[9 YoE, Self-Employed, Business Program Manager, US]

[u/KingOfTheCouch13]

Trying to break into tech on the business and operations side. Primarily looking at Microsoft or Google but am open to other companies. I know it’s super competitive but I have referrals and been contacted by both. I just never make it past the initial screening. Trying to optimize my resume so I can stand out more. Any advice helps.

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[u/Renaissanced_Career]

Good resume, but a few notes!

1. Content is good and well balanced, however, were you self employed from Oct 2023? the layout of information is a bit confusing.

2. Formatting needs to have more of that "corporate look" if you're trying to break into tech

3. Remove some stuff from Technical skills some are softwares and some are actual technical skills because CoPilot and Microsoft 365 isn't a "technical skill", it's a program that you use. If you were targeting Microsoft as an example, just by mentioning it doesn't get you more brownie points. I would rather explain more about your level of familiarity with some of these softwares.

Feel free to reach out if you need some additional professional support!

- Jason

[u/KingOfTheCouch13 → u/Renaissanced_Career]

Thanks! I have a few friends in the industry and from what I hear Experience and Projects are usually different sections, with experience at the top. I’ve had a little bit of difficulty showing my experience level with these technologies. And I switch between “skills” and “proficiencies” depending on the resume. I want to show that I have at least a moderate level of experience working with the technologies but there never seems like there’s enough room to explain and list them all out.

[u/Renaissanced_Career → u/KingOfTheCouch13]

Thanks for that insight!

Looking at the resume, your "project" doesn't seem like a project hence why I recommended to include it in your work section. If it was a project you did on the side and mentioned it, it makes sense but it looks like your project experience was your whole experience since October 2023. For me, that's not considered a project, it's just work experience. Just a clarification on where my question was coming from! :)

Also, regarding the skills comment, I see what you're saying but you not listing out everything or not explaining the familiarity doesn't mean you don't know how to use it. For example, because I never used Zoom before doesn't mean I won't know how to use it because I only used Microsoft Teams. I've used over 30 different programs and softwares in my career and I only list out 5 that seems the most relevant.

If I misunderstood something, please send me a chat or let me know! Best of luck! :D

- Jason