My latest incarnation is two and I don't think I'll ever let it go to
three...
but I'm certainly no authority on the matter ;-)
Tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Bradley J. Wilson
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 6:25 PM
> To: cisco
> Subject: Resume Length (was: Certifications on resumes)
>
>
> You bring up an interesting topic. I try to keep mine under *four* pages!
> ;-) Why four? I dunno, just seemed like a good number, I guess.
> I had one
> guy ask me, way back when I was starting out: "Your resume's only *one
> page*??" Guess it kinda had an effect on me. ;-)
>
> Anyone else want to chime in? Can we get a bell curve going on what the
> average resume length is?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brandon Rose
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 11:59 AM
> Subject: RE: Certifications on resumes
>
>
> My only issue with this is I try and keep my resume itself to one
> lean, mean
> page - though it sometimes goes over a little.
>
> If I individually included the dozen MS exams I completed and the many
> CompTIA exams I both took and acted as a SME for along with
> dates, that adds
> a lot of paper right there. Same goes for the gigantic protocol,
> operating
> system, and equipment list some people include. It doesn't leave
> much room
> to mention job experience/major projects, which is what probably counts in
> the long run.
>
> I don't know where I should stand on the keyword scan vs. "lean 'n mean"
> resume issue. Is there a conflict?
>
> I understand keywords are vital if someone from HR is scanning a
> hundred or
> so resumes, but at the same time they don't want to read a small
> novel with
> footnotes and a bibliography. I know most of my MBA friends
> would say it's
> all about including as many buzz words and acronyms in as little space as
> possible. heh
>
> I wonder what Raymond from the jobs groupstudy list will think? I'll be
> sure to bring this up with him when I see him.
>
> One thing I do agree on is the vast majority of HR personnel have no idea
> what the certs mean (but do they mean anything? that's a whole
> other topic
> right there).
>
> My $.02,
>
> Brandon - holder of various acronyms
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kevin Wigle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 9:41 AM
> > To: Ole Drews Jensen; 'Andy'; Craig Columbus
> > Cc: netlinesys; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Certifications on resumes
> >
> >
> > I have done something similar as Ole,
> >
> > On my resume I have a section with a running history of exams
> > passed and
> > courses taken. If passing an exam completed a certification
> > I note that in
> > brackets. i.e. - 15 July 2000, CID exam passed (CCDP completed)
> >
> > On the cover page I only list the "senior" certs from a
> > track. The same for
> > my business card, the senior certs only.
> >
> > But on job boards I check off every single cert due to
> > searches by HR people
> > who may not know/understand the progression.
> >
> > There was a time when I chided people for putting down
> > MCP/MCSE. But I
> > didn't figure that HR people wouldn't know the difference -
> > they're supposed
> > to know the market they're recruiting for... right?
> >
> > right.
> >
> > Kevin Wigle
> >
>
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