Help me critique this IT resume....

[5LiterMustang]

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

To have a positive impact towards the growth of a quality oriented operation by applying my education and experience in a computer related field.


EXPERIENCE:

Cessna Aircraft Co., Independence, KS 7/97 - Present

Programmer/Analyst

Support all aspects of the I.S. department including:
? Project lead on implementing a Single Engine extranet to provide company information to our outside sales affiliates
? Setup and administer local Intranet Server for Single Engine using I.I.S on a NT 4.0 server
? Develop web based programs to access legacy systems using DB2 and Perl scripts
? Primary support for Remote Access using WorldCom PAL and AT&T Global Dialer
? Primary support for local file server using Microsoft NT
? Perform ?Help Desk? functions including support for remote users and on site personnel
? Setup, customize, and upgrade company computers
? Formal training including: Microsoft Access, HTML, Dream Weaver, Homesite, PERL,
PHP also familiar with using Java Scripts and Applets


WedTech USA Inc., Dewey, OK 5/94 - 7/97

Operations Coordinator

? Installed company computers and network using DEC Pathworks
* Setup and maintained all company computers including repair and purchase of hardware and software
* Experienced in using Microsoft Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Excel, Access, Word, Word Perfect, Lotus
* Coordinate purchasing, receipt and inspection of raw materials
* Setup material inventory control processes
* Schedule both repetitive production and make-to-order R&D requirements
* Resolve resource and demand conflicts internally and between Canadian plants
* Arranged domestic and international shipping of final product
* Coordinated office activities
* Supervised production and clerical employees

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EDUCATION:

Langston University / University Center at Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
BS in Computer Science / Management Information Systems Option, May 1994
Dean's Honor Roll

Rogers State College, Bartlesville, OK
General Education and Computer Science courses
Dean's List among American College Students

Northwest Community College, Powell, WY
General Education courses

 

[dullard]

Remarkably, this is one of the few resumes submitted here without dozens of flaws. All I can do is nitpick.

1) Your objective needs work. I really hope your carreer objective isn't to bend over and let yourself be manhandled by a company. Instead, your carreer objective might be more personal. For example, you might hope to achieve management position within 5 years. Make it personal to you and personal to the specific company you are applying for.

2) I bet it was just a conversion to fit Anandtech, but your bullets are not consistent.

3) I might consider reordering your bullets. For example, I would think that supervision of production and employees is an important experience, one that few applicants will have. In contrast, all applicants know how to use Word. So why bury the supervision and highlight Word?

4) Can you jazz it up at all? As it is, the whole thing is boring. Fixing the objective would certainly help. As would individual awards or honors if you have them. Dean's list is not individual nor will it make you stand out. But if you got Professor XYZ's award for outstanding skills in class ABC, that is an interesting and individual thing to put in the resume.

 

[zoiks]

Here's one really good tip that works for me.
When you apply for a job, tailor your resume based on the requirements in the ad. This increases your chances of securing a good position.
Using Perl, if you did dabble in Regexps then put that down too.

 

[5LiterMustang]

Thanks guys keep the replies coming...this isn't mine, its my mother in laws. I'm in a good tech job right now, but she's gotta have something change she's doing all the IT work and not getting paid what she's worth.