A question for those who HIRE people (I'm 25)

[Sketcher]

Just more info:

Eye catching Cover Letters

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: conjur
A friend of mine helped me tailor my resume to look like this. She said it's based on templates executives use when submitting their resumes and it catches peoples eyes and quickly shows personal/technical skills without having to read through a chronological job history to pull out information.

Still have this example available somewhere ?

 

[ggavinmoss]

Originally posted by: VBboy
If you are in charge of the hiring/interviewing process at your company, let me ask you this:

1. What's the longest resume you'd consider reading and giving some serious consideration to?
2. Would you read a full 2-page resume, or automatically reject it?
3. Would you think that a person has little experience if his resume is just one page long?

Thanks in advance!
This should help me decide whether to severely trim down my resume to make it fit on one page 🙂

(I am looking for a software enginnering position)

I did some interviewing when we were looking for an interview and the candidates' resume size didn't affect my opinion.

On the other hand, I will say that make sure you "need" whatever space you use. I can't tell you how many times I read a resume that was full of fluff or fake or outright deceitful. Be prepared to back up everything you mention on your resume (skills, job experience, etc.). These dumb as nails candidates (college students) would put down all these IT buzzwords and have no idea what they mean, etc.

e.g. Under skills some guy put XML. He not only incorrectly defined it, but he hadn't even used it. THAT was grounds for dismissing him.

So, if you're going to lie, premeditate. And for the love of God, use spellcheck.

Good luck.

-geoff

 

[TNTrulez]

Any interview tips is good

 

[sciencetoy]

I'm a partner at a computer consulting firm, and I hire people both for staff and for short/long term projects, and I've seen a zillion resumes. And hired from them.

2. Misspelled the name of a city.

THAT would disqualify any resume I look at. Duh, in the tech world so much rides on accurate spellings - not just programmers - ever enter a license incorrectly?? Anyone who doesn't understand the importance of correct spelling in this business is an idiot.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Everybody knows that resumes are just condensed bullsh!t. If you can make it entertaining enough you might get an interview.

That's something I don't understand - why do people lie on their resumes? I didn't on mine...maybe that's why no one who read it ever hired me. Of course, the cover letter thing might also be an issue. The tip pages I've seen on resumes and cover letters, including some here, recommend showing enthusiasm and why I'm so excited to be working for some company. Enthusiasm is something I'm not good at, unless it's a shipment from SVC or Newegg. That's about the limit. Getting excited about a job...just doesn't work for me I guess. :Q

 

[Sukhoi]

Same here...I'm not too excited about the job; I just want money.