The two résumés presented so far cover many of the cases you’re likely to encounter when you write your résumé. You may want to see more examples of good résumés for different sorts of people to get a feel for how to write an effective résumé. The remaining portion of this appendix presents three résumés of people with different experience searching for different kinds of technical jobs, as shown in Figures A-6, A-7, and A-8. As you look at the résumés, notice what content stands out and how this helps sell the person as a potentially valuable employee.
Jenny Ramirez jenny_ramirez23@mit.edu MIT University PO BOX 4558 Cambridge, MA 02238 227-867-5309 EDUCATION: | |
9/2004–2007 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. BS, Electrical Engineering, 2007 (GPA 3.7/4.0)
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6/2006–8/2006 | E-Commerce Developer, WebWorks Corporation, Huntington Beach, CA. Implemented search feature on Fortune 500 company’s Internet storefront using ASP.NET and SQL Server. Designed sample projects, using Oracleand MS SQL Server to demonstrate performance trade-offs between |
the products to clients. Made initial contact with two companies that became clients and resulted in $80,000 in revenues. Wrote three proposals that were accepted and resulted in $200,000 in revenues. | |
6/2005–9/2005 | Web Software Developer, The Aircraft Tech., Renton, WA.
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9/2005–12/2005 | Computer Instructor, MIT Computer Science Department |
1/2005–3/2005 | Deans Tutor, MIT School of Engineering |
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Fluent in French, proficient in German |
Mike Shronsky 1814 Park Dr. #244 Albuquerque, NM 98872 352-664-8811 mikey_s227@warmmail.com Objective: Software Engineer in Web Development Work Experience: | |
5/2002–present | Warner Tractors Manufacturers, Albuquerque, NM, Software Engineer
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7/2000–4/2002 | Problems Solved, Inc., Albuquerque, NM, Programmer
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5/1998–7/2000 | Hernson and Walker Insurance Agents, Austin, TX, Systems Administrator Maintained network, ordered systems, and implemented data tracking system. |
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Education: Harcum College, Ardmore, PA, 2002, BA in management | |
Other: Fluent in Russian |
Elaine Mackenzie 22 Mt. Rogers Rd. Nashville, TN 37212 615-667-4491 macky52@yeehah.com Objective: Technology Consulting Technical Skills:
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9/02–present | Web Integrations Specialist, National Web Consulting, Inc., Nashville, TN
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8/98–9/02 | Information Systems Technology Specialist, Johnson & Warner, Systems Integration Division, Nashville, TN
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Additional Information: Fluent in Spanish and Czech Education: Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA, BA in Accounting, 1995 |