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> I've updated my resume, but am unwilling to chop it out
> to any less than four well formatted pages.
Passing along a suggestion I was given: ABSOLUTELY stay under two pages for
the resume proper. If appropriate, include an addendum--I used one (on some
applications) that gave additional details WRT duties on my last job. That
would seem an appropriate place for a listing--in some detail--of your
accomplishments.
BTW, I understand that a LOT of companies have the (in)human relations dept.
do an initial screening so that the line mgr won't "waste his time looking
at duds." Ya gotta follow the rules to get it past them.
-mj-
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob George [
mailto:qvj3yeleisnvknl4mdj5@proxymate.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 8:40 PM
To:
plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: Linux Job Order
"Jarvis Mark-MC33419" <
Mark.Jarvis@motorola.com> wrote:
> [...]
> FWIW, most technical people are NOT wordsmiths--get competent help on the
> wording, etc. of your resume--it's worth it!
Now there's a thought: Would helping folks out with their resume count as
good karma by the Open Source world? I'm not much of a programmer, but I
write a pretty slick resume!
I'm doing the job search myself. I've updated my resume, but am unwilling to
chop it out to any less than four well formatted pages. I figure a resume is
like a good novel: I need to make it compelling enough in the first couple
of paragraphs to get anybody to read on. A page and a half of pure jargon
without listing actual accomplishments strikes me as worse than too much
detail (having done a fair amount of resume reviews myself lately.) If
someone skimming it decides it's too damn long, then I'd be happier working
elsewhere.
- Bob
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