Sample Technical Resume for an Aerospace Engineer - Critique
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Sample Resume Critique
Dear Thomas,
For your resume, I used a "traditional" format that's elegant
and uncluttered and uses the Times New Roman font.
I centered and bolded your name, making it slightly larger than
the rest of the text so that it would stand out. I also made your
contact information slightly larger than your address, then placed
the phone number flush left and the email flush right so that a
hiring manager could easily locate this data.
Because of your recent graduate status, I organized the material
in this manner:
I began with a "Summary of Qualifications" in which I stated
that you were recently awarded a Master of Science in Aerospace
Engineering. I then included the information about your teaching
classical thermodynamics and researching the development of a low
NOx combustor, as your Master's thesis mentioned that subject.
I ended the paragraph by saying you have solid mathematical, finance,
and computer capabilities.
For the next section, I chose your skill sets - Numerical Mathematics,
Computational Finance, and Computer Science as these are quite
impressive and are relevant to your aerospace engineering goal.
Next, I grouped your education and honors under a separate section.
Because you were awarded both an MS and a BA from St. Louis County
University (besides taking noncredit courses there), I underscored
the University's name, then listed all of your academics beneath
it so as to avoid the redundancy of repeating the school's name
over and over. I also listed the fellowship award you received
from the University in that section.
On the second page of the resume, I listed your professional
experience.
I rewrote several of the bullets to make them more concise and
to increase their impact. For example, you wrote:
"Developed bonds and their derivatives pricing logics for an
application to the "real" market."
I rewrote this to read:
"Created pricing logics for bonds and their derivatives for application
to the real market."
In another example, you wrote:
"Developed massive computer programs implementing probabilistic
models for flow simulation."
I rewrote that to read:
"Designed complex computer programs that implemented probabilistic
models for flow simulation."
In the last section of your resume, I listed your publications
and presentations using the accepted format that bolds your name
to highlight your achievement.
The only thing I deleted from your old resume was your interest
in globalization, patent law, and your sports. Because resumes
should only contain data relevant to your job search, the other
material is best left for an interview. It's an effective way to "break
the ice" with the hiring manager.
All modifications and deletions were in keeping with the standards
and guidelines of the Professional Association of Resume Writers.
With this resume, you now have a powerful tool to use in your job
search.
Good luck, Thomas. It was a pleasure serving you.
ResumeEdge Editor
Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)
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