Need help with a resume. Graduating with a CIS degree.

[FortFunFoSho]

Hey everyone!

I am touching up my resume. I have so much I want to put on it, but don't know exactly what recruiters will be looking for. I need some help.... I am a senior graduating with a CIS degree. I will be using this resume shortly at a career fair.

1. I have been told to strictly keep it to one page. What do you think of this?

2. Someone mentioned attaching a picture as a way just to stand out a little. Good Idea? Bad idea?

3. I am not sure what job I am seeking, preferably some sort of tech job where I get to travel. So I was thinking about putting a goal statement near the top with something along the lines of: Seeking an international technical consulting or sales job.... Something along that. What do you think?

4. I am unsure what to stress in my resume. One page is not a lot of room. Should I stress all of my extra curricular activities like the clubs and the offices I have held? What about contacts? Do I need to give a list of contacts?


Any and all opinions or suggestions will be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

 

[FortFunFoSho]

Bump for a good cause..

 

[Steve819]

1. Yes.
2. dear God no!
3. Objective is good - yes.
4. References are on a seperate page altogether. These are people who will recommend you, and have a good idea of what type of person you are. On your resume you want to stress your experience, your skills, your education, and your extra activities (offices you have held and awards you have recieved)

Steve

 

[FortFunFoSho]

Thank you Steve for your input!

 

[Aceshigh]

1) One page is supposedly preferable. But mine is two pages, I think sometimes there is just too much relevant information to fit on one page. I think two pages is good.

2)Yes, I think a picture would be a bad idea. It sounds like a good thing to do, but alot of employers might think its a bit unprofesional.

3)Your suggestion for an objective sounds excellent to me.

4)I would indeed list clubs and offices if they are relevant and expecially if they are tech/computer related. Also for contacts, just say available on request.

Good luck and congrats on your graduation.

 

[Jzero]

The 1-page rule is just a guideline. When I graduated, I had 5 internships + 3 years of work in my field + my education. If you feel like you have enough good stuff to fill 2 pages, just make sure you put the most important stuff first in case they don't bother to look at the 2nd page.

The picture idea sounds kinda weak.

You want to stress what you have done that will have an impact on your job. If you are applying for a job as a technical consultant, it really isn't useful to point out that you were the captain of the intramural floor hockey team.

 

[TommyVercetti]

1. I have been told to strictly keep it to one page. What do you think of this?

That is correct. Keep it to one page max.

2. Someone mentioned attaching a picture as a way just to stand out a little. Good Idea? Bad idea?

What? Never heard of it. Don't do that, you will be laughed at in the whole HR department.

3. I am not sure what job I am seeking, preferably some sort of tech job where I get to travel. So I was thinking about putting a goal statement near the top with something along the lines of: Seeking an international technical consulting or sales job.... Something along that. What do you think?

Too limiting. Right now with the economic conditions, it is better to play it safe and look for all kinds of jobs. After you have experience, maybe the company you work for might have such positions open. In other words, not a good idea. Just a basic "Looking for a full time CIS related job" will do.

4. I am unsure what to stress in my resume. One page is not a lot of room. Should I stress all of my extra curricular activities like the clubs and the offices I have held? What about contacts? Do I need to give a list of contacts?

Stress your education and employment. Extra curricular activities should only take up at most one line. Saying something like "Active in ACS, IEEE, etc" is good enough unless you were the President of the whole IEEE.

Make a seperate sheet with contacts on it. If they ask, then give it to them. No need to send it with the resume.

 

[abc]

CIS? Is this from NYC? Tough environment in NYC.

Keep to one page, no way somebody coming out of school should be hawking >1 page resume.