On Mar 25, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Ryan Moore wrote: > > A query to the community:is it a general feeling among pluggers that a > strong resume is a handicap for job applicants in back end or systems > administration fields? How mutually exclusive do you think "word > processing" or "resume" type skills are with programming ability? > > --Ryan
I have hired a dozen or so sys admins over the years, and gone through hundreds and hundreds of resumes. After a while, you get where you can see patterns and figure who might not be a complete waste of time to interview. Sometimes you hit it on the head, sometimes you miss. A resume is essentially an advertisement, and should be treated as such. Asking for a sample code snippet is not bad for programmers, but difficult for sysadmins. The resume is the only method to try and guess if they would be worth talking to. Sometimes a short phone interview will weed out the ones talented at resumes, then a longer in person interview with a whiteboard can do wonders. -Steve
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