Why Less Is More When It Comes to Information Technology Resumes

It is a common misconception that the more fields that an Information Technology

professional knows about, the more valuable that he/she will be in the market place. In fact, assuming otherwise appears almost counter intuitive.

But experienced industry professionals will tell you otherwise, "You can't know everything about everything, we look for a narrow set of specific skills with a very deep knowledge in the field to produce the best quality results."

The primary reason for the demand in this kind of skill set is risk mitigation. Many Information Technology systems carry hundreds of thousands documents, messages or records. The information, or the transmission of this information, is so important that it makes more sense to pay more for a specialist to create or support the system.

This specialisation trend is apparent all over the world, one just has to research online job advertisements to find countless examples of this kind of demand. And with Information Systems becoming more complex with every new version this trend will most likely escalate in the future.

Most experienced Information Technology job candidates have already adopted this approach. Even if the specialization is reasonably broad in its scope. Some examples of popular specializations today include;

- Microsoft Technologies specialists

- Linux/Unix specialists

- Network (Telecommunications) specialists

- Database Specialists

- Storage Specialists

- Developers or Programmers

- Business Analysts

- Project Managers

- Security Specialist

In most cases, these fields have specializations within them. Network specialists, for example, often work with just one or two vendors' hardware. Their resumes reflect these targeted skills and their job applications are limited to employers specifically looking for these skills.

This approach gives job seekers a high likelihood of receiving an invite for an interview when the job and the applicant are accurately matched. It also gives the job applicant a high possibility to stand out in the employers' eyes.

After all, being the second best job applicant is as good as coming last. In a process where only the #1 position is rewarded preparing intensively for one job instead of throwing your hat in the ring for a hundred jobs where you are less prepared seems a much more sensible approach.

Why Less Is More When It Comes to Information Technology Resumes

By: Andres Villalva

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