Resume Evaluation Form
Name of Applicant: Corey S. Kendall
Applying for the position of: Support Technician
Date: 2012-04-01
Major: Computer Science
Presentation
Excellent
(5)
Number of pages (1-2 pages)
Readable and balanced format
Appropriate and consistent use of font size (10-12) and style
(ex. Arial)
No first-person pronouns (ex. “I” or “me”).
Proper and consistent punctuation and capitalization
Use of appropriate tenses is observed.
No spelling and grammatical errors.
Correct and proper use of terms and phrases is observed.
References are not listed
Comments
Average
(3)
Need
Changes
(1)
Score
✓
✓
✓
5
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Contact Information
Excellent
(5)
Average
(3)
Need
Changes
(1)
Score
Name written in appropriate font size (12-18) and style (ex.
✓
Arial).
City and state/region is stated without street address.
✓
3
Phone number and a “professional” email address is present
✓
(ex. yourname@yourcompany)
Other professional contact information is present (ex. LinkedIn
✓
and portfolio).
No existing hyperlinks
✓
Comments
Applicant failed to indicate his state/region and stated his street address. His professional email font is too big.
He stated no other professional contact information.
Professional/Summary Statement (Highly Recommended)
Excellent Average
(5)
(3)
Resume includes a Professional Summary with written
experiences.
Does not include objectives, unless applies to their targeted job
Includes technical skills and relevant to the job position
3 to 5 sentences
Comments
Need
Changes
(1)
Score
✓
✓
✓
✓
5
Experience
Excellent
(5)
Average
(3)
Need
Changes
(1)
Score
Reverse chronological order with the most recent listed first
✓
Include full-time, part-time, paid, unpaid, volunteer, and/or
✓
practicum experiences related to the targeted job
Used font style (ex. Bold) to emphasize titles
✓
Indicated the city and region of employers and not the full
✓
address
4.5
Indicated the month and the year of employment and not the full
✓
dates
Supervisor’s name, salary, and job type of supervisor is not
✓
indicated
Accomplishments are stated in bullets and not in paragraphs.
✓
Use of appropriate action verbs in accomplishment statements
✓
(ex. Implemented, managed, supervised, etc.)
Comments
Applicant used few present tenses in his statements and failed to indicate the month of his employment.
Education
Excellent
(5)
Degrees earned and/or currently earning are listed in
chronological order
Degrees and majors are spelled out (ex. “Bachelor of Science
in Information Technology” or “Masters in Business
Administration”, not “BSIT” or “MBA”)
City and state/region of each institution
Month and year of graduation is stated (without “expected” or
“projected”)
High school must not be listed
Comments
Average
(3)
Need
Changes
(1)
Score
✓
✓
5
✓
✓
✓
Skills
Excellent
(5)
Average
(3)
Need
Changes
(1)
Score
Adequate computer/software skills
✓
Types 55+ wpm
✓
3.8
Attention to detail
✓
Excellent customer service skills, with call center experience
✓
Additional language spoken, with proficiency
✓
Comments
There is no additional language spoken, but he is proficient in the technical language of programming.
Final Score*: 26.3 / 6 = 4.38
Final Comments: Applicant is a viable option to hire. He has sufficient experiences and background for the
position of Support Technician.
*Final Score is computed as: Sum of the Average Scores Per Category/Number of Categories