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How to Get the Job

Tech Resume

Your marketing tool
Your resume is your sales brochure and tells the recipient:

Who you are
What you have accomplished
Why you are a match for this position

Your resume speaks for you in your absence, so take the time to make it strong. Here are some tips:

Target your resume to the job you are applying for — don't just send the same resume out for multiple jobs. It should tell the reader that you have experience, education, and skills that fit their search.
Keep the information brief but concise. Use bullets whenever possible. Hiring managers will not wade through mounds of irrelevant verbage.
Highlight the accomplishments that match the requirements of the job you want.
Be sure to spell-check!
Have someone else (even better, more than one person) read and edit your resume.

Format
The resume length should match your experience.

One page - Just out of school or only a couple of positions

Two pages - Multiple jobs and 10+ years of experience

The typical resume has four sections:

Summary

Experience

Education

Skills

usually in this order.

However, if you have very little relevant experience and/or are just graduating from school with your A.S. in Telecommunications, you might want to lead with the education rather than the experience section.

Summary statement

Tells the reader what makes you qualified and yet different (i.e. more valuable) than other applicants; this is really your positioning statement.

Experience section

Summarizes your employment history in reverse chronological order.
Present your past jobs in terms of P A R:

(P) Problem- What types of challenges or problems did you face?
(A) Action - What action did you take to alleviate this problem?
(R) Result - What was the result? How did your employer benefit?

Include your PAR accomplishments that are most impressive - and most relevant to your new job - for each previous employer.

Education

Highlights the highest degree you've received or will be receiving plus certificates, other training programs, and relevant exams.

Skills

Detail the main skills that make you qualified for this job.

More resume advice
See our sample Telecom Tech resume to get some ideas.
Check out Monster.com's Common Resume Blunders to avoid costly mistakes.

Emailing your resume
Emailing a resume is tricky because the format can change in cyberspace. Check out How To Email Your Resume to ensure good results.

Resources

Websites

Monster.com Resume Center

Jobhuntersbible.com

Employmentspot.com

Books

Wendleton, Kate Through the Brick Wall

Wendleton, Kate Job-Search Secrets That Have Helped Thousands of Members.


Resources How to Select a Provider How to Get the Job • Tech Resume • Partner Employers • Job Links • Job Hunting 101 • Ace the Interview • Follow-up Associations			Resources - How to Get the Job - Tech Resume Your marketing tool Your resume is your sales brochure and tells the recipient: Who you are What you have accomplished Why you are a match for this position Your resume speaks for you in your absence, so take the time to make it strong. Here are some tips: Target your resume to the job you are applying for — don't just send the same resume out for multiple jobs. It should tell the reader that you have experience, education, and skills that fit their search. Keep the information brief but concise. Use bullets whenever possible. Hiring managers will not wade through mounds of irrelevant verbage. Highlight the accomplishments that match the requirements of the job you want. Be sure to spell-check! Have someone else (even better, more than one person) read and edit your resume. Format The resume length should match your experience. One page - Just out of school or only a couple of positions Two pages - Multiple jobs and 10+ years of experience The typical resume has four sections: Summary Experience Education Skills usually in this order. However, if you have very little relevant experience and/or are just graduating from school with your A.S. in Telecommunications, you might want to lead with the education rather than the experience section. Summary statement Tells the reader what makes you qualified and yet different (i.e. more valuable) than other applicants; this is really your positioning statement. Experience section Summarizes your employment history in reverse chronological order. Present your past jobs in terms of P A R: (P) Problem- What types of challenges or problems did you face? (A) Action - What action did you take to alleviate this problem? (R) Result - What was the result? How did your employer benefit? Include your PAR accomplishments that are most impressive - and most relevant to your new job - for each previous employer. Education Highlights the highest degree you've received or will be receiving plus certificates, other training programs, and relevant exams. Skills Detail the main skills that make you qualified for this job. More resume advice See our sample Telecom Tech resume to get some ideas. Check out Monster.com's Common Resume Blunders to avoid costly mistakes. Emailing your resume Emailing a resume is tricky because the format can change in cyberspace. Check out How To Email Your Resume to ensure good results. Resources Websites Monster.com Resume Center Jobhuntersbible.com Employmentspot.com Books Wendleton, Kate Through the Brick Wall Wendleton, Kate Job-Search Secrets That Have Helped Thousands of Members.