Re: not enough real programmers? (was Re: Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issues, 1985-1986)

[Mike Swaim <swaim@gemini.c-com.net>]

In alt.folklore.computers Victoria Welch <vikki@oz.net> wrote:
:> In article <37ad5095.14948058@news.cadvision.com>, Brian.dot.Inglis@SystematicSw.ab.ca (Brian Inglis) writes:
:> >Look at the wording used in ads for positions you can do, then
:> >work those into a detailed resume for morons. My "technical"
:> >resume is 15 pages long,
:> In which case it goes directly in the trash. Do not pass Go. Do not
:> collect $200.

: Found this out the hard way, mine was once 13 pages.  Finally, some kind
: hearted HR type told me to re-write it down to *at most* two pages (he
: probably got tired of throwing them in the trash).

: These poor folks read an endless stack of these things, in that respect
: they have my sympathy.

  Hi. I'm a programmer who's had to sift through resumes and do interviews
off and on for about 4 years, now. So far, I've seen exactly one resume
that justified a length over 2 pages. The guy was way too expensive, but
he seemed really interesting, so one of my coworkers called him up anyway.
(And he was interesting, too.)
  Short lists of positions and skills used are good. Paragraphs are bad.
Most resumes aren't that interesting, and I really don't care about most
of the projects that people've worked on. Just tell me what you did, and
what you can do.

(On the other hand, Dr. R. Smalley's CV lists Rice Homecoming Queen. He
can get away with it, since it also lists the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry. http://cnst.rice.edu/rescv.html)

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