Adrian,
You make some good points, but some of your absolutes aren't.
Font, I agree with a 12 point for this resume due to a lot of white
space, however 11 point is now common, even 10 point if there are large
blocks of text.
Font again. I find using the same type of font throughout to be very
On 6 Feb 2006, at 16:29, Larson Rider wrote:
Adrian,
You make some good points, but some of your absolutes aren't.
As I said "my personal biases" :-)
That said, my doleful rants down the pub on the occasions when I've
had to wade through CVs usually get grumbles of agreement from fellow
Interesting... I mostly read technical resumes and to tell you the truth, I
could care less about length and/or type size as long as the information is
relevant. I do agree that the first page has to have specific relevance to
the job you are applying for. Tell me in a quick table if necessary how
Adrian,
1. Please note my "rules" about the first page and last five years.
2. I am referring to long experience resumes.
3. Generally 11 pt font is used to bring a resume to 3 or 2 pages. 10
point is used to get resume to one or two pages.
_
Larson J. Rider
Prid
* Todd Cranston-Cuebas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Interesting... I mostly read technical resumes and to tell you the truth, I
> could care less about length and/or type size as long as the information is
> relevant.
Quite frankly, I think these issues have to do with the quantity of
resumes you
On 6 Feb 2006, at 16:58, Larson Rider wrote:
[snip]
3. Generally 11 pt font is used to bring a resume to 3 or 2 pages. 10
point is used to get resume to one or two pages.
[snip]
The right way to reduce a resume to one to two pages is to cut
material - not reduce the font size. The reason for
Jose,
I agree. I read thousands of resumes a week and they're all for technical
positions. My goal may be different than others... I want strong, solid tech
geeks who will work reliably in our organization.
I find most strong technical people have a strong bias against putting their
information i
On 6 Feb 2006, at 16:55, Todd Cranston-Cuebas wrote:
Interesting... I mostly read technical resumes and to tell you the
truth, I
could care less about length and/or type size as long as the
information is
relevant.
Yeah - me too (as long as I can read the darn thing). However, I
usually
Todd. excellent points. I agree,
The synopsis I speak of is a very short paragraph telling the reader
what they are about to read and guiding them to your strengths.
One pet peeve I have about resumes is when a technology list is used and
the technology is not re expressed in the resume. Makes th
Larson,
I totally agree about the skills list. Just listing a skill without telling
me:
1). what you did with it
2). when you did it
3). what level of proficiency you performed this skill
is meaningless.
I like to see a "3D resume." If you mention "I've worked within a large data
center environ
Todd,
I agree that a list should be brief and should be repeated in the body
of the resume. I like the list to have skill levels next to the skills
with years of experience, but I hate the whole frat page to be devoted
to such a list.
I have found most hiring managers love my short cover letters
Terrence, I just saw your original post.
You don't need a reason for leaving on your resume, but in this case it
would not have hurt. I often see contractor resumes with reasons for
leaving included. However, IMO your recruiter did not do their job. They
should have anticipated the question. Then
As I've said, I personally really dislike cover letters but maybe
that's
just me.
I want a cover letter that tells me that the person has read the ad,
and is responding TO ME, about MY AD. It's a letter, not a stock
piece of paper. For example:
Dear Mr. Lester,
My colleague Bill Odom
Nice cover letter.
Lars
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From: Andy Lester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 1:25 PM
To: Todd Cranston-Cuebas
Cc: Larson Rider; Adrian Howard; L-Perl-Jobs-Discuss
Subject: Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general
res ume
I personally don't bother with 'em. Unless their short two sentence description.I jump right to "Ctrl+F" to find what I'm looking for when I screen a candidate. It's mostly bs anyway, and when you're screening for a technical position, you never know what you're gonna get.
On 2/6/06, Andy Lester <[
I jump right to "Ctrl+F" to find what I'm looking for when I screen
a candidate. It's mostly bs anyway, and when you're screening for a
technical position, you never know what you're gonna get.
That's right! They ARE mostly BS! That's why writing one that
specifically speaks to the posi
I haven't applied for a job in probably 5 years, so I'm probably out of the loop.On 2/6/06, Andy Lester <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> I jump right to "Ctrl+F" to find what I'm looking for when I screen
> a candidate. It's mostly bs anyway, and when you're screening for a> technical position, you ne
Anthony,
I should have scrolled up before
replying.
Every time I went through the job hunting, interviewing and
being hired process, I gained a lot of compassion for applicants and humility
about my own studliness.
Lars
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Todd Cranston-Cuebas wrote:
As I've said, I personally really dislike cover letters but maybe that's
just me. I want it all wrapped up in a simple package (i.e., the resume). I
have only had a few people do this, but I really like getting a side-by-side
breakdown of what I asked for and what they
On Feb 6, 2006, at 2:36 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
I've never found much use for cover letters on either the hiring or
applying side of things. I think they are an antiquated formality
that doesn't really fit with the modern way that job applications
are handled online.
Isn't the "modern equiv
Bjorn,
Yes it is and that's exactly how I do what I call a presentation. I left off
stating availability, job hunt status and salary expectation off the
presentation. Definitely state your interview and start availability and job
hunt status, particularly if you think you have an offer pending.
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