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A computer software engineer resume must highlight your technical skills. This article gives you some ideas of the sort of information that an employer is looking for in your resume.

Apart from the basic resume requirements like contact details, experience etc, a software engineer resume should include the following information:

A clear cut career and job objective which shows your sense of direction to the employer.

Your resume should have the names of each of your employers and your corresponding job titles.

Give a brief description about the employer like what they are doing, if they are not well known.

The number of staff that you manage (if applicable)

Include some of the topics that are applicable to you like technical certifications, hardware knowledge, operating systems, networking/protocols, programming/languages, web applications and database applications etc.

Include a statement of your goals which is the clearest indicators to a prospective employer to match you with the job position.

Include projects done with a brief description about it and the platform used, front-end, backend and programming languages used.

Mention any technical or computer qualifications and personality development, marketing diploma etc done as a course with its content in brief, the duration, institute and also its result.

Planning, analysis, design, implementation and testing responsibilities as computer software engineer.

If you had budgetary responsibilities specify some of the important impressive technical projects that you have worked on and whether you completed the projects on budget and on time and accomplishments gained.

Highlight your initiatives and performance that resulted in enhanced efficiency, faster work, and money savings.

Highlight your certifications like Sun Certified Java programmer or Microsoft certified programmer to stress your skills in that particular language.

Highlight, if you presented any whitepapers, or addressed any group of audience to showcase your expertise.

Showcase your learnability. With the changing technology every month, you are required to be a quick learner in the IT field.

Highlight any other achievements that have benefited your department and obviously your organization in general.

Should include the following information:

A clear cut career and job objective which shows your sense of direction to the employer.

Your resume should have the names of each of your employers and your corresponding job titles

Give a brief description about the employer like what they are doing, if they are not well known.

The number of staff that you manage(if applicable)

Include some of the topics that are applicable to you like technical certifications, hardware knowledge, operating systems, networking/protocols, programming/languages, web applications and database applications etc.

Include a statement of your goals which is the clearest indicators to a prospective employer to match you with the job position.

Include projects done with a brief description about it and the platform used, front-end, backend and programming language used.

Mention any technical or computer qualifications and personality development, marketing diploma etc done as a course with its content in brief, the duration, institute and also its result.

Planning, analysis, design, implementation and testing responsibilities as computer software engineer.

If you had budgetary responsibility specify some of the important impressive technical projects that you have worked on and whether you completed the projects on budget and on time and accomplishments gained.

Highlight your initiatives and performance that resulted in enhanced efficiency, faster work, money savings.

Highlight your certifications like Sun Certified Java programmer or Microsoft certified programmerto stress your skills in the particular language and your itnerested to go one extra mile for learning.

Highlight if you presented any whitepapers, OR addressed any group of audience to showcase your expertise.

Showcase your learnablity. The changing technology every month, you are required to be a quick learner in IT field.

Highlight any other achievements that have benefited to your department and obviously your organization in general.

The need for engineering is widespread. This means that practically all parts of the world have engineering career opportunities that are available for the taking. This is so because engineering is the discipline, profession, and art of incorporating mathematical, scientific, and technical knowledge in designing structures, materials, processes, devices, machines, and systems for the benefit of man and the environment. As such, engineering encompasses almost every practical need that this world has. Thus, it is not very surprising why many people pursue a career in various fields and disciplines of engineering.

Some of the fields and disciplines of engineering which are highly demanded are mechanical, electrical, civil, computer, and chemical. Most industries rely on these disciplines for their planning, construction, operation, and maintenance needs.

Mechanical engineering covers a number of fields of specializations as well including refrigeration, power, air-conditioning, machine design, energy exploration, and environmental management. Energy exploration is perhaps one of the most promising fields of specialization in mechanical engineering. Aside from the fact that a career in energy exploration can take you places, the salary package is very enticing as well. There are many parts of the world that have energy deposits that require engineers for its extraction, development, and distribution. One example is the oil explorations in the Middle East, and in other parts of the world. There are also natural gas explorations in China and in some parts of the United States. Moreover, geothermal energy explorations in New Zealand and in the Philippines are largely contributing to the power needs of these countries. Thus, engineers are definitely needed in any part of the world.

Another important career in engineering that is globally needed is chemical. Thousands of industries can be found all over the world. Most of these industries are chemical in nature such as food processing and soap manufacturing. These are just two of the many other industries that are chemical in nature. In fact it is even safe to say that practically most industries deal with chemicals in one way or another. The biggest proof to this is the waste water that is generated by every industry which needs chemical processing. Therefore, industries from all over the world implore the services of chemical engineers in managing their waste water, and designing and monitoring processes among others.

Engineering is truly international as the need for engineers know no race, nor boundaries. Engineers are needed in Africa, Iraq, China, the United States, and in any other place in the world. The engineering career can be pursued in any part of the world because the concepts and the underlying principles of engineering are universal. In other words, no matter where you will go, the principles and the concepts that you have learned in engineering will always be applicable, making engineering an international career.

In 1928, brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin founded the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in Chicago, Illinois. They manufactured electronic battery eliminators which enabled battery-powered home radios to run on ordinary household current. However, the Great Stock Market Crash of 1929 crippled the US economy and the brothers’ business went on the brink of bankruptcy.

The Great Depression could not dampen the spirits of the Motorola founders. When Paul heard about hobbyists adapting home radios into motorcars, he foresaw the opportunity for a lucrative market. To survive, Galvin Manufacturing Corporation needed to design a new product.

Team work

Meanwhile, technicians of a radio parts company founded by William P. Lear were trying out radio technology. In spite of the sinking economy, cars are still in demand and radio technologies are breaking new grounds. Galvin created a team combining the talents of Galvin Manufacturing radio engineers and Lear to develop a low-priced radio which can be installed in most car models.

The team confronted difficult design problems – subduing signal interference, creating space for large radio parts inside the car, and making it tough enough to survive bad road conditions. They worked unceasingly to create a solution.

In May 1930, Paul Galvin revealed his intention to demonstrate their new car radio in June at the Radio Manufacturers Association Convention. To accomplish this, he has to drive about 1368 kilometers from Chicago to Atlantic City, New Jersey. With barely a month left to come up with a fully-functioning model, the team endured sleepless nights.

A few days before the convention, the team was able to build a car radio that got a clear signal even with the automobile engine running. After installing some radio components inside and the rest beneath the floor, the radio was built into the car. The car radio also survived the rigorous journey from Illinois to New Jersey despite the rough roads.

Public demonstration

Paul Garvin wanted a memorable name for their new car radio. He coined the name Motorola which connotes sound in motion. This brand soon became a household name that Galvin Manufacturing Corporation would later be renamed after its first car radio.

The Galvin Manufacturing Corporation didn’t have money for marketing. Since it failed to register for the 1930 Radio Manufacturers’ convention, the company had no product booth or appointment with potential clients. Instead, Galvin demonstrated the new car radio at the Atlantic City pier entrance where he raised the radio’s loudspeaker volume to gain attention.

He went back to Chicago with a carload of sales order and an assurance that their company will continue to survive. Bach home the company will have to face new challenges – manufacturing, marketing and large scale installation.

Dedication plus groundbreaking technology = success

Because of the team’s dedication and groundbreaking technology, the Motorola car radio model 5T71 became one of the industry’s first commercially successful mobile radio. Its amazing first year of car radio sales reached as far as Mexico and entertained a growing number of people with programmes and news even whilst on the road aboard their automobiles.