How to Engineer a Great Resume for the Artificial Intelligence Industry
While you’re diligently preparing for your next job search, one of the best actions you can take is to refine your resume. Flawed resumes are among the first to be passed over by prospective employers and avoiding resume fraud will help you keep yourself among the top candidates for the engineering job of your dreams. Follow our advice, and your resume will shine brighter than the competition’s.
Format Your Resume for People and Machines
An attractive resume pleases the human beings you want to impress on the road to your new job, but it is also important to take job recruitment software into account when editing your resume. One particular hurdle is known as an ATS, or applicant tracking system, and it is designed to pinpoint and extract all the pertinent information from your resume for companies looking to hire engineers. In the case of applicant tracking systems, you want to please the machines; most companies will ignore applications and resumes that don’t pass a test from their software.
Keep Your Resume Neat for the Computers
Some basic tips will help your resume rise above the rest of the applicants’ resumes. First, place your name at the top of your resume, along with your contact information. The easier it is to identify and reach out to you, the more likely you are to attract the interest of your prospective employers. Second, don’t use complicated graphs or displays such as columns in your resume. These merely clutter the page and make it more difficult for the tracking software to interpret your data. Lastly, provide your address somewhere on your resume. This makes it easier for companies to narrow their searches if they are looking for people in specific areas; sometimes, being close by is a big advantage during the hiring process.
Play to Your Strengths
As you tinker with your resume, remember that you are looking for engineering jobs, and your resume should reflect your skills as an engineer. There is no need to shoehorn fancy graphics or unnecessary fluff into your resume. Be confident and straightforward in the information you present and present it as efficiently as possible. This will satisfy your potential employers and their programs, so it’s a win-win situation.
Tell the Truth
Sometimes, the mistakes people make while readying their resumes are a bit more serious, and this is when possible fraud comes into play. For many applicants looking to enter tech fields, educational fraud is a big problem. This is because many good engineering jobs require a college education, and some engineers attain degrees from disreputable sources. These so-called “degree mills” are illegitimate institutions that have no authority, so it is within your best interests to earn an honest education and set yourself closer to your goal of becoming a great engineer – for real.
Keep Good Track of Time
Be forthcoming about your employment history, and your possible future employers will be impressed by your honesty. Many applicants fudge the dates of their previous employment periods to look more official and/or hard-working, and though this makes sense, it is not a good idea. Apply and interview with integrity, and you’ll be that much closer to earning your dream engineering job.
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Joshua Crawford | Managing Director | PROPRIUS
