RE: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread Todd Cranston-Cuebas
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

Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread José Castro
* 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

RE: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread Todd Cranston-Cuebas
ack to our employees and help them realize their personal goals. Todd > -Original Message- > From: José Castro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 9:05 AM > To: jobs-discuss@perl.org > Subject: Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" &

Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread Adrian Howard
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

RE: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread Todd Cranston-Cuebas
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

Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread Andy Lester
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

RE: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread Larson Rider
Nice cover letter. Lars -Original Message- 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? gener

Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread Anthony Ettinger
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 <[

Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread 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

Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread Anthony Ettinger
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

RE: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

2006-02-06 Thread Larson Rider
Of Anthony EttingerSent: Monday, February 06, 2006 1:56 PMTo: Andy LesterCc: L-Perl-Jobs-DiscussSubject: Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request I haven't applied for a job in probably 5 years, so I'm probably out of the l