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Not getting calls from employers for my resume!!

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alkemyst said:
You clearly have the buzz words and you are updating.

I am guessing you are going to say otherwise, but are the offers really worth it?
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Like I said, I haven't updated my resume in at least a year and a half. But yeah, I have the buzzwords: .Net, SQL Server, SSRS, ERP, MS Dynamics AX.

No, they aren't worth it for me because when I first started looking about 2 years ago, I was at a stable job where I was fairly content and everything that was out there paid less than what I was already making. And making the move from development to design, consulting, and project work resulted in a pretty big raise, so now they are even more "not worth it". I wasn't implying that there were huge salaries being offered in IT. Just that there is a lot of demand for people with skills and experience.
 
I think the point is, there are jobs out there. The market (at least for IT) isn't in the condition people want to believe. A large problem I encountered when interviewing was that a large percentage of developers (at least Java developers) couldn't pass simple technical interview questions. Every place I was given either a technical interview or an in person interview, I received an offer from; and every technical interviewer I talked with about how easy and basic the questions were said I'd be surprised at how many people can't answer them.

If you aren't completely worthless, and can convey that in your resume and accompanying attitude, you can get a job no problem. If they are willing to give you an interview, they are willing to hire you. It is all up to you at that point.
 
smackababy said:
I think the point is, there are jobs out there. The market (at least for IT) isn't in the condition people want to believe. A large problem I encountered when interviewing was that a large percentage of developers (at least Java developers) couldn't pass simple technical interview questions. Every place I was given either a technical interview or an in person interview, I received an offer from; and every technical interviewer I talked with about how easy and basic the questions were said I'd be surprised at how many people can't answer them.
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That describes my experience as well. Before I left my last company, I offered to help them interview people to replace me since I was the only person in the company with SharePoint expertise. We'd get these candidates submitted to us from recruiting firms and they couldn't answer the most basic questions. I understand that a candidate may not be exposed to all aspects of the SharePoint platform, but if your resume says your current title is "SharePoint Administrator" and I ask you to explain how you configure SharePoint to pull in user profiles from Active Directory, you'd better know the answer.

When I went on technical interviews, I nailed all the questions ranging from SharePoint administration, architecture, and development and to VMware to SQL to advanced Active Directory architectural questions and I got the same comments -- "We don't see candidates who can answer the majority of these questions."
 
DT4K said:
Like I said, I haven't updated my resume in at least a year and a half. But yeah, I have the buzzwords: .Net, SQL Server, SSRS, ERP, MS Dynamics AX.

No, they aren't worth it for me because when I first started looking about 2 years ago, I was at a stable job where I was fairly content and everything that was out there paid less than what I was already making. And making the move from development to design, consulting, and project work resulted in a pretty big raise, so now they are even more "not worth it". I wasn't implying that there were huge salaries being offered in IT. Just that there is a lot of demand for people with skills and experience.
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There isn't a demand based on what you posted. They are just looking for whoever will take $10-20/hr.
 
alkemyst said:
There isn't a demand based on what you posted. They are just looking for whoever will take $10-20/hr.
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I'm just curious where you got $10-20/hr from?
The lowest pay I mentioned is in the $25 to $30 range and that's for tech support type jobs.

And regardless of the pay, if there are lots of job openings and lots of recruiters trying to get people to look at those jobs, that is called demand.
 
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alkemyst said:
2-3 calls per day for two years? You must be sending those resumes directly in.

I don't even know of guys with 3-4 CCIEs getting that many calls.

Since you are that public, can we see your resume?
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He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the MIT EECS program and has a CCIE in Routing and Switching.

He has extensive experience working in the Financial industry designing low latency networks using COTS hardware and specialized custom hardware(FPGAs).

He has worked for Optiver Americas, one of the leading market making firms developing a custom FPGA switching solution to implement high speed smart routing in the wholesale market, cutting transaction times by 30 nanoseconds.

He also worked in Renaissance Technologies, and developed a novel solution using COTS/FPGA hardware to analyze the audio from the CBOT pits and use the data to provide streaming real time input to a custom blackbox automated trading solution for the Medallion Fund in 2003, improving the sharpe ratio and total returns of the fund.


I can see why he gets so many calls. he is the fucking Keyser Söze of IT.
 
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Alky is talking about the spam-type jobs you get on your resume email if posted to monster or anywhere online.

They are not 'real' full time jobs. It's farmed out dev work. $20 hour would be upper end, and from what I understand they're usually temp style work.
 
Hugo Drax said:
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the MIT EECS program and has a CCIE in Routing and Switching.

He has extensive experience working in the Financial industry designing low latency networks using COTS hardware and specialized custom hardware(FPGAs).

He has worked for Optiver Americas, one of the leading market making firms developing a custom FPGA switching solution to implement high speed smart routing in the wholesale market, cutting transaction times by 30 nanoseconds.

He also worked in Renaissance Technologies, and developed a novel solution using COTS/FPGA hardware to analyze the audio from the CBOT pits and use the data to provide streaming real time input to a custom blackbox automated trading solution for the Medallion Fund in 2003, improving the sharpe ratio and total returns of the fund.


I can see why he gets so many calls.
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Are you being sarcastic?

Being that specialized, I would be surprised if he was getting any legit offers at all.
 
SpatiallyAware said:
Are you being sarcastic?

Being that specialized, I would be surprised if he was getting any legit offers at all.
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Are you nuts, guys like that are always worth their weight in gold in the financial industry. Just like a star quarterback in the NFL. To top it off he worked at Rentech.

What you'll need:
• Strong leadership skills.
• Passion for developing elegant, well-crafted, thoroughly tested solutions.
• Strong understanding of core Computer Science principles and concepts, preferably with a BS in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience extracting information from large sets of data.
• An ability to both be creative and meet tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.

What you'll get:
15 days paid vacation; paid commuting expenses up to the maximum allowable amount; attractive bonus structure; training opportunities; generous 401K company match; fully paid health insurance premiums; breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages provided daily; weekly in-house chair massages; casual dress; game room and more!
 
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SpatiallyAware said:
Alky is talking about the spam-type jobs you get on your resume email if posted to monster or anywhere online.

They are not 'real' full time jobs. It's farmed out dev work. $20 hour would be upper end, and from what I understand they're usually temp style work.
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He quoted me and I never said anything about spam type jobs or $10 to $20 per hour. As I said, the dev jobs I get called about on a daily basis are about half contract and half perm and they are typically in the $40 to $50/hr range. I can't think of the last time I've seen any dev job that paid $20 or less. And contracting is becoming more and more the norm in development. Lots of companies are willing to make an investment in software development now, but many are still nervous about the economy and not willing to make the investment in a permanent position.

But the only point I was making was to the OP, that the job market isn't bad and blaming the job market instead of his horrible resume and lack of experience or effort for his failure is ridiculous.
 
Hugo Drax said:
Are you nuts, guys like that are always worth their weight in gold in the financial industry. Just like a star quarterback in the NFL. To top it off he worked at Rentech.

What you'll need:
• Strong leadership skills.
• Passion for developing elegant, well-crafted, thoroughly tested solutions.
• Strong understanding of core Computer Science principles and concepts, preferably with a BS in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience extracting information from large sets of data.
• An ability to both be creative and meet tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.

What you'll get:
15 days paid vacation; paid commuting expenses up to the maximum allowable amount; attractive bonus structure; training opportunities; generous 401K company match; fully paid health insurance premiums; breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages provided daily; weekly in-house chair massages; casual dress; game room and more!
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I'm confused. Please pick the correct answer so my head doesn't explode:
A - You're talking about Alkemyst.
B - You're being sarcastic.
C - You're talking about me and have mistaken me for someone else.
 
DT4K said:
I'm confused. Please pick the correct answer so my head doesn't explode:
A - You're talking about Alkemyst.
B - You're being sarcastic.
C - You're talking about me and have mistaken me for someone else.
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you, arent you the guy who posted that resume? a while back, I recalled part of it.

Actually Alkemysts brother is a brilliant guy, he is a Harvard grad and CCIE in storage.
 
DT4K said:
And contracting is becoming more and more the norm in development.
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F500 company here, just dropped about 50M into a software development project. There were about 12 full timers, 12+ consultants/contract employees, and then an entire team of developers from one of the major offshore consulting companies.

In summary, I agree with DT4K's statement.
 
Hugo Drax said:
you, arent you the guy who posted that resume? a while back, I recalled part of it.

Actually Alkemysts brother is a brilliant guy, he is a Harvard grad and CCIE in storage.
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Nope.
I summarized my experience earlier in this thread. 11 years of MS platform dev experience, mostly in manufacturing.
No certs, no super fancy high tech stuff.
 
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