Kimberly - From my admittedly meager experience of job-hunting for both permanent and contract work, here is my impression: 1. If the resume is for permanent work, keep the resume brief and to the point. The objective is to keep HR from tossing your resume. Keep it to a single page and hit the major points that you are selling yourself on. 2. If the resume is for contract work, throw in the kitchen sink. Consulting companies are always receiving that oddball request for that Forth programming position and maybe you worked on Forth for one week ten years ago, but it may turn out that you are the most qualified contractor that can be located quickly.
I really found the book "What Color is Your Parachute?" to be really good training. Most of us don't think of job-hunting as a skill to be learned. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:26 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L My resume that gets passed around EDS accounts is 5 pages. That is a little long for applying for jobs outside of EDS. I was wondering how other folks who work for the same type of companies shorting this (companies like CGI, XWave, etc) where you get billed out to various contracts. If my responsibilities on those contracts were always the same I guess it would be easier but sometimes I get billed out to provide one on one training, sometimes I am there for development, sometimes DBA stuff. You get the idea. Do you just list all the key things you have done for the company as a whole and leave out the individual contract stuff? I guess contractors would have the same issue. ___________________________ Kimberly Smith Portland, OR [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Kimberly Smith INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
