| Technical resumes demand the kind of attention that | | | | to have a one page resume. |
| a full blown software development project would | | | | Recruiters search online with keywords, if you do not |
| demand. If your aim is to be noticed by managers | | | | have a specific keyword or technology listed on your |
| and land the kind of interview that you are looking | | | | resume your resume will never be found. However, |
| for then you must be precise and specific when | | | | even if you list every technology you have ever |
| writing your resume. | | | | come across, good recruiters and managers will look |
| Recruiters and HR managers go through hundreds of | | | | for experience with that technology within the body |
| resumes and undoubtedly throw out many qualified | | | | of your resume. |
| candidates simply because the candidate failed to | | | | Instead of being very specific in listing all your |
| write a solid resume. You need to assume that your | | | | technologies in the Technical Summary part before |
| resume will not fall into the hands of a qualified IT | | | | your experience, integrate it into the experience |
| manager until several different sets of eyes have | | | | showing where you actually used each particular |
| perused your resume. Not all of them will know what | | | | technology. Never assume that whoever sees your |
| you do for a living or care. | | | | resume will know where you used Perl scripts or |
| So what is the secret to a good technical resume? | | | | when you administered an Apache server. Such |
| The secret to a good technical resume lies in the | | | | assumption can cause you to be passed over my HR |
| detail. If you are fresh out of school you may not | | | | and recruiters alike. |
| have as many skills as someone with 10 years of | | | | This bit of advice can potentially be the most |
| experience, nor does your employer expect you to | | | | relevant advice for a resume I have ever given to a |
| have a long resume. However, if you do have a | | | | candidate and it's a sure way to get yourself more |
| significant amount of experience you cannot afford | | | | interviews. |