[Cialug] resume assistance

[Dave Hala Jr]

Hmm... I dont think I'd hand out an updated copy of my resume during a
review. To many people would read that the wrong way regardless of how
long you've worked with them. Even if you have a really good working
relationship, its still iffy.


On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 14:09 -0500, Ed Meacham (@work) wrote:
> 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.
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> 
> Now to bring up “hind-sight” and donate my 2 pennies…J
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> 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.
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> 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)
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> Good luck finding [better] help!
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> 
> -emeacham (@work)
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> 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
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> > 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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