Subj : Re: CV, work-history, 91C, CompSci?, Applet? (was: Software Job Ma...)
To   : comp.programming,comp.software-eng
From : Duane Bozarth
Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 05:32 pm

"Robert Maas, see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t" wrote:
> 
....
> Please take a look at:
>   http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_mistakes.html
>    Most resumes created from a Microsoft Word template ...
> 
> Now please explain why I should put my resume in a standard format?

A) Just because they say so doesn't make it true
B) They say "template", not "standard format"
C) They go on to give in other bullets ideas for some specific formats
to use
D) You want to stand out, but <NOT> in the negative direction as yours
I've seen to date tend to do.

Want more?

....

> > However you do like producing makjor[sic] works for answers where a
> > line would do.
> 
> There are so many different interpretations of and ramifications to the
> vague questions you folks are asking me. It's difficult to guess what
> very brief answer would be appropriate.

As I and others have noted repeatedly, you tend to obsess over
insignificant nits and harp over perceived slights.  I have noted that I
see a very similar characteristic w/ another poster in another ng that
has mentioned a specific syndrome which I wish I could recall.  In
general, as is the case w/ this other individual, it appears you have a
very difficult time in parsing normal English and discerning intent as
opposed to absolute literal wording.  In the case of the other poster,
he has at least recognized the symptoms as a problem and attempts to
utilize it to his benefit.  He has one major advantage, apparently of
being much younger.  

I see additonal evidence of symptoms of the problem in the continual
mentioning of minutiae in coding languages and very trivial details in
coding html or other text preparation tools as a major deal.  Having
been out of school for almost 40 years, to be attempting to find work in
what appears to be an area that many bright high school kids are doing
just seems to be futile.

That said, I'll retire from further long-distance attempts at
psychology, etc., and try to stick to the actual response.

> > Why have you been unemployed for 10 years?
> 
> Because was unemployed ten years ago, and nobody changed that status
> quo by hiring me since then.

But that's evading the question and isn't really the question at all. 
you have not addressed here the fundamental "why" on a personal
introspection basis and I suspect haven't actually done so in a
self-critical assessment at all.  The superficial answers aren't going
to help.

And I don't mean for you to post more details of your life on an open
usenet group--I mean for you to consider this yourself and try to make
changes that will help get you out of the quandary you're in.

.