Comments on: Resume Tips And Advice http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/04/30/resume-tips-and-advice/ Ramblings about art, education, Linux and a lot more Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:47:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Derek Todom http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/04/30/resume-tips-and-advice/#comment-32801 Derek Todom Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:38:29 +0000 http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/04/30/resume-tips-and-advice/#comment-32801 For sure! If you don't have a good strong objective statement or at least have the top portion be eye catching your resume will probably end up in the dust bin! For sure! If you don’t have a good strong objective statement or at least have the top portion be eye catching your resume will probably end up in the dust bin!

]]> By: Gordaen http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/04/30/resume-tips-and-advice/#comment-10789 Gordaen Tue, 01 May 2007 15:46:10 +0000 http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/04/30/resume-tips-and-advice/#comment-10789 You're definitely right in that no matter how long/short a resume is, the first portion needs to have strong points to catch the reader's attention. If you have any skills that you can showcase online, having an online portfolio is definitely useful. It takes up very little room on the physical printout of your resume, but gives potential employers a better look at your abilities. I'd even argue that many professions could take advantage of this, including those outside of web development/design. For instance, a teacher could show lesson plan samples, statistics showing student improvement, or even videos of him/her in the classroom at work. You’re definitely right in that no matter how long/short a resume is, the first portion needs to have strong points to catch the reader’s attention.

If you have any skills that you can showcase online, having an online portfolio is definitely useful. It takes up very little room on the physical printout of your resume, but gives potential employers a better look at your abilities. I’d even argue that many professions could take advantage of this, including those outside of web development/design. For instance, a teacher could show lesson plan samples, statistics showing student improvement, or even videos of him/her in the classroom at work.

]]> By: Bernie Zimmermann http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/04/30/resume-tips-and-advice/#comment-10766 Bernie Zimmermann Tue, 01 May 2007 04:58:57 +0000 http://blog.gordaen.com/2007/04/30/resume-tips-and-advice/#comment-10766 Good advice! I actually read quite a few resumes as part of my job, and I don't mind 2-pagers. Anything beyond that, though, and it just ends up being laborious to read through (so you better have put the good stuff up front). Whenever I send out the web-slanted version of my resume, I include a link to my design portfolio so I can include the skills and jobs in the actual resume itself and still keep it short. Good advice! I actually read quite a few resumes as part of my job, and I don’t mind 2-pagers. Anything beyond that, though, and it just ends up being laborious to read through (so you better have put the good stuff up front). Whenever I send out the web-slanted version of my resume, I include a link to my design portfolio so I can include the skills and jobs in the actual resume itself and still keep it short.

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