TECHNICAL RESUMES GETTING STARTED GET YOUR

TECHNICAL RESUMES

GETTING STARTED • GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT • 1. DATES OF EMPLOYMENT • A) IMPACT /ACHIEVEMENT RATHER THAN DESCRIPTION • 2. EDUCATION • A) DEGREES/CERTIFICATIONS

THINK LIKE A RECRUITER • THE AVERAGE RECRUITER ONLY SPENDS 6 -20 SECONDS REVIEWING YOUR RESUME • THE AVERAGE RECRUITER IS BETWEEN 22 -26 YEARS OLD • COMPANIES CAN RECEIVE UP TO 30, 000 RESUMES A MONTH • RECRUITERS READ LEFT TO RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM • TOO MUCH TEXT MAKES RECRUITERS SAD

HEADERS • A GOOD HEADER IS MEANT TO BE CLEAR AND PROVIDE PERTINENT CONTACT INFORMATION TO AN EMPLOYER • YOUR HEADER NEEDS TO BE LOCATED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE PAGE • HEADERS SHOULD NOT INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS OR ZIP CODE • YOU SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, CITY AND STATE, LINKEDINURL, GITHUB, AND LINK TO YOUR PORTFOLIO

EXAMPLE HEADER YETI BEAR MACYETERSON SEATTLE, WA I TEL: 206 -221 -2121 MAIL: YETIBEARMAC@GMAIL. COM I E / LINKEDIN: HTTPS: //WWW. LINKEDIN. COM/INYETIBEAR

SUMMARY • 3 TO 5 LINES THAT SUMMARIZE YOUR QUALIFICATIONS. THE REST OF YOUR RESUME NEEDS TO BACK UP THESE STATEMENTS • EXAMPLES • SELF-MOTIVATED SOFTWARE ENGINEER WITH PROVEN SUCCESS INE-COMMERCE, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, BRAND/MARKETING STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT. CURRENTLY LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO A TEAM BUILDING INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE TO DO MORE AND STRESS LESS. •

TROUBLE WRITING YOUR SUMMARY? • THINK OF IT IN 3 SECTIONS • 1) DESCRIBE YOUR PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY • TELL WHAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE • 2) FOCUS ON SOFTSKILLS • PASSIONATE, INNOVATIVE, PROBLEM SOLVING, TEAM WORK, PROCESS IMPROVEMENT… • 3) CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENT (THAT’S TRANSFERABLE) • EXAMPLE: ENHANCED EFFICIENCY, ABILITY TO SAVE ORGANIZATION MONEY OR TIME…

TECHNICAL SKILLS • AFTER YOUR SUMMARY BEFORE EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL SKILLS: LANGUAGES: C / C++, ASP, COM / DCOM, HTML, DHTML, MFC, PERL, JAVASCRIPT, VB SCRIPT PLATFORMS: WINDOWS NT / 2000 / XP, UNIX - LINUX NETWORKING: TCP / IP, WINSOCK, BERKELEY SOCKETS, HTTP, FTP, POP 3, IMAP DATABASE: RELATIONAL DATABASES, SQL SERVER 2000, RACLE ADMINISTRATION, MS O ACCESS

WEB DEVELOPMENT/TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE • INCLUDE ANY DEVELOPMENT OR IT EXPERIENCE IN THIS SECTION • CODING DOJO COUNTS AS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • INCLUDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CODING DOJO AND AT LEAST 2 PROJECTS • • •

WEB DEV/IT CONT. WEB DEVELOPER, REDSTONE INC. , APRIL 2012 PRESENT ● ACTIVELY SOUGHT TOUGH PROJECTS TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMING AND SERVICE SKILLS. ● SPECIALIZED IN MEDICAL AND LEGAL WEBSITES. ● EFFECTIVELY OVERSAW SCHEDULING OR PROJECT MILESTONES AND COORDINATED WITH CLIENTS ON ANY PROPOSED CHANGES OR CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME. ● COLLABORATED WITH CLIENTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION AND DISCUSS DESIGN OPTIONS

PROJECTS CRITTERSITTER, CRITTERSITTER. COM ● COLLABORATED IN A TEAM OF FIVE DEVELOPERS TO CREATE A FULLY FUNCTIONAL APP THAT ALLOWS THE USER TO FIND A NEARBY SITTER FOR THEIR PET. ● SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING TWILIO SMS, API, RUBY GEOCODER GEM, LOGIC FOR THE SITTER AND PET PROFILE CREATION, AND PEC TESTING. ASSISTED WITH DATABASE RS DESIGN, OWNER PROFILE CREATION, RATING, AND PROPOSAL LOGIC, DEBUGGING, AND DEPLOYMENT. COMPLETED PROJECT IN JUST 4 DAYS. TECHNOLOGIES USED: RUBY, RAILS, WEBBRICK, POSTGRESQL, SQLITE, BOOTSTRAP, HTML 5, CSS 3 GAME 2 FAME, GITHUB. COM/AFAKI/GAME_2_FAME ● SOLELY CREATED A WEB APP THAT ALLOWS USERS TO CHALLENGE EACH OTHER IN VIDEO GAMES, SET UP GAME ROOMS WHERE PLAYERS CAN WAGER BITCOINS AS BETS. TECHNOLOGIES USED: JAVASCRIPT, MONGODB, NODE. JS, PASSPORTJS, EXPRESS. JS, SOCKET. IO, BLOCK. IO API, ANGULAR JS, TWITTER BOOTSTRAP, HTML 5, CSS 3

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BESIDES A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE ROLE ENTAILED, WHAT DOES THE HIRING MANAGER ULTIMATELY WANT TO KNOW? ● YOUR TITLE ● YOUR EMPLOYER (COMPANY NAME) ○ WAS IT THROUGH A THIRD PARTY FIRM? ● THE CITY AND STATE OF THE EMPLOYER ● YOUR DATES OF EMPLOYMENT ● BE CONSISTENT WITH THIS FORMATTING. . . DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO SOMEONE THAT DOESN’T KNOW YOU?

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PAST EXPERIENCES? ● RULE OF THUMB: ○ IF THE PAST ROLE IS RELEVANT TO WHAT YOU’RE APPLYING TO, INCLUDE 2 - 4 IMPACT STATEMENTS OR BULLETS DISCUSSING IT ○ IF THE PAST ROLE IS NOT RELEVANT TO WHAT YOU’RE APPLYING TO, INCLUDE 2 OR LESS IMPACT STATEMENTS OR BULLETS DISCUSSING IT ● ● FOCUS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS/IMPACTS RATHER THAN MUNDANE TASKS INCLUDE METRICS (WHEN YOU CAN) TO SUPPORT YOUR IMPACT STATEMENTS LIST MOST RECENT FIRST, AND WORK YOUR WAY BACK IN TIME RULE OF THUMB IS TO SUPPLY THE LAST FIVE 10 YEARS -

POWER VERBS • SHOWS OFF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS • USE AT THE BEGINNING OF IMPACT STATEMENTS

• Lead a Project • • • Chaired Controlled Coordinated Executed Headed Operated Orchestrated Organized Oversaw Planned Produced Programmed Research or Analysis • • • • • Analyzed Assembled Assessed Audited Calculated Discovered Evaluated Examined Explored Forecasted Identified Interpreted Investigated Mapped Measured Qualified Quantified Surveyed Tested Tracked Supported Customers • • • Advised Advocated Arbitrated Coached Consulted Educated Fielded Informed Resolved

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SALES ASSOCIATE, PRETTY IN PINK CLOTHING, JUNE 2006 MARCH 2012 ● PROVIDED OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AVERAGING 9. 5 IN CUSTOMER SERVICE SCORES OVER THE COURSE OF SIX YEARS. ● CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED A NEW INVENTORY RECORD-SYSTEM THAT DECREASED OVERALL LOSS PREVENTION BY 20% FROM 2007 TO 2012.

IMPACT STATEMENTS • • WHAT + HOW + WHY = IMPACT • •

IMPACT STATEMENT EXAMPLES • CONTEXT - WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM OR SITUATION? • TASK - WHAT DID YOU DO? WHAT ACTION DID YOU TAKE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM? • RESULT - WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? • WORKED WITH A STRUGGLING STARTUP THAT WAS ABOUT TO CLOSE ITS DOORS; WROTE A MARKETING PLAN THAT INCREASED NEW SALES BY $200, 000

EDUCATION • •

OVERALL FORMATTING ● PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD ○ SPELLING, FORMAT, GRAMMAR ● BE CONSISTENT WITH FORMATTING AND STYLING ● DO NOT USE 2 SPACES AFTER A SENTENCE (IT AGES YOU) ● LIMIT YOUR RESUME TO JUST TWO (OR LESS) FONTS AND COLORS ● ● ● DO NOT USE NEW TIMES ROMAN (T ALSO AGES YOU) I 2 PAGES IF LESS THAN 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE KEEP IT BRIEF AND CONCISE!THE RELEVANT ITEMS SHOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE LESS NO MORE THAN RELEVANT ITEMS ● INCLUDE A FOOTER ON YOUR SECOND PAGE THAT INCLUDES YOUR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION ● DON’T HAVE A DESIGNER EYE? USE A TEMPLATE! ● HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE LOOK OVER IT AS POSSIBLE ● AS YOU GROW IN YOUR CAREER, YOUR RESUME WILL EVOLVE

COVER LETTER ● TELL THEM WHY YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THEM! ○ USE THEIR COMPANY NAME ○ CHECK OUT THEIR SITE AND DO YOUR RESEARCH FOR SPECIFICS TO MENTION ○ WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK THERE? WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE? ○ ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY THEY USE? ○ WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT THEIR CULTURE AND WHY WOULD YOU FIT IN?

COVER LETTER CONT. ● WHAT MOTIVATES YOU AS A PERSON? ○ WHAT DO YOU DO TO GET STARTED? ○ WHAT MAKES YOU TICK? ○ DO YOU WANT TO LEARN? DO YOU WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT? DO YOU WANT TO BE SURROUNDED BY CERTAIN PEOPLE? ● TELL THEM SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THAT ISN’T ON YOUR RESUME BUT IS STILL IMPORTANT ABOUT YOU. ○ DO YOU WORK WELL WITH OTHERS? ○ WERE YOU THE ONE WHO STAYED LATE AND TAUGHT EVERYONE IN YOUR COHORT WHEN THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLES? ○ ARE YOU OBSESSED WITH A CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY?

COVER LETTER FORMAT DEAR HIRING MANAGER, ● PARAGRAPH #1 WHY THEY’RE AWESOME ● PARAGRAPH #2 WHY YOU’RE AWESOME ● PARAGRAPH #3 WHY YOU FIT LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. WARM REGARDS, YETI BEAR MACYETERSON

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