It probably wouldn't work anyway if it was network enabled... On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 10:46 AM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com > wrote:
> Hmm… Yeah… right now, I think my wife would shoot me if I tried to bring a > computer into the living room, and we don’t have any of the other “network > enabled” devices. It would be nice to have a Wii or Nintendo or something > like that, but the closest thing *we* have is the **OLD** Nintendo system > which is very much NOT network-enabled. :-) > > > Thanks, > John Aldrich > IT Manager, > Blueridge Carpet > 706-276-2001, Ext. 2233 > > > > > > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:44 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > Don’t need a smart TV. A Wii (as John already mentioned below), Xbox 360, > one of several DVD/Blu Ray players, or even a computer with video-out all > work. > > -sc > > From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:26 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > Well, we don’t have a “smart” TV (still using an old analog tube-type TV on > satellite.) We *do*m however, patronize RedBox a fair amount. Hard to beat > $1/night/dvd. ☺ > > > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:14 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > Totally veering OT, but I only became a Netflix customer a week or so ago. > I did it mainly for their streaming library, which has grown considerably > since the last time I had checked. The only DVDs we have sent to us are for > content that isn’t available via streaming. > > And I have to say, I love it. LOVE IT! Seriously, this is how all content > should be delivered. I have a Wii, so I get to Netflix that way. There’s a > pretty big library, it couldn’t be easier to use, it’s cheap, and the > quality is great. I love that I can access everything from my TV or my iPad > or my laptop. And that if I pause a movie/show on one device, I can resume > watching where I left off on another device. > > I’m actually scaling back my cable to basic because of this. Between the > basic channels and online options, I have all the programming I need. > > > > From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:02 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > Ok, so I’ll back down on that just a tad, because I’d have to agree with > you there. > > However, their streaming selection is growing, so at some point, I don’t > think I personally will need or care for home delivery of DVDs… > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > jra...@eaglemds.com > www.eaglemds.com > ________________________________________ > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:57 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > All I know is that my Netflix videos make it to me overnight, and back to > them overnight—and I live in the middle of nowhere. > > > From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:42 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > Years ago, we _USED_ to be able to drop off mail at the bulk mail center > here in Greensboro, NC at midnight and it still went out _THAT NIGHT_. > Slowly, they’ve dropped that time back. First it was to 11pm…then to > 9pm…then 8pm…then 5pm. > > Up until sometime in the last year, we could at least still take mail out > to the airport post office and it would go out that night if they had it by > 9pm…then 8pm…I went the other day and found out that their cutoff is now > 5pm. > > IMO, USPS (along with the IRS – Fair Tax, anyone?) has become a dinosaur > that needs to just go on and die. I’m sick and tired of all the junk mail I > get at the house anyway, and the mailbox is just one more thing that I have > to navigate the mower around. > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > jra...@eaglemds.com > www.eaglemds.com > ________________________________________ > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:35 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > I’m irritated that I still have to use the U.S. Mail to pay two of my > monthly bills. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:32 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > That happened probably 14 years ago, before “everybody” had email. My > resume bombings then consisted of dropping off a stack of envelopes at the > post office. Some of you still remember those places, right? Tell me I’m > not alone! > > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 9:50 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > Part of me thinks extra marks for effort – in a strange way it shows more > time has gone into it than an email CV bombed to 20 different places. > > My own pet hate is people who send in Publisher documents. > > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] > Sent: 15 September 2010 15:48 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Resume's > > The most memorable resume I ever received was hand written on lined paper > torn from a spiral bound notebook. I still can’t believe we got it. > > -Paul > > From: Doug Hampshire [mailto:dhampsh...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:35 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Resume's > > Also a hiring manager (in fact I'm hiring someone this week): > > - Two pages max. Oh you can send me your 4 page resume, but I won't really > ready past page two and I might just toss yours for being overly verbose. I > am also a long-term, rabid follower of the www.manager-tools.com [1] > podcasts/website, but I disagree with their 1 page resume for Technical > positions. > - For $diety's sake people Spel Chunk and profred your resume. Then have 3 > other people beside your mom/wife/girlfriend read it...outloud. > - Don't put an objective on your resume. You're wasting valuable space and > it means nothing. > - For each position your bullet points should be accomplishment and results > focused statements. Don't put "Managed Exchange stuff" on there. But rather > reword it into something that shows you did something concrete for the > company either through efficiencies, savings, improved productivity, etc. > For example (and of course always tell the truth) "Designed and deployed > Exchange messaging system that consistently provided 99.99% availability > measured on an annual basis. Responded to all requests for > adds/moves/changes for users at 100% within the defined SLA's" > - Related to the point above If you aren't measuring "stuff" > (stuff=performance metrics, up-time, user help desk response rates/times, > etc.) start measuring it. Even if your management team doesn't care about > it, you measure it anyway. > - Did I mention spel chunking and profreading yet? > - Cover letter, yes you need one, no matter what. I get cover letters on > maybe 20% of the resumes submitted. I read 100% of the ones with cover > letters. Without a cover letter you might get as little as 15-20 seconds of > me reading your resume. > - While I personally applaud you for contributing to the community, I > usually don't want to see that you were a "Northampton County Farm Safety > Day Volunteer[2]". Now if you participate in something industry related, or > it shows a very specific skill (for example you sit on the board of a local > charity and are trying to show management skills). > - If you want to include a Technical Skills section, please put it near the > end, not at the beginning. And include only stuff that people have heard of. > I don't care if you're proficient in some software package that manages > crushed grape sugar levels unless I hiring you to work at a winery. And if > you list it, you darn well better have at least an intermediate level of > mastery of that Tech Skill. There WILL be a quiz. You watching Bob the > Coworker install vSphere 4.0 does not count as a Technical Skill. Oh, and > cut the stupid crap like listing NetBIOS and NeiBEUI. That means virtually > nothing, and if I do decide to quiz you on that I bet you fail and roll over > and wet yourself. > > I wrote a couple of Blog posts a few years ago on getting yourself hired > (or not getting hired). Feel free to check them out here. > http://hampshire.wordpress.com/category/jobs-and-hiring/ > > Finally while these are thoughts that I've personally developed over the > years, it turns out that a significant number of other IT Managers that I've > shared these with all concur. YMMV. > > [1] Even if you not a technical manager, subscribe to their Podcasts. Your > career will thank you. > [2] This was an actual verbatim bullet point. > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Gary Slinger <gary.slin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > Nope. The more senior the position, the shorter the actual resume gets. > > Oh, and FWIW - I'm a hiring manager. I won't read your 4 page resume. I > might, at interview, but you'd never get that far. > ________________________________________ > From: "Sam Cayze" <sam.ca...@rollouts.com> > Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:23:23 -0500 > To: NT System Admin Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Subject: RE: Resume's > > At first I gawked when I read *9* page resume, but then read on, and agree > with how you did it. IMO (and many others) – for sure have that info avail, > on request or as a separate attachment. I would say: A cover letter, a 1-4 > page resume TOPS, portfolio/addenda, which also includes letters of > recommendation, documentation examples, references, etc… > > A nice portfolio like this, put together well, shows of your seriousness > and organizational skills. During an interview, it also gives the > interviewer plenty of pieces of paper to fumble through while they awkwardly > stumble for things to talk about… > > Any resumes themselves in the 3-4 page range should be for senior executive > positions only. > > Sam > > From: MarvinC [mailto:marv...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:31 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Resume's > > One or two line summary followed by bullet points and everything should be > in chronological order. IT resumes aren't that hard to read depending on the > format used to describe your particular skillset and the job you're seeking. > So I say don't pay anyone unless you're desperate. I suggest posting here > first as I'm sure someone would gladly critique it for you. My resume is > currently up to 9 pages and filled with mostly redundant info from jobs > spanning the last 5 years. I don't list any contracts lasting less than > three (3) months and I keep a trimmed copy that's forwarded to hiring > managers when needed. I present the 9-page booklet during the interview > where I'm given the opportunity to expand on what's listed because no one > wants to read through all of the gibberish. > > gl > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Gary Slinger <gary.slin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > Keep the drafts/full versions - those are your career management documents. > Just don't expect a hiring manager to read them :) > ________________________________________ > From: "William J. Robbins" <dangerw...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 01:56:48 +0000 > To: NT System Admin Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Subject: Re: Resume's > > Yeah I'm working on cutting mine down drastically. I'm at 3 pages. :P > > WJR > - from my Crackberry. > > "If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." > ________________________________________ > From: "Gary Slinger" <gary.slin...@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:38:35 +0000 > To: NT System Admin Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Subject: Re: Resume's > > Present! > > Seriously, that's good stuff to manage by, and therefore to use as a guide > from the other side. > > One-pager ideal, two-pages at the outside. > ________________________________________ > From: William Robbins <dangerw...@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:11:53 -0500 > To: NT System Admin Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Subject: Re: Resume's > > http://www.manager-tools.com/podcasts/manager-tools?filter0=30 > > I love these guys, thanks again to that Corona Light drinking Limey b...@stard > ! > > - WJR > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 16:59, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com> > wrote: > I have an opportunity coming up and want to make a decent looking resume > but really don’t know what’s currently the accepted format etc. > > Anyone have any pointers or examples they wouldn’t mind sharing? 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