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Steve Rogers
Systems Engineer“Root Cause Analyst” at Steve Rogers Independent
Consulting6/05/2011 R1
WHY?
It will mask or hide important information.
The reader will get tired of reading blah, blah, blah.
You have 12 to 15 seconds; do you feel lucky?
Think BILLBOARD; not BIOGRAPHY.
Seriously; do you really need more reasons?Okay How about because I said so. Your mother said so. Foster said he is tired of reading long boring resumes. You’re killing trees or electrons.
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
HOW? A PROCESS!
Rank every accomplishment or statement you have on a scale from 1 to 5 (5 is best) with respect to its importance to your target job or a specific job description.
Think “requirements” in terms of “must have”, “desirable”, “interesting, meaningful to you” and “not required.”
“Duties” will rank way below “accomplishments.”
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
If it is a “statement” that could apply to 50% of the people, delete it.
Example - Team Player able to get along with everyone. (as long as they do things my way.)
If it is an “accomplishment” that has no “so what” try to come up with one, or if it was ranked less than 3, delete it.
Example – Computerized entire company organizational chart.
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Pick your three or four best accomplishments, in order of importance to your target job.
Move these to the top of your resume between your statement of what makes you so great and your Work Experience.
I know it’s a little off topic right now, but it’s a good idea.
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Look for duplications – Can type 50 …, Can type 50 …, Can type 50. Each duplicate gets a reduction in rank.
Why? Because duplicates are irrelevant. Say something new.
look for “watered-down” or “weak-worded” accomplishments and statements.
Reword them so they are more powerful.
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS! • Example: Wrote a 213.5 page System Engineering
Management Plan, including the cover page, table of contents and a list of acronyms, with little or no supervision, typing at 40 words a minute, on an electronic keyboard, using an IBM M57p Ultra computer with a 15.5” widescreen and Microsoft Word version XTML 2003, with pictures pasted in from FrameMaker 8, version 9.23g, using SEMPMASTER 2003 version 2.6c/rev 16/ dated October 16, 2006, but could have also used a Mac with it’s associated software packages for SEMP authoring, for a UAV proposal, meeting the deadline established by the customer, which was difficult because of a late start on the proposal, while working in a temporary building, with no air conditioning, in Texas, and my company won a $5M contract.
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Example:
Developed a System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) for a UAV proposal which resulted in a $5M contract award
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Example:
Setup and maintained the sound and special effects systems for the Grateful Dead, ZZ Top, and the Beach Boys by repairing mikes, replacing batteries, loading and unloading vans during tour dates
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
What the “revised” accomplishment looks like:
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Delete all the items you have ranked below 3 in importance.
Save and print out a copy of your revised resume.
Look it over and re-rank, delete, revise, reword, as required. Make sure you save each revision. Repeat.
At the end, you should have a shorter and much more powerful resume.
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Your example:
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS! Examples:
Chaired several cross functional process improvement teams
Supervised five customer contact associates
Focal point for all service operations
Designer with exceptional analytical and innovative skills in all phases of software engineering unto accomplishing hard solutions like new parsers, auto SQL statement generation, rich intranet, and Internet experiences
Designed portions of IETM system with C, X-Windows/Motif and Oracle dedicated to FSX, with IBM RS6000 and HP workstations
LINKEDIN PROFILE: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mybdmov.com
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS! Examples:
Delivered expertise in procure to pay cycle best practices and process improvement recommendations for the shared services consolidation initiatives
Coordinated accounts payable functions for the shared services organization
Supervisory responsibility of support staff
Proficiency in contract negotiation and enforcement
Extensive experience conducting both monthly and annual board meetings of non-profit organizations
Selected as 1 of 12 United States Air Force Airmen of the Year
Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
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CareerDFW.com – A super website with, hot job postings, calendar of job fair locations, job hunting tips, groups, and more. http://careerdfw.org
LinkedIn – Login and create your professional network. Find former co-workers, locate target companies, make new networking connections. https://www.linkedin.com/
Texas Workforce Commission – Everything. http://www.texasworkforce.org/
