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    Is my Resume' Crap?

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    • Bill KindleB
      Bill Kindle
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      Not everything is on here (missing an IT internship that was there + misc side work I was doing for people regularly outside of my WalMart sales clerk days from 2002 - 2005.

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      • alexntgA
        alexntg
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        Is it possible to attach a sanitized version? I don't think pasting it in did you any justice.

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        • Bill KindleB
          Bill Kindle @alexntg
          last edited by

          @alexntg I was going to do that but I don't see how to attach a document to this thread. I'm going to share it out from my google drive.

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender
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            it vanished while I was reading it..

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            • Bill KindleB
              Bill Kindle @Dashrender
              last edited by

              @Dashrender Redacted something. It's back up.

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              • IRJI
                IRJ
                last edited by

                I dont really know what you did at any of your jobs. I know you have all your skills listed on the right side, but which jobs used which skills?

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                • Bill KindleB
                  Bill Kindle @IRJ
                  last edited by

                  @IRJ If I put everything down, it would be more than 1 page. Long ago I was told that multipage resumes were not really a good thing, (was told this by HR types). So I keep it as short as possible, and leave the rest up for conversation.

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                  • david.wieseD
                    david.wiese @Bill Kindle
                    last edited by david.wiese

                    @Bill-Kindle i don't believe the 1 page rule applies anymore. Mine is 2 pages and had positive feedback with that length from recruiters and hr people.

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                    • IRJI
                      IRJ @Bill Kindle
                      last edited by

                      @Bill-Kindle said:

                      @IRJ If I put everything down, it would be more than 1 page. Long ago I was told that multipage resumes were not really a good thing, (was told this by HR types). So I keep it as short as possible, and leave the rest up for conversation.

                      When I had mine professionally done, He made it three pages. I got 4 interviews and 3 job offers in one week

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                      • Bill KindleB
                        Bill Kindle
                        last edited by

                        I will say that there's more here:

                        www.linkedin.com/in/billkindle/

                        and I'm also using my projects page on SW pretty heavily too.

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                        • Bill KindleB
                          Bill Kindle @IRJ
                          last edited by Bill Kindle

                          @IRJ said:

                          @Bill-Kindle said:

                          @IRJ If I put everything down, it would be more than 1 page. Long ago I was told that multipage resumes were not really a good thing, (was told this by HR types). So I keep it as short as possible, and leave the rest up for conversation.

                          When I had mine professionally done, He made it three pages. I got 4 interviews and 3 job offers in one week

                          Who did you go through? And actually I saw you say something about that, and that's what prompted me to start this thread.

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                          • IRJI
                            IRJ @Bill Kindle
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                            @Bill-Kindle said:

                            @IRJ said:

                            @Bill-Kindle said:

                            @IRJ If I put everything down, it would be more than 1 page. Long ago I was told that multipage resumes were not really a good thing, (was told this by HR types). So I keep it as short as possible, and leave the rest up for conversation.

                            When I had mine professionally done, He made it three pages. I got 4 interviews and 3 job offers in one week

                            Who did you go through? And actually I saw you say something about that, and that's what prompted me to start this thread.

                            https://www.odesk.com/o/profiles/users/_~012a72017d123ed418/

                            can you PM me your email address? I can send you my resume to look at

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Bill Kindle
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                              @Bill-Kindle not aware of an attachment facility.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Bill Kindle
                                last edited by

                                @Bill-Kindle said:

                                @IRJ If I put everything down, it would be more than 1 page. Long ago I was told that multipage resumes were not really a good thing, (was told this by HR types). So I keep it as short as possible, and leave the rest up for conversation.

                                That's something for high school students and college students looking for entry level, non-tech jobs. Has no place in IT.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @david.wiese
                                  last edited by

                                  @david.wiese said:

                                  @Bill-Kindle i don't believe the 1 page rule applies anymore. Mine is 2 pages and had positive feedback with that length from recruiters and hr people.

                                  Even in the early 90s it was one page per year of experience which for a student, which is who is normally told the rule, is one.

                                  This is one of those job hunting rules that came from people who aren't in the industry and have no information on what is really needed.

                                  Mine was eight pages and used by top consulting firms as they reference standard.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @Bill Kindle
                                    last edited by

                                    @Bill-Kindle said:

                                    I will say that there's more here:

                                    www.linkedin.com/in/billkindle/

                                    and I'm also using my projects page on SW pretty heavily too.

                                    As a hiring manager linked to that weird SW stuff will send you straight to the dust bin. Avoid that.

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                                    • IRJI
                                      IRJ @scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      @Bill-Kindle said:

                                      @IRJ If I put everything down, it would be more than 1 page. Long ago I was told that multipage resumes were not really a good thing, (was told this by HR types). So I keep it as short as possible, and leave the rest up for conversation.

                                      That's something for high school students and college students looking for entry level, non-tech jobs. Has no place in IT.

                                      Can I send you my resume real quick?

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                                      • Bill KindleB
                                        Bill Kindle @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        @Bill-Kindle said:

                                        I will say that there's more here:

                                        www.linkedin.com/in/billkindle/

                                        and I'm also using my projects page on SW pretty heavily too.

                                        As a hiring manager linked to that weird SW stuff will send you straight to the dust bin. Avoid that.

                                        So don't even reference them and instead turn them into bullet point lists?

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @IRJ
                                          last edited by

                                          @IRJ sure

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                                          • IRJI
                                            IRJ @scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            @IRJ sure

                                            can you pm me your email address?

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