Thread by @sec_r0

📄 I have reviewed nearly 250+ resume for security engineering role in my company, recently !!

🚀Below are few suggestions for a good RESUME from hiring perspective.

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#infosec #security #InfoSecJobs #resume

Header
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Summary
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Work Exp
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A Section for Books, Patents, Blogs, OSS, Certs Etc
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Your Skill relevant to job you are applying.
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Awards & Recognition
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Educational Qualifications (Last thing I care for)
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Who are you out of work.

🪝Header Section. Keep it short, keep it clear. This is a hook.

Few things to put in header section (Good to have links).
1⃣ Links to Certifications.
2⃣ Public profiles: github, dev, medium, twitter, linkedin etc
3⃣ Info : How to reach you back.
4⃣ Your current role title

🚀 Summary

You have got this to tell who are you in just few lines. And this is what that catches the fish 🐟 in the hook🪝

So, jot down, what all you know + what all you have done in just few lines. And dont forget to add what makes you special and shine in crowd.

👨‍💼 Work Experience

- Where have you worked, and for how long. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THAT ROLE. Esp, what should make a manager hire you, than anyone else.

Do it for all the experiences you have got. Yes, Internship, TAship experience too !!

🏹 Section to tell the reader that you don't only consume things, you contribute back.

TRUST ME !! ITS IMPORTANT

Eg. Your Github can highlight your coding style, how you perceive feedback, how you contribute to existing projects etc.

Every Contribution Speaks a lot.

🫂 Are you a good fit ?

If yes, then show it here.
Eg. Job needs you to have understanding about Terraform, do you know it ? If yes, write it down and highlight it.

This section is tailor made for each job role.

MOST IMPORTANT !! DONT LIE HERE. Lying is like digging a pit.

🥇Awards & Recognition

Shout out loud if you have done something and were rewarded.

This would tell anyone, that you are person of going above and beyond. We want to know, you can take challenges & deliver them.

🎓Educational Qualifications

Aaah !! Ok !
I am not concerned about this section !! Few people might be. So if you want to talk about your Academic qualifications right them here.

👀 Who are you out of work.

Company just don't want you to work all the time and and so do you. Are you a comic ? Can you handle intense situations ? Do you like organizing events ?

If yes, mention them here.

And these are my few set of advises to have a resume that can stand out of the crowd.
Nothing hard and fast.
If you follow them, this will be helping not just you but hiring person to make decisions quicker with your profile.

I am hopeful this will give an added advantage to you over others. If you like this set of advice and want to never have them miss, hit follow. I am planning to write more of such things in coming days. And trust me that will be so much of use for you all.