On 23 Oct 98, at 8:33, Brent Eades wrote:
> Very useful post, George. And if I may immodestly say so, it does seem to
ditto and a good followup.
> It's akin to the people -- usually recent university grads -- whom I hear
> whining about their lack of decent employment: "I've sent out 400
> resumes, and not a single interview!" By which they mean 400
> photocopies with fill-in-the-blank covering letters. They've made little or
> no effort to research each of those potential employers, to tailor each
> every application to the employer's needs and specialties -- what do they
> expect?
>
> It's also not enough, even if you're a very talented site designer, to simply
> say, "Here's my portfolio. I'm sure you'll agree I'm really good once you've
> looked at it. So hire me". Again, what's lacking is any tailoring to the
> client's specific needs and corporate culture.
This is very interesting. I am very guilty of just saying "here is
what I have done" look at it and get back to me. But then most
people just want to know if I can program in C++ or Java which I
haven't and which they probably don't need.
Another thing is that I keep running into people at companies and I
keep wondering, "gee how did these people get these jobs and why do
they still have them; why wasn't a competent person hired?".
I guess most recruiters simply want to boast of years of programming
in XYZ on systems ABC. I would never win such a contest.
A company, on the other hand, will probably want to hire someone who
is basically capable, works well within the corporate environment,
and is able to learn whatever is necessary to get the job done (or
realize that an expert is needed).
I think I am going to rewrite my resume for the thousandth time.
Peter
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