🎯 Introduction & Objectives: Formatting Your Tech Resume 🎯

Objectives are goal statements that indicate the exact skills and knowledge that you will gain by the end of working through this module. Use this introduction and the following objectives to help guide and focus your learning as you progress through the material.

In this section of our curriculum you will use your hard work from our first module to develop an effective resume for your tech job search! Using our tools and tactics, you will be able to market yourself effectively in a clear, concise, and consistent way. You will end this "Formatting Your Tech Resume" module with a resume that shows who you are and what you have achieved and set a foundation for our next steps in career artifact creation.

After completing all content in this module, you will be able to:

Utilize a selected template to effectively format the resume in the following order: Name, Contact Information, Education, Technical Experiences, Work Experiences, and additional sections (presentations, soft skills, etc.).
Confirm past experiences that relate directly to the technical job search.

⏳ Pacing Yourself ⏳

The submission date for this module and related post work is indicated within the assignment for the module and your cohort schedule. To help you pace for that date, you can anticipate to spend the following amount of time completing all material within this module:

TOTAL TIME: 3-5 hours

Prep Work: Formatting Your Tech Resume: 15 minutes
Lesson: Designing for Humans and Computers: 15 minutes
Lesson: Putting It All Together: 2-3 hours
Post Work: Formatting Your Tech Resume: 30-60 minutes

Remember, it's okay to start a portion of the module, pause, and return at a later time. Setting small goals will set you up for the most success!

💭 Food for Thought 💭

"The challenge of life, I have found, is to build a resume that doesn't simply tell a story about what you want to be, but it's a story about who you want to be.”

– Oprah Winfrey –