1. Resume Secrets
Does Your Resume
Get You The Interview?
(Let’s be sure it does!)
PMI FW Chapter
September 15, 2011

2. Overview
 Resume Objective
 Formatting Your Resume
 Contents
 Details of Your Background
 Experience
 Do’s
 Don'ts
 Summary

3. Resume Objective
 Summary should be your sale’s pitch.
Include your soft skills and highlight
accomplishments
 Tailor to each and every position and use
appropriate titles
 Describe your accomplishments using
active words versus listing tasks

4. Formatting Your Resume
 Chronological Resumes are preferred
(include specific dates)
 Have a brief summary of background and
experience – Objective is NOT necessary
 Include technical environments for each
position
 Education and additional information at
the end
 This will be ported into a database – keep
it simple
 Bullet point the top 5 – 7 accomplishments

5. Contents
 Most recent information first
 Ensure job titles are descriptive and industry
norms
 Show career progression
 Gaps – no problem! Give details for the gap
(training, family, whatever) and move on
 Length – Appropriate to years of experience.
Remember, though, this is an introduction to
your experience, not your biography.
 Use key words as often as possible to ensure you
appear at the top of searches

6. Background / Experience
 Use descriptive words, ensure you have the skills
they are seeking
 Describe your role and how you were key to
fulfilling role of the team, department, project,
etc.
 What did you day everyday
 Whatever is mentioned in summary should be
detailed in experience
 What have you done that is directly related to the
role you are seeking

7. Do’s
 Be Creative!
 Understand the job description and
address challenges they may be facing
 Be Solution – minded
 Use proper grammar
 SPELL CHECK!
 Use accurate capitalization

8. Don’ts
 No Tables, Cells
 Bold only key points – resume should be
pleasing to the eye, not SHOUTING at
prospective employers
 No contact information embedded in
headers or footers
 No Personal information, hobbies,
interests. This is a professional resume,
not a dating service

9. Summary
 Be Organized
 Be Accurate
 Follow Up!
 If you were Hiring Manager, would you want to
speak with this person?
 Get Creative