there) and asks to speak with the hiring manager, it shows that she's more serious about this job than the punks just throwing their resumes everywhere. Showing initiative is KEY, because so many others in her situation don't have it. It will help her stand out, and it could be the defining factor in her getting the job.

When she goes into the store, make sure she has every ounce of her courage revved and ready to go. Confidence makes a HUGE difference, not only in how she will be perceived, but also in how she will present herself. This Ted Talk would be a great 21 minute investment for her. http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html

Little Sis, you got this. You've got guts and gumption and a will to work. Put forth your most polished and composed energy while letting that friendly personality and beautiful smile shine through. Can't wait to hear good news!

a guy from engineyard came in to talk to our major and said something pretty notable: your resume should tell a story. When anyone looks at it, they should be both impressed by the sound of what you did and also want to know more about it because what you've done before getting in front of them or being on the phone with them should be intriguing. Im sure i can write hello world in 100 different languages, but that means little if i can't properly tell why i did it and what resources i used to do it.

Take a look here: https://zety.com/blog/resume-templates-word

You can make a kind of side bar that can contain some info like education and personal details. Some people say not to use these templates but I don't know why. I thi k they look great and can be customised nicely.

Your template is a little too minamalist. It's looks very simple and empty, which is the opposite of how you want to present yourself. Take a look at templates here. These are a bit more professional and will help your resume look better
For your summary it is a bit too broad and doesn't give enough information. You're a 10-year professional. Ok, but in what? Be specific for what field/industry. Don't list the lows and highs of positions you've held. Simply list the skills/tools/industries that you are proficient in. Here's a good resource on how to write an effective resume summary
Your skills section should be near the top of your resume, not at the bottom where it could get lost
Provide context for your certification. What year did you get them? What are there, i.e. define them in 1 line?
For your degree make sure you write it out fully, i.e. Bachelor of Science, Business Management
List the degree you attempted at Louisiana Tech. "3-Year Study" looks awkward
You have far too many attributes. Instead of listing them try to work them into your summary but only choose a handful
Where's your work experience? You should have a section with subpoints with each of the jobs you had. I.e. Job Title - Company - Time Period Worked - Information about what you did there (if you need reference on how to do this section look up resume templates)

The CV looks good, but the content lets it down.

If you want work in the digital media space, you should probably only put your relevant work experience there, i.e. delete container unloader / pizza delivery jobs, or at least demote them to a one liner. If you don't have any relevant experience, i'd like to see some more projects / extra curricular stuff that would speak to your passion and the roles responsibilities. e.g. the experience you mention in your cover letters, with Wordpress and Twitter.

Use the Hemingway app (http://www.hemingwayapp.com/) to help clean up the language in both CV and cover letters (e.g. passive voice, long and unwieldy sentences). Also I'd drop all the references to online game playing in your cover letter. It may be slightly relevant, but not sure how any hiring manager may reflect on it.

For very short term need you can also try a temp work agency, try nextdoor.com and offer dog walking, house sitting; register yourself as living in a rich neighborhood so you can offer your services to that neighborhood, go door to door offer to repaint house numbers for $20, do tutoring at uni or sites like tutor.com

Hi--

First of all, I'd use a different design. Your current one isn't horrendous. It just doesn't look very professional. I'd recommend using one similar to mine (link) or to this one.
Include your address in the contact info at the top.
B.A. History; B.A. Political Science
List university organizations/programs in which you were involved below "B.A." as such "[* Varsity Football; Jane Microfinance Club; Admissions Office]. Either remove the tour guide thing altogether or put it under "Experience".
Abbreviate month names to three letters (e.g. June -> Jun; September -> Sep)
"Drafted and edited documents & publications"; how many documents did you draft/edit? Include specific numbers/stats. Were any of your docs published? How many? Where?
Bulletpoint 2: "...petition deliveries; Provided logical support."
Remove periods from the ends of lines.
College Library:
-"Reference Desk Supervisor"
-"in-person"
-"Reference Desk Worker"
-"...Library Name; Answered phones & emails and responded to online chat requests."
Marketing Company
-"biannual"
-"...customers; Tracked results..."
-Separate different sentences in the bulletpoints w/ semicolons
Technical Skills
-Remove the Google and Microsoft bulletpoints. It is assumed that applicants understand how to use them.

Thanks a lot. I'll do what I can to keep it to one page. Here is the most current revision

I haven't put periods at the end of the sentences but should I put them in or does a resume not require this?

As for the counseling part of the resume, should expand on that as well. I ask because I'm trying to keep it to a single page but I also don't want to leave out any information that might be beneficial.

Thanks again.

Here is a quick resume mock-up I did for another thread: https://www.docdroid.net/8YhnC6S/sampleresume.pdf.html. Formatting is pretty meh, but it gives the general idea of what I would try to accomplish in a resume. The Experience section is key.

I think what you need to do is look up CVs from your professors, peers, etc., and copy the good parts. They will be available online.

I think the formatting is fine. I would make the font black rather than red, unless that's just for demonstrating.

Maybe consider looking at some LaTeX CV templates (of course, pick the tasteful ones--there's alot of hideous stuff there, too). This looks a little more professional than using a word processor, but it takes some learning, too.

Use this template:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LGJyHlTrq-nrtj_MvtriHXyBIhVs75YIE35nLPRce2Y/edit?hl=en&pli=1

It should get you started.

For each job you had, start just writing a basic paragraph about what you did. Find the 3-4 best duties you did at each, and write one sentence about them. Now trim that sentence down with the verb first.

Let me know what you think of v .09 of my resume =)

Thanks so much for the feedback

resume

Thanks for looking. I've updated my resume taking your suggestions into account. I eliminated the jobs not relevant to the work I'm looking for and included a profile (it may be a bit verbose, but I think it's easier to cut things out as opposed to adding them) Link is below. It took me a while because I created this resume in Adobe InDesign, which is very tempermental with its editing. Tell me what you think and thanks again!

resume

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LGJyHlTrq-nrtj_MvtriHXyBIhVs75YIE35nLPRce2Y/edit?hl=en&pli=1#

use this template. If you want my opinion, i didn't even read your resume. it looks so plain and not interesting at all..

How about this: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BzSC9ijq9X9AZDYyOTY5NWUtYzc3NS00ZDA1LWJlN2UtNzFlNjQ4NTlkZDBm&hl=en&authkey=CKCF4uUP

Is that how the branding statement is supposed to be located? Or should it have some sort of heading? or a different font? A quick google turns up plenty of people talking about them and not much in the way of how to lay them out.

I was a bit iffy about those skills already, so I'm happy to drop them. I changed the jobs to be a bit more achievement focused, but didn't really cover the skills that were removed. I am a bit limited if I try to keep it to one page (which, now that I have done it, I agree does look better).

I was also a bit undecided about the fish and chip shop, if I hadn't been managing then I wouldn't have had that there in the first place, anyway, gone now.

I know everyone says not to provide references until they ask, but my current employer already knows I am leaving. I really don't have any problem with them contacting my references if that is what they want to do.

Thanks for your help.

Edit: I just noticed the "level of high" rather than "high level of" typo, so ignore that. Also, I think that is a sign that it is time for me to sleep. Thanks again.

Hey, looks good!

BUT, the organization/format could use a little tidying up. Try to adopt your content into this format. It's the Kellogg School of Management format, and it's really neat. It's the same advice another Redditor gave me, and it really organized my resume!

I'm not sure about keeping your high school in your resume. A lot of people on r/resumes recommended I take it off from mine because a university education implies graduation from high school.

Anyways, that's all I have to give. Good luck with your job application!!!

Look at this resume template

Start there. Try to make yours look similar to that. Use that font type and size. You're resume has a lot of information but the organization is not very good. Employers are not going to spend the extra 5 minutes to make sense of what they are looking at.

It is very hard to scan your resume. Once you adapt your resume to the format above, ask a friend to proofread it. Better yet, upload it over to r/proofreading.

Make sure to double, even triple, no, QUADRUPLE proofread it. Spelling and grammar errors are very embarrassing and should be NONEXISTENT in a resume.

tl;dr Content has some spelling/grammatical errors. Organization needs to be change. Then you have a tip top resume!

don't know how I keep getting the wrong url in there, could you give this a shot: resume

Thanks, good advice. I played around with my accomplishment statements a little and the bolding. Here's where I'm at now: https://www.dropbox.com/s/essdwun4sk8mdtt/Resume-JohnDoe11.pdf

Thank you so much for being so helpful! :)

I do see your point. I'd like to keep the accomplishment statements bolded as they are because I believe that being an "expert and leader" and updating my knowledge and skills are important. But I definitely like how the resume looks without having too many different types of things bolded, and instead I could use other formatting options to make those things noticeable, such as larger font and underlining.

Here is my current rendition of my resume which only has bolding in the accomplishment statements, but highlights other important information in other ways https://www.dropbox.com/s/ttnc43pcrxtl40h/Resume-JohnDoe9.pdf

Wow, I always wondered how to do that, I was using tables before which was kind of annoying and I bet not great for the software reader. Thanks!

Updated again with your new recommendations: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4fuu1xpg8x1en2d/Resume-JohnDoe7.pdf

Thanks a lot for your help so far :) Is there anything else that jumps out at you? Any recommended sections I don't have?

Thanks for the input!

At first I debated because I knew I put a few of those things in there for a reason, but I can see what you're saying and that they are unnecessary.

Here's my updated John Doe resume with your modifications. :)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/djefyuparxw0uza/Resume-JohnDoe6.pdf

Someone said I shouldn't end bullet points with periods. I think it looks weird not doing that since many of them have punctuation like commas. Thoughts?
Also, I unbolded some unimportant things, but it looks barren. Should I bold parts of my bullet points to grab attention and allow "guided skimming"?
Should I do something (and what) about my 1 year employment gap? And 10 year education gap?

Updated resumes:

Here is an update without bolding bullet points:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gr1b1nn0p79xemx/Resume-JohnDoe2A.pdf

Here is an update with bolding in bullet points:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pjtwurrofkba0lx/Resume-JohnDoe2B.pdf

Thoughts?

Hi, I'd appreciate if you take a look at my resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzTvFxOA8uLRc3JoY2w1aE5OUDQ/edit?usp=sharing It's a draft, Im pursuing my passion in crime analyst, just didnt had a chance before to do it. Therefore, my prior experience is not direct job related experience, but i have a lot of transferable skills. Cover letter will be added soon

Hi, I'm not sure if you're still doing this and I know I'm sort of late. But just in case you are, would it be possible to take a look at my Resume ? I'm looking to get into an internship position, or a graduate position at an engineering company/job. Thank you !

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Hc9KsOuQ9WcGZqa0lBWVJFSWM/edit?usp=sharing

So, my last resume I posted a few days ago can be found here - it was two pages and had a stock font and too many bullet points.

I brought it down to one page, simplified by bullets to 3-4, changed the format that I listed my jobs in, and changed fonts to one recommended in /r/typography.

If you think anything (or everything! :) ) is horrible or could use improvement, please let me know and Ill absolutely use your suggestion. Thanks so much.

Thanks! So, I have a hard time lessening the information, but gave it a go based off of your suggestions I got it down to a page, removed the bullet points and removed extra information. It's really hard to describe a job in two sentences, but I tried to keep everything to 3 or less lines of text so that it wouldnt be overwhelming. What do you think?

I got inspired and combined an old resume with the new one. Here is the 2 page Frankenstein-style ALL ABOUT ME resume!

WordVoodoo's Too-Much-Info 2-Page Resume

Hi Jeremy,

Thanks for doing this, I'm definitely going to look into your other services and pass them on my friends!

I'm wondering if you'd be able to take a look at my resume? I'm mainly focusing on (technical)writing/editing positions. I posted it in your x-post to /r/jobs.

Thanks!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzgI4L7IbF4VU2pjNEliRC1oclU/edit?usp=sharing

http://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/comments/2bsuyn/jeremy_with_executive_drafts_is_here_to_critique/cj8usl2

I'm employed at the moment but it is on contract so I'm trying to keep my resume up to date. My position is contingent on some pretty dodgy funding so who knows if I'll get renewed :(

This is the latest iteration of my résumé and I know it's got problems.

Also I have some questions about it:

1) I just started at the new job and my responsibilities ending up shifting pretty dramatically in the second week I was there when they, uh, 'restructured the department'. I'm cool with it because the work is interesting and lets me expand my repertoire of skills but, flipside, it doesn't reflect the job title at all. Is that something I should be worried about?

2) Also I really don't know what to say in a summary. I really don't like writing them so I often skip them. I feel like that's just doing me a disservice though. They just feel so douchey when I try to write them. The one I have thus far is:

Emerging Museum Professional with experience in: collections management, exhibitions, curation, digitization, interpretation, and community outreach. Background in Art History and Anthropology.

But I KNOW it's pretty ratchet. Help me?

3) Should I forgo the final entry in volunteer since it was in 2010? I know I should start editing out older resume material but I wasn't sure how old is too old and what's acceptable to keep.

4) I wanted to use a different font for the headers but I'm reconsidering now.

5) Is it acceptable to lead with education or should I move them down?

I will say you might have to forgive the length. 2 pages is not atypical in Canada or in the museum field particularly.

*ninjaedit. I know there's extra space at the top of pg 2. It's unintentional. I deleted a point off the top job and forgot to take up the space. I've dealt with it since uploading.

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