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IRJ

@IRJ said in Resume:

@Dashrender said in Resume:

More like this

So he does system support

I am sure he has touched windows server before on the job

I am sure he has worked with backups, even if its just using a SaaS solution

Also if he is using VPN to connect to remote sights then he is managing the connection in a sense

Remember, he's 23. No one expects him to be like Tim Berners-Lee.

At 23, I was already 5 years and 3 IT jobs into my career

IRJ

@WrCombs said in Resume:

So Far on the new Write up:
https://i.imgur.com/C6OrrXn.png

I dont like seeing virtual machines as your first bullet point because my first question would be how are they any different than physical machines?

DustinB3403

@IRJ said in Resume:

I dont like seeing virtual machines as your first bullet point because my first question would be how are they any different than physical machines?

I might specify a chosen hypervisor technology that you use and are comfortable with. It's is a bit weird, I agree.

WrCombs

https://i.imgur.com/hrW5PQy.png

IRJ

@DustinB3403 said in Resume:

@IRJ said in Resume:

I dont like seeing virtual machines as your first bullet point because my first question would be how are they any different than physical machines?

I might specify a chosen hypervisor technology that you use and are comfortable with. It's is a bit weird, I agree.

Right. If you were a VMWare admin or AWS admin that would be relevant

DustinB3403

@WrCombs If you are saying Windows Workstation, don't list Server 2019, list your server proficiency as another bullet point.

WrCombs

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DustinB3403

It's Oracle not Orace

DustinB3403

Isn't the software Bombgar and not Bomgar, which according to their website they just changed to BeyondTrust.

WrCombs

@DustinB3403 said in Resume:

Isn't the software Bombgar and not Bomgar, which according to their website they just changed to BeyondTrust.

https://i.imgur.com/fZQvTGL.png

DustinB3403

@WrCombs yeah I was literally looking it up as I responded.

It might be worth putting it's new name there instead of the old one.

IRJ

@WrCombs said in Resume:

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I know this is annoying getting all this feedback, but here a few things that jump out at me

Under Skills - rearrange them to be in order of importance to you in finding the next job
Drop Virtualbox , this is only something you would use on a personal level never really on a business / server level
Make Windows Server bullet point. If you want to be Windows Server admin then highlight that and Active Directory as your top skills. I would honestly learn Office 365 so you can add that on there as well. It certainly wouldnt hurt to learn Azure either if you want out of the desktop role
Leave Helpdesk but move it towards the bottom. I would change Desktop Support to systems support (which could be desktops and servers and even if you arent doing servers, desktops are still systems )
Talk about network configuration with ubiquiti and Unifi equipment. You dont have to list specific products. You can say something like designed networks using Ubuquit and Unifi equipment

Thats just my critique for first section more to come

IRJ

I am going to take a swing at rewriting the whole thing for you

stand by

IRJ

Could you send me in text format @WrCombs ?

DustinB3403

@IRJ you don't have OCR technology?

scottalanmiller

@WrCombs said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs I literally just asked Dash for this. Had no idea that there was a thread.

Just Created it.

Yeah, but you did it like 15 minutes before I asked

scottalanmiller

@IRJ said in Resume:

Drop Virtualbox , this is only something you would use on a personal level never really on a business / server level

haha, deployed something to production on it this week

scottalanmiller

@WrCombs the first steps here are...

Get this paired down to only what is meaningful.
Fix all typos, make it clean.
Identify your gaps.
Go practice and learn skills to fill the gaps.
Profit

IRJ

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs the first steps here are...

Get this paired down to only what is meaningful.

Fix all typos, make it clean.

Identify your gaps.

Go practice and learn skills to fill the gaps.

Profit

Yeah definitely points 3 and 4 are huge. You need to understand Office 365, Exchange Online and some other cloud services. Not to mention Linux is completely missing.

scottalanmiller

Part of the process here is making the resume "too small" without any filler. Then instead of filler, actually fill in the gaps with real experience. This is the process that I did. I let the resume drive my learning and because I focused on what would make my resume look good, it looked great.