[Cialug] resume assistance

[Ed Meacham (@work)]

To answer your initial question, I don't know of anyone, or any companies
that do such here in Des Moines/Iowa. I think the "recruiter" route is
probably a good path in the right direction.

 

Now to bring up "hind-sight" and donate my 2 pennies. J

 

Personally, I think that it's in everyone's interest to keep your resume as
up-to-date as possible. You can't count on anything in the market place, so
even if you're just updating it semi-annually, shoot even annually, you're
far better off than anyone who is not.

 

Additionally, keeping it up-to-date will allow you to hand it in when it
comes time for your performance review. It's a great way to refresh the
higher-ups on your skills, interests, and anything that has changed since
your hire date. (certs, classes, awards, projects, books read, etc) On top
of that, it keeps you from spending hours, upon hours, reviewing and
refining the details you put into your resume. trying to remember specifics.
all that fun. (though, a face lift in layout/formatting is probably a good
thing to do every few edits)

 

Good luck finding [better] help!

 

-emeacham (@work)

 

From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf
Of Tim Champion
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 12:51 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] resume assistance

 

> I personally am opposed to the idea of "a" cover letter and resume. I
> think that a resume is a sales brochure and assuming you're picking a
> handful of organizations you're serious about, it should be customized
> for each.

In my instance, I was trying to create a custom cover letter for "a"
specific job opening at "a" specific company.  I never use the same cover
letter twice.  I also have a template resume that I use as a starting point,
and then customize the resume for the job description. The reason I was
looking for someone to write "a" cover letter, was because I was looking to
apply for "a" open position.  I am willing to pay a person to write "a"
quality cover letter for each and every specific job opening for which I am
applying.  But, if I'm going to pay someone, it needs to be a superbly high
quality cover letter, and I have yet to find anybody in the Des Moines area
who offers, and delivers that.

Tim Champion
timchampion at gmail.com




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