Subj : Re: How much should I charge for fixed-price software contract? To : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.lisp From : rem642b Date : Mon Aug 15 2005 11:35 pm > From: Ulrich Hobelmann > you should have made more noise. Maybe you find it irritating. > Maybe you despise that kind of people. But nobody cares. They got a > job, and you didn't. It's about priorities. Please give me advice: After I have already FAXed my resume to a given employment agency, how long should I wait before I FAX them another copy? > I'd like to question how well these resumes are tailored, and how > well they're presented. OK, you be the judge. Here is a resume I sent in response to a job ad on May 26: Robert Elton Maas, Sunnyvale, CA Voice: 408-749-0453 Internet electronic-mail: rem642b@Yahoo.Com EDUCATION: Mathematics major at University of Santa Clara, Bachelor of Science degree ACADEMIC/INTELLECTUAL HONORS, PROFESSIONAL LICENSES, AND PUBLISHED WORKS: - Among top five (in whole United States) in William Lowell Putnam undergraduate mathematics competition - Report on nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation published - Report on English-language programming for robot published PROGRAMMED IN THESE LANGUAGES: - Java (on 3 platforms) - C (on 4 platforms) C++ (on 2 platforms) - Visual Basic - Fortran (on 5 platforms) - Lisp (on 5 platforms) - Assembly/machine language on 7 different CPUs Platforms (programming environments) include: Macintosh, Unix+CGI, MS-Windows, RedHat Linux MAJOR PROGRAMMING PROJECTS: - Computer-assisted instruction for Calculus - Laying out text mixed with mathematical formulas for printing or display - Information retrieval and indexing, including linked-text frames - Packet-based client/server telecommunications, including handling interrupts from I/O devices - Effective algorithm for flashcard drill ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ACTIVITIES/EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE: - Wrote software to use SAX parser in Java/J2EE to convert XML to SQL for update to relational database. - Wrote software to build&update tables in relational database using JDBC/SQL. - Used ANT to maintain compiled versions of J2EE applications as source edited. - Wrote white-box unit-testing at all levels of software modules from single lines of code to full application use-cases. - HTTP, HTML, CGI. - Used JCreator to build Java projects. Here's another customized resume I sent for a different job ad on Jun1.15: Robert Elton Maas, Sunnyvale, CA Voice: 408-749-0453 Internet electronic-mail: rem642b@Yahoo.Com EDUCATION: Mathematics major at University of Santa Clara, Bachelor of Science degree ACADEMIC/INTELLECTUAL HONORS, PROFESSIONAL LICENSES, AND PUBLISHED WORKS: - Among top five nationwide in William Lowell Putnam undergraduate mathematics competition - Report on nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation published - Report on English-language programming for robot published - Toplevel meta-index to the Internet (including Usenet and Bitnet) published electronically and available via HTTP/WWW PROGRAMMED IN THESE LANGUAGES: - Java (on 3 platforms), including: applets, JDBC/ODBC, JSP, J2EE servlets, XML parsing (SAX), JavaDoc - JavaScript, including calls to Java packages - C (on 4 platforms) C++ (on 2 platforms) - Visual Basic - Fortran (on 5 platforms) - Lisp (on 5 platforms) - Assembly/machine language on 7 different CPUs * Platforms (programming environments) include: Unix+CGI, Macintosh (systems 6.0.3, 6.0.5, 6.0.7, 7.5.5), MS-Windows, RedHat Linux MAJOR PROGRAMMING PROJECTS: - Computer-assisted instruction for Calculus - Laying out text mixed with mathematical formulas for printing or display - Information retrieval and indexing, including linked-text frames - Packet-based client/server telecommunications, including handling interrupts from I/O devices - Effective algorithm for flashcard drill OTHER SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE: - HTML, SQL/databases (MicroSoft Access, CloudScape), WebServer applications ONLINE (Web-accessible) DEMOS: - Unix+CGI: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/demos.html - Applet: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/Lab7a.class - JavaDoc: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/JavaDoc/Blab2/index-all.html - JavaScript: http://www.geocities.com/rem642b/JavaScript/js1.html - Multi-CGI-language education: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/HelloPlus/hellos.html - XML parsing (SAX): http://members.tripod.com/~MaasInfo/New/2005.6.12a.zip Here's another tailored resume I sent to another job ad on the same day: Robert Elton Maas, Sunnyvale, CA Voice: 408-749-0453 Internet electronic-mail: rem642b@Yahoo.Com EDUCATION: Mathematics major at University of Santa Clara, Bachelor of Science degree ACADEMIC/INTELLECTUAL HONORS, PROFESSIONAL LICENSES, AND PUBLISHED WORKS: - Among top five nationwide in William Lowell Putnam undergraduate mathematics competition - Report on nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation published - Report on English-language programming for robot published - Toplevel meta-index to the Internet (including Usenet and Bitnet) published electronically and available via HTTP/WWW PROGRAMMED IN THESE LANGUAGES: - Java (on 3 platforms), including: applets, JDBC/ODBC, JSP, J2EE servlets, XML parsing (SAX), JavaDoc - JavaScript, including calls to Java packages - C (on 4 platforms) C++ (on 2 platforms) - Visual Basic - Fortran (on 5 platforms) - Lisp (on 5 platforms) - Assembly/machine language on 7 different CPUs * Platforms (programming environments) include: Unix+CGI, Macintosh (systems 6.0.3, 6.0.5, 6.0.7, 7.5.5), MS-Windows, RedHat Linux MAJOR PROGRAMMING PROJECTS: - Computer-assisted instruction for Calculus - Laying out text mixed with mathematical formulas for printing or display - Information retrieval and indexing, including linked-text frames - Packet-based client/server telecommunications, including handling interrupts from I/O devices - Effective algorithm for flashcard drill OTHER SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE: - UML, API documentation of my own modules via JavaDoc - proficient at rapid protyping&development&deployment via TDD (Test-Driven Development based on unit-testing at all levels) - developed major application which explored multiple data sources to collect the best information, and consolidated it into database ONLINE (Web-accessible) DEMOS: - Unix+CGI: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/demos.html - Applet: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/Lab7a.class - JavaDoc: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/JavaDoc/Blab2/index-all.html - JavaScript: http://www.geocities.com/rem642b/JavaScript/js1.html - Multi-CGI-language education: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/HelloPlus/hellos.html - XML parsing (SAX): http://members.tripod.com/~MaasInfo/New/2005.6.12a.zip Here's another custom version I sent to yet another job ad the same day: Robert Elton Maas, Sunnyvale, CA Voice: 408-749-0453 Internet electronic-mail: rem642b@Yahoo.Com EDUCATION: Mathematics major at University of Santa Clara, Bachelor of Science degree Computer-programming classes at De Anza college, Cupertino, CA ACADEMIC/INTELLECTUAL HONORS, PROFESSIONAL LICENSES, AND PUBLISHED WORKS: - First place in University of Santa Clara High School Mathematics contest for three years - Undergraduate mathematics research project at University of Santa Clara for five summers - Among top five (in whole United States) in William Lowell Putnam undergraduate mathematics competition - Abstract on differential algebra published in Notices of the AMS - Passed California civil service exam for Programmer/Analyst I - Report on nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation published - Report on English-language programming for robot published - Passed Mensa exam, achieving top 1% on BOTH tests, whereas achieving top 2% on EITHER test is sufficient to qualify for Mensa - Toplevel meta-index to the Internet (including Usenet and Bitnet) published electronically and available via HTTP/WWW - Passed federal civil service exam for Writing & Public Info PROGRAMMED IN THESE LANGUAGES: - Java (on 3 platforms), including: applets, JDBC/ODBC, JSP, J2EE servlets, XML parsing (SAX), GUI (AWT & swing), JavaDoc - JavaScript, including calls to methods in Java classes - C (on 4 platforms) C++ (on 2 platforms) - Visual Basic - Fortran (on 5 platforms) - Lisp (on 5 platforms) - Assembly/machine language on 7 different CPUs * Platforms (programming environments) include: Unix+CGI, Macintosh, MS-Windows, RedHat Linux MAJOR PROGRAMMING PROJECTS: - Computer-assisted instruction for Calculus - Laying out text mixed with mathematical formulas for printing or display - Information retrieval and indexing, including linked-text frames - Packet-based client/server telecommunications, including handling interrupts from I/O devices - Effective algorithm for flashcard drill OTHER SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE: - Client/server applications (with both developed together by same person, and with client written to adapt to an existing server previously developed by somebody else and publicly available) - Well-documented code, and separate user/API documentation ONLINE (Web-accessible) DEMOS: - Unix+CGI: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/demos.html - Applet: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/Lab7a.class - JavaDoc: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/JavaDoc/Blab2/index-all.html - JavaScript: http://www.geocities.com/rem642b/JavaScript/js1.html - Multi-CGI-language education: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/HelloPlus/hellos.html - XML parsing (SAX): http://members.tripod.com/~MaasInfo/New/2005.6.12a.zip Finally here's a customized version I sent for yet another job on Jul.06: Robert Elton Maas, Sunnyvale, CA Voice: 408-749-0453 Internet electronic-mail: rem642b@Yahoo.Com EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE: Developing Web-accessible serverside appliations, for RDBS (Relational DataBase System) access and other business utilities EDUCATION: Mathematics major at University of Santa Clara, Bach. of Science degree Computer-programming classes at De Anza college, Cupertino, CA ACADEMIC/INTELLECTUAL HONORS, PROFESSIONAL LICENSES, AND PUBLISHED WORKS: - Top five nationwide in William Lowell Putnam undergraduate mathematics competition - Passed Mensa exam, achieving top 1% on BOTH tests, whereas achieving top 2% on EITHER test is sufficient to qualify for Mensa - Toplevel meta-index to the Internet (including Usenet and Bitnet) published electronically and available via HTTP/WWW - Passed federal civil service exam for Writing & Public Info PROGRAMMED IN THESE LANGUAGES: - Java (on 3 platforms), including: applets, JDBC/ODBC, JSP, J2EE servlets, XML parsing (SAX), GUI (AWT & swing), JavaDoc, CGI - JavaScript, including calls to methods in Java classes - C (on 4 platforms, includig CGI) C++ (on 2 platforms, includig CGI) - Visual Basic - Fortran (on 5 platforms) - Lisp (on 5 platforms, includig CGI) - Assembly/machine language on 7 different CPUs - Shell scripts (on Unix/Linux, including CGI interfaces) * Platforms (programming environments) include: Unix+CGI, Macintosh, MicrosoftWindows+MicrosoftACCESS, RedHatLinux+CloudScape MAJOR PROGRAMMING PROJECTS: - Computer-assisted instruction for Calculus - Laying out text mixed with mathematical formulas for printing or display - Information retrieval and indexing, including linked-text frames - Packet-based client/server telecommunications, including handling interrupts from I/O devices - Effective algorithm for flashcard drill - Data compression - Generating custom large prime numbers for cryptographic use - Manipulating vectors to discover closest linear relationships - Researching & organizing & publishing tutorial WebPages - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) research to identify organic molecules ONLINE (Web-accessible) DEMOS: - Unix+CGI: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/demos.html - Applet: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/Lab7a.class - JavaDoc: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/JavaDoc/Blab2/index-all.html - JavaScript: http://www.geocities.com/rem642b/JavaScript/js1.html - Multi-CGI-language tutorials: http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/HelloPlus/hellos.html - XML parsing (SAX): http://members.tripod.com/~MaasInfo/New/2005.6.12a.zip Notice how they're all based on that same starting resume but I removed different items in each and put in special stuff in each to better fit the job from among the experience I have but which is relevant to only a few jobs? > .doc isn't cool, but if it's what everybody wants, you should get > used to it. I don't have any money to pay for MicroSoft Word for Macintosh, so that's not an option for me here. > For word processing you can get OpenOffice for free I have only 17 megabytes of unused space on my Macintosh hard disk. How much space does the Macintosh version of OpenOffice need? .