Critique my resume...

[Orsorum]

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[Gooberlx2]

A few people in various HR/hiring positions have mentioned to me that they appreciate it when work experience is listed before education.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
A few people in various HR/hiring positions have mentioned to me that they appreciate it when work experience is listed before education.

I agree... however, I've heard that for most college students whose only work to date has been part time work, it's best to list education first because that's primarily on which you're relying to get you the job. After you have a professional position or two it's appropriate to move experience to the top of the list.

 

[Orsorum]

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[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
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[Zenmervolt]

If you ask 10 people about your resume, you will get 10 different answers. If you ask 100 people, you will get 100 different answers. I have never seen two people agree on what makes a resume "perfect". Just make sure that it's accurate and that you have relevant information on it.

ZV

 

[torpid]

I don't know... if it were me, I would look at the work experience and conclude that you don't have much. The awards and grants would be more interesting to me. I like the formatting, though.

 

[shazbot]

get rid of the objective. Its just taking up space, and serves no real purpose. Its self evident that every college student is looking for a job that will apply his skills and has room for advancement.

Also move the dates of your work stuff to align at the top, instead of the middle.

And like everyone else said, go into detail about the impact you had at your job. Recruiters also love "leadership" qualities, and things like teamwork, so if you've done any group projects for school, or led any of these group projects, put it on there.

 

[nageov3t]

just a small point... have you tried increasing the margins and putting some space between the titles and the following sections? as it is, it seems really clumped up. most HR people I know like to have room on the resume to scribble notes on while their interviewing canidates.

also, I'd consider dropping your cumulative GPA. 3.3 isn't really brag-worthy. plus, since you have the GPA's for your majors listed right on top, any perspective employer who really wants to know your cumulative GPA in addition to your major GPA will either request a transcript or ask you during an interview.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: shazbot
get rid of the objective. Its just taking up space, and serves no real purpose. Its self evident that every college student is looking for a job that will apply his skills and has room for advancement.

Also move the dates of your work stuff to align at the top, instead of the middle.

And like everyone else said, go into detail about the impact you had at your job. Recruiters also love "leadership" qualities, and things like teamwork, so if you've done any group projects for school, or led any of these group projects, put it on there.

I put the objective on there because I have to for a class project. On my actual resume I don't have one.

*shrug* I realize I probably need more things on my resume to prove leadership, but group projects in class don't seem to have that strong of an impact.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: loki8481
just a small point... have you tried increasing the margins and putting some space between the titles and the following sections? as it is, it seems really clumped up. most HR people I know like to have room on the resume to scribble notes on while their interviewing canidates.

also, I'd consider dropping your cumulative GPA. 3.3 isn't really brag-worthy. plus, since you have the GPA's for your majors listed right on top, any perspective employer who really wants to know your cumulative GPA in addition to your major GPA will either request a transcript or ask you during an interview.

Good points; it's hard enough to fit on one page as it is. Might be worth it to space things out and make it flow evenly onto two pages.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
If you ask 10 people about your resume, you will get 10 different answers. If you ask 100 people, you will get 100 different answers. I have never seen two people agree on what makes a resume "perfect". Just make sure that it's accurate and that you have relevant information on it.

ZV

Heh, point. Thanks for the help.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: torpid
I don't know... if it were me, I would look at the work experience and conclude that you don't have much. The awards and grants would be more interesting to me. I like the formatting, though.

I don't. That's why I'm listing education first.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: shazbot
get rid of the objective. Its just taking up space, and serves no real purpose. Its self evident that every college student is looking for a job that will apply his skills and has room for advancement.

I agree that for most resumes, an objective is unnecessary. However, there is an exception. That exception is when the job that they are looking for doesn't match their previous work experience. Basically, you need to tell them what type of job you are looking for, if it isn't obvious from the rest of the resume. You can't guarantee that the resume will always be kept with the cover letter, so that much should be clear.

I would remove the "fluff" from the objective, though. Maybe "An entry level position in financial services or human resources".

 

[qpham11]

Like everyone says...there are no wrong or right way of writing a resume. But there are general guidelines that you should follow.

use bullets where possible (do not mix bullets and dashes) should stay consistent.

use action words like managed, enforced, etc...here's a list of action words

whitespace should be used to draw attention. I would remove the dates and awards/grants/honors on the left side. it would look less cluttered.

there should be no periods in a resume because there are no complete sentences.

just some of the tips

I would go to a website and look over the general guidelines. this should help you.

 

[Orsorum]

Yeah, I tried to fix the dashes as best as possible. Also, I'll be sure to remove the periods - something I'd be wondering about for a while.

 

[Supermercado]

Good, you put Eagle Scout back on there. You'd be absolutely insane to take that off. I'm leaving mine on my resume until the day I die. I remember a story one of my dad's friends (also an Eagle) who I've known my entire life told me one time. After he retired from active duty Air Force, he was looking for a new job and during one of his interviews, the interviewer saw that he was an Eagle Scout and decided based on that to have him come back for a second interview.

 

[Orsorum]

Try that. Is it worth it to place a "relevant coursework/skills" section on there, or at this point is it all just fluff?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: SuperCommando
Good, you put Eagle Scout back on there. You'd be absolutely insane to take that off. I'm leaving mine on my resume until the day I die. I remember a story one of my dad's friends (also an Eagle) who I've known my entire life told me one time. After he retired from active duty Air Force, he was looking for a new job and during one of his interviews, the interviewer saw that he was an Eagle Scout and decided based on that to have him come back for a second interview.

It's odd, I guess I feel as though I should be placing emphasis on more recent accomplishments, like there's a time to move on from stuff from jr. high/high school; however, every person to whom I've talked seems to say that it should be put on there.

Fine balance to be struck, I guess.

 

[Supermercado]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
It's odd, I guess I feel as though I should be placing emphasis on more recent accomplishments, like there's a time to move on from stuff from jr. high/high school; however, every person to whom I've talked seems to say that it should be put on there.

Fine balance to be struck, I guess.

Agreed, it is a fine balance. I've heard a lot of people say that they're just as proud of their Eagle as they are of college degrees. I know I'm just as proud of my Eagle as I am of my degree. I think you've got a valid point, though; no sense in having things like National Honor Society on your resume if you're in the honors college at UW. There are some things, though, that I'd call more of a life accomplishment: Eagle Scout and college degrees are those types of things.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Try that. Is it worth it to place a "relevant coursework/skills" section on there, or at this point is it all just fluff?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Try that. Is it worth it to place a "relevant coursework/skills" section on there, or at this point is it all just fluff?

 

[gunblade]

When you are submitting online or for someone to scan into database, I think it is good to have it there since they may do a certain word-based search.

To have a better chance to get retrieve from database, you need to match certain word that they search for. But it all depends on the company and where you submit your resume.

That is what I heard.

 

[nageov3t]

depends what the relevant course work is.

if it's something related to the job you're applying for, go ahead and put it in. but there's no need to mention it just for the sake of mentioning it.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: loki8481
depends what the relevant course work is.

if it's something related to the job you're applying for, go ahead and put it in. but there's no need to mention it just for the sake of mentioning it.

I'm tempted to put it in there if/when I apply for a finance job (would be for the coming year only, probably), because though I have it listed, an "emphasis in finance" can mean many different things, especially with an economics curriculum, so I'd probably want to elaborate on exactly what courses I've taken. Or so I'd think.