IT / Computer Information Resume Books

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RESUME WRITING TIPS FOR IT COMPUTER INFORMATION POSITIONS
When writing a resume for a high-tech position such as Computer Information, Network Administration, PC Tech Support or Systems Administrator be sure to include the full range of your technical skills. Strengthen and support your technical skills with transferable skills such as departmental coordination, project management, staff or user training experience.

Many high tech job seekers become too focused on marketing only their technical skills. Or, if they do try to market their transferable skills they don't convey how past experience matches the computer positions they they want. For example, Jon originally listed only these headings with several statements under them in his resume:

Networking
Data Base Theory
PC Support
Programming

Yet, he had gained over 8 years experience in management prior to completing this training in Computer Information Systems. His new resume not only strengthened his technical skills but also did a much better job of marketing his operations management experience. Take a look at the headings in Jon's new resume:

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
Network Administration
System Management / PC Support / User Training
Database Design / Programming

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Staff Supervision
Team Leader / Customer Service Administration
Departmental Coordination

Which set of headings presents a much broader image of Jon's skills and abilities? Which do you think will land him more interviews and higher salary offers?

Now take a moment and compare the following before and after statements from Jon's resume:

Before
Maintained a Novell 3.11 server with over 40 clients.

After
Managed 4 network stations utilizing Novell 3.11 server with over 40 clients in three different locations to support a total user base of 200 personnel.

As you can see, adding numbers and being specific strengthened the after statement shown above. By using skill headings that market the full range of your skills and by writing statements that show the depth of your experience, you can create a powerful resume that markets the best of your past experience and combines it with training and/or experience in the Information Technology field.

Below are several success stories from computer professionals who have used the strategies presented in my Computer Information booklet and in Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries. As with all testimonials, please keep in mind that your results will vary and depend on a variety of factors including your skills and the wage and labor conditions where you are seeking employment.

"In one day of the flooding the Net with my new and improved resume, I got offered $45 an hour in Atlanta, $50 an hour in Tulsa, and $60 an hour in New Jersey. The offer I took was less, but it's 1.6 miles from my home. After being on the job 10 months my employer dusted off my resume and offered me another position at a 29% pay increase! ... the money I spent on your computer resume books has easily returned a thousand fold. Smartest I ever invested!" Al White, Programmer, Software Tester

"I landed my current position as a Computer/Network Specialist which increased my salary by 10% after using these strategies. Prior to reading Regina's computer resume book, I had sent out numerous resumes and cover letters with little response. After I used her techniques, I received 3 responses within a week and several more after I landed my job. Regina's book made resume writing enjoyable and that's pretty amazing!" David Brendible, Computer/Network Specialist

Having followed your tips and cover letter formats, I have now landed the job that was at the top of my target list--in addition to having to turn several other respectable offers away! Thank you so much, once again. Now I must make a dozen phone calls to disappoint people who want me. Roger Dewsbury, Software Engineer

If you have extensive experience in Computer Information, IT, Network Administration or Programming and are seeking positions in the $20,000 to $100,000+ range, I recommend that you purchase my newest book, Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries. It includes over 2,000 skills and skill lists for 40 industries including IT / Computer Administration positions. If you're in this higher salary range, I recommend that you supplement Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries with the Computer Information resume book as it will provide you with resume examples written just for your field. To read a detailed, section by section description of this book click Proven Resumes Book in the left hand column.

If you are a recent graduate from an IT / Computer Information program and have limited experience, then I recommend that you purchase my computer resume book which is titled, 6 Easy Steps to Create Resumes and Cover Letters for Computer Information Students. This booklet works well for job seekers who wish to land positions in the $12 to $18 range.

6 Easy Steps to Create Resumes and Cover Letters for Computer Information Students opens by analyzing three sets of full-length resumes and teaching you how they were improved. It then takes you through 6 easy steps to create your resume and provides detailed step by step worksheets that guide you every step of the way.

The first step guides you in listing all of your skills and skill lists are provided for 12 of the most common career fields (this allows you to market both your technical skills and skills gained from other fields besides Computer Information). In the second step, you're then guided in determining if skill headings or job titles will market you the best.

Many job seekers have titles that are unrelated to the jobs they want. In this instance, they are better off marketing skills. Jon's example is a good illustration of this. Marketing his Operations Management experience and using the headings above promotes him much more effectively than listing early in his resume that he had worked for a Garage Door Company. Then at the bottom of his resume, Jon can list where he actually worked but in the body of his resume keep the employer focused on the top skills he has to offer.

In the third step, you're shown how to analyze want ads to identify keywords and experience employers want and are shown how to incorporate them into your resume. In the forth step, you are guided in selecting which titles and skill headings you've developed that are the best match for the ad - you then use these in your resume.

In the fifth step, you begin describing each skill heading or job title you'll use in your resume. To supplement this step you're provided with 12 Questions to help you fully describe your skills as illustrated by the last example in red above.

In the sixth step, you complete your objective, employment and education sections. Again, you're provided with worksheets for each step and examples of how to complete each section of your resume are included.

Two examples are provided that show you how to target your resume for specific positions. Targeting your resume often makes the difference between landing or not landing interviews.

You are also provided with full-length before and after cover letters and you are shown how to analyze ads to develop powerful keyword headings for your cover letter paragraphs. After the cover letter section you are provided with full-length thank you letters. The thank-you letter examples will show you how to remind the employer of your top skills and to market additional skills not mentioned in your resume or during an interview.

The last four pages of the book cover how to convert your nicely formatted resume into scannable and ASCII format.

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