{"id":3038,"date":"2019-06-17T13:42:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T13:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?p=3038"},"modified":"2021-01-04T05:11:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T13:11:57","slug":"resume-for-information-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019ve dreamed of this moment your whole life. You\u2019re sharp and smart, and you\u2019ve always been a whiz with gadgets and computers. You knew early on that you wanted to put your aptitude to good use and find a rewarding and fulfilling job somewhere in the information technology (IT) field, and you\u2019ve spent your energy on learning the skills you\u2019ll need to succeed. Now, it\u2019s time to sit down and polish up your resum\u00e9 to give yourself the best chance at getting hired. Whatever your area of expertise might be, a resume for information technology jobs should include some specific items to make you competitive.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we look at the features you should include in your IT resume. Hiring managers will look for these or similar aspects in your resume, and having them will put you in a top tier for job consideration. We examine ideal resume length and what information you should include, and we discuss some details common to all resumes, as well. Your first IT interview can be harrowing enough without having to also worry about your resum\u00e9, so let us help you find peace of mind!
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be Technical, But Not Too Technical<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As an IT specialist, you\u2019ll find yourself walking somewhat of a tightrope, particularly when you deal with managers or other folks who might interact with IT without understanding the nuts and bolts of what you\u2019re doing. It can be difficult to find the proper balance between choosing language and terminology that IT novices can grasp but still convey the intricacies of your duties and responsibilities. A good information technology resum\u00e9 will manage to straddle the line between clear and confusing and allow both IT experts and IT newbies to understand your skills and qualifications.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t skimp on details, and make sure to provide brief explanations for confusing acronyms or terms. The best IT resumes will feature bullet points that include accomplishments and skills, but also include clear general information to convey your qualifications in words that anyone can understand. Don\u2019t add inside stuff, like programs and acronyms specific to your last employer; instead, translate that into standard skills and tasks for general consumption.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Resum\u00e9 Rules Still Apply<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you\u2019re going for an IT job, but that doesn\u2019t mean you should follow different rules than you would follow to write any other sort of resum\u00e9. You still need to keep to the same formatting and readability rules that you use to write any other resum\u00e9 when applying for an IT job, and that includes length and appearance.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humans aren\u2019t much different than crows; we love compelling visuals that keep us entertained and draw our eye. The crows of the ape world, that\u2019s us humans. Keep our crowish nature in mind when you format your resum\u00e9, and make sure that you include lots of engaging visual flourishes to occupy our big, crowy brains. Don\u2019t fill your resum\u00e9 with walls of text; break up the entries into bullet points for added appeal. Watch your length, both for individual entries and for the document as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Awk! Hire this person! Grawk!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And there you go. An IT interview can seem intimidating on its own, so you don\u2019t need your resum\u00e9 to add to your anxiety. Our guide to information technology resum\u00e9s will get your resum\u00e9 in the shape it needs to be and will allow you to focus on getting hired and beginning your career. With our help, you\u2019ll go far!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You\u2019ve dreamed of this moment your whole life. You\u2019re sharp and smart, and you\u2019ve always been a whiz with gadgets and computers. You knew early on that you wanted to put your aptitude to good use and find a rewarding and fulfilling job somewhere in the information technology (IT) field, and you\u2019ve spent your energy…","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":2649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50463],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3038","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-resume"},"acf":{"post_sub_title":"","sprint_id":"","query_class":"Career Advice","school_sft":"","parent_sft":"","school_privacy_policy":"","has_review":null,"is_sponser_post":"","is_guest_post":""},"yoast_head":"\nHow to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9 | Career Karma<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get your resum\u00e9 ready for your IT interviews. Our guide will help you turn your resum\u00e9 into an IT hiring manager\u2019s dream!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get your resum\u00e9 ready for your IT interviews. Our guide will help you turn your resum\u00e9 into an IT hiring manager\u2019s dream!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Career Karma\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/careerkarmaapp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-06-17T13:42:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-04T13:11:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"799\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Paul Larkin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@career_karma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@career_karma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Paul Larkin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Paul Larkin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1761df0013e0bbfeb16c0d4078e4685d\"},\"headline\":\"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-06-17T13:42:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-04T13:11:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":602,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Resume\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9 | Career Karma\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-06-17T13:42:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-04T13:11:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1761df0013e0bbfeb16c0d4078e4685d\"},\"description\":\"Get your resum\u00e9 ready for your IT interviews. Our guide will help you turn your resum\u00e9 into an IT hiring manager\u2019s dream!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":799,\"caption\":\"Man using a computer to search for internships for computer science students.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/resume-for-information-technology\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Career Advice\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/career-advice\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Career Karma\",\"description\":\"Latest Coding Bootcamp News & Career Hacks from Industry Insiders\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1761df0013e0bbfeb16c0d4078e4685d\",\"name\":\"Paul Larkin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/paul-larkin-150x150.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/paul-larkin-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/paul-larkin-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Paul Larkin\"},\"description\":\"Paul Larkin has years of experience in the tech industry and writes about cybersecurity and future of work.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/paul-larkin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9 | Career Karma","description":"Get your resum\u00e9 ready for your IT interviews. Our guide will help you turn your resum\u00e9 into an IT hiring manager\u2019s dream!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9","og_description":"Get your resum\u00e9 ready for your IT interviews. Our guide will help you turn your resum\u00e9 into an IT hiring manager\u2019s dream!","og_url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/","og_site_name":"Career Karma","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/careerkarmaapp","article_published_time":"2019-06-17T13:42:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-01-04T13:11:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":799,"url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Paul Larkin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@career_karma","twitter_site":"@career_karma","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Paul Larkin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/"},"author":{"name":"Paul Larkin","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1761df0013e0bbfeb16c0d4078e4685d"},"headline":"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9","datePublished":"2019-06-17T13:42:28+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-04T13:11:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/"},"wordCount":602,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg","articleSection":["Resume"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/","name":"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9 | Career Karma","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg","datePublished":"2019-06-17T13:42:28+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-04T13:11:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1761df0013e0bbfeb16c0d4078e4685d"},"description":"Get your resum\u00e9 ready for your IT interviews. Our guide will help you turn your resum\u00e9 into an IT hiring manager\u2019s dream!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glenn-carstens-peters-203007-unsplash-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":799,"caption":"Man using a computer to search for internships for computer science students."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/resume-for-information-technology\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Career Advice","item":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/career-advice\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to Write an Information Technology Resum\u00e9"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/","name":"Career Karma","description":"Latest Coding Bootcamp News & Career Hacks from Industry Insiders","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1761df0013e0bbfeb16c0d4078e4685d","name":"Paul Larkin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/paul-larkin-150x150.jpg","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/paul-larkin-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/paul-larkin-150x150.jpg","caption":"Paul Larkin"},"description":"Paul Larkin has years of experience in the tech industry and writes about cybersecurity and future of work.","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/author\/paul-larkin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}