JM's IT resume blog—discussing major trends that impact the IT careers of CIOs, IT Directors, IT Managers, and hands-on technologists.
Some advice is repeatedly, loudly, continuously, and endlessly on the internet.
Within my profession—I've been providing professional IT resume writing services for more than 15 years—one of the worst, loudest, and most destructive pieces of advice is the relentless drumbeat that, "You have to tailor your resume to every job!"
By J.M. Auron, Expert IT Resume Writer—Providing Professional IT Resume Writing Services for More than 15 Years.
As a solutions architect with years under your belt designing scalable systems that both enable and transform the enterprise, your solutions architect resume shouldn't read like a spec sheet.
By J.M. Auron, Expert IT Resume Writer—Providing Professional IT Resume Writing Services for More than 15 Years.
A key career decision in your IT path
Almost every IT professional faces forks in the road—times when you have to make a choice about your IT career path. One of the most common of these decisions is whether to stay a hands-on, individual contributor or move into IT leadership.
The IT Director role can be a critical turning point in your career—the time when you move from a largely technical job description into a position with significantly expanded strategic and leadership possibilities. That's one of the many reasons why your IT Director resume has to clearly reflect that transition from "in the trenches" to a leadership role.
This LinkedIn tip is important. Because everything we write, post, or comment on LinkedIn immediately becomes part of our profession identity—our brand—online. Prospective employers and recruiters are looking at that brand to determine whether a given candidate is a good fit for a new opportunity.
Given that (obvious) fact, it's a bit surprising—but LinkedIn, like every social network, does have its share of trolls—or folks who may look like trolls because of offhand, often arrogant or condescending comments.
On the surface, that seems like a great strategy. It's apparently clear, and seems to give a sense of career level. Also, many job postings do start with number of years required for the position – so, it seems reasonable to address the issue of experience directly, at the very beginning of the resume.
And he told me an interesting story (with all details changed to protect his privacy). He was recruited - by a large, US-based manufacturing firm headquartered in a major Midwest city - to lead a very low performing IT organization. His mandate, essentially, was to fire the entire team within a month, and rebuild from scratch.
That's why Executive Resumes Writers - myself included - work to dig out the quantifiable achievements to demonstrate our client's success.
There's one big problem with articles like this. They go on the assumption that every career is the same, and that there's an simple template - a cookie cutter approach - that works for every career, every resume, every job seeker.
Given the highly specialized nature of my work - and the large number of often unsatisfactory IT resumes that cross my desk, I'm in a unique position to notice those patterns. And it's my responsibility to my clients to make them aware of the bad news that may be keeping the phone from ringing
And I'll start at the top of the organization - with CIO and CTO resumes - and continue the series with IT Directors, IT Managers, and then address issues that I see in the resumes of "hands-on" IT professionals.
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