Sample Technical Resume for a Multimedia Developer - Critique
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Sample Resume Critique
Dear Alissa,
Given your technical skills, I chose an "IT" format for your resume.
The Information Technology format organizes your technical expertise
at the top of the resume, so that hiring managers can readily see
your skills.
Additionally, the placement of your name flush left with your
contact information flush right gives the document a modern look,
as does the use of Arial type.
I began the body of your resume with a brief qualifications section
in which I emphasized your work in producing interactive training
CDs and your jobs as a Flash Developer & Graphic Designer.
I ended this section with a reference to your Mass Communication
degree.
Next, I listed your many computer skills. I did choose to exclude
the "Last Used" column since Avid Media Composer and Quark 4.0
were the only listings that weren't current.
Rather than listing your accomplishments in the Professional Experience
section, I chose to pull them out and present them under their
own tag. In each instance, I added the company name where these
achievements occurred.
Next, I listed your jobs and their descriptions in the Professional
Experience section. Because your titles were most impressive, I
led with them rather than with the company name and listed Learn
Well as your most recent position.
There are two reasons for this. Although you've been employed
by DHL since October as a package handler, this position does little
to enhance an IT resume. Besides, your position as a Multimedia
Developer is recent enough to list it first.
Secondly, I did not say you were self-employed. Rather, I listed
Learn Well as your employer (after all, the work you did was for
them and they paid you for it), and then added in parentheses "Contract
Position." This clearly explains your position with that company.
I began each bullet of this and the accomplishments section with
the strongest action verbs possible, while also condensing or rewriting
the text for conciseness and maximum impact.
For example, you wrote:
"In charge of creating graphics for CD based multimedia projects.
Graphics include backgrounds, interfaces/menus, and graphic content."
I rewrote this to read:
"Designed graphics for CD-based multimedia projects, including
creating backgrounds, interfaces / menus, and graphical content."
In another example, you wrote:
"Started as an entry level videographer and within 8 months became
lead (the only) graphic designer."
I rewrote that to read:
"Promoted to lead graphic designer from videographer within eight
months of joining FMG Corporation."
I ended the resume with your academic data. As with your job titles,
I chose to put your Bachelor's Degree above the school name rather
than beneath it.
All decisions to modify or delete data were in keeping with the
standards and guidelines of the Professional Association of Resume
Writers (PARW). With this resume, you now have a powerful tool
that's well-organized and aesthetically pleasing.
It was a pleasure serving you, Alissa. Good luck in all your future
endeavors.
CyberEdit Editor
Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)
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