Jose, I agree. I read thousands of resumes a week and they're all for technical positions. My goal may be different than others... I want strong, solid tech geeks who will work reliably in our organization.
I find most strong technical people have a strong bias against putting their information into proprietary formats and I truly can apppreciate that. That being said, plain old text docs make a lot of sense to me. The key is information. I think Terrence did a good job of getting the core of what I want to know about him up front. He caught my eye. Also, some of the best people I've hired didn't have a resume for the simple reason that they didn't need one. They were always hired through word of mouth and so, no reason to advertise. That's the person I want! If they can cobble together a quick description of their history, it's mainly to help with the interview process and getting a better insight into their experience. Not having a resume is not going to be a big barrier to getting my attention assuming I found them through some other internet and/or networking situation. With regard to Terrence's resume, the very first thing that comes to my mind is "Why so many jobs and 1 year in each?" I do think that's something worth addressing right up front. I'd really like to know if he's been a contractor with each engagement or if he simply ran into a string of bad luck with start-ups going south. It definitely gives me pause. If he's a contractor, well, why would he suddenly want to settle down? I'm an internal recruiter so my allegiance is with my employer... Bring in people who will stay to be a productive member of our team in an environment where we recognize the need to give back to our employees and help them realize their personal goals. Todd > -----Original Message----- > From: José Castro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 9:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" > line? general res ume assessment request > > * Todd Cranston-Cuebas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Interesting... I mostly read technical resumes and to tell you the > > truth, I could care less about length and/or type size as > long as the > > information is relevant. > > Quite frankly, I think these issues have to do with the > quantity of resumes you see, and how you approach the matter. > > I've seen people reading resumes carefully, and taking some > time with each of them. In these cases, paying attention to > detail really pays back. > > I have also seen people reading resumes diagonally and > putting some aside simply because that first look hadn't ring > any bells. In these cases, bolding the keywords and other > such tricks are what pays back. > > Just my two cents, anyway, :-) > > jac > > -- > Jose Alves de Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://jose-castro.org/ >
