CCNA on a resume

Q: The employers maybe bother reading cover letters, what can make a general resume outstanding so that  employers can have deep Impression. I recently received my CCNA and as soon as I got it, I put it on my resume but I just put it as CCNA. I was wondering what details should I display on my resume about CCNA so that employers get a better idea or key points of a CCNA. If the employers checked every resume which are not unique,  they are wasting time, aren't they?
A: Congratulations on your cert! You are absolutely right - put that on your resume, and make it stand out!

Some background: I've written resumes for myself, gotten me a (sweet) job at Cisco. I've had a job where all I did was critique resumes. I work (part-time) for a Cisco Academy and one of my goals is to get my students networking jobs, and so I handle resumes with Cisco certifications on them all the time. And I've been on the other side of the table, looking at resumes, deciding who I want to interview to get a networking job. I'm surprised I don't dream about resumes!
There are a few ways of showing off your rocking' networking skills. The most memorable two for me are when
someone puts "Cisco Certified Networking Associate" under their name:
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Cisco Certified Networking Associate
the CCNA logo is put on the resume. This one looks especially cool if you have several cert or org memberships - there are logos for just about every cert and professional organization out there. Be sure you have the rights to use the logos! Oftentimes you will get rights statements with your cert or membership.**
For both options, you'll still need to put a line with information about your cert(s) such as when they expire. (Same thing with memberships - how long, offices held, etc.)
!!If you have an expired cert (or membership) and put it on your resume as if it were up-to-date, realize that when you are found out, you're in trouble - recruiters and employers don't like to be lied to, even if it was just by omission!! (If your cert has expired for some reason, be upfront about it and don't make dumb excuses!)

You asked about putting more information, explaining what a CCNA was. If you are looking for a job in the networking field, the folks looking at your resume will have heard of CCNA and are likely looking for it. You'll see that lots of job listings will even specify the cert. But - basic resume tip here - you should have a skills section. List the things you learned in CCNA, the skills from your degree, and anything else (relevant) that you're good at. Words like "adept" "proficient" "skilled" "knowledgeable" etc are good things to use. Don't just go listing the curriculum of the skills you should have learned - if you totally rock at switching, but got slammed by routing protocols, PLEASE don't list them with the same weight.

Another biggie, for me at least, is formatting, grammar, and spelling. Oftentimes recruiters have dozens of resumes to look at a time, and if yours has funky margins and things that aren't quite in alignment, spelling mistakes, or weird phrasing, it puts me off. Mostly, because it tells me you didn't have your resume looked at, or didn't look at other resumes. Most schools have career centers that do resume critiques, and if you don't have that, an English teacher will do the trick. Another thing? It shows me your poor skills with Word (or whatever word processing program you used). You're applying for job in a technology field; please learn how to use basic consumer programs and spell check!

Also - are you working towards your CCNP or a CCNA in another discipline? Put it on there! Say that you're working toward it, and if you have a decent guesstimate when you're going to have it done, go ahead and put that too. If you've scheduled your test, say something like "Route exam scheduled for..."

Actually, a good resume can make you success in an interview. What are you waiting for? Just working toward your CCNP.