Sample of Web Developer Resume

A web developer resume should clearly show a candidate's technical skills. To achieve this, add the Technical Summary or Technical Expertise section to the web developer resume. Further break this section into subcategories for a quick scan of your knowledge of programs and applications. For example include the following that is applicable to you

• technical certifications
• hardware
• operating systems
• networking/protocols
• programming/languages
• Web applications
• database applications

Highlight some of your soft skills in your career as an web developer (if any) so as to add a personality to your resume. Remember your resume should be short enough, yet should be able to effectively showcase your achievements. Do not make it excessively lengthy.

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Highlight your Accomplishments

Show in your resume how your performance as an web developer resulted favoured the company's good. Highlight your initiatives and performances that resulted in enhanced efficiency, faster work, monetary savings, etc. Focus on your most impressive technical projects/accomplishments.

Keywords

Be sure to include all buzzwords and variants of such words within your Skills section. This is important because many placement firms use automated software that scans your resume for particular skills or keywords that their clients specify.

For Example instead of "Experience in web-development and the use of Structure Query Language with Databases". the more effective presentation will be "Web-Development experience with HTML, ASP, and JSP. Proficiency with SQL, MySQL, Oracle, and SQL".

Some other buzzwords include :

• Proficiency with C++, Lisp, and Corba.
• Some experience using PHP for the development of secure web-applications.
• Advanced Perl and Regex knowledge

How to Write a Cover Letter

A cover letter has 3 purposes:

1. It formally introduces you, and can personalize the presentation of your resume

2. It highlights specific information from your resume and from your background that applies to a specific field or position. Can also give reader insight to items not addressed in a resume

3. It helps to facilitate a meeting between you and the employer

Cover letter allows you to personalize your resume when it is mailed to prospective employers in response to advertisements or to inquire about possible interviews. The cover letter's main purpose is to advertise your strengths and assets in a way that would interest employers in interviewing you. It is also useful in that it can save valuable time by enabling you to visit only the most promising prospects or helping you avoid places where there is no interest in you as a prospective employee.

To attract the reader's ATTENTION, the cover letter must look good and be easy to read. Use of quality 8 1/2" X 11" paper, correct English, spelling, spacing, paragraphing, margins and above all, flawless typing is a must. Address it to a particular person by name, making sure that the spelling and title of the individual are correct. The person addressed should hold an influential position in the company. A good cover letter is not too long, so try to limit yours to only part of a single page.

The first paragraph should arouse the reader's INTEREST. This can be done by stating some particular knowledge you have of the reader's business, by a comment on some "timely" issue relating to the company's operation or by an impersonal statement of some outstanding fact relating to your ability that would probably appeal to the employer.

The body of the cover letter should make the employer DESIRE to interview you by explaining what you can do for his/her company. Put yourself in the employer's position as you write and present facts that will both be interesting and accurately describe your assets and qualifications. Your prospective employer will be interested in your ability to make and/or save money, to conserve time, to effectively assume and discharge responsibility and to produce results more rapidly and economically than anyone else. Do not stress your bad points, such as lack of experience or unemployment.

The last paragraph should request ACTION. Ask directly for an interview stating specific times and dates when you will call to arrange an interview. In all circumstances be courteous but use a direct approach.

The letter should end with the formal salutation, "Sincerely yours." Below the salutation, type your name and then add your signature. Remember the use of AIDA (ATTENTION, INTEREST, DESIRE, ACTION) will result in a cover letter that is both pleasing to read and effective.