2. Begin with Your Technica
Include your technical strengths
Explain programming languages,
databases, analysis and networking skills
Provide information conveying the depth
of your technical skills
Enumerate your time spent on each skill
Explain how and when the skills were used
Edit resume to remove obscure and
outdated skills
3. Include Your Project & Job
Provide a detailed description of important
projects you participated
Specify the details of your
previous jobs
Explain your role played, business function
and industry type
Show a progression in
responsibility through your job
experiences
4. Demonstrate Qualifications
Include your education, clearances, age
and citizenship
Mention educational information relevant to
a software engineer job
Specify your college degrees
Provide specialized
training certifications with
software, hardware or
processes
Write down information required
for acceptance in a government
agency or specific industry
6. Be Honest but Inclus
Don’t show a few weeks Java
experience as 2 years
But include the experience in your skills
7. Never Downplay Your S
Do not list skills as 2 weeks
of Java or small amount of
Java
8. Focus on your Soft Sk
Interpersonal
communication
Ability to work
collaborately
Commitment towards
achieving corporate goals
Negotiating, team building and
leadership skills
9. Favor Verboseness or
Never write down irrelevant work
experience or hobbies
Do not place an overly long objective atop
your resume
Don't dance around your goals when
writing statement for career objectives
Specify the industry you
would like to work
Prevent your objective from sounding like
a blanket statement having no merit or
meaning
10. Quantify Your Experi
Cite Numerical Figures -
Monetary budgets or Funds Sa
Time Periods or Efficiency Impr
Lines of Code Written or Debug
Number of Machines Administe