jmroberts70
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Can someone please assist me in revising my resume?
IT Professional who is talented, analytical...
You're off to a good start on the formatting. Now it is time to get "qualifying" elements on all your skills --and remove the subjective statements. The fact that you're "talented", "dedicated", or the like is of no matter to most readers. It's not anything that can be measured and pretty much is your opinion of yourself. Leave that sort of thing out. I may condone the use of phrases like "versatile" when describing someone with a background in multiple disciplines but that can easily be backed up by the rest of the resume.
Your summary statement needs to establish right away who you are and what level of experience you have. Labeling yourself an "IT Professional" is great. Now just add your level of experience and you're good. As a reader, I need to know how expensive of a hire you're going to be. If I'm looking for an entry-level Helpdesk henchman, I don't want someone with 15 years of experience (and vice-versa). So set that information out there quickly so we can all get on with our lives!!
Your skills section suffers a similar issue. You must somehow qualify each of your skills. just listing them doesn't tell me if you're the world expert or just read about it in a magazine at the airport. As a reader, I need to know either a number of years experience, or some other form of qualification. For instance, can you setup an Apache webserver or simply manage one?
Lastly, get rid of your job descriptions in your work history and use the paper space to fill out your skills section. And from what I've read, you may want to throw in an additional skill category for "Clerical" or "Organizational" to be able to mention some of the non-IT related skills such as your leadership or organizational skills.
Good luck and don't forget to share back with us how you do!