Subj : Re: Software Job Market Myths
To   : comp.programming,comp.software-eng
From : Phlip
Date : Tue Aug 16 2005 06:28 am

David Alex Lamb wrote:

>>And I repeat my objections. Your tinyurl does not point to a single, 
>>clear,
>>one-sheet, resume in the normal format. It points to very poor use of 
>>HTML.
>
> Can you point me at some definition for the "normal format"?  I haven't
> circulated my own resume for a long time, but might conceivably be asked 
> to
> advise students.

Just a readable format that doesn't suck? We know better than to decree the 
exact location of the Objectives tag, and such, right? If Maas asked that 
I'd take pause, but you are probably serious, so try this:

       name
       addies
    obj:
    acronyms:
        aa    dd
        bb    oo
        ccc   xml
   title      last victim
        [I] kicked butt
   title      prior victim
        [I] kicked butt

The goal is pure scannability, so a reader need read the _least_ amount of 
text before finding a reason to not discard. So put the ACRONYMS AT THE TOP 
(duh!), and then make the left column scannable by title. Titles are more 
useful than the name of the company, which should be a minor detail of each 
title. Repeat the acronyms in each "kicked butt" section, and drop "I" as 
totally redundant.

Oh, also censor any compulsive cartooning habits. Short stories are 
marginal; graphic novels are definitely a no-no!

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  Phlip
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