A welder’s work is tough. Your welding resume should not be. The trade is changing fast with new tools, smarter power sources, and better inspection tech. That means your resume has to prove you can work with today’s shop, not yesterday’s.
Shops now use advanced GMAW pulse programs, waveform control, and digital parameter logging to reduce spatter and rework. Cobots and robotic cells handle repeat joints while welders set fixtures, tune programs, and check quality. Laser hybrid and high-deposition wire processes speed up structural work. Orbital systems make pipe welds more consistent. Training has improved too, with AR/VR simulators and coupons that tie practice to real codes. NDT is also smarter, with phased array UT and digital radiography catching defects sooner. If you can set, run, and troubleshoot these systems, say so.
Name the processes and joint types you can run, in plain terms:
MIG/GMAW, TIG/GTAW, Stick/SMAW, Flux-cored/FCAW, SAW
Fillet, butt, lap, corner, T-joint, groove and multi-pass
Pipe and tube work, including orbital or positioner setups
Materials: carbon steel, stainless, aluminum, and thickness ranges
Match the posting. If it calls for 6G pipe or all positions, make that clear.
First is the ATS scan. Use the same words the employer uses, like “FCAW all positions,” “ASME Section IX,” or “CWB SMAW flat to overhead.” Second is the foreman scan. Short lines, real numbers, and clean layout win.
Strong bullets
Set and ran GMAW pulse on 3 mm stainless, cut rework by 18 percent
Completed 120 pipe welds in 4 weeks with 96 percent first-pass rate
Trained 4 apprentices on TIG stainless safety and purging
Certifications: AWS or CWB tickets, Red Seal, ASME IX, OSHA or WHMIS, forklift or overhead crane
Tools and skills: blueprint reading, fit-up, weld symbols, oxy-fuel and plasma cutting, grinders, positioners, cobot teach pendant if used
Safety and quality: lockout, PPE, WPS/WPQR, visual inspection, basic NDT awareness
Name, City, Phone, Email
Summary: 3 lines that state processes, materials, and one result
Skills: processes, joints, materials, equipment
Experience: job, dates, 3 to 5 metric-based bullets
Certifications: list with dates or expiry
Education/Training: school, hours, apprenticeships
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