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Ask HN: How can I improve and make my CV more effective?

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Hi All, I am looking for constructive feedback about my CV. I am a software engineer turned manager with a long history in system integration consulting companies. At the point at which I am now I would like to move from the consulting industry to the software product one. I have published an anonymized version of my CV here:

https://anonymouscv.blob.core.windows.net/anonymouscv/AnonymEng-Sept2018.pdf

I am struggling to condense all my experience in a mere 3 pages and I had to cut several interesting experiences so I would like to hear from other what is the professional figure that is reflected in the CV. I consider myself to be quite strong as a software engineer and also a valid project manager.

Would you mind to provide some feedback about what is effective and what could be improved ? Thanks all, Luca

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Hello-

Here are my observations:

1. In the summary section, I would like to see more "wins" and achievements mentioned. There are a lot of features about you, what are the benefits to employers in terms of past milestones? What can you walk in and change for the better on day #1?

2. The paragraphs in the job description are quite dense. Put yourself in the shoes of the hiring manager or recruiter facing a large pile of candidates (after initial filter by an automated applicant tracking system). Best to distill the history further into the "best of the best" and leave the balance for the first interview.

3. I would like to see dates aligned right which would make the titles more prominent.

4. This misspelling needs to be fixed--> "Continuos integration"

As a point of background, I run a professional services consultancy in Shanghai, China editing English resumes & Linkedin Profiles and interview coaching among other services. Previously 24 years in the US on Wall Street.

If you are looking for more thematic ways to upgrade your resume, I have a free DIY resume course delivered by email. The material has been presented to about 2,500 Fortune 1,000 employees, private continuing education and public university students.

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Good luck!

Remove your certs. They are a negative signal for most companies in tech unless you are in infosec (which you aren't judging from your resume)

Really? Our company welcomes certification exams because they make employees more marketable and make easier participate in calls to tender. As a matter of fact certifications are "must to have" requirements to participate in most calls to tender.

If you want to work at FAANG or Uber/Dropbox/etc then yes you don't want certs. For lower tier companies/smaller ones then it might make a difference.

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