Post AVgVDKEPHBDn9RCXtw by bici@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AVgS4Algn6EhKhiGsS by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-05-15T15:50:13Z
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Many folks are updating their resumes at the moment and I wanted to share a tip.My own resume had served me well over the years, but I went to update it and realized that not only was the content outdated, the CV-style format was outdated, dull, and too long.I found a great two-column LaTeX template based on a Marissa Mayer resume and wanted to share it here. It's attractive, modern, easy to read, and lets you fit a lot of detail.https://github.com/liantze/AltaCV#resume #jobs
(DIR) Post #AVgVDKEPHBDn9RCXtw by bici@mastodon.social
2023-05-15T16:25:28Z
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@kyle a great looking resume LaTex!
(DIR) Post #AVgWFLA2tH2kZGgbdg by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-05-15T16:37:04Z
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@bici Thank you! I've been really pleased with this template.
(DIR) Post #AVhBNW2oPH2wl8JtAm by dean@social.librem.one
2023-05-16T00:17:56Z
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@kyle thanks I'm about to finish uni so this is really helpful.
(DIR) Post #AVhd9duPASNLoRYojo by Retrosponge@oldbytes.space
2023-05-16T05:29:00Z
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@kyleI took a course on resume writing recently. The main takeaway is that 80% of employers now have software that scans the resume for keywords and tosses it if it doesn't find them.And the average HR person spends 10 to 20 seconds looking at your resume and that's it.
(DIR) Post #AViCPdOgKnk7Fr5Dqi by lwriemen@social.librem.one
2023-05-16T12:04:14Z
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@kyle At our last, local, old curmudgeons meeting, I proposed that I should rewrite my resume to list the things I won't do (Anything Microsoft related, privacy invasive, police or military enhancing, etc.), but I figured the resume scanners would highlight these as reasons to contact me instead.
(DIR) Post #AViD6CNWfHrjuTq3vs by zleap@qoto.org
2023-05-16T12:11:53Z
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@kyle This looks nice, I have written mine in LaTeX too. With regard to updating, surely this should be an ongoing process regaardless of if you are in work, outof work, or in education etc.Reasoning here, is that we are constantly developing our skills or updating existing skills. So keeping a CV updated means that it is ready to go, should a vacancy come up. A cv is also a reference to courses undertaken, for us in the UK we have application forms to apply for school jobs, so a cv can be used to help fill in the various sections required.If we keep this document maintained, it is less of a hurdle when it comes to updating when we need to do so ASAP.
(DIR) Post #AViM1UkfpDDb28UvbM by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-05-16T13:51:56Z
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@lwriemen I do think it makes sense to review a resume for skills you have that you no longer want to use professionally, and remove them. For instance, a number of years ago when reviewing my resume I purged all of my Solaris experience :)
(DIR) Post #AViM9Lavkrn8wwgWWm by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-05-16T13:53:21Z
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@zleap It's great advice, and something I have failed to do historically. I have tended to update my resume only in between jobs and when you do that you tend to forget a lot of things.
(DIR) Post #AViSGOHgkjHb2lQUnA by lwriemen@social.librem.one
2023-05-16T15:01:51Z
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@kyle It's too bad you can't purge old resumes from the internet, because you'll still get cold called (and emailed) for old skills. The only escape is to change your name, phone, and email. :-D
(DIR) Post #AViWRKnKT1b9DrhRxo by zleap@qoto.org
2023-05-16T15:48:38Z
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@kyle If you keep it up to date it is a good way to remind your self what you have done and what needs updating.I am sure in a lot of cases when you do a few courses then dropping a new version in to HR can do no harm, as it shows you are keen to keep skills up to date.