Re: Lenght of resumes by Andy Lester- November 12, 2007 On Nov 12, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Uri Guttman wrote:> AL> What are you basing that on Do you know anyone who has done > so I> AL> would love to hear stories of this happening.>> we will find out soon enough.No, I meant using LinkedIn for networking with new people, not just the PM group.As far as I can see, LinkedIn is all about networking existing people a la Facebook, and I have yet to hear of anyone who has found anyone else via LinkedIn.That&39;s the kind of story...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1684.html Re: Lenght of resumes by Walt Mankowski- November 12, 2007 On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 04:51:08PM -0500, Uri Guttman wrote:> >>>>> "AL" == Andy Lester <andypetdance.com> writes:> > AL> On Nov 12, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote:> > >>> I even created a group for Perl Mongers there ;-)> >>> > >>> http:www.linkedin.comegis408304971AC40763D> >> > >> And do you know that it is a very good place to look for> >> an insider contact in any.http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1683.html Re: Lenght of resumes by Uri Guttman- November 12, 2007 >>>>> "AL" == Andy Lester <andypetdance.com> writes: AL> On Nov 12, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote: >>> I even created a group for Perl Mongers there ;-) >>> >>> http:www.linkedin.comegis408304971AC40763D >> >> And do you know that it is a very good place to look for >> an insider contact in any company when you are looking for a job AL> What are you basing that on Do you know anyone who has done...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1682.html Re: Lenght of resumes by Andy Lester- November 12, 2007 On Nov 12, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote:>> I even created a group for Perl Mongers there ;-)>>>> http:www.linkedin.comegis408304971AC40763D>> And do you know that it is a very good place to look for> an insider contact in any company when you are looking for a jobWhat are you basing that on Do you know anyone who has done so I would love to hear stories of this happening.--Andy Lester => andypetdance.com => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdancehttp://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1681.html Re: Lenght of resumes by Gabor Szabo- November 12, 2007 On Nov 12, 2007 8:06 PM, José Alves de Castro <jose.castrolog.pt> wrote:>> On Nov 12, 2007, at 4:57 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote:>> > Though it is not a real answer but you could look at LinkedIn,> > I am sure you have heard about it by now ;-)>> Of course I&39;ve heard of LinkedIn!>> I even created a group for Perl Mongers there ;-)>> http:www.linkedin.comegis408304971AC40763D>> Almost 500 people have already joined the group :-)No...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1680.html Re: Lenght of resumes by Jos Alves de Castro- November 12, 2007 On Nov 12, 2007, at 4:57 PM, Gabor Szabo wrote:> Though it is not a real answer but you could look at LinkedIn,> I am sure you have heard about it by now ;-)Of course I&39;ve heard of LinkedIn!I even created a group for Perl Mongers there ;-) http:www.linkedin.comegis408304971AC40763DAlmost 500 people have already joined the group :-)jac> and check how much people write there and check if there> is any correlation between length and country.>> BTW I was told it should better...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1679.html Re: Lenght of resumes by Gabor Szabo- November 12, 2007 Though it is not a real answer but you could look at LinkedIn,I am sure you have heard about it by now ;-)and check how much people write there and check if thereis any correlation between length and country.BTW I was told it should better be your friend who brings yourresume and then the length of the resume does not matter....In Israel I used to try to be 1-2 pages long with the first pagecovering the important things and the second that can go intomore details or less important issues. What..http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1678.html Re: Lenght of resumes by Adrian Howard- November 12, 2007 On 12 Nov 2007, at 15:18, Jody Belka wrote:> On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 02:45:54PM +0000, Adrian Howard wrote:>> On 12 Nov 2007, at 14:42, Jos Alves de Castro wrote:>>> A quick question: what&39;s the standard size for resumes in your>>> countries>>>> For the UK. I would say 12 page good. Three pages okay. More than>> three pages go in the bin.>>>> But that&39;s just me :-)>> I try never to go over 2 pages myself. Two pages means...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1677.html Re: Lenght of resumes by Jody Belka- November 12, 2007 On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 02:45:54PM +0000, Adrian Howard wrote:> On 12 Nov 2007, at 14:42, Jos Alves de Castro wrote:> >A quick question: what&39;s the standard size for resumes in your > >countries>> For the UK. I would say 12 page good. Three pages okay. More than > three pages go in the bin.> > But that&39;s just me :-)I try never to go over 2 pages myself. Two pages means someone canhave them in a folder and look at both side by side.Of course, this means that.http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1676.html Re: Lenght of resumes by Dave Rolsky- November 12, 2007 On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, José Alves de Castro wrote:> A quick question: what&39;s the standard size for resumes in your countriesIt depends.I&39;ve heard rules like 1 page for every 5 years of experience, or something like that. Nowadays, resumes are often online, and never printed, so this seems like less of an issue.I personally haven&39;t maintained a printable version of my resume for a really long time, I just point people at the web page. Mine is kind of long, but I&39;ve done.http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.jobs.discuss/2007/11/msg1675.html |