Eshelmen
Supreme [H]ardness
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Right on. But as your position you have now, what experience did you have to get into your entry level position?
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LinkedIn: yes. It's been said countless times on this site that you should have and maintain a LinkedIn profile. Having a profile there isn't going to tip anyone off unless you wrote in your summary that you are actively looking for something.
Every job I've landed in another state has come from a recruiter in a state different than the job was based so no, you don't have to limit yourself to recruiters in those states.
You can research online the employers of the area you want to relocate then find their careers page on their website and apply.
I'd interview a recruiter, but there's a balance to strike.
Hello! Yeah, that tool ended up being SQL Server Integration Services.
Hello! Yeah, that tool ended up being SQL Server Integration Services.
wow... 150 users to 70 servers, really? That design sounds expensive. Quite small for "enterprise" though.Biznatch said:
wow... 150 users to 70 servers, really? That design sounds expensive. Quite small for "enterprise" though.
It reads a bit as though there's some overlap of line items saying basically the same thing. E.g. the last two lines of the most recent job are an example of that. You've got a few syntax inconsistencies you'll want to shake out. Hyper-V / HyperV. Parenthesis around some but not others of the same thing. ServiceDesk / Servicedesk. They're nit-picky but grammar nazi is the new norm.
You mention web app, load balance and clustering. Using IIS with Windows NLB? Clustered how? And to what storage? You've listed technologies that are careers themselves and may be viewed as over-stating to some. This is fine if you don't mind being called for an interview to some of those shops that like to have a couple sheep to slaughter, fulfilling their HR requirement of screening X candidates. Don't be surprised when you get steamrolled in a SQL tech Q&A and you've only done some basics. Or setting up a true enterprise multi tier SharePoint farm end to end. Or Exchange. Or Lync. Or System Center Operations Manager. Or System Center Configuration Manager. Or System Center Virtual Machine Manager. Or System Center Data Protection Manager. See where this is going? Those are all part of the suite but have you really got expert level experience in all of them? Probably not. Pick the technologies you do have expertise and do want to pursue as your "next step" and cite more descriptive examples of how you leveraged them so people don't waste your time. Dive into a little more detail to tell a better story of where you've been.
It doesn't seem like the experience listed in your resume supports this summary very well. If you add some details, maybe it will become apparent about how you're resourceful, or what your analytical skills are.Summary:
A highly analytical and resourceful Systems Administrator with over 6 years’ experience planning, configuring and troubleshooting Windows enterprise infrastructure.
It doesn't seem like the experience listed in your resume supports this summary very well. If you add some details, maybe it will become apparent about how you're resourceful, or what your analytical skills are.
I usually write resumes in past tense. For example, "Support 150 users" sounds like an imperative, as in a job description or set of orders. I does not sound like you're asserting you completed that. Each of the things you wrote should include some quantitative benefit or outcome. For "supported 150 users", can you describe up time? Ticket queue time? Satisfaction rating? Time to issue closure? Something else ... ?
I'm curious: with a CS degree, why aren't you doing software development?
Hope that helps!
Anyways, any constructive criticism will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Maintain fleet of 1300 mobile devices
Experience installing and servicing various fleet management systems such as Qualcomm, Peoplenet, and DriveCam
Write and maintain a library of installation bulletins for fleet management equipment
Assist with on call support for field technicians troubleshooting installation problems
Aid in the training of new employees
Probably Hackintosh isn't a business sought after skill. But Avaya is! You list working with Avaya in the description of tasks but omit it from your skills. Consider adjusting that.
From an HR nazi perspective, users don't have "demands", they are nice caring loving people and flowers grow where they walk. From our IT perspective they're the bane of existence and all IT jobs would be awesome if not for those annoying users. Demands are language used in hostage negotiations. So, a good compromise might be to say users have "requirements" or "specifications".
From a hiring manager perspective, I'd pass you over as an interview candidate if all my users end up going only to you. Unless of course it's just you and me in the shop then fuck 'em they can deal with you. It's super great that your likable but that doesn't warrant a resume bullet and I wouldn't want working waiting for your availability while the other slackjaws are sitting there on their hands.
"Personally built and imaged..." red flag. Immediately paints a picture of 'that takes forever'. Consider striking that and use dressier words around your imaging process that you personally decked out end to end. Include product name(s) so the reader knows what you used. That should represent you as way more productive than carefully hand crafting the finest user stations from the finest imported far eastern ingredients.
I'll stop here. The next person will surely come along and say I dunno wtf I'm saying. It's the [H]way.
Been working at the same place for a really long time now and starting a feel like I'm stagnating. Time for new resume and with any luck a fresh start at a new place.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fsp7rj9j76lhnw8/Resume 2015.11.09.doc?dl=0
Criticism is welcome.
Hi guys! I'm looking for a new challenge & more interesting (lucrative) opportunities.
I just revised my resume for: Business Development - Product Development - Business Analyst - Project Management (software / web / IT)
This is a probably the 3rd major revision from my original (8 years ago maybe?). I posted my old resume on Career Builder and got one of those resume / re-write offers. They wanted $399 and I said no way, then it was a 5 day special offer @ $299 & I said nope, then it was $199 + a LinkedIn profile / summary but I still said no. The final offer was $99 w/ the LinkedIn / summary + and a cover letter. I finally bit & I sent my resume. She returned a revised first draft & we had a phone call. I did not like how wordy she had made it & she told me it is a technique for getting hits from the automated HR resume scanners - like SEO keyword stuffing. She revised it again, I tweaked it, she re-tweaked it & I accepted it. After that, I asked the headhunter I was talking to if he would review version A & B and tell me which one he wanted me to use & he selected hers & basically told me the same thing RE: keyword scanners. I ran A & B past some friends & they all chose her verbose version.
Since then, I've added my latest job, cut some repetitive stuff, added white space around the bullet points & just tried to make it easier to read.
Anyway - your thoughts on how I can improve this - or leads on potential gigs - will be appreciated:
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I would try to cut the resume down to two pages max. You have to remember what the resume is and how it will be used. A recent survey showed most hiring managers look at a resume for less than 10 seconds. You want key words (most of which you have), in key places so they can be easily seen. The word I like to use when talking about a resume is concise. Keeping it short, sweet and to the point will help the hiring manager. Love to hear your thoughts.