Creating a resume
In the IT industry, Team Leads or Project Managers often build and incorporate new team members. Before reaching the hands of a Team Lead or PM, a resume may go through several roles, such as a Recruiter and/or HR. Recruiters have a specific task to find individuals with experience in specific technologies and at a certain skill level. Senior Recruiters read resumes very quickly, highlighting only the essential skills they need for a particular job opening. Therefore, creating an effective resume is a crucial step in the IT job search. Here are some recommendations on how to make your resume informative:
Create Your Resume Independently:
It’s important to create your resume independently to better structure your thoughts and understand the project or position you are seeking.
Structure Your Sections:
Divide your resume into key sections: Contacts, Objective, Skills, Work Experience (including projects), Education, Courses, and Certifications. This helps employers quickly assess your profile.
Contacts: Provide multiple convenient ways to contact you, typically a phone registered on Telegram/WhatsApp + email. Include a link to your LinkedIn profile and add links to your portfolio.
Add an Objective:
Clearly state your objective at the beginning of the resume so that the employer immediately understands the position you are seeking.
Highlight Key Skills:
Place your Key Skills at the beginning of the skills list to emphasize them.
Specify Relevant Experience:
Arrange work experience in descending order of relevance. The most recent experience should be at the top.
If Your Main Experience is Freelancing:
Include freelancing projects in your work experience, specifying the project’s name instead of the company name. Describe your role and indicate your involvement in such projects (part-time or full-time).
Provide Dates:
Always include dates of completion for education, and the start and end dates for projects. This adds specificity to your resume.
Create a LinkedIn Profile:
Build a strong LinkedIn profile and make it similar to your resume. This helps employers gain a more complete understanding of you.
Limit Employment Gaps:
If you have had extended breaks in professional activity, be prepared to discuss the reasons in an interview.
Limit the Size:
Try to fit everything into one or two pages maximum. Conciseness and clarity are valuable in a resume. Save your resume in PDF format. Pay attention to the file size; if you include a photo, ensure it’s not too large. A file size of 200-300 KB is ideal.
Resume Formatting:
Use standard fonts and avoid handwritten or decorative fonts. Stick to one style and one font, changing only the size, italicizing, or bolding as needed.
Here is an example of a minimally styled resume >>
See you at the interviews!