amagnasco

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by amagnasco 10y ago
Thank you so much for all this advice! It still seemed a bit dreary so I put some of the more marketable items in bold, I guess I can change that on the fly to suit wherever I'm applying to. Thanks and likewise!
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by amagnasco 10y ago
Since online applications haven't been working out for me, I'm going to start going in person, so I wrote the CV with that perspective in mind. I don't know about CVs either, at all really. I know the limits of my knowledge a
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by amagnasco 10y ago
That's incredible, I don't even know what to say. I'm looking at your website and it really is very useful, thanks for putting it up. I'll spread the word around about it when I get to the city. I've done some grant
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by amagnasco 10y ago
would this work? www.overleaf.com/read/zrwcqvgrftvj
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by amagnasco 10y ago
New CV, thoughts? www.overleaf.com/read/zrwcqvgrftvj
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by amagnasco 10y ago
I agree 100%, the problem is that the places that I've been staying haven't had any open opportunities within bike distance, and I don't have a car. I'm moving back to the city, over there it'll be different. Here&#
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by amagnasco 10y ago
:::::::::::UPDATE::::::::::: Thank you everyone for all of your amazing advice! It really is helping me immensely, I cannot thank you enough.. New CV incorporating your suggestions: www.overleaf.com/read/zrwcqvgrftvj :::::::::::::
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by amagnasco 10y ago
ah didn't notice that, thanks...
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by amagnasco 10y ago
Amazing, thank you so much! On it right now! This helps immensely!
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by amagnasco 10y ago
You're amazing, thank you! We're good on clothes thank god, we've been taking care of them. Hopefully by the time winter rolls around we'll be in a better position to get some new stuff. Seriously, thank you though.
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by amagnasco 10y ago
Thank you, everything helps. I agree completely with you, the actual CV I send out is linked at the end of the post, and I'll upload a tech-specific one now based on suggestions here. For the past year I've been constantly on the
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by amagnasco 10y ago
Thank you so much for looking over it and giving me your honest opinion. It helps immensely-- I'll write up a new tech-specific CV and post it here. I agree with your assessment of hiring managers' mindset on that, and am being di
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by amagnasco 10y ago
:::::UPDATE::::: we found a way to get there and will absolutely be making use of all these incredible resources, when we get a job and have free time and money we'll go back and help out too Wow, this is amazing. Thank you so much for
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by amagnasco 10y ago
Sorry about not being more specific in there, you're absolutely right. I wouldn't mention it in an actual CV or cover letter, I just wanted to put it on here so you can see my long-term interest in CS, that it's not just to p
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by amagnasco 10y ago
This really helps, thanks! Take care
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by amagnasco 10y ago
That is exactly the plan! At the moment we found a friend of mine to crash with but it's ending next week. I'm sorry that you had to go through that too but at least you got out! It's really encouraging, thanks for sharing
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by amagnasco 10y ago
That sounds fantastic! I've always wanted to go there. I have to be upfront, neither me nor my girlfriend know Malay but we could probably pick up some Chavacano or creole quickly. I looked on your website-- I like it! Operations inter
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by amagnasco 10y ago
Ah... that's really the problem... I've worked on a lot of stuff in a lot of different fields. I could be entry level in writing, editing, research, IT. I could also be junior management at a large nonprofit. Hell, I could be seni
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by amagnasco 10y ago
Hi Kafaesq, thank you for the tips. I agree 100% with you. 1. Unfortunately I'm slightly past the point where I can get a rock-solid foundation in something, I just need a job. The classes I'm taking I've been focusing on for
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by amagnasco 10y ago
Long time lurker here. Sorry for the lack of intelligible paragraphs and for all the abbreviations. I had to fit it under 2000 characters. A more reader-friendly version is at http://stackoverflow.com/cv/amagnasco
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Homeless in NYC, suggestions on how to get a job in IT?
38 points by amagnasco 10y ago|44 comments