Applying for machinist positions? You’ll need a resume. A successful machinist resume should look crisp and modern while showcasing your work history and abilities. It should include important skills like teamwork, safety protocol, and attention to detail as well as any certifications. If you’re wondering how to write a resume for machinist jobs, we’ve got just the trick to make it easier. Ready to get started?
Here’s how to write and format your machinist resume:
1. Use a Resume Builder
The overall look of your resume should be uncluttered and represent the precision with which you work. If it’s too disorganized or cluttered, it’s easy for employers to miss the good stuff. Use our FREE Resume Builder to make sure your resume is formatted correctly.
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How it works:
- Enter in your contact information.
- Choose whether you’re looking for jobs in Minnesota only or nation-wide jobs.
- Enter in experience information. To add another job/experience, click on “+Add Employer.”
- Fill out Education information. To add another degree, click on “+Add School.”
- Enter in skills, separated by a comma.
- Type in Certification or Training names and dates completed. To add another certification, click on “+Add Skill or Training”. If you don’t need to list any certifications, leave the area blank.
- Fill in your summary of Work and Jobs, if desired. This is the same as a cover letter or resume summary. For temp jobs, you may not need to fill out this section.
- Preview your resume at any time, in 3 different layouts by scrolling down to the bottom of the page.
- When you’re reading to download your resume, click on “Submit.”
- Select your preferred style(s) of resume, and download as PDF.
Please note: Using the resume builder will not enroll you in Strom’s job portal. We also will not store any of your contact information.
2. Trim Out Excess Information
All your education, skills, and accomplishments are important, but there simply isn’t room on your resume to include everything. Ideally, you want to make your resume easy to read and quick to skim. After all, your future employers and recruiters are scanning tons of other resumes. You want yours to stand out.
Trim out the excess by including only what is relevant for this employer. You may want to keep a file with versions of your resume based on specific expertise you want to feature. For example, you might showcase applicable work history when writing a resume for machinist jobs that relate to that particular industry. For another type of job, you might want to highlight another range of related skills.
Education: Include school, date, and degree or certification title
Skills List: List both hard skills and soft skills, but limit the list to your best and most applicable to the job you are seeking.
Associations: This isn’t a required section. At most, limit associations to a couple of lines covering machinist groups, like NTMA, or particular professional accomplishments and volunteer work.
3. Know What to Include in Job Descriptions
A quick summary of past jobs is crucial in your resume content because it’s often the first impression you can make with a potential employer. Answer questions such as:
- What did you do at each job?
- How did you aid your team?
- Do you have any certifications, training, or special skills
A properly formatted machinist resume should list your most recent work experience first (reverse chronological order) and include concise details of your work experience. For your most recent job, you may want to include more details than your previous jobs.
Your resume is your opportunity to brag about your accomplishments and highlight exactly why you’re fit for the job. Using power language will help your resume summary stand out. Power language includes descriptive adjectives, action verbs and quantifiable statistics that prove your work history and success.
Where to Submit Your New Machinist Resume
After finishing your machinist resume, you’ll want to use it right away and submit it for your ideal job. If you want to try it out on some great machinist jobs all around the country, submit your resume to our database.
One of the best ways to find good manufacturing jobs online is to work with an experienced manufacturing recruiter. A recruiter has a network of manufacturing businesses so they can easily match your skills to the right business. They can also help you create a powerful resume. Strom Engineering works with machinists to help them find their next position. Join our job portal to get started.
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