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[effowe]

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Updated Resume

It's short and sucks, but I need to get my first real job. I am applying for a help desk job, so I want to show that I have some people skills (I put answer phones in there, don't know what else I can add.) I also want to show my web development experience, is putting the URL in there like I did alright?

 

[spidey07]

You have a degree in CS and you're applying for help desk job? Please set your sights higher.

 

[effowe]

Originally posted by: spidey07
You have a degree in CS and you're applying for help desk job? Please set your sights higher.

Times are tough :/ I need salary and benefits, I'll take what I can...

 

[spidey07]

In that case maybe expand the technical section more. Give more tangible/measurable results in the work experience sections. For example you've got 2.5 years with your current job, I think more than two one sentence bullet points can be made about what you have done.

 

[Mo0o]

Second bullet point of the first thing need to be corrected to "answered phones, dealth with customers" balblabla

 

[Adam8281]

Might be because all I've prepared are resumes for interviews with law firms, but I haven't seen an "objective" section on a resume. I'd consider cutting it; they know your objective is to get a job.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Second bullet point of the first thing need to be corrected to "answered phones, dealth with customers" balblabla

dealt

Also, OP, you botched the name of your alma mater, but you probably know that and are just lazy. Don't be lazy in such matters; it can and will creep into who you are.

Other than that, yes, you can be my latex salesman.

-- Art

 

[Steve]

Yeah, DePaul has a capital P.

 

[Aimster]

Objective: To get a job

Trust me. You'll get an interview

 

[effowe]

Updated Resume

Made changes, took out objective, fluffed up duties and descriptions, how we looking?

 

[spidey07]

Looking better. You could add a few sentances between the company name and bullet points describing the position and your duties. But overall you have more "meat" in there. Much improved.

I'd still like to see quantified results in some of the bullet points.

 

[Elbryn]

The split job titles office manager/head of IT and intern/IT director seems a bit odd. i'd leave the intern and office manager out of it, your descriptions dont have anything related to either so why bother? And whats the difference between head of IT and IT director in this case?

tailor your resume specifically towards the job you're looking for too. Based on whatever job you're applying for, if you've got skills that match thier keywords, put them in. focus your points on things like resolved level hardware/software support issues for end users. managed X number of computers in a workgroup. deployed XX software to users. managed software licenses. Key decision maker in software/hardware evaluations and purchasing. Liason between company and key software vendors.

ideally you can get something thats the form of
reduced IT budget by XX dollars while increasing computing productivity by X%

numbers are your friend. as long as you are not lying, you can put it on your resume. just gotta find good examples to pull from your work experience.

that said, i wouldnt target a help desk job. go for a web dev job. you've got an example site.

 

[imported_Imp]

You don't really need the 'including loading / unloading' trucks point. It shows you have some physical endurance, can carry stuff, but it's not like you need that doing IT (carting towers/monitors? anyone can).

Use some commas for education. The corporate standard my last company had was: "degree type (program), school, location, graduation date" so "BSc. (Computer Science), Depaul University, Chicago, IL, 2006". No one cares which month you graduated (maybe if you're completely fresh).