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The resume isn't good, but you appear to be employable. I definitely wouldn't lead off the resume with the word "Expert", unless you want to invite senior level

by fecak 12y ago

The resume isn't good, but you appear to be employable. I definitely wouldn't lead off the resume with the word "Expert", unless you want to invite senior level engineers to try and take you down a notch with some difficult interview questions. The words "expert" and "entry-level" don't belong in the same sentence. Some of the phrasing is sloppy - "start to finish" might be said better as "full lifecycle". If you got a HS degree in 2004, you don't need to tell us you had summer jobs 10+ years ago. It doesn't add to the narrative. Your professional skills section is all self-assessed things (critical thinker, team player, etc.) that add no real value. This type of fluff content takes away from the overall resume. I wouldn't send this to an employer as a resume, but I do think you would get some response to a cleaned version of this. You do appear to be someone a company would at least interview.

gr3yh47 12y ago
>I definitely wouldn't lead off the resume with the word "Expert", unless you want to invite senior level engineers to try and take you down a notch with some difficult interview questions. The words "expert" and "entry-level" don't belong in the same sentence. They can bring it on on the systems engineering side. And as for programming, I am looking for an entry level position. How would you reword this? I'll work on the other suggestions. thank you for the detailed feedback
- fecak 12y ago
  I just wouldn't mix entry-level and expert in any resume. Just that sentence alone would at least make me consider dismissing a candidate - why is an expert seeking entry-level work, and why does someone seeking entry-level work feel they are an expert? The answer to either isn't likely to be flattering to the candidate. If you are in the interview and they softball you, I'd invite them to 'bring it' live if the environment is right (are they smiling) - but on paper it comes across that you are likely overestimating the level of skills you would have. One element of interviews that we rarely speak of is the interviewer needing to establish technical credibility with the candidate. Ego is one potential element in the exchange - particularly if it's unclear which party is 'stronger' - but an interviewer might also just feel the demonstration of their own technical abilities helps (a) make them a credible interviewer and (b) make their employer appear more attractive to candidates. Bright people want to work with other bright people.
  - gr3yh47 12y ago
    An expert in one field is seeking an entry level job in another. These comments just make me feel like that sentence is misread/misunderstood. Clearly i need to change it.
    - fecak 12y ago
      We can take this offline if you'd like (my email is in my profile), but the problem is your experience sections are a mess. You've got experience with two employers listed without dates, then you go into a highlights section which starts with the fluff (self-assessed professional skills) and then gets into the programming experience.

by fecak 12y ago

gr3yh47 12y ago

>I definitely wouldn't lead off the resume with the word "Expert", unless you want to invite senior level engineers to try and take you down a notch with some difficult interview questions. The words "expert" and "entry-level" don't belong in the same sentence. They can bring it on on the systems engineering side. And as for programming, I am looking for an entry level position. How would you reword this? I'll work on the other suggestions. thank you for the detailed feedback

fecak 12y ago
I just wouldn't mix entry-level and expert in any resume. Just that sentence alone would at least make me consider dismissing a candidate - why is an expert seeking entry-level work, and why does someone seeking entry-level work feel they are an expert? The answer to either isn't likely to be flattering to the candidate. If you are in the interview and they softball you, I'd invite them to 'bring it' live if the environment is right (are they smiling) - but on paper it comes across that you are likely overestimating the level of skills you would have. One element of interviews that we rarely speak of is the interviewer needing to establish technical credibility with the candidate. Ego is one potential element in the exchange - particularly if it's unclear which party is 'stronger' - but an interviewer might also just feel the demonstration of their own technical abilities helps (a) make them a credible interviewer and (b) make their employer appear more attractive to candidates. Bright people want to work with other bright people.
- gr3yh47 12y ago
  An expert in one field is seeking an entry level job in another. These comments just make me feel like that sentence is misread/misunderstood. Clearly i need to change it.
  - fecak 12y ago
    We can take this offline if you'd like (my email is in my profile), but the problem is your experience sections are a mess. You've got experience with two employers listed without dates, then you go into a highlights section which starts with the fluff (self-assessed professional skills) and then gets into the programming experience.