Programmer Resume
Some call them software engineers and thus the resume should reflect the engineering skills of the programmer, there are various sections that you have to have on your resume so as to fully detail your technical skills. There are some headings / skills that may be of use to you these are, hardware, technical certifications, networking/protocols, web applications and database applications.
Your resume should demonstrate the soft skills that you have as a programmer to add value to your resume. The resume that you submit should not be too long but rather short and covering your most essential information like your achievements and accomplishments. Programmer’s job is a technical one and thus you should see that in your resume you include details of how your performances lead to your company’s better performance. To clearly state this in a brief and effective manner you should do so using figures and percentages so as to make your resume standout.
Technology is always changing and thus there is a need to show that you can adapted to the ever changing world you resume needs to highlight some of the projects that you have initiated and how effectively they worked, as a programmer you need to come up with new software to counter redundancy of old computer software. You have to highlight your performances on your resume especially performances that lead to positive changes in the company like , financial savings, more effective and efficient operations of systems in the work place. It is advisable to focus on the accomplishments and technical projects that have defined you as a programmer. These projects should be on top of the resume so as to get the attention of the recruiter.
It is best to put keywords that are related to programming in the skills section of your resume. It is important to do so because when you post your resume on the internet, organizations have software that tracks down resumes using buzzwords and keywords and some times certain skills. for example you could say, the more effective showcasing of experience web creation and using structure Query language with databases is the same as web development using ASP, HTML and JSP.the different buzz words that one could use include, knowledge of utilizing PHP for development of secure web applications, excellent knowledge of Regex and Perl and proficiency with CORBA and lisp.
Programming is a job that has for some time been a reserve for young people mostly because that older people have not really connect or embraced computers like the younger generations but it would be naïve to think that is that kind of behave to expect from the old people of tomorrow. Technology is not constant and thus its ever changing nature makes it imperative for the future generations to have experienced people to consult. Programmers have a bright future in terms of jobs that one can depend on for a living because as far as I am concerned there is nothing that is going to replace computers and the dependence we have on them
Posted by Cyber World Jobs on Oct.24, 2008, under Sample Resumes
