As an information systems graduate, you should create a career-specific resume which highlights your relevant work experience through a required internship or other experience in the computer or business field. (Click Information Systems Resume Template and use the instructions below to create your resume.)
Instructions for creating an information systems resume:
A. Heading
List your contact information at the top center like this:
PARKER LONG
Street Address, City, MI 00000
(000) 000-0000 plongmail@gmail.com
Digital Portfolio Link LinkedIn (Hyperlink this phrase to your own LI profile.)
B. Core Qualifications
Begin your resume with a summary of your core 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 Begin Your Resume with Professional Qualifications and 185 Action Verbs That Will Make Your Resume Awesome.) Below are examples for each area of concentration:
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 useability 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
Company Name City, MI 00/0000-00/0000
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 05/0000
Bachelor of Science Honors: Dean’s List, GPA 0.0
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 Development
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) 0000
Baker College Student Chapter of ACM
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
CODE Computer Classroom Volunteer 0000
Community Church Volunteer Staff, Website Team 0000–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 31 July 2024