It can be a tremendous challenge for someone whose technical background has been predominately as an independent contractor or consultant. Their technical positions tend to be short-term in nature. When they go for an IT executive or technical executive role, it usually results in their resume being excluded from consideration during the HR screening process.
The main reasons are:
- The resume indicates job hopping.
- The resume is not effectively branded for a corporate technical executive leadership role.
- The resume is so long that most people won’t want to read it.
How Do I Overcome These Issues?
Creating an effective technical resume for an executive-level candidate that has been a consultant or contractor is not impossible. Creating common entries and listing client engagements within the entry can improve the appearance of longevity and help to streamline the resume so that all the appropriate information can be presented in 3 pages or less.
By focusing on what you achieved at each client, it places the emphasis of your experience on the elements that will resonate best with hiring executives and recruiters. Highlighting some of these key ingredients in the resume’s executive summary will help focus your message to the reader more clearly, creating a compelling value proposition as a technical executive.
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