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The doodle at http://www.google.com is currently a tribute to Robert Moog :
http://www.google.com/search?q=Bob+Moog&oi=ddle&ct=moog12-hp[^]
Robert Moog was definitely a major pioneer in music.
This is one of the coolest doodles they have had in a while I think. It is also one that has a lot of significance for me. In my senior in college I spent a lot of time on projects involving synthesizers. To be specific, I was designing and building components for a modular synthesizer. The nice thing was I got credit for it in both the music and EE departments. 
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I wonder if you guys can review my resume:
Resume (.pdf)[^]
Thanks ahead of time for any feedback.
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loctrice wrote: I wonder if you guys can review my resume:
Yes, of course we can. 
On a more serious note, some suggestions:- End your descriptions with periods.
- Move "Qualifications" to just below "Objective" and rename
it it "Expertise". - Consider using a uniform headline style.
/ravi
modified 2 hrs ago.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Consider using a uniform headline style.
I'm not sure what this is. I'm using a template in libre office for the format.
Last time I did a resume I had the career center at Parkland look it over and did several revisions until they said it was perfect, had several friends (already working in the industry) look it over, and got everyone [finally] to say it was just about as perfect as a guy could get.
After turning it in everywhere I got only one response just before I got hired where I am now (through a friend, not solely because of my resume). The one response said in the email that my resume would have looked more professional if I had written it in crayon. Now I am paranoid over it.
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"Communicate all show aspects with clients and peers" didn't make sense to me
I'd remove the " up to a basic introduction" parts - never be negative in a resume.
"communicate progress and insite regarding students to instructor(s)" I think you mean insight, and it doesn't read well to me.
I'd be more specific about technology - e.g. design and deploy Sql server databases rather than just Databases.
You say "using vba, vb6, and/or vbscript" Which is it? And or Or?
Personally I prefer a resume that is written in prose rather than bullet points - but different people have different opinions on that/ Mine has both - a summary area with very short bullets (C# .Net 4.0 ASP.Net SQL Server 2008) and a longer descriptive area "I worked in a team of three developers, blah blah"
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_Maxxx_ wrote: Communicate all show aspects with clients and peers
I need to rethink this one. I can't figure out another way to phrase it. Only other term I know is "automated trades shows" instead of "shows".
Some good advice, thanks.
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Unless the person reading it knows that you are talking about automated trade shows (whatever they are) it just doesn't click. maybe explaining what the company does would help?
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I revised it some. I'm not sure how much better it is, but I will think more about this section for sure.
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I might look at it later, but I thought I'd say for the moment that you should really remove the address/email/phone. Not only are you letting us sketchy lot see it, but it is possible for search engines to index that, opening you up to a whole world of hurt spam (and maybe some more nefarious stuff).
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You make a good point. I sniped the stuff out.
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I guess requirements differ in various countries but a couple of points:
1) DOB? (You don't have to put it up here, but are you considering including that information for the real thing?)
2) Your education history doesn't have any dates associated. Along with the lack of info on your DOB, I wouldn't know if you'd finished college a few decades ago and had been bumming around before you got your previous jobs.
Just a thought 
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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I don't plan on putting my DOB on it.
I will need to put dates on the education as well as the two certificates I earned. Looks like I missed that ,thanks.
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PaulowniaK wrote: DOB?
Why in the world would you have that on a resume? In the US, it is actually illegal to discriminate hiring somebody based on age, so it would be pretty silly to include your age on a resume.
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I did not include my heavy drug use on it either... not sure if I made the right choice or not.
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Are you fat? You should probably put that on there too. And be sure to mention if you're an ethnic minority.
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AspDotNetDev wrote: In the US, it is actually illegal to discriminate hiring somebody based on age
Same in the UK.
But it's common to put your DOB on your CV in the UK. It acts a bit like a security code. If you ring up about your application and you know your DOB, it is taken that you are most probably who you say you are. Don't know how well it works, but in my experience, that's how it's been.
As I say, different countries require different info.
In Japan, you have to attach a photo of yourself. 
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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How about some humour?
* I never check in files that have only had changes to white space.
I'd employ you, even if only to beat my colleagues who do this.
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I've actually had it beaten into me that "cute, cool, and funny have no place in business"
Meanwhile a client who gets annoyed by receptionists calls and gives random names when they ask who he is. I have had my probation officer call, the gynecologist, my long lost brother, etc.
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A few things:
1 - I would consider removing the objective; and if it isn't clear based on a cover letter, or the contents of your resume, you're doing it wrong. Also, to the same point, the following statement can go: "Passionate about programming, and excited about learning new technologies."
2 - Don't just list buzz words like "I know X, Y and Z", try to list that in terms of "worked to accomplish [some task] by using X, Y and Z which resulted in [something good]". While people love buzz words, they love accomplishments even more. Try to combine them.
3 - Looks like you are fairly fresh out of school. Listing academic projects can be good to add to the list at this point of your career. Can even be a section on its own. Also, I'm assuming you worked on a team project at some point? It would be good to point this out. Try to phrase the projects like point 2 above.
4 - Under education, did you graduate from college? If so, list your degree, the year you graduated, and (if its good) your GPA.
5 - Don't be scared of using full and/or multiple sentences to explain something (while still being concise). You are more than a list of bullet points.
At the end of the day, there is no single perfect model for making a great resume. You may get a lot of conflicting advice, all of it valid. Try to take a hard, objective look at your resume and ask yourself "Based on this resume alone, would I hire myself?". If the answer is anything but a resounding "YES!", then you need to keep trying.
Good luck!
Be The Noise
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Karl Sanford wrote: (if its good) your GPA
Hmmm, I had never considered this, though I think just saying "graduated summa cum laude" is sufficient (actually, maybe not, as many people seem to think magna cum laude is the highest honor). 
Karl Sanford wrote: Don't be scared of using full and/or multiple sentences to explain something
Good advice, though I wouldn't use entirely full sentences. For example, the "I" is assumed and has correctly been left out. It's better to say "Graduated summa cum laude" rather than "I graduated summa cum laude" or, even worse, "I graduated from college with the summa cum laude honor bestowed upon me." Some things can be left out based on context and common sense. I think people reading through hundreds of resumes appreciate brevity (so long as clarity is not sacrificed).
Karl Sanford wrote: if it isn't clear based on a cover letter, or the contents of your resume, you're doing it wrong
Good advice. I would add that one need not have a single resume. Resumes can be tailored for particular positions. So, if you're applying for a video game developer job, maybe you don't make a point to mention your JavaScript skills.
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Writing resumes can be a dark art, but here are some of my initial impressions:
- Middle initial should have a period after it.
- I consider most objectives, including this one, trite and a waste of space. If you have something exceptional to say, do so on a personal level (e.g., if you have a particular interest in the company) and put it in a cover letter.
- The headings being sometimes used as a major category (e.g., Education) and sometimes as a sub-category (e.g., Parkland College) is a little awkward. Consider changing this.
- "interaction software" should probably be "interactive software", but that is still pretty meaningless. Do you mean front-end GUI's?
- "Design" / "write" / "identify" / etc. I would personally write everything in the past tense.
- "vba" / "jquery" / "ajax" / etc. Use the standard casing rather than making everything lowercase.
- Change "Write software to process ... and import them into ... and/or ..." to "Write software to parse and import ... into ... and ..."
- ".net technologies" -- which ones? Hiring managers may be looking for keywords, so be specific. .NET Framework? C#? Web services?
- "Communicate all show aspects"... that doesn't make any sense (unless you are a play director), and best to include your communication abilities in some other bullet point. It's not a strong main point to say you communicate well, unless you back it up (e.g., "Managed 5 major projects by collaborating with developers from 3 states")
- You have justified your bullet point sentences so they fill the width of the page exactly. This is awkward when not writing in paragraphs. Left align instead.
- Speaking of bullets, these round ones seem strange floating there. Play around with alternatives to see what looks better. Maybe change the layout entirely, or use arrow bullet points, or bold initial letters instead of bullet points... think of something that looks good to you.
- "insite" should be "insight".
- "instructor(s)"... since you know there are multiple instructors, use "instructors".
- I wouldn't put individual classes under your education, unless you didn't graduate, which wouldn't be great either.
- "Data processing" should not be uppercase.
- "3+ years of software development" would better be phrased "3+ years of professional software development".
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Polley died of natural causes Sunday at a suburban Chicago hospital, said Zenith Electronics spokesman John Taylor. The former Zenith engineer was 96.
Inventor of TV remote dies at 96[^]
i bet he was looking for the bloody thing.
Bryce
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Aaaaaaahem... look below this post!
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Aaaaaaahem....look at the near identical posting times
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