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Technical Résumés 
Back to Grade School 
Stephan Kemper 
ViaSat, Inc.
What’s in a name? 
• Would a résumé by any other name smell 
as sweet? 
• What is its purpose? 
• How can you make yours stand out? 
• How can you ensure yours will be 
ignored?
Résumés 101 
• One page for undergrads 
• Make the basics easy to find 
• Use key words so it’s easily searchable 
• Stick to strong verbs 
• Show your passions 
• Forget course numbers 
• Don’t talk about high school
Order of Operations 
• Personal info 
– Name, email at a minimum 
– Twitter, GitHub, BitBucket, website 
• Education 
• Major technical skills 
• Detailed job or internship history 
• Activities and additional experience 
• Secondary skills (e.g. foreign languages)
Résumés are like old homework 
blog.alecsatin.com/.../
Use Your Vocab Words 
• Use keywords in the text 
• Average time to scan a résumé about 
6.25s 
• Automation and search make it harder for 
you 
• List standard tools, languages, industry 
buzzwords 
• Choose the latest technology you know 
• Clues in corporate job descriptions
Ace the Spelling Bee 
Most recruiters immediately throw away 
résumés with spelling errors. 
• Lack attention to detail 
• Didn’t bother to get help
Focus on Results 
• Experience - this is crucial! 
– Internship 
– Team project 
– Research position 
– Hobby 
• Concrete numbers 
– “I created an SQL query that found $8,000 
worth of mistakes in a month.”
Extra-Curricular Activities 
• Initiative 
– “I taught myself ___ because I wanted to 
_____.” 
• Passion 
– Building a robot in your basement 
– Setting up your church’s website
Your Report Card 
• Always include GPA 
• Separate major and overall (companies 
want both) 
“What do I do if my GPA is low?”
The GPA Doghouse 
• Focus on your major GPA 
• Give partial GPA to show improvement 
• Use a cover letter 
– Show how your qualifications match up 
– Highlight your communication skills 
• Leverage face time with employers 
• Look and act the part at events and 
interviews
Your Permanent Record 
• Have a list of 3–5 references separate from your 
résumé 
• Positive things to say about your work or academic 
performance 
• Use quotations from your performance reviews! 
• Include the following details: 
– Name 
– Title 
– Address 
– Phone number 
– Email address 
– Relationship to you 
• Most importantly: ASK THEM FIRST!
Stephan.Kemper@viasat.com 
DEMO TIME

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Technical résumés

  • 1. Technical Résumés Back to Grade School Stephan Kemper ViaSat, Inc.
  • 2. What’s in a name? • Would a résumé by any other name smell as sweet? • What is its purpose? • How can you make yours stand out? • How can you ensure yours will be ignored?
  • 3. Résumés 101 • One page for undergrads • Make the basics easy to find • Use key words so it’s easily searchable • Stick to strong verbs • Show your passions • Forget course numbers • Don’t talk about high school
  • 4. Order of Operations • Personal info – Name, email at a minimum – Twitter, GitHub, BitBucket, website • Education • Major technical skills • Detailed job or internship history • Activities and additional experience • Secondary skills (e.g. foreign languages)
  • 5. Résumés are like old homework blog.alecsatin.com/.../
  • 6. Use Your Vocab Words • Use keywords in the text • Average time to scan a résumé about 6.25s • Automation and search make it harder for you • List standard tools, languages, industry buzzwords • Choose the latest technology you know • Clues in corporate job descriptions
  • 7. Ace the Spelling Bee Most recruiters immediately throw away résumés with spelling errors. • Lack attention to detail • Didn’t bother to get help
  • 8. Focus on Results • Experience - this is crucial! – Internship – Team project – Research position – Hobby • Concrete numbers – “I created an SQL query that found $8,000 worth of mistakes in a month.”
  • 9. Extra-Curricular Activities • Initiative – “I taught myself ___ because I wanted to _____.” • Passion – Building a robot in your basement – Setting up your church’s website
  • 10. Your Report Card • Always include GPA • Separate major and overall (companies want both) “What do I do if my GPA is low?”
  • 11. The GPA Doghouse • Focus on your major GPA • Give partial GPA to show improvement • Use a cover letter – Show how your qualifications match up – Highlight your communication skills • Leverage face time with employers • Look and act the part at events and interviews
  • 12. Your Permanent Record • Have a list of 3–5 references separate from your résumé • Positive things to say about your work or academic performance • Use quotations from your performance reviews! • Include the following details: – Name – Title – Address – Phone number – Email address – Relationship to you • Most importantly: ASK THEM FIRST!

Editor's Notes

  1. To *summarize* who you are, and what you have to offer
  2. Importance, not necessarily on the page!
  3. They get thrown in a pile, and are hard to search though again