Qualifications:

5 years production experience
5 months experience analog troubleshooting
Understand proper soldering skills

Experience:

PCB Designs 4/96 to 10/96
Bench-tech. Responsible for testing PCB’s and repairing those that did not pass. Assisted in familiarizing new hires with the procedure and troubleshooting process.

Wholesale Club 2/94 to 11/95
Stocker, customer service. Responsible for 10,000 sq ft of sales floor grossing $9 million annually. Duties including filing, weekly inventory and helping members.

Now, let’s look at an abbreviated section from Dee’s after resume that she created by using my booklet,
6 Easy Steps To Create Resumes and Cover Letters for EET Students.


Does this resume present Dee as being much better qualified for a Tech position?

Dee had left out the Testing position for Precor and the Testing/Wiring position for Innovation Technology because they were part-time, temp positions and she didn’t think they mattered. However, you can see that by including the electronics skills Dee had gained from the temp positions makes her look better qualified.

$9,000 Salary Increase
The first resume workshop in this site shows how Fran's after resume resulted in a $9,000 salary increase.  Fran wanted a $33,000 Corporate Customer Representative job but her resume created an image of her being at a $20,000 to 24,000 salary level -- that's $9,000 to $13,000 beneath her goal.

What Level Does Your Resume Market You At?
If you are curious to see what level your resume is marketing you at … then be sure to read and use the graphing techniques in my first workshop.  By graphing the job titles used in Fran's resume it's easy to see why her resume failed … and once you understand this … you will understand why the majority of resumes fail.  You'll then understand how to analyze your job titles and see if you are better off using them or replacing them with skill headings that market you more effectively. 

Most People Have Job Titles that Weaken Their Image
I estimate that at least 85% of all job seekers have job titles unrelated to their current career goals … and that they are much better off using skill headings rather than job titles to land higher salaries and double and triple their interview rates.

For example, Fran had been a Directory Operator but in most people's minds that doesn't sound like she's at the level of a Corporate Customer Representative making $33,000 … that's because most people don't view directory operators as providing true customer service.  Most people say that Directory Operator sounds like someone making only $20,000.  However, by using the 12 Questions in my Proven Resumes Series, Fran wrote a new description of her duties as a Directory Operator that described her being selected out of 100 Directory Operators to provide specialized Customer Service to the Governor's Office and Political Dignitaries in the Washington State Capitol … now that information begins to change our image of Fran doesn't it?  That makes her sound much more like someone being able to command $33,000. 

Which sounds like a better match for the $33,000 Corporate Customer Service Representative goal… her old job title of Directory Operator  … or a skill heading like Customer Service Representative to State of Washington Account.  In Fran's actual resume we used the heading of Customer Service Representative but you can see how you can play with skill headings to control and elevate your image … this is one strategy I explain in detail with examples throughout my book, Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries, and one of the strongest things I can offer you as a resume writer … just in case you don't have the time or patience to write your own.

Going from 0% to 100% Interview Rate
By using skill headings that matched her goal, Fran went from a 0% interview rate to a 100% interview rate -- meaning none of her prior resumes had landed an interview but her new resume landed an interview for each position she applied for.

Click here to learn other ways we improved Fran's resume and landed her a job paying $9,000 more click here to read my first set of resume workshops!  If you've entered my site via this page, be sure to go to my home page for an overview of more than 60 Free Resume & Job Search Workshops that include tons of Resume Tips for 45 Career Fields, Job Search, Electronic Resume, Cover Letter, Interviewing, Networking and Confidence Building strategies. 

The testimonials at the top of this page and throughout my site describe salary increases ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 and more.  Here's one of my most recent ones: 

Here's a great success story from Dawn Mitchell, whose before and after resumes appear in the EET booklet. I worked with her and other students at a well known national technical college while creating the EET and CAD/Drafting booklets. Dawn's resume appears under the fictitious name of Dan Parkins.

These strategies have worked for me twice. Using my first resume I sent out 2, landed 2 interviews and accepted a $30,000 position with a $2,000 sign-on bonus. And, I was a new graduate! In my next move, I used the same resume to apply and be hired for a position with a major international avionics company that started at $37,000. Within 2 years my salary has grown to $50,000. The ProvenResumes System really does result in great resumes that can help you land a job you love! Dawn Mitchell, Field Engineer.

Please keep in mind that your results will vary depending on your skills and the prevailing job market and wage conditions in which you are seeking employment. Click here to read more successes!

By using the EET resume examples along with the 400 skill headings and sample sentences in 6 Easy Steps To Create Resumes and Cover Letters for EET Students, both Dawn and Dee were able to substantially strengthen her resume. If you are a recent graduate from an Electronics program, this booklet provides resume, cover / thank you letter, and scannable resume examples written only for this field. I recommend this booklet for those job seekers who are recent graduates and need to learn how to market their Electronics training and combine it with past work experience to land positions in the $12 to $18 range. 

If you have extensive experience in the Electronics field and are seeking positions in the $30,000 to $70,000+ range, then I recommend my series, Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries. It is written for higher income and experience levels and includes over 2,000 skills and skill lists for 40 industries. 

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