Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-13 Thread Uri Guttman
> "DR" == Dave Rolsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: DR> On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, Ask Bjørn Hansen wrote: >> Usually 1-2 pages. If you are very experienced then 2-3 pages. >> >> Everything in the resume should be interesting and relevant though. >> As lont as it is, the length isn't so im

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-13 Thread Dave Rolsky
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, Ask Bjørn Hansen wrote: Usually 1-2 pages. If you are very experienced then 2-3 pages. Everything in the resume should be interesting and relevant though. As lont as it is, the length isn't so important. One way to keep the resume shorter is to start trimming descripti

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-13 Thread Ask Bjørn Hansen
On Nov 13, 2007, at 12:00, "Mr. Shawn H. Corey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Randal L. Schwartz wrote: "José" == José Alves de Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: José> A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in yo ur countries? Mine's about a paragraph long, but it's in the b

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-13 Thread Mr. Shawn H. Corey
Randal L. Schwartz wrote: "José" == José Alves de Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: José> A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your countries? Mine's about a paragraph long, but it's in the back of thousands of Perl books in the world, so I don't even have to send it alo

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-13 Thread William Corona
name dropper ;-) Bill --- "Randal L. Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "José" == José Alves de Castro > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > José> A quick question: what's the standard size for > resumes in your countries? > > Mine's about a paragraph long, but it's in the back > of tho

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-13 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "José" == José Alves de Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: José> A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your countries? Mine's about a paragraph long, but it's in the back of thousands of Perl books in the world, so I don't even have to send it along. :) -- Randal L. S

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-13 Thread Gabor Szabo
On Nov 13, 2007 12:06 AM, Andy Lester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 12, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Uri Guttman wrote: > > > AL> What are you basing that on? Do you know anyone who has done > > so? I > > AL> would love to hear stories of this happening. > > > > we will find out soon enough. > > >

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Uri Guttman
> "AL" == Andy Lester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: AL> On Nov 12, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Uri Guttman wrote: AL> What are you basing that on? Do you know anyone who has done >> so? I AL> would love to hear stories of this happening. >> >> we will find out soon enough. AL> No, I me

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Andy Lester
On Nov 12, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Uri Guttman wrote: AL> What are you basing that on? Do you know anyone who has done so? I AL> would love to hear stories of this happening. we will find out soon enough. No, I meant using LinkedIn for networking with new people, not just the PM group.

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Walt Mankowski
On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 04:51:08PM -0500, Uri Guttman wrote: > > "AL" == Andy Lester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > AL> On Nov 12, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote: > > >>> I even created a group for Perl Mongers there ;-) > >>> > >>> http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/40830/4971AC407

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Uri Guttman
> "AL" == Andy Lester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: AL> On Nov 12, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote: >>> I even created a group for Perl Mongers there ;-) >>> >>> http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/40830/4971AC40763D >> >> And do you know that it is a very good place to look for >

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Andy Lester
On Nov 12, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote: I even created a group for Perl Mongers there ;-) http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/40830/4971AC40763D And do you know that it is a very good place to look for an insider contact in any company when you are looking for a job? What are you

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Gabor Szabo
On Nov 12, 2007 8:06 PM, José Alves de Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 12, 2007, at 4:57 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote: > > > Though it is not a real answer but you could look at LinkedIn, > > I am sure you have heard about it by now ;-) > > Of course I've heard of LinkedIn! > > I even created

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread José Alves de Castro
On Nov 12, 2007, at 4:57 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote: Though it is not a real answer but you could look at LinkedIn, I am sure you have heard about it by now ;-) Of course I've heard of LinkedIn! I even created a group for Perl Mongers there ;-) http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/40830/4971AC4

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Gabor Szabo
Though it is not a real answer but you could look at LinkedIn, I am sure you have heard about it by now ;-) and check how much people write there and check if there is any correlation between length and country. BTW I was told it should better be your friend who brings your resume and then the len

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Adrian Howard
On 12 Nov 2007, at 15:18, Jody Belka wrote: On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 02:45:54PM +, Adrian Howard wrote: On 12 Nov 2007, at 14:42, Jos? Alves de Castro wrote: A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your countries? For the UK. I would say 1/2 page good. Three pages okay.

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Jody Belka
On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 02:45:54PM +, Adrian Howard wrote: > On 12 Nov 2007, at 14:42, Jos? Alves de Castro wrote: > >A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your > >countries? > > For the UK. I would say 1/2 page good. Three pages okay. More than > three pages go in the b

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Dave Rolsky
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, José Alves de Castro wrote: A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your countries? It depends. I've heard rules like 1 page for every 5 years of experience, or something like that. Nowadays, resumes are often online, and never printed, so this seems l

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Anthony Ettinger
On Nov 12, 2007 6:42 AM, José Alves de Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, folks. > > A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your > countries? > > I hear that in some countries a resume can only have 1 page, while in > others it has 4... I'd like to put some country names to

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Adrian Howard
On 12 Nov 2007, at 15:19, José Alves de Castro wrote: On Nov 12, 2007, at 2:45 PM, Adrian Howard wrote: On 12 Nov 2007, at 14:42, José Alves de Castro wrote: Hi, folks. A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your countries? [snip] For the UK. I would say 1/2 page g

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread José Alves de Castro
On Nov 12, 2007, at 2:45 PM, Adrian Howard wrote: On 12 Nov 2007, at 14:42, José Alves de Castro wrote: Hi, folks. A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your countries? [snip] For the UK. I would say 1/2 page good. Er... Is that "1 or 2 pages" or "half a page"? O:-

Re: Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread Adrian Howard
On 12 Nov 2007, at 14:42, José Alves de Castro wrote: Hi, folks. A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your countries? [snip] For the UK. I would say 1/2 page good. Three pages okay. More than three pages go in the bin. But that's just me :-) Adrian

Lenght of resumes

2007-11-12 Thread José Alves de Castro
Hi, folks. A quick question: what's the standard size for resumes in your countries? I hear that in some countries a resume can only have 1 page, while in others it has 4... I'd like to put some country names to the numbers O:-) FWIW, there really isn't a rule here in Portugal, but 1-2