Subj : Re: Software Job Market Myths To : comp.programming,comp.software-eng From : Duane Bozarth Date : Mon Aug 22 2005 10:06 am "Robert Maas, see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t" wrote: > > > From: "Phlip" > > >> Your tinyurl does not point to a single, clear, one-sheet, resume in > > >> the normal format. > > > Why should I do a dumb thing like that? > > Uh, to get hired? > > Well that's not a valid answer, because I have six different attempts > at a general resume, none of which anybody says is any good at all,.... Well, that should be a clue... Before you need more than one "specialized" resume, you need well-crafted and formatted one. You would probably do yourself the most good at present to remove everything you have posted that points to your current ones in order to prevent the exposure of the bad while you research how to format/write a reasonable. If you would quit arguing and read and act on many of the suggestions made for you to improve what you have, you just get somewhere. As others including Philip have pointed out, you simply find new and creative ways to "explain" why you can't do something and simply rehash the same old formats w/ extremely minor verbiage modifications. I (again) suggest you go to the public library and look into the section there that has job-hunting information including "how to write a resume" books/guides. Local community colleges are good sources as well. Find a few of their examples and recast yours to at least like some of them. A question--when you see printed material, do you get a feeling for what looks "right" or does nothing seem to make any impression on you as to what is or is not attractive and "professional"? Some people are more attuned to visual design than others and need more assistance. The point is, look at what has been successful as shown by these pros and their expertise. .