Friday, March 14, 2014

The Recruiter's Red Pen

The Recruiter's Red Pen is a new feature that will appear on Notes From The Recruitment Desk every Friday. Our Recruitment professional will take his red pen to several sections of an anonymous resume and make notes based on what he thinks, followed by an assessment. 

If you wish to be considered for future installments, please forward resumes as Word documents with all personal information removed to michaelllippert@gmail.com


PERSONAL SUMMARY
 
A confident and reliable IT Support Engineer with extensive experience working with computers (I assume that if you're working IT you have experience with computers. What you do with them is what I'm looking for) routers, switches (What kind? If I need a Cisco expert, these general terms will not turn up in my search) and any support ("Any support" is a very broad term. Do I call you if I can't get my internet working or if the entire Network is on the brink of collapse?) issues raised to the Service Desk. I gain the Customer’s trust by continually exceeding their expectations (Really, how?), looking after them and their environment (Look after them? Do you bring them meals? Do you do their dishes?). Also have experience in Mortgage industry as Business Analysis and Customer Service Representative (Wow, left field. This is not getting you a help desk position. If you want to be a BA, write a separate resume for that). I look after people (Me too. So?).

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Customer Service (This is a soft skill. Anyone can say they have it. Lead with technical skills most relevant to the job) 
Networking
VOIP (Avaya? Cisco?)
1st-2nd line issues
Infrastructure Support
VPN
Training Employees and Team Members
ITIL (But not ITIL certified?)
Business Analysis/Mortgage Experience (Remove)

CERTIFICATIONS - EDUCATION

ITIL Foundation in IT Service MGMT (Your certifications tell me more than your Skills section. Maybe consider removing it altogether and moving this up)
Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA
Cisco Certified Network Associate Voice CCNA Voice
Cisco Certified Design Associate CCDA
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP
Network +, A +
University of BC Mortgage Securities Course
Bachelor of Arts, Trent University
Networking Technology Diploma, Herzing College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
 
(Company Name Removed)
Senior Service Desk Engineer                                                                                September 2012 - Present

·         Support LAN/WAN in Cisco environment (Size of environment please).
·         Support Cisco VOIP environment; Cisco Call Manager 8.6.2.20000-2/Cisco Unity 8.6.2.20000-76.
·         Installation and Troubleshooting Cisco 7941,7942 VOIP phones (How many? In an office? A call centre?)
·         Strong knowledge of voice engineering principles and concepts. (OK)
·         Update ACLs and create/troubleshoot VPN connectivity on Cisco ASA 5520.
·         Knowledge in Remote Access VPN (Client-Site) and Site-Site VPN. (I have knowledge of the moon. Doesn't mean I'm going to fly there any day soon)
·         Create technical training documentation for staff and post information onto In House knowledgebase. (As much as I love someone to know how to post information, I'd rather know what impact this information had on the staff) (In-House Knowledgebase might not mean anything to some people. Consider a new phrasing)
·        Created various Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents for review by Senior IT Management. (Just because they were reviewed by the Senior IT Manager doesn't mean they were reviewed well.)
·         Remote administration and management of customer premises equipment. (What kind of equipment?)
·         Create (Administer sounds better. Especially if the description asks for Exchange Administration) new email and network accounts using Exchange 2010 and Windows 2008 Active Directory.
·         Sound knowledge/experience with Exchange 2010 and AD Windows 2008. (For my money this is the same point as the one above)
·         Knowledge of switching concepts, access ports and trunking. (Glad you have that knowledge, because I don't. Nor would I know what you'd do with it) 
·         Grant access to Exchange 2010 inbox(s), calendar(s) and network folders and files (Windows 2008). (I'm not prone to deja vu but I feel like I've read this point somewhere before)
·         Strong PC skills (Windows, PC Hardware, Internet Browsers, Networking). (More repetition)
·         Excellent communication skills, effectively communicates with staff to discuss issues and triage issues(If your resume speaks to me, I'll know you can communicate. Don't waste a bullet on this)

(Company Name Removed)                                                                                          Nov 2011 – Sept 2012

 Senior Helpdesk/Desktop/Network Support Specialist (You're a lot of things to a lot of people. If you're applying for Help Desk positions, be a Senior Help Desk Support Specialist. If you're applying to Network positions be a Senior Network Support Specialist. Don't try to be all things to all people)

·         Troubleshooted/supported LAN/WAN in Cisco environment.
·         Provided Network and Desktop Support which includes connectivity issues involving network cabling, and network services such as DNS, DHCP, HTTP and FTP. (Awkward. Need tightening)
·         Provided Support for Citrix Environment. (What Kind?)
·         Provided IP networking support on Cisco Routers and Switches for VLAN environment.
·         Enabling switch ports for end users to establish connectivity with their VLAN.
·         Installed workstations and configure laptops for end users including Windows 7, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, Wyse Zenith and Wyse Zenith Pro devices. (Windows 7 and MacBook Pro are your end users?)
·         Assisted with research and implementation of new Helpdesk Software and Asset Management tracking system. (How much assistance. What was the final impact of your contribution? Which ATS?)

(Company Name Removed)                                                                          April 1998 to May 2000

Business Analyst/Payment Processing Supervisor (Not only is this experience over a decade old it's irrelevant to what you're currently doing. Get rid of it.)   
 
Assessment
 
If I had a broad, generic Help Desk or Network admin position I may give this person a call to get more information. In IT the biggest concern is buzz words. Sometimes a job just comes down to whether the person has the right mix of technologies or not. This resume has a good smattering of Cisco technologies and such. But while I can tell the environment this person is working in, it's hard to gauge the scope or importance of their work. Providing network support could be as simple as going to someone's desk and giggling some cables or as advanced as routing entire networks. With more focus on actual accomplishments and less on simply stating technical environments, this resume would be much more appealing.   

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