This resume works well because its complete yet concise, and is very clear and easy to understand.

The front page lists, in an easy to understand format, what my technical and non-technical skills are. The rest of the document is used to back up my claims to these skills, and does so in a clear and consistent manner.

Hetu
Pandya
SKILLS
High Proficiency C# & .NET Framework 2.0 VB6/VBA (X)HTML & CSS

Hetu.m.pandya@gmail.com +91-99250-17212 Infocity, Gandhinagar

Summary of your technical skills. This list allows the reader to quickly determine what youre capable of. Make sure any claims you make about your proficiency at something are back up with some kind of evidence later on in the document

ATTRIBUTES

my long-running interest in software development and comments from supervisors regarding my thoroughness, high code quality and the love I lavish on the code I write) Excellent code quality (demonstrated by consistently Sound Proficiency glowing code reviews) Ability to work as part of a team (developed during SQL my time in three different project teams over 2.5 years, ASP.NET and additionally as part of university project teams) Java C/C++ Good communication skills (as demonstrated by my Photoshop long-running customer support role in my current position, Crystal Reports as well as favourable comments from supervisors regarding my written comm. skills) Some Familiarity With High attention to detail (as demonstrated by a supervisor singling me out for work that specifically DirectX required high attention to detail) OpenGL PHP Ability to research and solve problems (as JavaScript demonstrated by my success in researching and Flash/ActionScript implementing solutions for numerous non-trivial Overview of generic (non-technical) skills you can offer to your VB.NET development problems you arose at my be backed potential employer. Any claim that make shouldcurrent job)up by a NHibernate short sentence or two of evidence. Ive also chosen to bold the Honesty (demonstrated by comments from my attributes, and italicise the my dedication to telling the truth) supervisors regarding evidence portion, to allow the reader to quickly distinguish the two

Passion for software development (demonstrated by

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Aug 2007 Present (2.5 years) Use this section to back up your claims about your proficiency with the various technical and non-technical skills youve listed on the first page. Make sure its complete, yet Robbo McNarwal concise, well organised, and easy

Developer / Support ABC Technology Responsibilities: Development of new functionality and maintenance of existing functionality for a number of the companys applications First level support (assisting clients via phone and email) Second level support (assisting the primary support officer by investigating, explaining and implementing fixes for problems outside his scope of knowledge)

Technologies I gained experience in: C# and the .NET Framework 2.0 Visual Basic 6 VBA for Word and Excel C++ ASP.NET XHTML & CSS Crystal Reports SQL Server 2000 Source control systems (SVN, Visual SourceSafe 6) NHibernate January 2006 Web Design/Development Techsoft LLC My responsibilities here involved designing and developing a new company website. Technologies I gained experience in: XHTML & CSS PHP MODx (a PHP-based Content Management System) Macromedia Dreamweaver Adobe Photoshop

EDUCATION
2006 2007 Graduated 2008 Use this section to back up your claims about your proficiency with the various technical and non-technical skills youve listed on the first page. Keep it concise, well organised, easy to read. Note how each project listed here is described in the same, consistent manner: Name Brief Description, followed by a list of B.IT (Games Technology) University of Australia Project work: PCWii a project to develop a complete consumer kit for using a Wiimote with a PC. My responsibilities included: Windows Forms application development (C# 2.0) Pimp My Band an ASP.NET web application for bands to promote themselves. My responsibilities included: Web design (Photoshop, XHTML and CSS) Web development (ASP.NET, VB.NET) Echo Bay Blues and Jazz Festival a project proposal and web site for a fictional music festival. My responsibilities included: Website design (Photoshop, XHTML, CSS) Extensive document writing This degree also gave me exposure to topics and technologies that I have not yet used professionally, such as: 3D graphics mathematics 3D graphics programming using OpenGL and Direct3D Artificial Intelligence

2004 2005 B.IT/B.CI (Communication Design) Double Degree University of Australia

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Did not Graduate I chose to list this uni course that I didnt finish, as I thought it would be useful to demonstrate the extra stuff it taught me. However most people who interviewed me questioned me on why I didnt finish it, so maybe

This course gave me exposure to topics and technologies that the B.IT alone would not have, such as: XHTML & CSS coding best practises (Web standards/semantic coding) Web design Usability Photoshop Flash & ActionScript

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A common mistake job newbies make is underselling themselves. If you dont have much formal work experience, be sure to list any informal activities that you can possibly use to promote yourself, under sections like Personal Projects, Community Involvement etc. Have you made your dad a few websites using the bestpractise web development theory youve been studying? Did you captain the high school debating team, thus demonstrating your communication, leadership and team-building skills? Etc.

PERSONAL PROJECTS

I have previously designed and constructed a number of personal websites, and a professional website for a relatives small business. These projects gave me experience with XHTML, CSS, Photoshop and PHP.
Ideally any Recreational Activities section you write should be used to sell yourself, provide evidence of skills etc. I chose to fill it with light-hearted but ultimately irrelevant (to a tech employer) guff about myself. It didnt Music seem to do me any harm though; everyone who interviewed me asked me My greatest love in life (apart from software development!) what kind of music I was into :-)

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Have played guitar for six years, learnt piano for several years during school and still play for fun on occasion. Played bass guitar in a band as part of an amateur production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas put on by the Localville Theatre Group. Ive also been involved in informal jams with musician friends and very much enjoy a good live band.

REFEREES

Fred Smith Development Team Leader ABC Technology 0404 040 404 (07) 3344 5566 Fred.Smith@abctechnology.com

Mary Jones General Manager (at the time of my employment) Techsoft (07) 3123 4567

The names and contact details of a couple of people (generally current or former senior colleagues) who your potential employer can call to verify that what youve said is true. If youve never been employed before, use the university lecturer who supervised your final year project or someone like that (basically someone with some authority who will say nice things about you). Make sure you ask them if they will agree to be a referee for you, and make sure you ask them if they will say nice things about you! There is no point using someone as a reference if they are just going to bag you out.

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