[UPHPU] brasto seeks new LAMP OSS opportunities

[Brandon Stout]

Wade Preston Shearer wrote:

First, an explanation for a delayed response.  We had a baby this week, 
and I've been away.

Second, thank you for the valuable feedback from everyone.  I'll 
probably not reply to everyone, so I'll write this up-front thank you to 
all who participated.  Hopefully, others will learn from this as well.
> Even if OO was a standard, I wouldn't send a document like this (and 
> most for that matter, unless I am collaborating/coauthoring something 
> with the recipient) out in an editable format. It has always surprised 
> me that MS Word is the industry standard for sending resumés, as you 
> have no control over how the file is going to look once it is opened. 
> I have seem many resumes that I am sure the formatting is not how it 
> was authored. I would strongly recommend using PDF so that it is 
> exactly how you want it to be seen.

Good point.  I think I will do that for my next version, coming shortly 
after I get through this thread.

>
> 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've heard it both ways.  Many people cling to the single-page resume 
idea.  I used a single-page resume until just a couple years ago when I 
sought feedback from various BYU alumni placement representatives, and 
_all_ of them said single-page resume's are no longer the standard.  All 
of them said to use as many pages as it takes to list all your 
qualifications.

On the other hand, I've been told the resume seems a bit overwhelming by 
more than a couple people, so I'm not sure what to think.  Hopefully, 
some of the other comments in this thread that I have not read yet 
express more opinion on this matter.  Otherwise, I welcome other 
comments on this subject.

> 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.
Good point Wade.  I'll look into this more.  Some job descriptions 
request knowledge of specific programs though, so maybe a resume should 
list at least some less common programs.

Brandon Stout
http://mscis.org