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RESUMECRITIQUEPREPAREDFORASHISH

HiAshish,

I'vereviewedyourresumeandhavesomesuggestions,ideas,andthoughtsIthinkwillhelpmakeyour

Resumemoreeffective.

AnotebeforeIbegin:

Pleasedon'ttakeanythingImightsayaboutyourresumepersonally.

It'smyjobtotellyouhowtoturnthosewordsintoadocumentthatshowcasesyourskills,abilities,andtalentssothat

youcanlandthepositionyouwant.Alsokeepinmindthatresumewritingisnotanexactscience.

Thatdoesntmeanmyapproachistheonlycorrectwaytopreparearesumebutonlythatthisapproachandphilosophyhasworkedforclientsinthepast.

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TitleAuthor NameoftheAuthorCompany Timesjobs.comKeywords ITprojectManagementSubject ResumeCritiqueApplication MicrosoftOfficeWord

TotalEditingTime(minutes) 196

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RESUMECRITIQUE

FORMAT,CONTENT,FOCUS,ANDPRESENTATION

Youhavemarketableexperienceandbackgroundbutyourdocumentneedsattentionintheareasofcontent,format,

focus,structure,andpresentationinordertopresentthatexperienceeffectively.

Idalsoliketoseemoreemphasisonquantifiedaccomplishments.Illaddressallofthoseissuesinthiscritique.

Aswediscussed,thiscritiqueisfocusedondesigningaresumesuitableforITProjectManagementpositions.

Thekey,asyouwillsee,istokeepthatfocusprominentinyourdocument.Whenincludinganythinginyourresume,

alwaysthinkintermsof,HowcanIpresentthispieceofinformationsothatitrelateseitherdirectlyorindirectlytoIT

ProjectManagementpositions

PRESENTATION

1. Yourdocumentisalittletoolengthyandmonotonoustoread.Irecommendreworkingyourformattingtoaccommodateacompactfontsize(preferablyFranklinGothicmedium,Tahoma,orVerdana),andkeepthemain

contentsoftheresumewithin2pages

2. Visually,yourresumelooksalittleordinary.Youwantyourdocumenttobeconservativeinappearancebutmakingsomejudicioususeofvaryingfontsizes,tabs,boldface,etc.canbringyourdocumentaliveandmakeitmore

invitingtoread.

3. AresumeisaformaldocumentsoIrecommendjustifyingyourrightmargin.FONTCHOICE

4. You'vechosenArial10foryourbodytext.5. FranklinGothicMediumisthefontIprefertousefortheITresumesIwritebecauseIfeelitpresentslessofaproblem

for

the

applicant

tracking

systems

used

by

some

companies.

Tahoma

and

Verdana

are

also

good

choices.

As

Imentionedearlier,youmighttryadjustingyourformatsoyoucanmakeitmorecompactandimprovereadability.

GRAMMAR,MECHANICS,ANDSTRUCTURE

6. Allofthestatementsdescribingthedutiesandresponsibilitiesforyourcurrentpositionshouldbewritteninthepresenttense.Onlyyouraccomplishmentsinthispositionshouldbeinthepasttense.

7. Allofthestatementsforyourpreviouspositionsshouldbewritteninthepasttense.8. Yourdocumenthasanumberofmistakeswithcapitalizationsolookitovercarefully.Remembertheonlywordsthatshouldbecapitalizedarethefirstwordsinasentence,propernames,titles,andacronyms.

9.The

document

is

very

lengthy

as

you

have

included

all

the

project

details

in

the

main

resume.

In

IT

resumes

when

therearealotofprojects,itissuggestibletomentionitasAnnexureinafreshpageafterthemainresume

10.Youhaveexperienceof16yearsso,itisofutmostimportancetomentionthejobdetailsbeforeeducationaldetailsWORKEXPERIENCE

Inyourworkexperiencesection,youhavelistedeverythingwithbullets.

11. Iprefertostarteachpositionentrywithveryshortparagraph(1or2sentences)describingthecompany,followedbyabulletedlistofresponsibilities,andendingwithabulletedlistofquantifiedaccomplishments.

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12.Yourjobdescriptionshouldalwaysstartwithactionverbsandthelanguagebepreciseandthesentencessimpleandeasytounderstand

JobDescriptionhas2components:1)duties,and2)accomplishments.

Inyourcurrentsetup,youraccomplishmentsdontstandoutatall.

Ofthe

2components,

the

accomplishments

are,

by

far,

the

most

important.

These

are

the

aspects

of

your

background

thatwillmakeyoustandoutfromyourcompetition.

Byaccomplishments,Imeananythingyouvedoneforyouremployersthathas:

1.Gone"aboveandbeyond"thecallofduty:Haveyoudeliveredsuperiorperformanceonaspecialprojectorhad

sustainedperformanceoveraperiod?

2.Improvedcustomerserviceorsatisfaction:Whathaveyoudonetoimprovethewayoutsidersperceivethecompany

anditsproductsandservices?

3.Savedthecompanymoney:Haveyoudevelopedwaystotrimproductioncostsorperformcertaintasksmore

efficiently?

4.Improvedoperationsandmadethingsrunmoresmoothly:Haveyouchangedofficeoperations,improvedemployee

moralandretention,orincreasedproductivity?

Typically,you'dwanttoincludespecificquantitativeinformationwithyouraccomplishmentsand/orprojectsifyoucan

(dollarvalueofprojects,increasedrevenuesresultingfromyourefforts,etc.)Forexample:

"Successfullycompletedtheprojectwithinstipulatedtimeframeof___________months."Successfullyleadateamof5programmersona________softwaredevelopmentproject.

EDUCATION&PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

Presentyourinformationlikethis,thelastonewouldbeontop:

MASTEROFCOMPUTERMANAGEMENT(MCM),1994

PuneUniversity,ISTClass

BACHELOROFSCIENCEELECTRONICS,1992

PuneUniversity,ISTClass

COMPUTERPROFICIENCY

ERP(Oracle)/SAP/AS400onlineMaterialManagementSystem,M.S.Word,Windows,Excel,PowerPoint

CERTIFICATIONS&PROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONS

Includeyourcertificationsandmembershipshere.

TECHNICALSKILLS

Database SQLServer2000/2005/2008r2

OperatingSystem WindowsFamily

Developmenttracksystem VisualSourcesafe

ReportingTools MicrosoftSQLServerReportingServices,CrystalReport

Languages/Technologies .NETFramework1.1,2.0,3.0,3.5(VB.NET),ASP.NET,MSAjax, ADO.NET,XML,

VisualBasic6.0,PLSQL,HTML,MicrosoftDynamicsGPDexterity,VisualFoxPro6

Knowledge SharePoint2007