IMHO, I don't list hobbies.. I didn't even want to have future employers see my personal blog site in case they had a political, social or religious stigma against something I may have blogged about. Sometimes hobbies can help, sometimes not.
What if the hiring manager hates your hobbie? had a former employee who always left early on Friday's and wasn't available for on-call because of kayaking.. On Jan 23, 2008 3:52 PM, Za Vue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Damn it! Which should we use? A one page or two page resume? I just > finished adjusting headers, footers, fonts, added National Guard > experience, > 2 semesters of teaching at ITT-Tech, canoeing and kayaking as hobbies, > etc. > :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:46 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Tech Resume > > LOL > > On Jan 23, 2008 5:31 PM, James Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://members.tripod.com/~buggerluggs/wavs/impressive.wav > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Micheal Espinola Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:14 PM > > Subject: Re: Tech Resume > > > > > > > LOL... I knew I was walking into something here... roar! > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2008 5:04 PM, Christopher Boggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Well, I wouldn't quite call a whole second page of naked pics of > Shook > > >> "impressive" but whatever floats your boat. > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:47 PM > > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > > >> > > >> Subject: Re: Tech Resume > > >> > > >> I've been using a 2 page resume for 10+ years. I've never had an > > >> issue/complaint. Most found it "impressive". > > >> > > >> > > >> On Jan 23, 2008 3:37 PM, Eric Woodford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> > > > >> > I disagree with one page limit nowadays. Personally most employer's > > >> I've > > >> > dealt with, scan your resume to an electronic format or only except > > >> > electronic submissions. Limiting yourself to one page makes for > > >> limiting > > >> > your experience. In the last 10 years, I've worked 4 jobs. To go > into > > >> any > > >> > detail, I'd need to limit my KSA to just the basics (if anything). > 2 > > >> pages > > >> > suffices for most all my needs. > > >> > > > >> > The main idea with one page, is to make it passed the short > attention > > >> span > > >> > of resume reviewers (humans). If your summary of qualifications is > > >> catching > > >> > enough, and fits in that first 1/3 of page 1, your golden. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Jan 23, 2008 5:32 AM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > Joseph: > > >> > > > > >> > > Resumes, even in a tech field, should be limited to 1 page in > this > > >> day and > > >> > age. > > >> > > > > >> > > Bullet points take up valuable page real estate, where you could > be > > >> > listing KSA's (Knowledge, Skills(both technical and transferrable), > > >> and > > >> > Attributes). > > >> > > > > >> > > And for the love of <Deity> don't put "References will be > provided > > >> upon > > >> > request." Of course a potential employer will request references > > >> prior to > > >> > an interview, no need to waste important space on the paper. > > >> > > > > >> > > One more resume killer - templates. Don't use them. Spend some > > >> time on > > >> > crafting your resume. Potential employers can tell the difference. > > >> They > > >> > have a tendency to pass by the template resumes. > > >> > > > > >> > > Also, if you are anything like me, and already in a career, and > know > > >> what > > >> > direction it is going in, there is no need for a Career Objective, > > >> that can > > >> > be replaced with a Summary of Qualifications. > > >> > > > > >> > > If you'd like, I can send a copy of my resume (which in my > current > > >> > Portfolio and Professional Procedures class netted me a grade of a > 100 > > >> and 5 > > >> > interviews thus far) to you offline. > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > Joe Fox > > >> > > Systems Administrator > > >> > > > > >> > > The McGuire Group > > >> > > Office# (716) 826-2010 ext: 1172 > > >> > > Mobile# (716) 846-9308 > > >> > > > > >> > > The materials in this e-mail are private and may contain > Protected > > >> Health > > >> > Information. If you are not the intended recipient be advised that > any > > >> > unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking > of > > >> any > > >> > action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly > > >> > prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please > > >> immediately > > >> > notify the sender via telephone at 716-829-1978 or by return > e-mail. > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > > >> > > From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:46 PM > > >> > > > > >> > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > Subject: RE: Tech Resume > > >> > > > > >> > > Hey marvin, > > >> > > > > >> > > If you don't mind could you forward me a copy offline too? > > >> > > > > >> > > Thanks.. > > >> > > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > > >> > > From: "MarvinC" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" > <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > >> > > Sent: 1/22/08 6:39 PM > > >> > > Subject: Re: Tech Resume > > >> > > > > >> > > Bullet points! > > >> > > I'll be more than happy to send over a copy of mine as an > example. > > >> It's > > >> > > kinda long because I try to force the recruiters to read it but > they > > >> don't > > >> > > so I just fill it with buzz words which is all they scan on. > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > On Jan 22, 2008 6:32 PM, Joseph L. 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