Denny Boynton
“The Evolving World of Software + Services”

YES.  The market is great, but becoming a little less candidate driven than months past.  That is, employers are hiring, but are able to be more discerning in their hiring process and candidate selection because more candidates are interested.  It’s back to school time, so more parents (candidates) are able to put the focus and time in to their job search that it deserves.  Therefore, more candidates are in the market for a new job!

How can you get the edge you need regarding your resume?  Is it still standard to have a 1 to 2 page resume?  Should you include hobbies and volunteerism? 

The fact is that the 1-2 page resume is outdated.  Employers, particularly hiring managers in the technology field want to know what your responsibilities and duties at your past employers were, not just your accomplishments.  The days of “highlights” on a resume are gone!  Give them the details.  If you are a .Net Developer, say you’re a .Net / C# Developer, NOT a “Software Engineer”.  Get the specifics out on the resume, because that may determine whether you are selected for a face to face interview, where you then will be able to expound further on the specifics.  Here’s a great example.

Professional Summary

Experienced C# Developer / OO Designer with over 10+ years of total IT experience and 4+ years of full life cycle experience working with N-Tier systems using C# and ASP.NET, Web Services, WinForms, WebForms, and SQL Server databases.  Experienced with serialization, reflection, generics, and .NET 2.0 in general as well as .NET 1.0 and .NET 1.1.  Candidate has worked with C# on a daily basis for over 3 years, and is highly experienced with documenting an application design; applying object-oriented and service-oriented concepts appropriately; understands how to design application tiering, error handling, and caching.  He offers excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent ability to communicate at multiple levels including with programmers, non-technical project managers, business analysts, and customers.  Possesses proactive problem solving and analytical skills, strong organizational skills demonstrated by his ability to set priorities, has coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously, has an attention to detail.

Technical Summary:

Professional Experience:

Company Name Here                                                                                            January 04 – Present

Lead C#/.Net Developer/ Designer

As the Lead .NET Developer / Designer at COMPANY, was responsible for ensuring all application development projects are designed, developed and implemented according to established technical and business requirements.  Designed, developed, and supported automation solutions, workflow applications, and other enterprise systems, which reduced overall costs and aided in the growth of business.  Provided coaching, mentoring, and problem solving advice for application architecture and technical solution design to multiple projects.

·          Designed database models for SQL Server database systems and implemented performance improvements for existing databases.

·          Determined the overall direction of development department, overseeing new projects while ensuring existing applications had the required support.  Provided high-level support for all applications as well as serving as a liaison between the development group and the applications’ users.

·          Implemented the .NET Framework (1.0 and 1.1) from scratch in the business-to-business ecommerce development environment.

And so on….

Does your resume offer this level of detail?  Need some help? 

Michelle Adkison

Sr. Technical Recruiter

iBridge Solutions, LLC

314.872.5644 Ext. 104