Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Technical and IT Resumes and Cover Letters

Technical and IT Resume Samples, Resume Writing Guides and Cover Letters to help you develop a professional quality resume for both Technical, Scientific and IT professionals.

The resume writing guides include strategies that are specific to the Technical and IT job sector, including tips for hands-on technical professionals and ideas for structuring the resume. The specialized technical resume is designed to help you market yourself to employers and generate more job interviews.

In the Technical and IT Resume Samples section you will find posted copies of professionally written technical resume examples and technical cover letter examples. You can use the examples to generate ideas on phrasing statements in the summary or body of the resume; using statements with power verbs; or even just learning the outline. You can also use the technical resume examples as a guideline for structuring your IT resume.

Technical IT Writing Guides

Make Everything Fit in a Technical Resume

Resumes are not designed as one size fits all. In fact, their purpose is to differentiate you from others and to grab the attention and interest of the reader. Resumes must do this while staying within generally acceptable rules for readability, language, and presentation. For technical resumes it can be a real challenge because they are often densely worded with terms and techniques, acronyms, and... [Read more]


Getting to Know You: A Resume Writer’s Imperative

There are two types of clients, those who want to participate in the resume writing process and those who want to leave all the details to the resume writer. The degree of participation can vary but without a doubt, little or no input leads to a poorly branded document. The resume may look and sound great but it won’t connect with the personality, style, and achievements of its owner. It will be... [Read more]


Technical IT Resume Length

Overall length of the technical resume is a highly debated topic. It is very difficult to generally recommend a specific length for a resume without knowing anything about an individual’s career. [Read more]  Read More →