My Sister's Resume??? Please Help!

OBJECTIVE___________________________________________________________________________

Seeking to apply knowledge and skills in a challenging and rewarding position with a progressive company that rewards outstanding performance and hard work with advancement and continuing opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS_______________________________________________________

Background provides successful experience in software analysis, design, and implementation of specialized software applications; knowledgeable in usability testing; possess experience in web site design and development.

Education:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
B.S. in Computer Information Systems,
Minor in Business,

Specialization in Information Systems and Web Design,
Expected Graduation Date: May 2006

Programming:
• Visual Basic .Net
• CSS
• XML
• JavaScript
• HTML
• ASP.Net
• SQL
• Java



PC Skills:
• Windows 95, 98, XP
• Microsoft Server 2003
• SQL Server 2003
• Microsoft Office
• Macromedia MX 2004




Profile: Self-motivated team player; Diligent worker; Highly dedicated to accomplish company goals; Strong written and verbal skills;

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND_______________________________________________________


Spencer Elementary 08/2003 – Present
Student Teacher

Assist in the learning development of adolescents in math and reading;
Rotate between two classes, instructing thirty-four fourth grade students
Instructed twenty-three fifth grade students in 2004-2005 school year as well as in the 2003-2004 school year
• Installed and configured several hardware devices and software applications used by the faculty which allowed them the opportunity to increase their job performance
• Performed troubleshooting tactics to determine and repair various hardware and software errors


Lowe’s Home Improvement 04/2004 – 08/2005
Customer Service Associate
Assisted diverse personalities as a Customer Service Associate; Responsible for opening the store before daily operations as well as closing the store after daily operations


Nan Seas Restaurant 06/2001 – 01/2004
Prep Cook
Conducted inventory checks and assisted management in food preparation.

ADVANCES COURSES________________________________________________________________

CIS 497, 498 – Senior Project
Currently working in a group of four to develop a Compliant Resolution System, which is a web-based compliant, acceptance, and resolution system that enables organizational members to present problems for review and allows a resolution team to study the problem and recommend solutions
• Developing the system using Visual Basic .Net and ASP .Net; the database is being created using SQL Server 2000.

ITE 474 – Computer Interface Design
Studied concepts of human-computer interaction and modern graphical user interface design conventions; including, interface design models, and interface usability testing
• Utilized rapid-prototyping tools to develop and test a user interface for South Alabama’s Library System
• Conducted detailed usability testing and analysis to test the usability of the system

ITE 475 – Project Management
Examined the principles and techniques of project management from an information technology perspective; Examined project planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and project management software tools; Focused on integrating the principles of information systems/needs analysis, software engineering, risk management, and change management.

ITE 453 – Web Site Management
Implement and established a physical website using Apache 2 and Microsoft IIS.
• Implemented security features to enhance the performance and security of the Apache and IIS web server;
• Installed and configured Fedora Core Linux as the operating system for Apache and Microsoft Server 2003 as the operating system for Microsoft IIS
• Installed and configured support for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transactions



References and Additional Information Available Upon Request

She is trying to get a job in software development.

Personally, I think it is nice but she should emphasize her computer skills even more and talk about what she can do. For example she's learned OOP, which is not on here, she can write stored procedures which is not clearly explained.

The resume is 2 pages long. I've always been told that it should be no more than 1 page especially with less than 5 years experience.

I think she needs to reduce or eliminate the importance placed on her job experience. It shows she is a hard working to do these jobs and go to school, but i wonder if she should use the space to expand on her skills. I would show how the programing and other skills she has listed above were applied in her learning experiences.

In some ways i like the professionals section. At the same time, i think employers will want to largely skip that section. Puting int first makes it look strong. Putting it last is like a tag along adding additional info just for the sake of it. So i think it is in the right place but at the same time I don't.

Her resume looks better than mine when i graduated from school 6 years ago, but i just feel there is more potential here. IF not on the resume, she will definitely have to deliver in explaining more on the interview. I think this might get her an interview but she will need more to get the job.

Should we leave the resume alone and start working on her interviewing skills or should we do a bit more tweaking to the resume?

Thanks guys! She graduates in a few weeks. I need all the advice i can get. It is a hard market here.