My Resume

[txrandom]

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/txrandom/resume.JPG

Anyone want to take a look at my resume and recommend any changes? Like get rid of sections, add sections, change format, etc. Thanks.

I'm going to a career fair tomorrow and the Career Center resume review wait time was over an hour.

 

[ChaoZ]

Don't think you should include your GPA. I'm not sure what you put in activities. If those are your hobbies or the like, take it out.

 

[NuclearNed]

While you were in school, did you do any internships or co-ops? If so, I would list them to help pad out your (lack of) experience. Catch 22: It is difficult for college students to get experience, but at the same time most employers don't want you if you don't have a little. Did you have any jobs during college? These can give a prospective employer at least a little reference for what type of work habits you possess.

Since you have so much of your resume blocked out, it is a little difficult to give you advice. For example, if your activities are things like "tennis club member", then you might choose to omit them because most employers don't care. Also, if your awards include things like "highest information services GPA", then you might want to emphasize them more.

 

[isekii]

how is anyone suppose to critique it when 90% of it is blocked out

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: isekii
how is anyone suppose to critique it when 90% of it is blocked out

QFT.

Good job OP.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: isekii
how is anyone suppose to critique it when 90% of it is blocked out

Ditto,

and if you are going to have a bullshit 5.something GPA at least tell the school/job what it is out of

 

[Eos]

If you want to clean up php code on my bt tracker, I can pay you and you can put in on your resume. Don't expect a ton of dough, but it will be experience.

Yes, your first job.

Seriously.

PM me if interested.

 

[txrandom]

That's why I said just tell me if I need to add or remove sections and change format.

My activites our academic clubs and service clubs. I'm really screwed when it comes to work experience. I'm a first year college student, and I've had no jobs. My GPA was 5.12x out of 5. We could take honors classes where you got 6 GPA for a 100, but overall it's a 5.0 scale.

Thanks.

 

[slayer202]

don't listen to these people. your resume is good. some experience would be nice though

 

[Gunslinger08]

I'd switch the red for a more neutral tone. Maybe a nice earthy brown or light green.

 

[rise]

looks red.

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
I'd switch the red for a more neutral tone. Maybe a nice earthy brown or light green.

Lol

 

[Pepsi90919]

um, too much red. that may not go over well with employers

 

[erub]

good luck at your first Aggie career fair..i remember that day many moons ago (ok, 4 years ). Its great experience to go talk to the recruiters, but don't expect anything your first year, unless you can really pull some magic out of a hat..most people start getting offers after their sophmore year at A&M, but get the best internships after the junior year. Make sure you do well in your classes, and get into some good study groups..you'll be fightin off the internship offers in a couple of years..also get involved with some student organizations, and become a leader!

I ended up at grad school at Georgia Tech, just started there..if you have any questions about A&M EE, I am pretty sure I can answer them..talk to Windy, she is awesome

 

[tfinch2]

I don't like that shade of red.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: slayer202
don't listen to these people. your resume is good. some experience would be nice though

How can you say it's good? He blocked most of it out. For all we know his activities are nothing more than biking and fishing.

And you're freshman in college, so employers will expect you to have useless or nonexistent work experience.

 

[dfi]

Even though 90% of your resume is covered in red, I can already tell it lacks direction and probably looks like 90% of the resumes out there. Most resumes try to be as general and as vague as possible. That looks like your resume. In my opinion, that's the absolute worst thing you can do. You need to be specific, and you need to get the point across FAST.

Imagine you had to look at 100 resumes a day. How patient do you think you would be after the first 50? What if your resume was the 51st that the HR person looked at? The person reading your resume should not have to think at all. It should be immediately obvious that you are a great candidate.

This is how you should approach your resume. Realize that employers will look at the top of your resume for about 5-10 seconds to decide if you're the right candidate for an interview. That 5-10 seconds includes trying to figure out which one of the 25 positions they have available that you are applying for. What would you say if you had only 5-10 seconds to convey all that?

What you should be saying is, "this is the position I want, this is what I can do." This can go in a summary section, and it should be at the top of your resume. It should be in bullet form, easy to read, and highlight all your strengths.

For example, you are applying to a web programming company / position. Here's what the summary might look like:

Summary:
- Entry level web programmer, seeking summer 2007 internship
- 3.7 GPA in computer science coursework
- Programming experience in PHP, Java, MySQL, HTML; proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience building website using jsp/servlets, connected to MySQL database, under MVC architecture
- Intelligent, self motivated, and hardworking

That's it. This can be read in 10 seconds, and tells them exactly what you're applying for and why they should hire you.

The next section would most likely be your current school. Remember to keep that simple. An employer looks at the summary, says "hrm, looks good, wonder what school he goes to?" Looks down, sees your school, and puts you in the interview pile.

The rest of your resume is trivial; if they liked your summary they might skim the rest. If not, your resume's already in the trash anyways. I'll leave the rest of the resume to you.

 

[masterxfob]

Originally posted by: dfi
Even though 90% of your resume is covered in red, I can already tell it lacks direction and probably looks like 90% of the resumes out there. Most resumes try to be as general and as vague as possible. That looks like your resume. In my opinion, that's the absolute worst thing you can do. You need to be specific, and you need to get the point across FAST.

Imagine you had to look at 100 resumes a day. How patient do you think you would be after the first 50? What if your resume was the 51st that the HR person looked at? The person reading your resume should not have to think at all. It should be immediately obvious that you are a great candidate.

This is how you should approach your resume. Realize that employers will look at the top of your resume for about 5-10 seconds to decide if you're the right candidate for an interview. That 5-10 seconds includes trying to figure out which one of the 25 positions they have available that you are applying for. What would you say if you had only 5-10 seconds to convey all that?

What you should be saying is, "this is the position I want, this is what I can do." This can go in a summary section, and it should be at the top of your resume. It should be in bullet form, easy to read, and highlight all your strengths.

For example, you are applying to a web programming company / position. Here's what the summary might look like:

Summary:
- Entry level web programmer, seeking summer 2007 internship
- 3.7 GPA in computer science coursework
- Programming experience in PHP, Java, MySQL, HTML; proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience building website using jsp/servlets, connected to MySQL database, under MVC architecture
- Intelligent, self motivated, and hardworking

That's it. This can be read in 10 seconds, and tells them exactly what you're applying for and why they should hire you.

The next section would most likely be your current school. Remember to keep that simple. An employer looks at the summary, says "hrm, looks good, wonder what school he goes to?" Looks down, sees your school, and puts you in the interview pile.

The rest of your resume is trivial; if they liked your summary they might skim the rest. If not, your resume's already in the trash anyways. I'll leave the rest of the resume to you.

:Q :thumbsup:

 

[BlancoNino]

Tell them you don't have any genitals. They will jump all over an employee that won't be looking at porn or sexually harassing any of the ladies.

 

[postmortemIA]

"that will lead to opportunities as a computer engineer or software engineer".

Please, take that out. It is irrelevant what you want to do in 2010. Beside, that grammar style makes me wonder if you have taken any English courses yet.

 

[Xstatic1]

i definitely agree with dfi. here are a couple of things i can suggest: 1) you probably just started school (your freshman year, right?)--approach the staff member and professors in the Engineering departments and inquire about possible internships for next summer or if they can somehow give you some leads for part-time work at some tech company now (that's if you want to do that). if no one in the Engineering departments seem to want to help (which I seriously doubt), a week before your school breaks, like during the holidays, call around the various temp agencies and see if they know of any internships or part-time employment in the computer field. 2) have you talked with/emailed anyone here on ATOT who is already a Computer Engineer? get feedback from Comp Engineers who works for a large company AND mid-size--and ask for their thoughts, like are they happy? do they regret majoring and doing the job?, etc. etc. 3) do you attend church services? there are bound to be people who work at tech companies--network now. good luck!

 

[uberman]

Not really much to go on here! I can understand your reluctance to place personel info. on the internet. All I can see are huge blocks of text blacked out, or in this case redded out. Please let me suggest the following:

Go to a library reference section and look at several of the latest books on resumes. Of course, you won't be able to check them out. Use them at the library or make copies. Redraft your resume paying attention to verbage to empasize your skills, eg., analyzed, designed, managed, etc. There are many list of these words in resume books.

Type up your resume in a program like Word. Take care to decide proper font, text size, underlining, etc. Then burn it to CD. Take it to a printing service like Office Depot or Kinkos. Print several duplicate copies on different colored paper using quality paper. Go with some goldenrod, light gray, white, etc.

BTW, I'd skip the GPA. If they want it they'll get it later.

I always go with a single page. That is a controversal topic.

Take the copies to people in that profession and have them critique them. Have a college professor do so also and don't forget the English teacher to clean up any grammatical errors. Have them write on the pages. Have them comment on which color was more attractive and/or professional.

Go back to your Word document and make the preferred changes and then return to the print services for final printing.

Good luck.

BTW, I opened up your posted resume in a picture viewing program just now. GPA is normally considered to go to 4.0, which would be straight A's. How did you come up with a GPA of 5.126?

 

[Zolty]

I would remove all those red boxes personally