RESUMES 101

OUR BACKGROUND

Emori Medeiros• Technical Recruiter at BlueWave Resource Partners.• Experience as an internal recruiter for a tech start

up in San Francisco.

Charlie Lewis• Owner and Founder of BlueWave Recourse Partners.• He comes with 15 years of Human Resources and

technology recruiting experience.

• Information Technology Recruiting Firm

• We specialize in:o Information/Cyber Securityo Infrastructure

• Headquartered in Winter Park, Florida

• Build teams nationally

• Contract staffing & Direct hire staffing

WHO ARE WE?

RESUME FACTS• Average time looking at a resume is 5-7 seconds

• 76% of resumes are discarded due to an unprofessional email address

• 427,000 resumes are posted each week on Monster

• 68% of employers will find you on Facebook

• 89% of recruiters have hired someone through LinkedIn

How will your resume stand out?

RESUME BASICS• Contact information

• Objective/Profile

• Technical proficiencies

• Education & Certifications

• Professional experience

• FORMAT!

CONTACT INFO & OBJECTIVE/PROFILE• Full name• Address• Professional email address• Phone number• Link to LinkedIn profile

• Under contact info at the top of resume• Highlights your top skills, expertise, and

experience• Skills should show why you are a match for the

job• OPTIONAL!

Insightful, results-driven IT professional with success directing a broad range of corporate IT security initiatives. Excel at providing comprehensive secure network design, systems analysis, and full lifecycle project management. Hands-on experience leading all stages of system development efforts, including requirements definition, design, architecture, testing, and support. Outstanding project and program leader; able to coordinate and direct all phases of project-based efforts while managing, motivating, and guiding teams.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Platforms: Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Windows Server 2012 R2, UNIX (Solaris, HP-UX), Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu), Mac OS, Android, iOS

Networking: LAN / WAN Administration, VPN, TCP/IP, Novell, SMS/SQL, 100BaseT Ethernet, SecureID, Cisco Routers & Switches, Juniper Switches, VoIP

Languages: C, C++, HTML/HTML 5, Java, JavaScript, PHP, CSSTools: MS PowerShell, N-Able, Citrix, AutoDesk QTO, Symantec Endpoint

Protection, ESET, Command Workstation, VMware, MS Hyper-V, LogMeIn, UltraVNC, Microsoft Office Suite, Access, MS Project

List ALL technologies that you have worked with

Don’t exaggerate/lie Stick to facts

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONSEducation• BEFORE professional experience if

graduated in the last 5-7 years• Include: Degree achieved, name of

University, location, start and end date, honors achieved.

Certifications• Include: Name of Certification and date

achieved• It is NOT advised to include a certification

in progress

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Information Security, 2008-2010.New York University, New York City, NY

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, 2004-2008. Magna Cum LaudeUniversity of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)Scrum Alliance, April 2013

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)Project Management Institute, April 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE• List job title, company info, dates of

employment

• Employment history in chronological order starting with most recent

• List concrete achievements

• Be succinct, specific, and professional: Provide FACTS, numbers, percentages, dates, names

• Bullet format. NO paragraphs. People won’t read it!

• Use action verbs, i.e. evaluates, manages, achieves, conducts…

EXPERIENCE

Information Security EngineerBlueWave, Winter Park, FL                        2/2006 – present

• Reviews firewall policy configuration and events.• Investigates Security incidents Symantec.• Evaluates products and provides recommendations for Security

Information Event Management (SIEM).• Evaluates products and provides recommendation to CISO for

Multifactor Authentication tool.• Implements new Vulnerability Management process.• Leads weekly meeting on status of Vulnerability Management.• Conducts Pilot of RSA Authentication Manager for Multifactor

Authentication.

RESUME FORMAT• Organized

• EASY to read

• Title each section

• Clarity – same font, bold, italicized throughout resume

• Do NOT include references with your resume

• NO picture on your resume

• Target your resume to the job

LINKEDIN PROFILE• MUST have a LinkedIn

• Build your LinkedIn profile out

• NEEDS a PROFESSIONAL picture

• Add technologies used under ‘Summary’

• LinkedIn should mimic your resume

• Get recommendations from past employers

• Join professional groups

• Clean up ALL social media

QUESTIONS?...Contact Us:

Charlie LewisCharlie@bluewaverp.com407-616-2487https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleslewisiii

Emori Medeirosemori@bluewaverp.com407-982-5673 https://www.linkedin.com/in/emori-medeiros-5a8aa961