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What HR Professionals Look For in a Programmer's Resume
- byoung2 17y agoThe best way is to highlight achievements with numbers. It's especially helpful to use numbers that have business meaning. An HR person doesn't need to be a techie to understand "saved company $2 million" or "reduced hours by 70%." I good structure for these items on a resume is a mini version of the SAR (situation-action-result) technique used in personal statement writing. You describe a situation that was less than ideal, what actions you took, and the benefit to the company that resulted. For example, "Before my appointment as IT Director, Acme Co. was spending $52,000 annually on telecom expenses. After examining several alternatives, I was able to implement a VOIP solution, saving the company $37,000 per year while increasing phone system reliability."