Brandon,
I’d like to begin by stating that I feel your resume was one of the easiest to read and extract information from. Still, I believe there is room for improvement.
Objective: The key to a ‘good’ career objective is to be specific, but not too specific. I feel yours errs on the side of not too specific. You state that you are “seeking an entry level engineering position with career growth…” To me, this seems too vague; consider being more specific.
Education: One of the bullets in the “Instructor’s Blog #2: Resumes” suggested that any coursework beyond the requirements may be included but only that. I believe some, if not the majority, of the coursework you’ve included is likely assumed with the correlating major and therefore should be omitted. Also, you say that you “have experience with MATLAB and LabVIEW.” What type of experience? The critique I receive the most is to be specific. In recent interviews, recruiters have suggested that I elaborate where I simply state having experience with any given product. I think you would also benefit by specifying the extent of your experience, as well as where and how it was acquired.
Overall I felt your resume was one of the most professional in design and after comparing and contrasting it with some of the suggest readings and instructor’s comments, believe yours is very impressive. Still, I believe you could improve your resume be considering the enhancements and critiques I’ve presented here as well as any others you may encounter.
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Brandon,
I’d like to begin by stating that I feel your resume was one of the easiest to read and extract information from. Still, I believe there is room for improvement.
Objective: The key to a ‘good’ career objective is to be specific, but not too specific. I feel yours errs on the side of not too specific. You state that you are “seeking an entry level engineering position with career growth…” To me, this seems too vague; consider being more specific.
Education: One of the bullets in the “Instructor’s Blog #2: Resumes” suggested that any coursework beyond the requirements may be included but only that. I believe some, if not the majority, of the coursework you’ve included is likely assumed with the correlating major and therefore should be omitted. Also, you say that you “have experience with MATLAB and LabVIEW.” What type of experience? The critique I receive the most is to be specific. In recent interviews, recruiters have suggested that I elaborate where I simply state having experience with any given product. I think you would also benefit by specifying the extent of your experience, as well as where and how it was acquired.
Overall I felt your resume was one of the most professional in design and after comparing and contrasting it with some of the suggest readings and instructor’s comments, believe yours is very impressive. Still, I believe you could improve your resume be considering the enhancements and critiques I’ve presented here as well as any others you may encounter.