One page?!?!!? My one page resume would have to just say "Call me for details"! Two would be cutting to the bone!
-Don Granaman [OraSaurus] ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:56 PM > 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Don Granaman 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).
