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The first step in considering new opportunites with Tecmark is to put together and send us a current resume. A Tecmark associate will review your resume and contact you. to discuss your carrer interests. As you read under What is Tecmark?,  your resume will be kept confidential and will not be sent to any client without your permission.

For a guide on how a resume should be formatted for the high technology positions that Tecmark works on, please view our Resume Guide.

If you have a current resume,  please email it to info@tecmark.com.

Tecmark Sample Resume Guide:

           

Most sources of help on resume preparation are for general, commercial, industrial or consumer backgrounds where technology is not a consideration in qualifying the person. In those markets there are hundreds of candidates for positions, which is rarely the case in  high-technology recruiting. Forget the idea that a resume is little more than a business card, something to tweak the reader's interest and get an interview, so he can spend an hour or more with your wonderful  personality and learn first-hand about the "real you" in depth. When the last candidate has been interviewed, the resumes will still be there to influence the decision maker. Guess what attributes are given to a person who writes a superficial, generalized resume with "headline  style" accomplishment flags but, evasively, and never clearly, describes  what the person's position was about?    

Cover letters that go with resumes are much like the card that accompanies a gift... read once and discarded. Many career advisors recommend skimping on the resume and putting the "big punch" in the cover letter instead. If you are an accountant or controller with a stereotyped position, that may be the way to go. But for a high-technology background, your resume is the key qualifier, and should have complete descriptions. The cover letter should be a transmittal document bringing out special qualifications or experience which are not readily apparent from the resume. When appropriate, also include in the letter, subjects which should never be on a resume, such as salary or reason for leaving a position.

A good resume should show your background record (education, experience  and performance) in a neat, well-organized manner.  Your ability to handle the position for which you are being considered should be brought out in a subsequent cover letter, by a qualified Tecmark counselor, and in a personal interview with the company.  If resumes could fit people to jobs, personnel organizations and job interviews would be a thing of the past. Phrase your resume so that it opens doors, not closes them.  Some companies view the objectives listed in resumes as the candidates minimum.  Do not try to cram or edit your background to fit on one page. It is better to  fully develop the more recent, and significant positions on page one; then edit the older positions so that the resume does not exceed two pages. Two page resumes also reduce the readers initial perception of the number of jobs the person has held and their age.

*1. Keep the objective simple and avoid the use of specific titles desired  such as District Sales Manager, Sales Manager, or Director of Marketing.   The prestige, responsibility and salary that go with a particular title  vary widely from company to company. Don't write yourself out of  consideration with references to company size, management philosophy,  goals, location, etc..

*2. Relocate the entire education section to the bottom of page two, when  you have more than eight years industry experience, or where it is not a professionally related degree or not a four year degree.If you have a  degree, state it in simple terms.  If you are working on an MBA or MS, show  it as follows:  Stanford University 1983 to present - candidate for MBA  in Industrial Management, 60% of courses complete.  Degree expected in  June 1989.  If you do not have a degree but have completed two years or  more of college, show it as: Stanford University - 1975 to 1977,   Completed approximately two years towards BSEE.   

*3. For each company, show the title, territory covered, type of accounts  called on and products sold.  If you can show performance figures, try to  express them as a percentage.  An impressive dollar performance in one  industry, or product area may indicate poor performance in another.   Normally your current or most recent position should have the longest  paragraph.  Each previous position should have shorter and shorter paragraphs devoted to it. Generally exclude part-time jobs during college  unless you have been out of school only a few years and the work  is professionally related.

Professional associations should include only those directly related to  your business and scientific interests.  Exclude kennel clubs, Boy Scouts, PTA, VFW, country  and yacht clubs.  Save hobbies for interviews.  In  spite of what companies advertise about the nearby recreational facilities, they are hiring a worker and not a player for the company's sports program.

Personal data is usually best located at the bottom of page two.