[clue] Linux Resume Help

Sat Jul 6 22:25:04 MDT 2013

I've never really been the hiring decision, but I'll chime in if only to
back David up.  I was in crisis mode last summer, because I'd lost my job
in unplanned fashion, but I did hear from at least a few sources that I did
make an impression, as to the why, it was usually tied to the fact that I
knew exactly what I wanted and how I was going to try to achieve it.   You
could argue that sometimes it bites you in the butt,  because if you're in
self-preservation mode, maybe you don't get the callback strictly because
they feel like the job doesn't fit your goals,  but it's a risk you take.
 I don't know that I agree with david about EVERYTHING.  To me "bullshit
solution" is perfectly acceptable, but I can testify that most of the
interviews I went on, seemed to expect me to fall into the "I just want a
job" trap, and thus were a little bit taken back when I was able to speak
with some sincerity about my goals and about what I'm trying to do to
(hopefully) achieve them.

On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 4:06 PM, David L. Willson <DLWillson at thegeek.nu>wrote:

> Sometimes, I have to read resumes and interview.
>
> These are the things I like in a resume:
>
>    - Clear Career Goal
>    - Skills Summary
>    - Job History Specifics:
>       - What was your job title?
>       - How many (users, servers, customers, networks, sites) did you
>       support?
>       - What products and technologies did you use?
>       - Did you manage a budget or employees? How big/many?
>       - Did you do something great? How much money did you make or save?
>       - Did your work change or save lives?
>
> These are the things I like in an interview:
>
>    - Candidate dressed appropriately for the interview. Clothing should
>    be formal and muted (un-noticed).
>    - Candidate behaved appropriately during the interview. Don't say
>    "bullshit solution" during the interview. Say "sub-optimal solution".
>
> These are the things I like in a candidate:
>
>
> My favorite candidates are self-driven. They have a strong sense of the
> importance of their time. They want to spend their time on-purpose; they
> are not interested in giving 40+ hours of their precious time every week to
> work that doesn't matter. When I ask them about their accomplishments and
> plans, they have clear ideas about both. They are NOT looking for someone
> to tell them what to do, in exchange for a check. They are looking for a
> place to live, grow, express their life's purpose, ~and~ earn an income.
> They're not hanging back and waiting for a decision to be made, they're
> eagerly listening and participating appropriately in the decision-making
> process, then enthusiastically learning, leading, and teaching every day.
>
>
> --
> David L. Willson
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>
> This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Thanks for the reminder Jim,  I had totally forgotten about my LinkedIn
> profile.  I haven't even logged in since January or February.
>
> R.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Jim Ockers <ockers at ockers.net> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Rossi,
>>
>> If I may suggest: I recommend you work on your LinkedIn profile and make
>> it as up-to-date and detailed as possible.  You should get all your
>> expertise and skills in their databases, and then ask your co-workers and
>> superiors to endorse you for skills and write recommendations for you.  You
>> should also join the relevant groups and forums on LinkedIn and particpate
>> in them.
>>
>> LinkedIn offers recruiting services to employers by data mining
>> everyone's profiles.  You don't even have to talk yourself up if you can
>> get people to endorse you for skills/expertise and/or write recommendations
>> for you on LinkedIn.  Your LinkedIn profile can be your resume, sort of,
>> and if you work on it then you might also get some ideas for what to do
>> with your actual Resume document.
>>
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jim
>>
>> --
>> Jim Ockers, P.E., P.Eng. (ockers at ockers.net)
>> Contact info: http://www.ockers.net/
>>
>> On 7/6/13 11:57 AM, Rossi Guiliani wrote:
>>
>>  Hi All,
>>
>>  I was wondering if there was anyone out there that would be willing to
>> help me with my Resume.  I feel like it has been prohibitive in me getting
>> interviews, even though I know I can land the jobs.  If you have a little
>> time to look over it, and chat about things I can add to it.  I'd like to
>> hop on IRC or something and talk about my experience while going ever it to
>> see what I can take out or add.  I'd think about the meetups, but I just
>> don't know if the right type of people would show up.  I'm not a newbie
>> (I've been using Linux for almost 10 years now).  I just really suck at
>> talking myself up. =/
>>
>>  Thanks, anyone, in advance!
>> R.
>>
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