[UPHPU] brasto seeks new LAMP OSS opportunities

[cole at colejoplin.com]

> My first impression was "whoa? data overload." I think that you have  
>   way too much information on there. I believe that a resumé should   
>  never be more than a single page.
> I would trim the duties you performed at each job down to a minimum   
>  of three items and reduce the career summary to a line or two or    
> remove it altogether. An example that I see a lot in resumés for    
> graphic artists, is them listing "Photoshop" as a skill. Well,    
> sheesh? you better dang well be good at photoshop! Shouldn't that be  
>   a given?!? If you are degreed and have x number years of   
> experience,  that should be assumed. Besides, that is just a tool   
> that your skills  should be external too. List the skills you have;   
> not the tools you use.

Well, I can see this, but I never underestimate the inability of the  
reader to assume anything. Because of electronic delivery, more than  
one page is now a good thing. Because now the data can be searched.  
When people have the ability to search hundreds or resume files for  
some keyword, your resume will show up easier. As much as we want to  
believe that our resumes are memorable and kept in a handy place, it's  
just not true. Being searchable is critical.

Even if your skills in something aren't expert, but competent, that's  
what you can expand upon in an interview. I would recommend that if  
the primary skill of something like Photoshop is not at least a 7 out  
of 10 level, then you may not do so well at that interview.

-- Cole