Information Systems-Resume Tip Sheet

Resume Tip Sheet for Information Systems

(Information Assurance, Web Development, Project Management)


As an information systems graduate, you can create a CHRONOLOGICAL resume if you have relevant work experience through a required internship or other experience in the information systems and computing field. (See the article Easy Steps for a Chronological Resume)


Or you can create a COMBINATION resume if you would rather emphasize your categories of skills, along with your education and your required internship. (See the article Easy Steps for a Combination Resume)

Tips for creating key sections of an information systems graduate’s resume:


A. Heading
Recommended format:

Parker Long*
Street Address, City, MI 00000
(000) 000-0000
plongmail@gmail.com                      LinkedIn Profile/Customized URL

*List your credentials after your name when you have successfully passed a certification test: Parker Long, A+, Network+ Certified 


B. Core Qualifications
Begin your resume with a summary of your key qualifications. To write the bulleted statements in this section, be sure to use keywords, requirements and preferences mentioned in the job posting. (For more information see the following articles: Developing Your Qualifications Summary and Beating the ATS.) Below is an example:

 

Concentration: Information Assurance
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
• Monitor, review, identify and react to potential threats using security alerts, notifications, and risk management
• Ability to evaluate and recommend the acquisition of IT security tools, procedures, and practices to protect information assets
• Proficient in installing firewalls, anti-virus software, and removing spyware/malware, as well as troubleshooting problems


Concentration: Web Development
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
• Competent in designing professional web applications and websites with a focus on usability for multiple platforms, including E-commerce
• Experience in analyzing, editing, and creating web page content and styles
• Proficient in anti-virus software, removing spyware/malware, as well as troubleshooting problems

Concentration: Project Management
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
• Experienced in using Microsoft Project as the main tool for project control, project analysis, and project reporting
• Demonstrate project leadership skills in team development and problem solving
• Proficient with anti-virus software, removing spyware/malware, as well as troubleshooting problems


C. Work Experience
Dematic                                                                        Grand Rapids, MI                                           01/2021-04/2021
Information Technology Associate
• Proactively identified and troubleshot security infrastructure
• Communicated with technical vulnerability management and cyber threat intelligence teams to validate security events and perform advanced analysis
• Ensured that risk management programs communicate security policies and requirements so people can understand and follow them

 

Your work experience should include your internship. Also, be sure to list other information systems and computer experience which would be desirable to the employer (e.g., computer support and repair technician, electronics store associate, computer classroom aide). Any general work experience can also be included in this section with two to three bullets which highlighting transferable soft skills.

D. Education
You may include any colleges at which you have completed courses or from which you have obtained a degree. See the example below which shows how to list your degree:


EDUCATION
Baker College                                                                Baker Online                                             Expected graduation 05/2022
Bachelor of Science                                                                                                                           Honors: Dean’s List, GPA 3.7
 Information Systems
with Concentration in Information Assurance, Web Development, or Project Management

 

Other optional information can be listed: honors, and GPA if 3.5 +.


E. Relevant Coursework
This section is optional. It should only mention specific coursework required for or desirable for the target job. The examples below can be listed for any of the three information systems degrees:
• Malware and Virus Detection
• Network Defense                                        
• Effectively Designing Troubleshooting Solutions


F. Technical Skills/Special Projects
List all relevant technical skills for the job you are applying for. Below are examples:

 

Concentration: Information Assurance
TECHNICAL SKILLS/SPECIAL PROJECTS
Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8, and 10 Mac OS X
Languages: Python
Databases: Oracle
Networks: Local Area Networks (LAN), WAN Wireless Networks (WAN), OSI, Routers
Security: Firewalls, Antivirus, Anti-malware
Projects: (You can include a description of the Senior Project here.)

 

Concentration: Web
TECHNICAL SKILLS/SPECIAL PROJECTS
Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8, and 10 Mac OS X
Languages: Python, HTML, Java, C++, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery
Databases: SQL, Oracle
Networks: Local Area Networks (LAN), WAN Wireless Networks (WAN), OSI, Routers
Security: Firewalls, Antivirus, Anti-malware
Projects: (You can include a description of the Senior Project here.)

 

Concentration: Project Management
TECHNICAL SKILLS/SPECIAL PROJECTS
Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8, and 10 Mac OS X
Languages: Python
Databases: Oracle
Networks: Local Area Networks (LAN), WAN Wireless Networks (WAN), OSI, Routers
Security: Firewalls, Antivirus, Anti-malware
Utility: Microsoft Project
Projects: (You can include a description of the Senior Project here.)


G. Certifications
List all important certifications granted by a governing body. If they are listed as requirements in the job posting, choose the optimum place on the resume for this information. Below are examples of possible certifications:

 

CERTIFICATIONS
CompTIA A+ Certification                                                                                                    Expires 00/0000
CompTIA Network+ Certification                                                                                       Expires 00/0000


H. Optional Sections


STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association for Computing Machinery Member (ACM)                                                     2021
Baker College Student Chapter of ACM


VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
CODE Computer Classroom Volunteer                                                                                   2020
Community Church Volunteer Staff, Website Team                                                            2018-Present
Computer Repair/Virus Removal


• Depending on the length of your resume and your goals, the VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE section can simply be a list of
your titles and the organizations or can include duties/achievements as in the KEY QUALIFICATIONS section.

Revised 9 June 2021

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