aaron, 1. Combine the jobs and do a resume by functional area:
2000 to Some Big Company 2001 Network Administrator for Win2k, NT, Linux and Solaris 1995 to My Consulting Company 2000 System/Network Administrator Win2k, NT, Linux and Solaris, Programmer Network Adminstrator Administered 20 server Win2k networks Used my programming skills to identify, create test cases for int32 bug in backup software. ..blah, blah Programmer Found, created test cased for int32 bugs in date function of Lotus Script. Created C report parsing programs and called them from COBOL programs to eliminate data entry steps. ..blah, blah (yes, truth is stranger than fiction) As a consultant my assignments change every 6 months. I show that I worked for my own company for 9 years, and when I was an employee they were for 18 month plus terms. I do have the chronological version/cv version since some folks like to see all the details. 2. Don't admit to being a job hopper, negative, instead put a positive spin on it. Keith Blanchard, The One Minute Manager book, response to "job hopping" is along the lines of "I'm looking for the right company to use my talents at." nigel nigel dyson-hudson, InternetSmiths, Inc. "Internet since lynx and mosaic days" "I was Internet when Internet wasn't cool" On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 17:29:32 -0800, Aaron Whyte wrote: >Hi, > >I am on the job market again. > >I have been in the security space for a while, and have >unfortunately, had a lot of jobs. �In my early years, I admit it, I >was a jumper. �I stayed at a company about 1-2 years, and then moved >on to bigger and better opportunities. > >As to my last 5 years in the industry, I have had 4 jobs. �Two with >software companies that both went belly up (not a rarity in the >infosec space) and the other 2 with consulting companies that also >ran out of money. > >Now when I go on interviews, they all say, we like your experience >but view my job hoping as a negative. > >I have not found a good way to answer that questions. �Any ideas? > >I just tell them that yes, early on, I was a jumper. �But in the >last 5 years I had some bad luck. �But then again, this is a >volatile sector. > >Can anyone assist me (and I am sure there are others in the exact >same boat) in how I can answer the questions of �why have you had so >many jobs?� in a positive manner? > >Thanx! > >Aaron [EMAIL PROTECTED]
