Web Developer resume: the keywords, bullets and skills to prove.
Built from what the job actually involves: the core duties, the skills and tools rated most important, and bullet formulas you fill with your own numbers. No made-up example person.
[Your name]
Experience
[Employer] · Web Developer · [dates]- Wrote supporting code for Web applications or Web sites for [scale: how many, how often]; [result you can prove].
- Designed, built, or maintained Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media for [scale: how many, how often]; [result you can prove].
- Backed up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems for [scale: how many, how often]; [result you can prove].
Skills
Atlassian JIRA, Docker, Git, GitHub, Jenkins CI, KubernetesA strong Web Developer resume proves the core duties of the job with results: write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites; select programming languages, design tools, or applications; and develop databases that support Web applications and Web sites. Name the tools employers look for, such as Atlassian JIRA, Docker, Git, inside the bullets where you used them. The skills rated most important for the role are programming, critical thinking and complex problem solving (O*NET).
Why these lines work
Data Each line maps to a core task rated important by workers in the role. Hover or tap a note.
- 1Core duty, provenWrite supporting code for Web applications or Web sitesRated one of the most important tasks for the role (O*NET). The bracketed parts are where your own numbers go.
- 2Core duty, provenDesign, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting…Rated one of the most important tasks for the role (O*NET). The bracketed parts are where your own numbers go.
- 3Core duty, provenBack up files from Web sites to local directories for instant…Rated one of the most important tasks for the role (O*NET). The bracketed parts are where your own numbers go.
- Summary
- Experience
- Skills
- Education
- Licenses and certifications
Experience leads because the role is Job Zone 3: employers expect proof of prior work.
Web Developer bullets, rewritten
- WriteResponsible for write supporting code for Web applications or Web sitesWrote supporting code for Web applications or Web sites, [how many / how often], which [result: time saved, errors cut, revenue, people served].
- Design,Responsible for design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages…Designed, built, or maintained Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media, [how many / how often], which [result: time saved, errors cut, revenue, people served].
- BackResponsible for back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case…Backed up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems, [how many / how often], which [result: time saved, errors cut, revenue, people served].
- SelectResponsible for select programming languages, design tools, or applicationsSelected programming languages, design tools, or applications, [how many / how often], which [result: time saved, errors cut, revenue, people served].
Advice Fill every highlighted bracket with something true and checkable. If you can't, choose a different duty.
Words that belong on a Web Developer resume
Data Tools reported for the role (with O*NET demand flags), the most important skills and knowledge areas. Use the ones that are true for you.
- Atlassian JIRATool · In demand
- DockerTool · In demand
- GitTool · In demand
- GitHubTool · In demand
- Jenkins CITool · In demand
- KubernetesTool · In demand
- MongoDBTool · In demand
- MySQLTool · In demand
- NoSQLTool · In demand
- PostgreSQLTool · In demand
- ProgrammingSkill · importance 4.1/5
- Critical ThinkingSkill · importance 3.8/5
- Complex Problem SolvingSkill · importance 3.6/5
- Operations AnalysisSkill · importance 3.6/5
- Reading ComprehensionSkill · importance 3.6/5
- Active ListeningSkill · importance 3.5/5
- Computers and ElectronicsKnowledge
- English LanguageKnowledge
- MathematicsKnowledge
- Communications and MediaKnowledge
How central each skill is to the job
Data O*NET importance, 1 to 5.
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How this page is built
Duties, skills, knowledge and tools come from O*NET 31.0 for the occupation. Bullet scaffolds rewrite O*NET task statements in the past tense and leave every number for you to fill in. Section order follows the role's O*NET Job Zone.
- What a specific employer screens for: always mirror the job description.
- Your results: we never invent numbers.
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
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