appot
Structural
- Apr 17, 2009
- 81
I typically work on medium to large projects ($10-400 million USD construction costs) and I have even seen a very large project ($1+ billion USD....muhahaha...); all of the projects are horizontal construction. I have decided to add these projects to my resume. My hope is to make it an extension of my resume, rather than a Project Portfolio, which is more of an architect thing.
I am thinking about having a stand-alone resume, and then my projects will be on the following pages. The resume will not have a page number, but the project pages will say "Page 2 of x" and "page 3 of x" etc (I am hoping to not exceed 3 pages total, more on this later). That way, I can submit a 1 page resume if needed, without making any changes.
Question 1 - For those of you who review resumes, do you typically see a list of projects?
Question 2 - For those of you who review resumes, would you balk at a 2 or 3 page resume in the above described format (2nd paragraph)?
I am having some difficulties keeping some of the project descriptions concise while still making the project and my role seem important. I am not trying to mislead anyone, I am a very honest person. My problem is that I thought about these projects every waking minute for many months to years; they are a major part of my life. I want to be able to describe the project and my role in 3 to 4 concise bullet points.
Question 3 - I want to be able to describe the project and my role in 3 to 4 concise bullet points. This doesn't seem feasible. Does anyone have any tips, such as "overall project dimensions (e.g. bridge span length) are way to much detail?"
Question 4 - Blame the engineer in me, but I absolutely hate buzzwords. With that said, what type of action buzzwords should I be using when I discuss my role?
Question 5 - I feel like a pompous asshole when I write about my role on a project, is this a normal engineer feeling?
Question 6 - There seems to be some overlap between my project descriptions and my work experience descriptions. I don't think this should be a problem, but I am thinking I should keep the work experience more general, and then go into specific details on the project, thoughts?
Thank you for all who have read this far. I appreciate any help/advice that you may give me. I will be around to answer any of your questions that you regarding my post.
I am thinking about having a stand-alone resume, and then my projects will be on the following pages. The resume will not have a page number, but the project pages will say "Page 2 of x" and "page 3 of x" etc (I am hoping to not exceed 3 pages total, more on this later). That way, I can submit a 1 page resume if needed, without making any changes.
Question 1 - For those of you who review resumes, do you typically see a list of projects?
Question 2 - For those of you who review resumes, would you balk at a 2 or 3 page resume in the above described format (2nd paragraph)?
I am having some difficulties keeping some of the project descriptions concise while still making the project and my role seem important. I am not trying to mislead anyone, I am a very honest person. My problem is that I thought about these projects every waking minute for many months to years; they are a major part of my life. I want to be able to describe the project and my role in 3 to 4 concise bullet points.
Question 3 - I want to be able to describe the project and my role in 3 to 4 concise bullet points. This doesn't seem feasible. Does anyone have any tips, such as "overall project dimensions (e.g. bridge span length) are way to much detail?"
Question 4 - Blame the engineer in me, but I absolutely hate buzzwords. With that said, what type of action buzzwords should I be using when I discuss my role?
Question 5 - I feel like a pompous asshole when I write about my role on a project, is this a normal engineer feeling?
Question 6 - There seems to be some overlap between my project descriptions and my work experience descriptions. I don't think this should be a problem, but I am thinking I should keep the work experience more general, and then go into specific details on the project, thoughts?
Thank you for all who have read this far. I appreciate any help/advice that you may give me. I will be around to answer any of your questions that you regarding my post.