Resume Design

Intro

Supply only relevant information

Name the file: cv_FirstnameLastname.doc

Cover Letter Template

Always supply a cover letter

What you have, what you can do, what you know

Contact

Common Name

Address: 123 Main St - Cowtown, AB
Phone: 555-555-5555
Email: name@not.school.com

Company Name

654 4 St SW - Cowtown, AB
July 23, 2019

Dear (include full name if it is in the job posting ~or~ Supervisor of Corporate Communications (specific job title), Hiring Manager (generic))

Objective

  1. How we found out & why we want it
  2. Describe why we fit (paragraph - largest part of cover letter)

    (If the job is a perfect fit, provide a table:)

    Your Requirements My Skills
    C# Microsoft certified
    javaScript - 2 yrs exp 5 years experience
    Education Object-Oriented Software Dev Certificate
  3. Availability, invite to contact. Thank you

Regards
James Defant

Resume Template

Contact

Common Name

Address: 123 Main St - Cowtown, AB
Phone: 555-555-5555
Email: name@not.school.com

Linkedin Profile

Do not include objective

Skills

Technical Skills

  • ..
  • ..
  • ..

Soft Skills

  • ..
  • ..
  • ..

Work/Education

Lead with whichever is more relevent to the job
Supply relevent information here

Main Work Experience

  • Job Title
    Company 2010 - 2012
    Responsible for:
    Duties
    Duties
  • Job Title
    Company 2005 - 2010
    Responsible for:
    Duties
    Duties

Secondary Work Experience

Dont include duties

  • Job Title
    Company 2010 - 2012

Projects

Certifications

Supply relevent information here

Simplify the certifications

  • Object-Oriented Software Development Certificate - SAIT, 2019

Do not include references

Volunteer Experience

Keep it short - don't show that you have no time

  • 7/8 bullet points max

Only include hobbies if they are relevant

Formatting

Very important for a consistent look

  • Text - 10/12 pt font
  • Headings - 12/14 pt font
  • Font - Arial, Verdana, Calibri
  • Consistent formatting
  • Spell-checked
  • 1" margins
  • Bold, italics, underline sparingly

PAR

  • P - Problem (Challenge)

    Summarize the background, challenge, or problem

  • A - Action

    Explain how you took on the challenge - what action did you take to solve the problem

  • R - Result

    Show the business impact of your action


Build a login system
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P - To keep it secure

A - create login for a system, analyze system, 
    gather requrements from client, create a schedule,/plan,
    proposal, design, create prototype, test, release
    
R - user acceptance   - 97%
    positive reviews  - 89%
    wonrking bug free -  1% down time