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If your job is the type where you're on the same team/project for years on end doing basically more of the same thing from month to month, then I can understand
by snoman 11y ago
If your job is the type where you're on the same team/project for years on end doing basically more of the same thing from month to month, then I can understand why you wouldn't necessarily see the value in this kind of tool.
I update mine once every 2-4 months or so, whenever I complete a project, earn a certification, take a course or work (professionally) with a new technology.
Having 10 different formats does sound a bit like overkill, but I don't think that is a reason that the OP would want to ignore or exclude any that users would find useful. Personally, I keep about 3-4 (linkedin, .doc, .pdf, .htm).
- hacksalot 11y agoJust wanted to second this. It really depends on your velocity -- 6 month consulting gigs or 5+ year stints with a single company. After five or so years of short-term consulting for example you're looking at 20+ entries for work history alone, not counting mentionable side projects, service, other items. And you're a tech candidate so it's got to be keyword-optimized. Recruiter X wants it in MS Word, employer Y wants it in their proprietary ATS, employer Z you have direct access to the devs and can use the LaTeX "secret handshake". Then the anonymized HTML version for your blog, etc. So you get this explosion of formats and, if you edit each format manually, a quick resume update can take all day. Let alone a redesign.