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Be aware of the anti-pattern section of TFA though. The impression of job hopping really does "damage your chances" as the author put it. I hope its not too rud
by polymatter 14y ago
Be aware of the anti-pattern section of TFA though. The impression of job hopping really does "damage your chances" as the author put it. I hope its not too rude to talk about my own case.
I lost a job in 2008 over the financial crisis (LIFO employee retention policy), had 2 short contracts (which really shouldn't count as job hopping!) a research position where I suffered a burnout and now recruiters don't answer my calls and I have to jump on any opportunity that comes around. I'm looking for both accounting and software development roles (obviously slightly different CV for accounting roles - in fact I generally tweak it for each application).
My (dev) CV is at (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8PrUXneejNRdThYRWFHZUk5aHM/edit?pli=1 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8PrUXneejNRdThYRWFHZUk5aHM/...) and I welcome and solicit any feedback to relfect on. Its hard to wrap a cohesive career trajectory around it when its really just me taking the best of the opportunities that I find.
I admit my github is embarrassingly bad, and I've been focusing more on my Coursera courses at the moment. I've had 1 interview in 2 months of looking for entry level/junior positions.
/rant
- driverdan 14y ago1. Put up a personal site on your own domain if you don't already have one. It doesn't have to be fancy but should look professional. A single page will do. Write a few paragraphs about yourself and link to projects, social media profiles, and your CV. See mine as an example: http://driverdan.com http://driverdan.com 2. Have a searchable PDF version of your CV / resume linked to from your page. If possible also include an HTML version. Consider SEO when writing your CV. What keywords do you want people to find you for? 3. Be everywhere. Have active social media profiles on all the major sites. LinkedIn is a cesspool of recruiters so get your keywords on your profile and link to examples of your work.
- polymatter 14y agoThanks for the feedback. I will definately look into building a single page personal site.
- smm2000 14y agoSome advice -Remove junior from all positions -Too much stuff about accounting if you are looking for swe job -More verbs - I did A, implemented B, saved C amount of money -Follow coursera courses = meaningless, remove it or at least put what courses you graduated from. -Fix grammar and spelling -Change objective to " I am looking for software engineer position where I can do ABC".
- polymatter 14y agoThanks for the feedback.