• Provides no value to the recruiter
• Lacks keywords that ATS looks for
• Fails to convey consulting focus

• Replace with a concise professional summary
• Highlight years of consulting experience and core domains
• Insert 3–5 high‑impact keywords (e.g., digital transformation, stakeholder management)

Objective: Seeking a challenging IT role where I can use my skills.

Professional Summary: IT Consultant with 7+ years delivering digital transformation projects for Fortune 500 clients, driving 15% average cost savings through cloud migration and process automation.

• Recruiters can’t gauge impact
• ATS may overlook achievements without numbers
• Consulting roles demand proven ROI

• Add metrics (% increase, $ saved, time reduced) to every bullet
• Use the formula: Action + Context + Result
• Keep numbers bold or separate for easy scanning

- Managed a network upgrade for a regional office.

- Led a $250K network upgrade for a regional office, reducing downtime by 40% and improving bandwidth by 30%.

• Confuses non‑technical recruiters
• ATS may not map obscure acronyms
• Fails to show business relevance

• Spell out acronyms on first use
• Tie technical terms to business outcomes
• Limit buzzwords to those in the job description

- Implemented SDLC, CI/CD, and DevOps pipelines.

- Implemented CI/CD pipelines (continuous integration/continuous delivery) that cut release cycles from 4 weeks to 1 week, accelerating time‑to‑market for client applications.

• ATS may miss key skill keywords
• Hiring managers struggle to scan quickly
• Looks unprofessional

• Group skills by category (e.g., Cloud Platforms, Programming, Project Management)
• Use bullet points or a two‑column layout
• Include only tools mentioned in target job ads

Skills: Java, AWS, Agile, SQL, PowerShell, Tableau, ITIL, Scrum, Docker, Kubernetes

Core Competencies: • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure • Programming & Scripting: Java, Python, PowerShell • Project Management: Agile, Scrum, ITIL • Data & Visualization: SQL, Tableau, Power BI • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes

• Generic resumes blend into the crowd
• Consulting firms look for business‑oriented achievements
• ATS filters for consulting‑specific keywords

• Highlight client‑facing work and stakeholder management
• Show revenue, cost‑saving, or efficiency metrics
• Incorporate consulting keywords from the job posting

- Provided IT support for internal users.

- Delivered strategic IT advisory to C‑level stakeholders, designing a cloud‑first roadmap that generated $1.2M in projected savings over 3 years.