Resume Format/Style (California Civil PE)

[Lostboi]

Hello,

I'm updating my Civil Engineering resume and I'd like to hear your input on how it should looks and what would likely attract HR & hopefully land me a job. I know what beefy info I need to include on my Resume, but I'm more concerned about how it looks, or how to format/style my California PE resume. I've only been employed by Private companies, but my projects over the past years have been serving the public sector/agencies, and I'd like to land a career (not just a job) in the public sector (maybe PM or higher position in private) in California (SoCal).

My resume is probably in the realm of traditional/old-school (?), with Times New Roman font style and dotted format (click for sample).
Should I tailor my resume to a "modern" style? I see templates with sidebar information, colored well, graphics, and some even have their photo. Do "modern" style resumes attract more attention from HR?

Lastly, should I copy/paste my resume to a Linkedin account?

Thank you for your input!

 

[Jeuret]

Looks nice but, do format the font size, it looks classy and bigger! Keep border and margin to perfect!

Only care about It should be easily readable and well informed!

 

[rockfeller]

Hello,

I'm updating my Civil Engineering resume and I'd like to hear your input on how it should looks and what would likely attract HR & hopefully land me a job. I know what beefy info I need to include on my Resume, but I'm more concerned about how it looks, or how to format/style my California PE resume. I've only been employed by Private companies, but my projects over the past years have been serving the public sector/agencies, and I'd like to land a career (not just a job) in the public sector (maybe PM or higher position in private) in California (SoCal).

My resume is probably in the realm of traditional/old-school (?), with Times New Roman font style and dotted format (click for sample).
Should I tailor my resume to a "modern" style? I see templates with sidebar information, colored well, graphics, and some even have their photo. Do "modern" style resumes attract more attention from HR?

Lastly, should I copy/paste my resume to a Linkedin account?

Thank you for your input!

I won't post my resume because it's too specific, but what I did was have a big category upfront that showed my project experience/skills and then a small section briefly summarizing the relevant firms I'd worked/interned for. I had only worked at one firm after college so it made sense to put upfront what I had been doing rather than where I had been doing it