Folks, I had an old boss call me last week telling me to get my resume together as he has a job opening at a big company. I have been at my current company for almost 10 years now (I'm in my late 30's) and have not applied for a new job since. Many parts of my resume are relevant, but some outdated. I don't even have an active Linked-in account. No es bueno.
I started out as a PC Technician, and moved onto Poject Management rolls of large software/system roll outs. I also do some server side work for several large Microsoft technologies. Of course I will tailor the resume to the job being offered. Now my questions:
1. The position is for a Senior Windows Administrator potion. I use Windows 2008/2012 sever regularly, but have no formal training and only know the basics (Disk monitoring/event monitoring/performance/some basic troubleshooting). I feel like I could call myself a Jr. Sys Admin (at best I think). Of course nowadays you need to know PowerShell. I do not at all. I mentioned this on the phone in a round-about way, but of course said I'd like to learn. I asked if there was any formal training, he said its more of on the job training (ask or Google copy and past learning). The posting says "you will be a subject matter-expert" - which I am not. How should I overcome all of this or 'spin it' for lack of a better term?
2. I received certifications, Microsoft Certified Professional and CompTia Network+ in 2000. So these are very out of date. The MCP one is not current (was for Windows NT Workstation-I know right!) and the N+ one is somewhat still valid for the current tests, but still pretty out of date. Should I include these cert logos on the resume? I think they will ask "oh, so what was the cert for when you got it?" Would be embarrassing to mention they are 15 or so years old.
Unfortunately I have been rather insulated at my job from new technologies except for two large Microsoft technologist that are very current and in demand. However only one of these is used at the new place.
Thoughts?
I started out as a PC Technician, and moved onto Poject Management rolls of large software/system roll outs. I also do some server side work for several large Microsoft technologies. Of course I will tailor the resume to the job being offered. Now my questions:
1. The position is for a Senior Windows Administrator potion. I use Windows 2008/2012 sever regularly, but have no formal training and only know the basics (Disk monitoring/event monitoring/performance/some basic troubleshooting). I feel like I could call myself a Jr. Sys Admin (at best I think). Of course nowadays you need to know PowerShell. I do not at all. I mentioned this on the phone in a round-about way, but of course said I'd like to learn. I asked if there was any formal training, he said its more of on the job training (ask or Google copy and past learning). The posting says "you will be a subject matter-expert" - which I am not. How should I overcome all of this or 'spin it' for lack of a better term?
2. I received certifications, Microsoft Certified Professional and CompTia Network+ in 2000. So these are very out of date. The MCP one is not current (was for Windows NT Workstation-I know right!) and the N+ one is somewhat still valid for the current tests, but still pretty out of date. Should I include these cert logos on the resume? I think they will ask "oh, so what was the cert for when you got it?" Would be embarrassing to mention they are 15 or so years old.
Unfortunately I have been rather insulated at my job from new technologies except for two large Microsoft technologist that are very current and in demand. However only one of these is used at the new place.
Thoughts?
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