Subj : Re: Software Job Market Myths To : comp.programming,comp.software-eng From : Phlip Date : Tue Aug 16 2005 02:28 am Chris Sonnack wrote: > Not really. Interviews are stressful situations and they strip away > some of the veneer and let you peek inside a little if you're observant. That's cute in theory, but it's the _wrong_ kind of stress. Some folks crack in interviews who would be perfect for the stress of the actual job. Not that I have any experience with the topic... >> ...and impossible to evaluate from a resume. > > We've decided to NOT interview some individuals just because their > resume was so poorly put together. Not in terms of content, but in > terms of overmuch content or poor design or poor use of the tool used > to make the resume. In the end, it's a failure to put your best foot > forward in a context where first impressions are hugely important. No matter how many different ways we find to say that... The resume is the first-impression that the applicant gets to spend the most time perfecting _before_ impressing. -- Phlip http://www.greencheese.org/ZeekLand <-- NOT a blog!!! .